Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Link to        All Stories       | The Bryan College Station Eagle

GOP candidates advance to runoffs

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST

The race for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards will come down to a runoff between a wealthy Bryan businessman, Bill Flores, and the unsuccessful 2008 GOP candidate for the District 17 seat, Rob Curnock.As of 11 p.m. Tuesda ...

Peters, Conlee set for county judge race

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:03 PM PST

The Brazos County judge's race slimmed down after Tuesday's primary with Commissioner Duane Peters now facing Bryan Mayor Mark Conlee in an April runoff. Whichever Republican wins the campaign six weeks away will be the next county judge and replace ...

Five races from Brazos County headed to runoff

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:41 PM PST

Races headed to a runoff April 13 include: • U.S. Representative, District 17: Republican Bill Flores is leading with 34 percent, while Rob Curnock has 30 percent of the overall vote. 54 percent of the precincts reporting. A candidate must have 50 ...

Ogden will face Wyman

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:03 PM PST

State Sen. Steve Ogden trounced Huntsville businessman Ben Bius and won the Republican spot to represent Senate District 5, according to incomplete returns. The Bryan Republican won 68 percent of the 35,000 votes cast in the 276 of 386 precincts repo ...

BTU: Power outage affects 385 customers in CS

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:23 AM PST

An outage left 385 customers in south College Station without power early Wednesday, but officials said they expected power to be restored in less than two hours.BTU experienced a power outage at 6:48 a.m. for customers on Nantucket Drive, Williams C ...

Police: Man faces felony for assaulting woman

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:39 AM PST

A 28-year-old man faces a felony assault charge after police said he tried to stomp on a woman's head and shoved her into a tree.The Bryan man was arrested Tuesday on a charge of assaulting a family or household member with a previous conviction.Poli ...

Catalena, Cauley win commissioner races

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:03 PM PST

Tuesday's election left Republican Sammy Catalena with just more than the majority needed to win the seat for Brazos County Commissioner Precinct 2; Democrat Irma Cauley easily secured the seat for Precinct 4. Of the 5,241 votes that came in, 2,816 - ...

Republicans Lampo, Starnes elected as new constables

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST

Two of the three races for Brazos County constable ended Tuesday with the Republican primary.Incumbent Donald Lampo reclaimed his seat as constable in Precinct 2, and Rick Starnes was elected to the position in Precinct 3.The Precinct 1 race will be ...

Murder trial under way

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST

Prosecutors used the first day of testimony in the murder trial of a former Marine to begin to piece together how a Rice University basketball player was fatally stabbed outside a Northgate bar in April 2007. Ronald Andrew Johnson Jr., 26, could face ...

Bryan council talking to BTU

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PST

The Bryan City Council will meet Thursday with the Bryan Texas Utilities board of directors to discuss the operation of the city-owned utility.Bryan City Manager David Watkins said the special meeting will be the first between the two groups in sever ...

CS trustees meet with residents over rezoning

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:02 PM PST

College Station school trustees heard from residents during their first of three rezoning public forums Tuesday night at the Lincoln Center.To prepare for the opening of two new schools, district officials said redrawing district attendance zones is ...

Post office may cut Saturdays

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:59 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- The post office is renewing its drive to drop Saturday delivery -- and plans a rate increase -- in an effort to fend off a projected $7 billion loss this year.Without drastic action the agency could face a cumulative loss of $238 billio ...

Safe in their cases

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:02 PM PST

String and Horn Shop head repairman Clay Wuensche puts recovered musical instruments inside the store. A store van containing instruments bought at an auction from the Bryan Independent School District was robbed Monday night. The instruments were fo ...

Hutchison concedes to Perry

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:02 PM PST

AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry easily dispatched Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to win the Republican nomination for Texas governor on Tuesday in a heated primary that highlighted the growing anti-Washington mood among voters in this year's midterm elections.H ...

Mad emu attacks deputies along El Paso freeway

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:08 PM PST

EL PASO, Texas -- A mad emu gave deputies a Texas-sized hard time.El Paso authorities say the big bird was running loose Tuesday, snarling rush-hour traffic near Interstate 10 and attacking deputies trying to restrain it.Deputies with the El Paso Cou ...

'Idol' judges give male semifinalists praise

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:13 PM PST

LOS ANGELES -- It was a man's world on "American Idol."The Fox singing contest's judges were more impressed with the performances from the remaining 10 male semifinalists after their doddering semifinal debut last week. Michael Lynche, the burly 26-y ...

The numbers are in

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:58 PM PST

Election official Spencer Giles collects ballots at the Brazos Center Tuesday. ...

How Brazos County voted

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:53 PM PST

100 percent of precincts reportingCongress, U.S. District 17RepublicanRob Curnock2,891Dave McIntyre3,608Chuck Wilson1,640Timothy Delasandro866Bill Flores6,644DemocratChet Edwards2,116State Board of Education, 9RepublicanThomas Ratliff 5,995Don McLer ...

Brake override may apply to all

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:59 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is considering requiring all cars and trucks sold in the U.S. to have brakes that can override gas pedals to prevent sudden acceleration problems like those that led to reports of deaths and the recall of millio ...

No charges for Naomi Campbell in NYC driver flap

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:12 PM PST

NEW YORK -- A man hired to drive Naomi Campbell told police she assaulted him from the back seat of a luxury SUV on Tuesday before hopping out and running away, but the supermodel likely won't face criminal charges.Police consulted with the Manhattan ...

Even Spider-Man unemployed now

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:59 PM PST

LOS ANGELES -- Time to dust off that resume, Spider-Man. You're fired!Don't fret, the web-slinger will still be keeping New York City safe from the dastardly villains he's tangled with in the past. But after Wednesday, he'll have to do it between tri ...

Freeze peppers for next time

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:32 AM PST

Dear Lisa: How can I save chipotle peppers in adobo sauce? So many recipes seem to call for 1 or 2 peppers and the rest of the can eventually goes to waste. Can I freeze them? -- D.T.Dear D.T.: When cooking with those smoked jalapeños known as ...

Stack your way to a healthier diet

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:31 AM PST

Studies have found that if you think your meal isn't filling, it won't be. Combined with the effects of supersized restaurant portions, this can leave people disappointed when they try to limit themselves to healthy portion sizes.But with a little cr ...

Restaurant Monitor

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:31 AM PST

The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department.Inspection scores are on a 100-point scale. Generally, scores below 80 might cause the department to schedule a follow-up visit. A s ...

Craft your pizza at home

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:31 AM PST

NEW YORK -- In recent years all manner of unassuming foods have endured high-end makeovers. Mac and cheese was spiked with lobster and truffles, hamburgers got serious slider treatment, and cupcakes morphed into an industry dripping with retro-cutene ...

No comments:

Post a Comment