Saturday, March 27, 2010

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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LaSalle Hotel upgraded

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:11 PM PDT

Bryan city officials gathered Friday to unveil renovations to the LaSalle Hotel.City Manager David Watkins said he's amazed at how downtown has matured and said the renovations to the historic Main Street hotel help make downtown a gem for the entire ...

Talks to focus on dam

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Brazos Valley residents will soon have a chance to offer their opinions about a plan to place a dam on the Navasota River to create a massive reservoir along much of eastern Brazos County.A state water planning group will host a public hearing Thursd ...

Official: B-CS needs more private firms

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Tom Pauken said Friday that the Bryan-College Station area needs to attract more private enterprise to stay economically healthy as state and federal governments are being forced to pare down their spending. After ...

A&M picks new leaders

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

The chief of staff for Texas A&M University's president will be the new senior vice president for administration, and a Washington University philosophy professor will be dean of the College of Liberal Arts, under appointments approved Friday. Ch ...

Research group gets permanent home

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Some researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute are about to have their schedules adjusted. "We primarily have been nocturnal researchers for the last decade," said Paul Carlson, head of the institute's operations and design division. He chuck ...

Aggie basketball player arrested

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA Texas A&M University basketball player was arrested this week after an officer discovered during a traffic stop that he had a warrant for not having auto insurance.Derrick Dewayne Roland, a senior guard, was charged with a Cla ...

Former A&M worker accused of thefts

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA 36-year-old former Texas A&M University employee has been accused of using university credit cards to purchase personal items worth more than $35,000.Adrienne Martin was released from the Brazos County Jail March 14 after post ...

Registration begins for diabetes classes

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportRegistration has started for a series of classes for people with Type 2 diabetes.The five-part Do Well, Be Well series will be held Thursdays from April 8 through May 6. Classes will be at the B-CS Community Health Center, 3370 Texa ...

Man stole cameras, TV from Bryan gym

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:08 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA Navasota man was in jail Friday after authorities charged him with taking five security cameras, a television and several towels from a Bryan fitness center.Police charged Dustin Siegert with two counts of burglary of a building F ...

Police asking for help finding suspect

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportBrazos County authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a man wanted on four warrants for burglary of a habitation, theft and possession of a controlled substance. Kamarien Jay Lane, 21, is white, 6 feet 4 inches tall ...

Police: Woman falsified checks

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:08 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA 40-year-old Bryan woman faces felony charges after a police investigation revealed she had been falsifying checks from her employer for five years, authorities said.Police said Melany Wade Lippman was fired from her job as a bookk ...

Man tried to mail out steroid pills

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:08 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportAuthorities said a 25-year-old Bryan man was arrested after attempting to mail about 35 grams of steroids.Police said Nathaneal Brian Watt purchased an envelope from Postal Plus in Bryan on March 10. He left and returned to the stor ...

Secular challenger wins most seats in Iraq

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:05 PM PDT

BAGHDAD -- A secular challenger's bloc edged out the prime minister's in parliamentary elections, according to full vote returns Friday -- a significant setback for Nouri al-Maliki, who has been the U.S. partner in Iraq for the past four years.Al-Ma ...

'Smart' meters low on security

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:05 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Computer-security researchers say new "smart" meters that are designed to help deliver electricity more efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid in previously impossible ways.At the very least, th ...

Year-end growth not to repeat

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- The burst of energy the economy showed at the end of last year isn't likely to be repeated anytime soon.The Commerce Department reported Friday that the economy grew at a 5.6 percent pace in the October-to-December quarter in its third ...

Love thy neighbor on Palm Sunday

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

By BRUCE CHABOTTomorrow is Palm Sunday. For Christians, it is the best of times, and it is the worst of times.Many congregations will participate in dramatic worship services by reading and perhaps acting out scenes from the Gospel of Luke. If you ha ...

Faith Calendar

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Saturday* St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 2541 Texas 6 in College Station, will celebrate the beginning of Holy Week with the traditional procession of palms from the courtyard prior to the beginning of Mass at 5:30 p.m. Sunday* St. Luke's United ...

Letters for March 27

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Wellborn residents should be heard I can't imagine that my Wellborn neighbors and I do not have the right to vote for incorporation of Wellborn without the permission of the College Station City Council. It's interesting that while Wellborn ...

Calendar

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

SaturdayEVENTSNurses Caring for Nurses benefit garage sale and barbecue, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Brazos Valley Home Health, 3900 Texas Ave., College Station. Barbecue, $7 per plate. Money will go to a fellow nurse who was recently diagnosed with breast canc ...

Aggie basketball player arrested

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 08:10 AM PDT

A Texas A&M University basketball player was arrested Thursday night for a noise violation.Derrick Dewayne Roland, a senior guard, was charged with the Class C misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to a $500 fine. He also had an outstanding warr ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:22 PM PDT

Cowboys' canopy firm seeks protection DALLAS -- The parent company of the firm that built the Dallas Cowboys' ruined practice facility says it has filed for protection from its creditors under Canadian law governing bankruptcies.In a statement issued ...

Els, 3 others tied atop Bay Hill leaderboard

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:21 PM PDT

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Ernie Els was like so many others Friday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He was tied for the lead, and not quite sure how he got there.Els had to play out of the water to save par on the sixth and steady his round of 3-under 69. D ...

Third & Short

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:05 PM PDT

COLLEGE FOOTBALLMIAMI -- Florida International University officials say police have made an arrest in the slaying of running back Kendall Berry.The university announced the arrest in an e-mail Friday night. The suspect was not named and police did no ...

NCAA Tournament Roundup

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Tennessee 76, Ohio State 73: ST. LOUIS -- One Evan Turner is pretty good. Five Tennessee Volunteers are even better.Brian Williams scored the go-ahead basket on a tip-in with 32 seconds left. Bobby Maze converted a pair of late free throws, and J.P. ...

NCAA Tournament Capsules

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:37 AM PDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Butler became the latest mid-major team to knock off a top seed in the NCAA tournament.Willie Veasley scored five of his 13 points during an 11-0 run down the stretch, and the Bulldogs rallied to upset No. 1 seed Syracuse 63-59 ...

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