| Store clerk killed in robbery Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:13 PM PDT College Station police on Friday were looking for two men suspected of killing a convenience store clerk during a robbery.Police said they think Johannes Kinny was alone inside the Exxon Tigerland Express on Harvey Mitchell Parkway near A&M Conso ... |
| Tough times for monarch Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT Usually this time of year, monarch butterflies flutter in Craig Wilson's waystation near the Blocker Building, a stop on their journey through the Lone Star State from Mexico to Canada. The Texas A&M researcher hasn't seen a butterfly yet. The br ... |
| County judge hopefuls differ Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:13 PM PDT With Brazos County Judge Randy Sims retiring at the end of the year, the two Republican candidates to replace him are at odds about whether the court he presided over should change its course or continue with its current philosophy. Precinct 2 County ... |
| Somber remembrance Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT A crowd gathers along William Joel Bryan Parkway on Friday to watch a re-creation of the Stations of the Cross performed by members of Santa Teresa Catholic Church. ... |
| Economy adding jobs Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The nation added jobs at the fastest pace in three years last month as factories, stores, hospitals and the census all brought workers on board -- the surest sign yet that the worst employment market in a generation has finally snapped ... |
| Silver Taps to honor 5 fallen Aggies Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:07 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA Silver Taps ceremony next week will honor five Texas A&M students who died recently.The campus will be darkened at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday while family, friends and students gather in silence on the Academic Plaza.The ceremony will ... |
| Street and art fair to be held in Bryan Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:07 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA street and art fair is set for April 17 in downtown Bryan to help earthquake victims in Haiti.The MSC Forsyth Center Galleries and the Downtown Arts and Culture Association will host the event to promote art awareness. The fair wi ... |
| Teenager accused of attacking officer Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:13 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA 17-year-old was in jail Friday on charges of assaulting a juvenile correction officer a week ago, authorities said.Brazos County sheriff's deputies said they took an assault report from an officer at the Brazos County Juvenile Det ... |
| Going for it Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT Blaze Barron, 5 (front), Prince Njane, 6, and other children race to scoop up eggs during the annual Lincoln Center Easter Egg Hunt on Friday. ... |
| Preacher's letter rouses criticism Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT VATICAN CITY -- At a solemn Good Friday service, Pope Benedict XVI's personal preacher likened the tide of allegations that the pontiff has covered up sex abuse cases to the "more shameful aspects of anti-Semitism." But within hours, facing a storm o ... |
| Militia's influence appears limited Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT ADRIAN, Mich. -- The leader of a self-proclaimed group of "Christian warriors" had lofty ambitions: Set up chapters around the U.S., stockpile a massive cache of weapons and even establish his own country as he prepared to battle the Antichrist, auth ... |
| Spacewomen to make history Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space is about to have a female population explosion.One woman already is circling Earth in a Russian capsule, bound for the International Space Station. Early Monday morning, NASA will attempt to launch three more women to th ... |
| Candidate profiles Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:13 PM PDT MARK CONLEE* Age: 56* Education: Bachelor's degree in business finance from Sam Houston State University, 1975* Prior elected office: Bryan City Council, 2004-2007; Bryan mayor, 2007-presentDUANE PETERS* Age: 61* Education: Bachelor's degree in finan ... |
| Faith calendar Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT Saturday* St. Silouan Orthodox Church, 4544 Gloria Allen Drive in College Station, will hold Vesperal Liturgy at 9 a.m., the Rush service at 10 p.m. and the Paschal Liturgy at 11 p.m. For more information, visit www.st-silouan.org. * St. Thomas Aquin ... |
| Traveling rabbi serves southern congregations Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT NATCHEZ, Miss. -- As the sun inched below the horizon in this Mississippi River town, people arrived alone or in small groups and walked up the steps of Temple B'nai Israel on Shabbat.Only about a dozen Jewish residents remain in Natchez, a city of a ... |
| Letters for April 3 Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT Would work to get spending under control I hope you will join me in voting for Rob Curnock to represent us as the next United States representative for the 17th District of Texas. Rob is a businessman who has met a payroll, balanced a budge ... |
| Calendar Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT SaturdayEVENTSBrazos Valley Kennel Club Inc. dog shows, 7 a.m. Grimes County Fairgrounds, 5220 F.M. 3455 in Navasota. Free. Shows include all-breed conformation, obedience trials and rally trials. AKC-sanctioned match on Saturday after Best of Show j ... |
| New security checks set for travelers to US Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. government is refining its terror-screening policy to focus on specific terror threats and not travelers' nationalities.The new policy replaces a security requirement put in place after the attempted bombing of a jetliner ... |
| Florida doctor's sign warns away Obama supporters Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:26 PM PDT MOUNT DORA, Fla. (AP) -- A central Florida urologist has posted a sign on his office door warning supporters of President Barack Obama to find a different doctor.The notice on Dr. Jack Cassell's Mount Dora practice says, "If you voted for Obama, seek ... |
| 3 adults, 3 children dead in Minneapolis fire Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:23 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A fire swept through a two-story Minneapolis building that housed several apartments and an Irish pub Friday, killing six people -- including three children -- who friends and family feared were a bartender and several of his girl ... |
| 2nd American woman charged in 'Jihad Jane' case Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal prosecutors filed terrorism charges Friday against a pregnant American woman in the so-called Jihad Jane case. The two American women are accused of plotting online to attend a terror training camp.Jamie Paulin-Ramirez flew ... |
| Leaders working for uninsured Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration sought Friday to show voters concrete benefits from the new health care law, taking steps to provide insurance coverage to people with pre-existing health conditions.The law the president signed March 23 require ... |
| Ban lifted: Pilots can take antidepressants Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The government is lifting a 70-year-old ban on letting pilots fly while on antidepressants, citing improvements in the drugs and an unforeseen side effect of the restriction: Depressed pilots kept flying but just kept their conditions s ... |
| 4 dead, 3 hurt in blast Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT ANACORTES, Wash. -- A Washington state oil refinery hit by a deadly blast and fire early Friday was recently fined for safety violations amid what federal watchdogs call a troubling trend of serious accidents at refineries.The blast struck the San A ... |
| 'Dynasty' oil tycoon John Forsythe dies at 92 Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:09 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- John Forsythe, the handsome, smooth-voiced actor who made his fortune as the scheming oil tycoon in TV's Dynasty and the voice of the leader of Charlie's Angels, has died after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 92.Forsythe died lat ... |
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