Thursday, April 22, 2010

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Devotion on display at Muster

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Maj. Stephen G. Ruth, Texas A&M Class of 1992, walked onto the Reed Arena stage Wednesday night to fulfill what he called the most humbling request that could be asked of a former student. The one-time student body president is used to speaking i ...

Protest signs may offend some, but are legal

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

A table outside a post office with signs suggesting President Barack Obama is a Nazi may draw some anger and dirty looks, but officials said such displays are allowed on government property. On Monday, two protesters parked outside the post office on ...

Beware of Katla erupting, expert says

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

The ash plume over Europe that disrupted air travel this week is a reminder of Earth's power, but the damage from Eyjafjallojokull's eruption could be dwarfed by that of a neighboring volcano, a Texas A&M researcher said. The mountain has only er ...

Services set for former A&M regent

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportFuneral arrangements have been set for former Texas A&M University System Regent William A. McKenzie, who died Sunday.The service will begin at 4 p.m. Monday at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas.McKenzie graduated from ...

Sights set on end of child abuse

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT

More than 300 participants in this year's Every Victim, Every Time Crime Victim Conference received messages of hope tempered with harsh realities of the damage abuse can cause.Victor Vieth, the keynote speaker and director of the National Child Prot ...

Police: Bryan man suspected of selling marijuana

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:32 AM PDT

Police said they arrested a 23-year-old Bryan man during an investigation into marijuana sales at his home.Kevin Earl Banks was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of marijuana in an amount from four ounces to five pounds.An officer reported ...

2 CS women arrested in check scheme

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 03:48 AM PDT

Two women remained jailed Wednesday on charges of stealing just over $1,600 worth of merchandise from a Post Oak Mall clothing store through a check scheme.College Station residents Terri Lynn Fairhurst, 38, and Kelli Renee Williams, 18, were jailed ...

Bryan student receives honor

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Bryan High School senior Paige Naumann has wanted to be an Aggie since she was 5. In February, she learned her dream would come true. For Naumann, being accepted into the university with a full scholarship for her freshman year was enough, so she was ...

Funeral services set for former regent

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:27 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportFuneral arrangements have been set for former Texas A&M University System Regent William A. McKenzie, who died Sunday.The service will begin at 4 p.m. Monday at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas.McKenzie graduated from ...

Oil rig explodes off Louisiana coast; 11 missing

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:04 AM PDT

NEW ORLEANS -- An explosion rocked an offshore oil drilling platform, sending a column of fire into the sky and touching off a frantic search at sea Wednesday for at least 11 reported missing.Most of the 126 workers on the rig Deepwater Horizon were ...

A&M student faces marijuana charge

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:25 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA sophomore aerospace engineering major from Waco has been charged with selling marijuana out of his dorm room at Texas A&M. Authorities served a search warrant on the 19-year-old's room in Mosher Hall just after 7 a.m. Tuesday, ...

Accident leaves one injured, one dead

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportOne man died and another was injured in a three-vehicle accident along F.M. 60, about three miles east of Lyons, authorities said.William Washington, 84, of Somerville was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which happened ...

Roethlisberger banned 6 games

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:25 AM PDT

NEW YORK -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been suspended for six games without pay for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.Commissioner Roger Goodell made the announcement Wednesday. Roethlisberger also must undergo a ...

2 dead, 4 wounded in Wichita Falls shootings

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:05 AM PDT

WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Wichita Falls police say a shooting spree left one bystander dead and four wounded before the gunman took his own life.Sgt. Joe Snyder says the suspect, 22-year-old Ross William Muehlberger, was pronounced dead Wednesday mor ...

Meeting to focus on proposed reservoir

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:26 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportThe College Station City Council will hear a presentation Thursday about a proposal to build a reservoir on the Navasota River.City staff members will offer details and recommendations and request feedback and direction on the Milli ...

US Coast Guard helicopter crashes in Lake Huron

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:02 AM PDT

PORT HURON, Mich. -- A U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter conducting a nighttime training exercise crashed into southern Lake Huron and the three-member crew safely escaped before the helicopter sank.The Coast Guard says the crash happened around 9:4 ...

Facebook widens reach to tailor broader Web

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:18 AM PDT

NEW YORK -- Facebook is spreading its wings to the broader Web with new tools that will allow users to see personalized versions of websites they visit elsewhere.The move could change the way people experience the online world, though it could come w ...

Md. woman gets probation for starving son

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:11 AM PDT

BALTIMORE -- A woman who starved her 1-year-old son to death at the behest of a religious cult leader has been given a sentence that won't require her to serve any more jail time.Ria Ramkissoon pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in the death of ...

La. oil rig survivors back on land; 11 missing

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT

PORT FOURCHON, La. รข€" Survivors of a thunderous blast aboard an oil platform off the Louisiana coast were being reunited with their families at a suburban New Orleans hotel early Thursday as the search for 11 missing workers continued. About 100 work ...

Free event planned for area children

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:26 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA celebration of children is set for April 30 in Sue Haswell Park in Bryan."El Día de los Niños" will be from 4 to 6 p.m. at the park on William Joel Bryan Parkway.The free event is designed to honor and celebrate chil ...

Texas court to hear appeal in gay divorce case

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:06 AM PDT

DALLAS -- A Texas court is set to hear arguments after the attorney general appealed a judge's ruling that granted a divorce to two men and said the state's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional.The hearing is set for Wednesday afternoon in 5th Dis ...

More business getting done outside the office

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Sometimes, a conference room with the big oak table is too much, a cramped office isn't enough and hashing out a sensitive issue around the coffee pot is inappropriate.These are some reasons coffee shops and hotel lounges across Bryan and College Sta ...

GM repays $8.1B in loans

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Fallen giant General Motors Co. accelerated toward recovery Wednesday, announcing the repayment of $8.1 billion in U.S. and Canadian government loans five years ahead of schedule.The Obama administration crowed about the "turnaround" at ...

Brazos Valley businesses earn ethics awards

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportThe Better Business Bureau recently doled out its 2010 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics at a luncheon at Miramont Country Club.The bureau also celebrated its 40th birthday and the audience was introduced to its new president, Bill ...

Development plans submitted to College Station

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report College Station officials received the following requests this week for new development: * River Rock Estates submitted a final plat for four lots on 10.32 acres in the extraterritorial jurisdiction on Dowling Road South. ...

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