Thursday, May 13, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Remembering the fallen

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

College Station Police Sgt. P.J. Brown salutes the Texas and American flags during posting of colors at the annual Brazos Valley Law Enforcement Memorial Service held under the American Pavilion at Veteran's Park on Wednesday. Members from Brazos Val ...

Nonprofit banking on space

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Last year, the Brazos Valley Food Bank distributed 3 million pounds of food to the area, and its warehouse was constantly full.While that makes it seem like the nonprofit agency is doing well, it illustrates a problem, Executive Director Theresa Mang ...

Expert links gun to man accused of killing Aggies

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday after spending the day introducing forensic evidence in the capital murder trial of an ex-Marine accused of killing two Texas A&M student siblings. After three days of testimony, defense attorneys for John ...

Eagle editor to take over as publisher of Waco paper

Posted: 12 May 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Eagle Editor Donnis Baggett will step down at the turn of the month to become publisher of Waco's daily newspaper. "This is a hard community to leave," Baggett said in his office Wednesday. "I will always have the fondest feelings for Bryan-College S ...

What's behind all the sniffles?

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

No matter the time of year or region of the world, something's in the air that can cause noses to run and eyes to itch. May has been designated as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month," though, Dr. David Weldon said, at least in the Brazos Va ...

Police: Man evaded arrest, tossed handgun twice

Posted: 12 May 2010 02:55 AM PDT

Police said they arrested an 18-year-old man after he fled from an officer during a traffic stop and tried twice to discard a handgun.Darrell Mitchell of Bryan was jailed early Wednesday on charges of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, ...

Eagle editor leaving post for job in Waco

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Editor Donnis Baggett will step down at the end of the month to become publisher of Waco's daily newspaper. "This is a hard community to leave," Baggett said Wednesday. "I will always have the fondest feelings for Bryan-College Station and Aggi ...

Bowling program registration begins

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportRegistration opens Monday for College Station's Challenger Bowling program.The program is for special needs children in kindergarten through 12th grade, and players with walkers, wheelchairs and crutches are encouraged to participat ...

CS looking for most active neighborhood

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportCollege Station officials have launched a friendly competition to find the city's most active neighborhood.The competition, which begins this week and runs through Nov. 4, includes weekly runs and walks at various parks and neighbor ...

Killeen 7-year-old dies after accidental shooting

Posted: 12 May 2010 04:33 AM PDT

KILLEEN, Texas -- Killeen police say a 7-year-old girl has died after being accidentally shot in the face at a residence.Police spokeswoman Carroll Smith on Wednesday said the death is under investigation. A police statement says the preliminary inve ...

Residents invited to TxDOT meeting

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportMembers of the public are invited to an open house Thursday to discuss the Texas Department of Transportation's statewide long-range transportation plan.The meeting is set for 4 to 7 p.m. at the Brazos Center in Bryan. Plans for hig ...

Oil rig had loads of problems

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Bad wiring and a leak in what's supposed to be a "blowout preventer." Sealing problems that may have allowed a methane eruption. Even a dead battery, of all things.New disclosures Wednesday revealed a complex cascade of deep-sea equipm ...

Wash. man on trial for branding children

Posted: 12 May 2010 04:35 AM PDT

PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- A man accused of branding his three children like cattle is on trial on assault charges in Washington state.KIRO-TV reports Mark Seamands branded his 13- and 15-year-old sons and 18-year-old daughter with the letters "SK" -- fo ...

Man accused of posing as student

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

ODESSA -- A 22-year-old man accused of posing as a high school basketball player in Texas was released from jail Wednesday.Guerdwich Montimere posted $500 bond a day after he was arrested on a charge of failure to identify himself to a police office ...

9 killed in China school attack

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT

HANZHONG, China -- A man charged into a kindergarten in northwestern China with a cleaver Wednesday and hacked to death seven children and two adults -- the fifth such rampage in less than two months. The attacker then went home and killed himself.Th ...

New Hawaii law shuns Obama birth document requests

Posted: 13 May 2010 12:21 AM PDT

HONOLULU -- It's now law in Hawaii that the state government can ignore repetitive requests for President Barack Obama's birth certificate.Republican Gov. Linda Lingle signed into law Wednesday a bill allowing state government agencies not to respond ...

School doors shut to son of lesbians

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT

BOSTON -- A Roman Catholic school in Massachusetts has withdrawn its acceptance of an 8-year-old boy with lesbian parents, saying their relationship was "in discord" with church teachings, according to one of the boys' mothers.It's at least the secon ...

Expect lower gas prices this summer

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Gas prices are poised to fall as Memorial Day approaches, a welcome change for motorists who have gotten used to seeing increases cut into their summer vacation money.Experts who had been predicting a national average of more than $3 per gallon by Me ...

Roger Creager to perform in College Station

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Country music artist Roger Creager will kick off the 2010 Starlight Music Series with a performance at Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater on Saturday. Creager will be joined on stage by Mustang Sally -- a country band composed of five female musicians from ...

Moms, sons invited to Texas race track

Posted: 12 May 2010 11:54 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report The Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley will host the second annual Mom and Son Speedway Spectacular on Friday. The event will be at the Texas World Speedway, 17529 Texas 6 in College Station. Participants can watch rac ...

Work begins on Med center

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT

College Station Medical Center broke ground this week on a $22.5 million construction and renovation project that will double the hospital's nursery and delivery rooms.The project includes adding nearly 30,000 square feet to the campus, and renovatin ...

Moms, sons invited to Texas race track

Posted: 12 May 2010 11:54 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report The Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley will host the second annual Mom and Son Speedway Spectacular on Friday. The event will be at the Texas World Speedway, 17529 Texas 6 in College Station. Participants can watch rac ...

Climate bill crafted to create jobs

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that aims to curtail pollution blamed for global warming, reduce oil imports and create millions of energy-related jobs.The 987-page bill, the product of more tha ...

New law shunned by states

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

SAN DIEGO -- New Mexico's governor says it is a step backward. Texas isn't touching it. And California? Never again.Arizona's sweeping new law empowering police to question and arrest anyone they suspect is in the U.S. illegally is finding little s ...

Unruly plane passenger sentenced to probation

Posted: 13 May 2010 12:27 AM PDT

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- A plane passenger accused of unruly behavior that caused a plane to be diverted has pleaded guilty to three related charges.Matthew Kleindorfer of Las Vegas was aboard a SkyWest Airlines flight from Helena, Mont., to Salt Lake C ...

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