Thursday, May 20, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Bryan students look to the future

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

After months of living with the condition, Bryan High School senior Jean Jutila, 18, said she's found a cure for senioritis: the last day of school. Wednesday was the last school day for most Bryan students, although students who did not score well e ...

Visitation tonight for one of Aggie Band members killed in Bastrop wreck

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:31 AM PDT

Funeral services have been set for two freshmen members of the Aggie Band who died in a three-vehicle wreck near Bastrop on Thursday.Tanner Lloyd Ferris, 19, of Vidor, and his passenger, Nathan "Shawn" Shearod, 18, of San Antonio, were killed in the ...

Police enforce 'gang safety zone'

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Brazos County law enforcement officials had been waiting for months to begin using their newest tool to fight gang activity.But a recent escalation of violence has caused them to move forward with it ahead of schedule, even though it hasn't been full ...

Police enforce 'gang safety zone'

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Brazos County law enforcement officials had been waiting for months to begin using their newest tool to fight gang activity.But a recent escalation of violence has caused them to move forward with it ahead of schedule, even though it hasn't been full ...

Closing arguments to begin in capital murder trial

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Both sides closed their cases Wednesday in the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her brother.The trial of John Thuesen, 26, will go to the jury on Thursday after attorneys give their closing arguments in the morni ...

Brown named Eagle editor

Posted: 19 May 2010 01:43 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportLongtime Eagle staffer Kelly Brown has been named editor of the newspaper.She will replace Donnis Baggett, who will become publisher of the Waco Tribune-Herald at the beginning of June.Publisher Jim Wilson made the announcement Wedn ...

Man jailed in theft of gun from co-worker

Posted: 19 May 2010 02:22 AM PDT

A 19-year-old man faces a felony charge after police said he admitted to stealing his co-worker's firearm at a College Station business.Mark Allen Collins of College Station was jailed Tuesday on a charge of theft of a firearm, a state jail felony pu ...

Blinn weighs expansion plans

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

With Blinn College's Bryan campus nearing capacity, school officials are looking at options for expansion. Blinn officials have met with College Station city leaders, but the conversations are "very preliminary," said Gena Parsons, a spokeswoman for ...

Brown named Eagle's editor

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Longtime Eagle staffer Kelly Brown has been named editor of the newspaper.She will replace Donnis Baggett, who will become publisher of the Waco Tribune-Herald at the beginning of June.Publisher Jim Wilson made the announcement Wednesday afternoon."I ...

Man charged with carrying knife into Bryan school

Posted: 19 May 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Police said the arrest of a 46-year-old man on a warrant led to an additional charge for carrying a switchblade knife into a Bryan middle school.James Edward Legg Jr. was jailed Tuesday on a charge of carrying a prohibited weapon in a weapons-free zo ...

Putting a cap on public drinks in downtown Bryan

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT

The growing popularity of the First Friday events in Bryan has caused some confusion over open container laws in the city's downtown district, officials said."We're just trying to educate the public about the laws," said Officer Jason James, a spokes ...

Funeral services set for fallen cadets

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Funeral services have been set for two Texas A&M freshmen who died in a three-vehicle wreck near Bastrop last week.Tanner Lloyd Ferris, 19, of Vidor, and his passenger, Nathan "Shawn" Shearod, 18, of San Antonio, were killed on Texas 21 while ret ...

Convict arrested on fifth burglary charge

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

A man convicted of four counts of burglary of a motor vehicle was arrested by Bryan police Tuesday on charges of the same offense.Francisco Martinez Sanchez Jr. remained in the Brazos County Jail on Wednesday in lieu of $50,000 bail.According to the ...

Cyclist Landis admits doping, implicates Armstrong

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:47 AM PDT

NEW YORK -- Disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis has admitted to systematic use of performance-enhancing drugs and accused seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of involvement in doping, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.Landi ...

Rotary club hosting Fiesta at The Tap

Posted: 19 May 2010 11:57 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report The 14th annual Rotary Club of Aggieland Fiesta will be Monday. The event will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at The Tap, 815 Harvey Road in College Station. Tickets are $15 and kids 10 and under get in free. Tickets include fa ...

Rotary club hosting Fiesta at The Tap

Posted: 19 May 2010 11:57 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report The 14th annual Rotary Club of Aggieland Fiesta will be Monday. The event will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at The Tap, 815 Harvey Road in College Station. Tickets are $15 and kids 10 and under get in free. Tickets include fa ...

2 dead in apparent land dispute near Woodville

Posted: 20 May 2010 12:36 AM PDT

WOODVILLE, Texas -- The Tyler County Sheriff's Office says an apparent land dispute has left two cousins dead and the suspected gunman in custody.The sheriff's department says 77-year-old Donald David Legg of Shreveport, La., was held without bail Th ...

Labor group offers Perry a mobile home

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- There's no pool or fancy ice machine, but a home that a Texas labor union wants to rent to Gov. Rick Perry is a delightful shade of dark green -- and it's mobile.Making fun of Perry's high living at a spacious rental home that costs the sta ...

New developments in College Station

Posted: 20 May 2010 12:01 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Recent new development in College Station includes the following: * Aggieland Business Park submitted a final plat for four lots on about 6.8 acres in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, at 5942 Raymond Stotzer Parkway. * G ...

New developments in College Station

Posted: 20 May 2010 12:01 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Recent new development in College Station includes the following: * Aggieland Business Park submitted a final plat for four lots on about 6.8 acres in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, at 5942 Raymond Stotzer Parkway. * G ...

Business After Hours party is Thursday

Posted: 20 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours is Thursday. The free event will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the LaSalle Hotel, 120 South Main St., in downtown Bryan. The event is for all current and prosp ...

New business to hold ribbon cutting

Posted: 19 May 2010 11:59 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce is welcoming a new business this week and the public is welcomed to join. Guardian Healthcare: Healthwise, 1602 Rock Prairie Road, Suite 1000, in College Station will host a ribbo ...

Ninth annual Seniors EXPO set for May 26

Posted: 19 May 2010 11:55 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report The ninth annual Seniors EXPO will be May 26 at the Brazos Center. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3232 Briarcrest Drive in Bryan. There will be seminars, activities, giveaways, games, entertainment and more tha ...

Oil prices rise slightly

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Oil prices Wednesday ended a 16-day slump that already has cooled off gasoline prices ahead of the summer driving season.Benchmark crude for June delivery added 46 cents to settle at $69.87 a barrel during a volatile day on the New York Mercantile E ...

Volvo Rents paints booms to aid groups

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

A local company has taken a unique approach in giving back to the community. Volvo Rents of Bryan-College Station, which provides small-to medium-sized construction equipment, said they recently painted two Genie Boom Lifts: One 65-foot boom painted ...

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