Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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P.O.E.T.S. murder trial under way

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:30 PM PDT

The shooting of a 29-year-old bartender outside a College Station bar was provoked by the World of Warcraft video game and a name on the back of a hockey jersey, prosecutors suggested in the first day of a 38-year-old car salesman's murder trial Tues ...

Watkins, BTU under review

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:31 PM PDT

The agenda for Wednesday's special meeting of the Bryan City Council shows an executive session that primarily focuses on two topics: City Manager David Watkins and a department he recently found himself at odds with -- BTU.Now, both the city-owned u ...

Man dies in 2-vehicle wreck during rain storm in Leon County

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 12:43 AM PDT

Authorities said a 34-year-old man died after losing control of his vehicle and crashing head-on into an 18-wheeler during a heavy rain storm in Leon County Tuesday.Nathan Scott Cooley, a construction worker from Mexia, was driving his 1998 Chevrolet ...

Texas prepares for Hurricane Alex

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:29 PM PDT

Alex became the first Atlantic hurricane of the season late Tuesday as the storm gained strength while churning toward the Mexico and Texas coastlines but stayed mercifully far from the massive Gulf oil spill.More than 450 members of Texas Task Force ...

Parent advocate leaves the nest

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:29 PM PDT

Debbie Segler said she rarely goes anywhere in the community without seeing someone she's worked with. As director of the Barbara Bush Parent Center, Segler's worked with thousands of families in the community and has gotten to know many College Stat ...

CS police: 2 purses snatched at gunpoint

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 12:34 AM PDT

College Station police on Wednesday were investigating a report by two women who said men forced them at gunpoint to hand over their purses while standing in a parking lot.Police said they responded at about 9 p.m. Tuesday to the 700 block of Univers ...

Toga party to help the homeless

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:29 PM PDT

Want to party in a bed sheet? A Bryan boutique is hosting a toga party Thursday to benefit the Twin City Mission.Morgan Fitzgerald's is encouraging people to wear twin bed sheets over their clothes. The sheets will be donated to the homeless shelter ...

Alex blows into hurricane strength

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 03:23 PM PDT

MIAMI â€" Alex has become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and is churning through the western Gulf, taking aim at the Mexico-Texas border and far away from the massive oil spill.Alex had maximum sustained winds at 75 mph  late Tuesday. ...

Hurricane Alex churns toward Mexico, Texas coasts

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:52 PM PDT

BROWNSVILLE, Texas â€" Hurricane Alex churned westward through the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, far from oil spill cleanup efforts but on a collision course with Mexico and the southern Texas coastline. The National Hurricane Center in Miami upgrad ...

Storm docks oil cleanup ships

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:28 PM PDT

GRAND ISLE, La. -- The crashing waves and gusting winds churned up by Hurricane Alex put the Gulf oil spill largely in Mother Nature's hands Tuesday. Regardless of whether the storm makes things worse or even better, it has turned many people fightin ...

Friendly competition

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT

College Station police Officer Jason Arnold (right) and Master Officer Robby Turner pause to comment on how spicy the ribs are as they scarf down 41/2 slabs along with fellow Master Officer (not pictured) Daniel Lescber to defeat the three-man Colleg ...

Granny shocked by police stun gun in bed sues

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:53 PM PDT

OKLAHOMA CITY -- An 87-year-old grandmother subdued by police with a stun gun while she was lying in bed hooked up to an oxygen machine is suing her Oklahoma hometown.Attorney Brian Dell said Tuesday that he filed the lawsuit June 21 on behalf of his ...

S. Korea OKs chemical castration

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:28 PM PDT

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's parliament voted Tuesday to legalize chemical castration as punishment for convicted child sex offenders after a series of violent assaults sparked outrage nationwide.The bill was first introduced in 2008 in respon ...

Teen sailor describes pride, fear of solo voyage

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:27 PM PDT

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. -- Abby Sunderland said Tuesday she faced down moments of terror on the high seas when her boat was rolled over by a rogue wave as she tried to sail around the world.Still, the 16-year-old was proud of her effort, hoped it mig ...

Stocks, jobs taking a toll on Americans

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:27 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- Stung by falling stocks and sick of waiting for jobs to come back, Americans are in a sour mood about the economy. And it's getting worse fast.Consumer confidence fell dramatically last month, adding to the evidence that the nation is in ...

Dallas police officer charged with sexual assault

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 12:48 AM PDT

DALLAS -- A Dallas police officer has been fired and arrested on a charge of sexually assaulting a citizen while on duty.A Dallas police statement says an investigation led to enough evidence to arrest Officer Jeffery Thorn on the first-degree felony ...

Study shows obesity rates still rising

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 07:51 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Most parents think childhood obesity is a problem. Just not their kids' problem.An annual obesity report by two public health groups includes a new survey of parental attitudes about the issue. The survey shows an increasing awareness o ...

Report: FAA lax on cockpit fires

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:27 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Federal aviation officials have known for years that cockpit window heaters in some Boeing planes catch fire. But they haven't required airlines to fix the problem, even after dozens of incidents that unnerved pilots and, in many cases, ...

No condoms for grade schoolers, Mass. schools say

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 12:49 AM PDT

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. -- The superintendent of a Massachusetts school district is apologizing to parents for what she calls a misunderstanding over a condom availability policy.Superintendent Beth Singer said in the letter e-mailed Tuesday that the dis ...

Austin ends toilet-rebate program

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:51 PM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas -- An Austin toilet rebate program is down the drain.Wednesday was the last day to purchase a low-flow toilet at a retailer and apply for a rebate check from the city.The Austin American-Statesman reports the city is ending the toilet-r ...

Petraeus could alter pullout plan

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:27 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Gen. David Petraeus left open the possibility of recommending that President Barack Obama delay his plans to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan next summer if the new commander can't turn around the stalemated war."There will be ...

Lawyers: Mom lied about boyfriend before girl's death

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:28 PM PDT

HOUSTON -- A former Brenham woman on trial for failing to prevent the death of her 4-year-old daughter repeatedly lied to doctors and investigators about her relationship with a man now accused of raping the preschooler, prosecutors said Tuesday duri ...

Perry knocks border plan

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:28 PM PDT

PHOENIX -- The Texas and Arizona governors criticized the Obama administration's border security plans Monday, saying not enough National Guard troops are being deployed to their states."What we heard wasn't anything what we hoped to hear," Arizona ...

Kagan defends past with military

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:29 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan maneuvered through tough Republican questioning on military recruitment at Harvard Law School, gun owners' rights and free speech Tuesday, drawing strong praise from Senate Democrats who command the vot ...

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