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- Cadet initiation
- Man convicted in child sex case
- A&M System to get Internet boost
- Ex-BHS worker indicted
- Roger Clemens indicted in steroid case
- Local animal rescue working to raise funds
- Police: Two men arrested after discarding crack pipe
- City of Bryan communications director resigns
- KU ath. director removed as advisory board chair
- Perry wants more penalties for human traffickers
- Man takes plea deal for Bryan burglary
- Oil spill and Iraq combat over, Obama takes break
- Texan's broken curfew means free baby-sitting ad
- Tiki Island man gets 45 years for killing wife
- Bryan teen accused of damaging vehicle
- 39 suspected illegal immigrants in Laredo house
- Woman gets 2 years for drug possession
- Eager for the election
- Caller sought whose hijack threat grounded flight
- Richardson: about $850,000 in jewels stolen
- Bull leaps into stands in Spain; 40 people hurt
- Evidence suggests moon is shrinking
- Spike in layoffs raises concerns
- Garden calendar
- Fungus may be damaging roses
| Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:02 PM PDT Meagen Massengale, a senior in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, snaps a photo as freshman Cody Dobiyanski receives his first fish haircut at Southgate Barbers barbershop in College Station on Thursday. The Corps freshmen have arrived in town to ... |
| Man convicted in child sex case Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:02 PM PDT A U.S. Army sergeant could face up to 20 years in prison after a jury convicted him Thursday of soliciting a 13-year-old for sex online. Brazos County prosecutors said Foard Lansana chatted with a Bryan detective posing as a young girl multiple time ... |
| A&M System to get Internet boost Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT Texas A&M University has received a $6.6 million federal grant to provide broadband Internet to all 11 A&M System universities, the Texas A&M Health Science Center, and the communities served by the A&M System. Members of the publ ... |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT A former Bryan High School hall monitor was indicted Thursday on charges that he had sex with an 18-year-old student. William C. Dickson Jr., 45, was arrested on charges of having an improper relationship between an educator and a student in May. ... |
| Roger Clemens indicted in steroid case Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:07 AM PDT WASHINGTON -- Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids and growth hormone. The criminal case writes a new chapter in one of Major League Baseba ... |
| Local animal rescue working to raise funds Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT Della Carroll isn't just a dog lover. She's a dog rescuer. About seven years ago, Carroll established God's Little Creatures, a no-kill animal shelter that is currently home to 28 dogs. She estimates that since its opening, about 400 dogs have be ... |
| Police: Two men arrested after discarding crack pipe Posted: 19 Aug 2010 08:34 AM PDT Two men each face a felony charge after Bryan police officers reported seeing them toss a crack pipe out a car window early Thursday. Donald Estelle Dyer Jr., 29, of Bryan and William Howard Hosey, 44, of College Station were each charged with tampe ... |
| City of Bryan communications director resigns Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT The city of Bryan's communications director has resigned. Deputy City Manager Hugh Walker declined to say whether April Saginor was asked to leave her position as the city's spokeswoman or if she was eligible for rehire. Mayor Jason Bienski also ... |
| KU ath. director removed as advisory board chair Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:51 AM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The University of Kansas athletics director will no longer be in charge of an advisory board that runs its intercollegiate sports programs, the head of the university said. In light of concerns raised over the past year about q ... |
| Perry wants more penalties for human traffickers Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:51 AM PDT HOUSTON -- Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday proposed new laws to stiffen penalties for human trafficking in the state and renewed his criticism of the federal government for failing to keep the Texas-Mexico border secure. The governor wants state lawma ... |
| Man takes plea deal for Bryan burglary Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA man who admitted to breaking into a Bryan home and taking a flat-screen television accepted a plea agreement Thursday that will put him behind bars for 13 years.Xazadrian White, 22, of Bryan will serve three 13-year sentences conc ... |
| Oil spill and Iraq combat over, Obama takes break Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:46 AM PDT VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. -- Finally, President Barack Obama can relax on vacation. The Gulf oil leak is plugged. The last combat troops are out of Iraq. And Congress is on its own summer break. Still, doubts remain about the strength of the U.S. eco ... |
| Texan's broken curfew means free baby-sitting ad Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:44 AM PDT SOUTHLAKE, Texas -- A newspaper advertisement offers free baby-sitting by a Fort Worth-area teenager who violated an 11 p.m. curfew set by her family.The recent ad on behalf of 16-year-old Kirstin Rausch of Southlake says: "Want a FREE BABYSITTER for ... |
| Tiki Island man gets 45 years for killing wife Posted: 19 Aug 2010 07:44 AM PDT GALVESTON, Texas -- A Galveston-area man who says he doesn't know why he killed his wife must serve 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder.A plea agreement with 67-year-old Fred Leonard Wallace led to his sentencing Wednesday.Prosecutors ... |
| Bryan teen accused of damaging vehicle Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A 19-year-old Bryan man was out of jail Thursday, one day after police charged him with felony criminal mischief. Bryan police said they responded in early July to a home on Clarks Lane, where a man said someone smashed his two ... |
| 39 suspected illegal immigrants in Laredo house Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:50 AM PDT LAREDO, Texas -- A raid by federal law officers led to the discovery of 39 suspected illegal immigrants in a house in Laredo. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Nina Pruneda says agents detained 24 men, 10 women and five juveniles. Th ... |
| Woman gets 2 years for drug possession Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A 43-year-old North Zulch woman was sentenced Thursday to two years in a state jail facility -- the maximum punishment -- after a jury convicted her of possession of methamphetamine. Kimberly Gross was arrested in July 2008. Brya ... |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT Tenor saxophonist Paul Croteau of San Antonio plays the national anthem for a crowd gathered under the Hensel Park pavilion on Thursday. The B-CS Tea Party hosted a rally, called November is Coming, aimed at raising awareness of excess government spe ... |
| Caller sought whose hijack threat grounded flight Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:46 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Investigators are seeking the identity of a caller whose hijacking threat left a jetliner grounded and passengers wondering why two of their own were escorted off the aircraft by authorities. Police said that a clerk at a business ... |
| Richardson: about $850,000 in jewels stolen Posted: 19 Aug 2010 07:43 AM PDT RICHARDSON, Texas -- Police are seeking four thieves who robbed a wholesale jeweler of about $850,000 worth of precious gems as he arrived at a store in the Dallas area.Richardson police say the attack was captured on surveillance video.Sgt. Kevin Pe ... |
| Bull leaps into stands in Spain; 40 people hurt Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:02 PM PDT MADRID -- A bull leapt into the packed grandstands of a Spanish bullring and ran amok, charging and trampling spectators and leaving 40 people injured, regional officials said Thursday. Video showed the bull jumping several yards high out of the ... |
| Evidence suggests moon is shrinking Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The moon may be shrinking. Not to worry though, lovers and crooners, it won't be disappearing any time soon. New research indicates cracks in the moon's crust that have formed as the interior has cooled and shrunk over the last bill ... |
| Spike in layoffs raises concerns Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Layoffs are back, and that's bad news for the fragile economic recovery.New applications for unemployment benefits hit a nine-month high last week -- a spike that suggests private employers may shed jobs this month for the first time th ... |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2010 01:06 AM PDT Saturday* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503.* Navasota 10th Street Farmers ... |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2010 01:06 AM PDT By NIEL SPERRYDear Neil: I planted five Nacogdoches yellow rose bushes in January. They've bloomed a lot, but since July 1, their leaves have become lighter green, and they've lost lots of their lower leaves. I've used a fertilizer and systemic insec ... |
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