Thursday, August 26, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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A&M students moving in

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:15 PM PDT

Texas A&M sophomore Bryce Wingate fights to push his belongings uphill using a dolly with a flat tire while moving into his dorm Wednesday.

Killer's sanity put on trial

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:13 PM PDT

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Danny Ray Grammer's murder trial agree that he fatally beat a homeless man with a steel pipe. They also agree that Grammer, 24, bludgeoned his 20-year-old victim because the man was a known sex offender. The fo ...

Bryan, City Manager Watkins to part ways

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:15 PM PDT

The Bryan City Council voted Wednesday night to work toward a separation agreement with City Manager David Watkins, but council members offered no explanation for their unanimous decision. Councilman Paul Madison, who has been a supporter of Watkins ...

Council votes for separation agreement with city manager

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:49 AM PDT

UPDATE: The Bryan City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to authorize the mayor and city attorney to work on terms of a separation agreement with City Manager David Watkins. Councilman Paul Madison, who had been a supporter of Watkins, was ...

CS man accused of choking, hitting woman

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:00 AM PDT

A 38-year-old College Station man was jailed early Wednesday after police said he tried to strangle a woman with whom he lives. Maurice Terrell Smith was charged with assault of a household member involving impeding breathing or circulation of a per ...

New CS school lines ready for viewing

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT

The College Station school district's new zoning plans will be presented to trustees for the first time Monday during a meeting open to the public. School officials called for a committee to revise zoning boundaries in anticipation of the opening ...

A&M architecture lecture series open to public

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT

Area residents will have an opportunity this fall to sit in on a Texas A&M lecture series with architecture students, who will be attending the discussions for grades. George Mann, a Texas A&M University professor, teaches an architecture ...

Prairie View A&M criticized after hazing death

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:13 PM PDT

PRAIRIE VIEW -- One of Texas' oldest universities has sought to come to grips in the last year with one of the age-old problems of campus life -- hazing. But officials at Prairie View A&M were aware of a problem long before the death of a frat ...

Baby left in hot SUV in Lufkin dies

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:47 AM PDT

LUFKIN, Texas -- An autopsy has been ordered on a 4-month-old girl found dead in a hot SUV in downtown Lufkin. Detective J.B. Smith says the girl apparently was left in the SUV for "a good part of the day." The National Weather Service says temper ...

GOP infighting has Democrats hopeful

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:15 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- A Republican civil war is raging, with righter-than-thou conservatives dominating ever more primaries in a fight for the party's soul. And the Democrats hope to benefit. The latest examples of conservative insurgents' clout came Tue ...

FW man gets life for killing pregnant girlfriend

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 01:28 AM PDT

DENTON, Texas -- A jury has convicted a Fort Worth man of capital murder in the November killing of his pregnant 16-year-old girlfriend.A judge in Denton on Wednesday then sentenced 21-year-old Garrett Gower to an automatic life prison term. Prosecut ...

Bedford church rejects lesbians' preschooler

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:48 AM PDT

BEDFORD, Texas -- A Texas church school accepted then rejected a 4-year-old girl after learning her parents are homosexual. The Rev. Randall Foster with St. Vincent's Cathedral School in Bedford, between Dallas and Fort Worth, says administrators ...

Financial adviser in Texas mishandled worker funds

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:47 AM PDT

NEW BOSTON, Texas -- A financial adviser from the Dallas area has pleaded guilty to 59 felony counts related to mishandling of retirement funds of dozens of workers at community colleges.Sentencing is next week for 42-year-old Brian Troy of Keller.Tr ...

Trapped Chile miners warned to stay slim

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT

COPIAPO, Chile -- Just 35 inches around the waist -- that's how skinny Chile's 33 trapped miners have been told they need to be to squeeze through the escape tunnel, the health minister said Wednesday. Dr. Jaime Manalich said rescuers are applying ...

Drug cartel suspected in massacre of migrants in Mexico

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY -- A Mexican drug cartel massacred 72 Central and South American migrants within 100 miles of the U.S. border that they were trying to reach, according to an Ecuadorean survivor who escaped and stumbled wounded to a highway checkpoint w ...

Officials say tainted eggs will still be eaten

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Iowa hens at the heart of a massive recall are still laying eggs that could end up on a table near you. And food safety experts say that's OK. The eggs will first be pasteurized to rid them of any salmonella. Then they can b ...

DeLay's trial staying in Austin

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- A judge denied former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's request Wednesday to have his money laundering trial moved from Austin, which DeLay calls a liberal bastion where he alleges a rogue prosecutor crusaded against him.Senior Judge P ...

Privacy concerns prompt new German law

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

BERLIN -- Ever thought twice about posting a party picture on Facebook, fearing it could someday hurt your chance at a dream job? A new German law is supposed to solve the problem by making it illegal for prospective employers to spy on applicants ...

Transocean official says blowout preventer was not recertified

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT

HOUSTON -- A critical device at the center of an investigation into the Gulf oil rig explosion didn't undergo a rigorous recertification process in 2005 as required by federal regulators, a worker responsible for maintaining the equipment told inv ...

Ranchers prep for winter

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:15 PM PDT

By HOLLI ESTRIDGE Special to The Eagle It's been music to the ears of farmers and ranchers -- the sounds of thunder and rainfall. But on the heels of one of the driest years on record, the recent uptick in moisture still may not be enough to boost ...

Killeen chef coming to Bryan winery

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:38 PM PDT

Messina Hof Winery and Resort will host Marcus Hollingsworth during its next visiting chef class Sept. 5. The lesson is at 2:30 p.m. at Messina Hof Winery and Resort, 4545 Old Reliance Road in Bryan. The class costs $69.95, plus tax and gratuity. ...

Messina Hof to host Indian cooking class

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:37 PM PDT

Messina Hof Winery and Resort is hosting a cooking class featuring vegetarian dishes from India. The lesson will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Vintage House Restaurant, 4545 Old Reliance Road in Bryan. The class costs $69.95, plus tax and gratuity ...

New Bryan Denny's open for business

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:36 PM PDT

A new Denny's in Bryan opened this week. The restaurant off Texas 6 near F.M. 2818 at the Big Gas truck stop had its grand opening Sunday. Children eat free at the restaurant from 4 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday and Saturday. For more information, call ...

B-CS Chamber holds two ribbon cuttings

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:35 PM PDT

The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce hosted two ribbon cuttings this week. Brazos Valley Trash Valet & Recycling will hold its reception at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Chamber of Commerce office, 4001 E. 29th St., Suite 175, in Bryan. Caf ...

Suddenlink offering security service

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:15 PM PDT

Suddenlink is now offering home security features for Bryan-College Station customers, company officials announced recently. Suddenlink Security's new features include the ability to monitor a property remotely and get e-mail, text or phone alerts. ...

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