Thursday, September 2, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Jury finds Grammer guilty in murder of homeless man

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Jurors met late into Wednesday night before finding a homeless Bryan man guilty of fatally beating a sex offender with a steel pole. The panel of nine men and two women deliberated for about eight hours in the Brazos County Courthouse. Their verdi ...

A&M receives $10M energy grant

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Texas A&M has received a $10 million federal grant that will help build a $70 million combined heat and power generation system to meet the 5,200-acre campus' growing energy needs. The university was one of more than 400 applicants that recei ...

B-CS police targeting parking violations

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Thousands of students resumed classes this week in Bryan-College Station, and complaints of parking violations near Texas A&M and Blinn College have drawn the attention of local police departments. "It takes about the first two weeks of school ...

Guilty verdict in murder case of homeless man

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:17 AM PDT

UPDATE: Jurors have found a homeless man guilty in the 2009 beating death of another homeless man. The punishment hearing for Danny Grammer will begin Thursday morning. _____________________ Jurors have deliberated for more than five hours in ...

B-CS police targeting parking violations

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Thousands of students resumed classes this week in Bryan-College Station, and complaints of parking violations near Texas A&M and Blinn College have drawn the attention of local police departments. "It takes about the first two weeks of school ...

Showing pride through college colors

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:20 AM PDT

Texas A&M officials will likely have no trouble persuading Aggies to participate in a nationwide event on Friday. Wearing maroon and white, after all, comes naturally to the Aggie family. College Colors Day, in which everyone is encouraged to ...

Comedian Bill Engvall to headline First Yell

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Here's your sign -- to buy tickets to First Yell, that is. Comedian Bill Engvall, a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour famous for his "Here's Your Sign" routine, will perform at Reed Arena at 8 p.m. Friday. It will be the t ...

Driver charged with evading police in car

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:51 AM PDT

A 24-year-old man faces a felony evading arrest charge after he told Bryan police he didn't pull over for an officer because he didn't have a driver's license. Bryan resident Scott Lynn Cook was jailed Wednesday on charges of evading arrest or deten ...

Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:00 AM PDT

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- A gunman who had what police described as "concerns" with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's suburban Washington headquarters Wednesday. Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks ...

Bryan police and fire hosting blood drive today

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:56 AM PDT

Bryan police and firefighters are competing to see who can get the most donations from the public at a blood drive at City Hall today. The Guns and Hoses blood drive held by the Blood Center of the Brazos Valley will be at the basement training room ...

Magistrate recommends dismissing states' gun suit

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:05 AM PDT

HELENA, Mont. -- A group of states seeking freedom from federal gun laws were dealt a blow Wednesday when a federal magistrate recommended dismissal of a lawsuit launched by gun rights advocates who argue Congress has overstepped its bounds with gu ...

Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:00 AM PDT

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- A gunman who had what police described as "concerns" with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's suburban Washington headquarters Wednesday. Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks ...

Bus seat belt funding cuts won't affect B-CS schools

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Bryan and College Station school officials said they won't be affected by cuts to funding for school bus seat belts. A total of $10 million was supposed to be allotted to a program requiring three-point seat belts be installed on ...

Fannin Elementary outages to continue through Thursday

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Phone and Internet outages are expected to last throughout the day Thursday at Fannin Elementary School. Bryan school officials said the outages occurred Wednesday when utility lines were damaged in a minor accident. Calls to th ...

Mexico confirms 2nd migrant survived massacre

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:06 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY -- A second migrant survived the massacre of 72 Central and South Americans near the border with the U.S., Mexican authorities confirmed Wednesday, and they said he has given information that helped their investigation.Authorities had kep ...

Some bunker down, some flee as Earl approaches US

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:02 AM PDT

BUXTON, N.C. -- Tourists were largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks, but those resolute residents who stayed behind say they were prepared Thursday to potentially face down the most powerful hurricane to threaten the coast in years.Hurricane ...

6 Oregon men settle Boy Scout sex abuse cases

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:58 AM PDT

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Six men who alleged they were sexually abused by an Oregon Boy Scouts leader in the 1980s have settled their lawsuits against the group's national organization for undisclosed amounts. The settlements include the case of one man, ...

Nude man arrested on burglary charges

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report A man whom police reported finding nude and attempting to break into an apartment remained behind bars Wednesday on two second-degree felony charges of home burglary. According to a police report, Bryan officers responded to a bu ...

Bastrop chief resigns after DWI arrest

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:09 AM PDT

BASTROP, Texas --The police chief in Bastrop has resigned after been charged with DWI following his arrest last month in Austin. Chief David Board was pulled over Aug. 16, charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, then released on a pers ...

Artists' studio bringing culture to B-CS

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT

It's not just a studio where art is created or a gallery for visitors to stroll through. Downtown Bryan's new artBAC is a working artist studio. An assortment of artwork hangs from the walls while artists carry out their craft. People pop in and ...

Obama 'cautiously hopeful' as Mideast peace talks begin

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama solemnly convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Mideast leaders to seize a fleeting opportunity to deliver peace to a region h ...

Coroner: California doctor suffocated in chimney

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:58 AM PDT

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A coroner says a Central California doctor whose decomposing body was found in the chimney of her boyfriend's house died of asphyxiation. Kern County Sheriff-Coroner spokesman Ray Pruitt determined Tuesday that Dr. Jacquelyn ...

Dad drunk in Lake Georgetown death, son also dies

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:02 AM PDT

GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Toxicology results show a Georgetown man was legally drunk when he accidentally drove off a boat ramp into Lake Georgetown, killing himself and his 5-year-old son. Witnesses the night of June 19 saw a vehicle driven by 31-year ...

Hurricane Earl nears East Coast

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT

NAGS HEAD, N.C. -- Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put ...

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