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- Aggieland puts on game face
- Victim's mother confronts killer
- Some A&M staff laid off
- Homeless man convicted of murder agrees to 25-year sentence
- Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast
- Learn the basics of storm spotting
- Police: Driver cited after crashing into CS home
- Slow going on busy CS street
- Bryan police investigate assault, theft
- Robbery suspect facing drug charges
- Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state
- Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill
- Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
- Video helps catch card abuse suspects
- 'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies
- Pallbearer for slain Galveston man charged in death
- Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape
- Texas youths could face new charge after man dies
- FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers
- White pledges to hire more officers for border
- Broke youth anti-crime groups want federal cash
- Edwards fighting Washington stigma
- 11 indicted in corruption case
- Producers trying to brand baby carrots
- Official wants RIM data sharing
| Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Kyle Field grounds crew assistant Mat Pierce puts a white lining around the letters inside the end zone Thursday afternoon in preparation for Texas A&M's game against Stephen F. Austin State University on Saturday. Mike Sherman will begin his thi ... |
| Victim's mother confronts killer Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT Danny Grammer stood in court Thursday and faced the mother of the homeless sex offender he murdered. The 24-year-old Grammer -- who was also homeless -- had just agreed to a deal with prosecutors to serve a 25-year sentence for the crime. The onl ... |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT Roughly 30 Texas A&M staff members were laid off this week, including seven in the College of Geosciences, and a "handful" -- but fewer than 10, officials said -- in human resources. "We anticipate that these kinds of personnel decisions on an is ... |
| Homeless man convicted of murder agrees to 25-year sentence Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:46 AM PDT Attorneys agreed to a 25-year prison sentence for a homeless Bryan man convicted Wednesday of fatally beating a sex offender with a steel pole. The deal was reached as the punishment phase of Danny Grammer's murder trial was set to begin. He could ... |
| Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:35 AM PDT GRAND ISLE, La. -- An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel says the blast was reported by a commercial helicopter company abou ... |
| Learn the basics of storm spotting Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT How's the weather where you are? It's a common question, but many people may not realize that the answer may be more important than just casual conversation. Communities across the nation rely on people fascinated by weather activity to relay val ... |
| Police: Driver cited after crashing into CS home Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:58 AM PDT Police said a 22-year-old man was cited after he reported looking down at his phone and then crashing into a College Station home late Wednesday. Officers responded to the wreck at about 10:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of Lincoln Street, Officer Rhonda ... |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT You've probably sworn it's some of the worst traffic in the state, and now, vindication. Aggie football games, graduations and special events likely were key contributors in landing a portion of University Drive on the Texas Department of Transportat ... |
| Bryan police investigate assault, theft Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:58 AM PDT Bryan police Thursday were investigating a report from a woman who said that a female came into her home and robbed her. Police said they responded at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of Ehlinger Drive for a report of an aggravated robbery ... |
| Robbery suspect facing drug charges Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:07 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A man who was arrested in Hearne on a Brazos County warrant for aggravated robbery received an additional felony charge of cocaine possession after police reported finding drugs in his rectum during a medical exam. According to ... |
| Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:34 AM PDT MONTERREY, Mexico -- Soldiers killed at least 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country's drug war.A military aircraft f ... |
| Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:35 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS -- Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and the blast that led to the massive BP spill. Most notably, no one was killed and no crude was gushing into the water, but the distinctions don't end there ... |
| Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:36 AM PDT PHOENIX -- The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.The lawsuit ca ... |
| Video helps catch card abuse suspects Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportBryan police said they used video footage to link two Bryan men to a stolen debit card.According to the police report, a man reported his truck had been burglarized on Navidad Street in Bryan in March, and his debit card had been ta ... |
| 'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:37 AM PDT SAN JUAN, Texas -- When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president.Garcia is an il ... |
| Pallbearer for slain Galveston man charged in death Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:52 AM PDT GALVESTON, Texas -- A slain Galveston man's best friend who was a pallbearer at his funeral has been charged in the 2007 apparent drug-related killing. Eric Calvert Kirby was in the Galveston County Jail on Thursday on a murder charge. Bond was $2 ... |
| Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:41 AM PDT SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Police had been negotiating with James Jae Lee for several hours and intended to keep him talking for as long as it took to safely resolve the standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. Inside the lobby, Lee's three hos ... |
| Texas youths could face new charge after man dies Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:38 AM PDT DALLAS -- Officials say a suburban Dallas man critically wounded in a shooting last month in which two children are charged has died. The man's wife, 46-year-old Darlene Nevil, was killed in the shooting two weeks ago. The Dallas County Medical E ... |
| FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:40 AM PDT HONOLULU -- Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human-trafficking case ever charged in U.S. histo ... |
| White pledges to hire more officers for border Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT HOUSTON -- Democratic candidate for governor Bill White laid out his plan to secure the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, a job he said his opponent, Gov. Rick Perry, has failed to do in 10 years in office. White said he would use federal grants, state ... |
| Broke youth anti-crime groups want federal cash Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:38 AM PDT LOS ANGELES -- A $1.6 billion congressional bailout of sorts could help financially flailing groups that fight to keep young people out of trouble, yet lawmakers are reluctant to take up the expensive proposal amid a sour economy and other, more pres ... |
| Edwards fighting Washington stigma Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT McGREGOR -- Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him. The wife of a World War II veteran hugs him. Seve ... |
| 11 indicted in corruption case Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT EL PASO -- Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people, including the El Paso County district clerk and the mayor of a small West Texas town, as part of a years-old public corruption case. Nine of the defendants, including El Paso County District C ... |
| Producers trying to brand baby carrots Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Baby carrot farmers are launching a campaign that pitches the little, orange, crunchy snacks as daring, fun and naughty -- just like junk food.A group of 50 producers hopes the 'Eat 'Em Like Junk Food' effort starting next week will doubl ... |
| Official wants RIM data sharing Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT LONDON -- BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. telecommunications chief said, adding that governments have legitimate security concerns that should not be ignor ... |
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