| Fans, football and former students show up for homecoming Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT David Jones (right), a member of the Bryan High School Class of 1974, prepares to play his trumpet alongside members of the current school band at the Vikings' homecoming game on Friday. Former band members were invited to dust off their insturments ... |
| Struggling to feed others Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT The demand for food has spiked at the Brazos Church Pantry, and volunteers are hurting for supplies. The lagging economy has combined with job losses throughout the community to increase the number of people who need help putting food on their tab ... |
| Man gets 35 years in assault Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT A Rockdale man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Friday after a Brazos County jury found him guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The jury of eight women and four men also imposed a $5,000 fine on Richard Casarez Lopez, 46. The punishmen ... |
| Square One to shut its doors Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT Say good-bye to Square One Bistro in downtown Bryan and hello to Stover Boys Burgers.Charles Stover, the co-owner of both venues, said Square One just wasn't attracting the crowds that it used to, so on Saturday he's shuttering the bistro at 211 W. ... |
| Party with your neighbors, police Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT It's rarely a positive encounter when cops arrive at neighborhood parties, but this Tuesday residents are encouraged to host, and police to attend, National Night Out gatherings. "So many times, the public only interacts with an officer when some ... |
| 'Blessing of Pets' event set for Monday Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report St. Joseph Regional Health System will celebrate St. Francis Feast Day with a "Blessing of Pets" ceremony on Monday. The ceremony will take place at St. Joseph Manor, 2345 E. 29th St. in Bryan, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. A member of th ... |
| CS board OKs sale of land to hospital Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:32 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The College Station school board on Friday approved selling property that will eventually end up in the hands of Scott & White Healthcare. The school district will convey the approximately 30 acres of land on Rock Prairie Roa ... |
| NATO fuel tankers attacked in Pakistan Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Assailants launched two separate attacks on tankers carrying fuel for foreign troops in Afghanistan on Friday, showing the vulnerability of NATO supply lines a day after the Pakistani government itself shut one down. The eve ... |
| New funding ends abstinence-only sex ed Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT MIAMI -- For the first time in more than a decade, the federal government is funding sex education programs that aren't based solely on abstinence. But they're not just about handing out condoms, either. Beginning this school year, a five-year, $3 ... |
| Soldiers posed with corpses in photos Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT SEATTLE -- Those who have seen the photos say they are grisly: soldiers beside newly killed bodies, decaying corpses and severed fingers. The dozens of photos, described in interviews and in e-mails and military documents obtained by The Associate ... |
| Gov't says 62 mpg is goal for 2025 vehicles Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Cars and trucks averaging 62 miles per gallon? Seems extraordinary now, but the government suggested Friday that automakers could be required to build new lineups by 2025 that make today's high-mileage hybrids seem conventional and turn ... |
| U.S. apologizes for 1940s STD study Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- American scientists deliberately infected prisoners and patients in a mental hospital in Guatemala with syphilis 60 years ago, a recently unearthed experiment that prompted U.S. officials to apologize Friday and declare outrage over "su ... |
| Search continues for U.S. man shot in Mexican waters Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO -- Texas officials renewed warnings Friday about pirates marauding on a U.S.-Mexico border lake after a Colorado tourist was gunned down in Mexican waters while his wife dodged bullets and raced her Jet Ski back to American soil. Searc ... |
| One large selloff led to May stock market plunge Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- A trading firm's use of a computer sell order triggered the May 6 market plunge, which sent the Dow Jones industrial average plunging nearly 1,000 points in less than a half-hour, federal regulators said Friday. A report by the Secur ... |
| Religion Briefs Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:26 AM PDT Mosque developer to speak at event WASHINGTON -- The developer of a controversial Islamic center near ground zero is slated to address the Council on American-Islamic Relations. In an e-mail announcement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Aw ... |
| Ancient tree to help turn Jericho into tourism hub Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:25 PM PDT "And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, who was the chief among the tax collectors, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus ... but could not because of the crowd, because he was of short stat ... |
| Faith calendar Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT Saturday * St. Francis Church, 1101 Rock Prairie Road in College Station, will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals and Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be low-cost animal vaccinations by veterinary students, micro-chipping and county t ... |
| Homecoming crowning glories Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:32 PM PDT Emily Nixon and J.R. Lacandola were named A&M Consolidated Homecoming Queen and King on Friday. |
| Calendar Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT Saturday EVENTS 2nd Annual Buffalo Stampede, 7:30 a.m. Brazos Center, Bryan. 10-mile race and 5K race benefiting the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History. Register online at www.brazosvalleymuseum.org. Texas A&M Holistic Garden fall plant ... |
| Bank of America delays foreclosures in 23 states Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Bank of America is delaying foreclosures in 23 states as it examines whether it rushed the foreclosure process for thousands of homeowners without reading the documents.The move adds the nation's largest bank to a growing list of mortga ... |
| New chief of staff changes tone in White House Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Reshaping the tone and tenor of the White House, President Barack Obama on Friday replaced the colorful and caustic Rahm Emanuel with the private Pete Rouse as his chief of staff, shifting to a new phase of his presidency with a drast ... |
| Man charged in two Brazos County home burglaries Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:20 AM PDT Eagle Staff Report Brazos County authorities said they arrested a 19-year-old man Friday after linking him to two home burglaries last month. Michael John Alvarez of Bryan was jailed on two counts of burglary of a habitation. A Brazos County inves ... |
| Editor's Note Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:45 AM PDT This story is one in a series examining important issues to Texans as they prepare to elect their next governor this fall. The seven-part package is a cooperative effort between The Eagle, four other Texas newspapers and the Texas Tribune, a nonpro ... |
| Third & Short Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:30 PM PDT NFLST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams met NFL sellout requirements for Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks, and the game will be televised locally.The team said Friday that support from several corporations including Express Scripts, Energizer, B ... |
| MLB: Rangers, Astros fall; Padres stay alive Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:06 PM PDT ARLINGTON -- Juan Rivera homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive in the 11th, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 5-4 on Friday night despite the return of Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton. Rivera hit a 2-0 pitch from Matt Harrison (3-2) into ... |
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