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- Unseasonably warm
- Official: No more cuts for A&M
- Penncro looks to hire about 550 locally
- BPD looking for two store robbers
- Some channels at risk in midst of Suddenlink, Viacom talks
- Police: Woman consuming groceries in store charged with theft
- Police are searching for robbery suspects
- Man charged with swinging knife at girlfriend
- Two men accused of taking bulldozer for joyride arrested
- Obama pushes for treaty support
- Census data likely gives Texas more US House seats
- U.S. gasoline demand in a stable decline
- Houston-area baby dies after attack by family dog
- Secession gala sparks historical protest
- 2 dead in apparent murder, suicide in Arlington
- Man gets life in prison over rape of SMU student
- N. Korea backs down; analysts remain skeptical
- Husband, wife found shot to death in Pine Springs
- British police arrest 12 in alleged terror plot
- Disabled-rights advocates sue TX over placement
- Weather disrupts travel in Europe
- Capital culture: What's in and out in DC
- Quake rattles Iran; no one hurt
- Stormy weather forces evacuations
- Feds: Rifle sales should be tracked
| Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:02 PM PST Steve Puller, 39, walks by the shores of Lake Bryan with his son Christopher, 4, as the duo enjoy sunny warm weather Monday afternoon. |
| Official: No more cuts for A&M Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:03 PM PST The decision to cut an additional 2.5 percent from state-supported budgets won't force Texas A&M's colleges and divisions to make further reductions, officials said recently. The Legislative Budget Board's directive earlier this month to agenci ... |
| Penncro looks to hire about 550 locally Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:02 PM PST Area residents in search of a job could soon be in luck as a national financial services company makes its way to Bryan. In a press release, Penncro Associates said it will be looking to hire about 550 employees as part of the company's plans to open ... |
| BPD looking for two store robbers Posted: 20 Dec 2010 07:45 AM PST Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding two men who robbed a Bryan convenience store and took off with an undisclosed amount of cash Monday morning. The pair entered Super Trac on Harvey Mitchell Parkway around 4:30 a.m. and demanded ... |
| Some channels at risk in midst of Suddenlink, Viacom talks Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:02 PM PST The expiration of a contract between Suddenlink and media conglomerate Viacom on Dec. 31 could leave local households without several cable networks, including Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, TV Land and CMT. Agreements sometimes are arrived at jus ... |
| Police: Woman consuming groceries in store charged with theft Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:37 AM PST A 35-year-old woman faces a felony theft charge after she was accused of stealing about $41 worth of merchandise from a Bryan grocery store while her daughter was with her. Amy Roazeame Venters of Bryan was jailed Sunday after being accused of theft ... |
| Police are searching for robbery suspects Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:02 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding two men who robbed a Bryan convenience store and took off with an undisclosed amount of cash Monday morning. The pair entered Super Trac on Harvey Mitchell Parkway around 4:30 ... |
| Man charged with swinging knife at girlfriend Posted: 20 Dec 2010 05:50 AM PST A 43-year-old man remained jailed Monday, accused of swinging a knife at his girlfriend two days earlier. Jeffrow Paul Green of Bryan was jailed Sunday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He also had two warrants. A Bryan offic ... |
| Two men accused of taking bulldozer for joyride arrested Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:46 AM PST Two 20-year-old Katy men were arrested on public intoxication charges after they were accused of taking a bulldozer for a joyride in Bryan early Monday. Bryan police responded at 3:30 a.m. to the 4400 block of Carter Creek Parkway for a report of fo ... |
| Obama pushes for treaty support Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama tried to sway reluctant Republican senators on Monday to back a new arms control treaty with Russia as GOP aversion to giving a politically damaged president another victory intruded on his national security agend ... |
| Census data likely gives Texas more US House seats Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas -- A heavy influx of new residents, many of whom are Hispanics, has Texas poised to gain more congressional seats than any other state, and Tuesday's announcement of the exact number begins what figures to be a politically divisive pro ... |
| U.S. gasoline demand in a stable decline Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST NEW YORK -- The world's biggest gas-guzzling nation has limits after all.After seven decades of mostly uninterrupted growth, U.S. gasoline demand is at the start of a long-term decline. By 2030, Americans will burn at least 20 percent less gasoline t ... |
| Houston-area baby dies after attack by family dog Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:30 AM PST HOUSTON -- A Houston-area baby died after an attack that law officers blame on the family's dog. Deputies were summoned late Sunday afternoon to a home in northwest Harris County. KTRK-TV reports the victim was a 3-month-old boy. The child died a ... |
| Secession gala sparks historical protest Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The memory of the Civil War collided with modern-day civil rights Monday as protesters targeted a "Secession Ball," commemorating South Carolina's decision exactly 150 years ago to secede from the United States of America.As black ... |
| 2 dead in apparent murder, suicide in Arlington Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:30 AM PST ARLINGTON, Texas -- Arlington police say a woman and her ex-boyfriend died in an apparent murder and a suicide at their home. Police say the woman's 19-year-old daughter early Monday discovered her mother dead in a bedroom. The victim was 44-year ... |
| Man gets life in prison over rape of SMU student Posted: 20 Dec 2010 11:58 PM PST DALLAS -- A man convicted in the 2009 abduction and rape of a Southern Methodist University foreign exchange student has been sentenced to life in prison. A jury in Dallas last week convicted 28-year-old Arturo Arevalo. He was sentenced Monday by a j ... |
| N. Korea backs down; analysts remain skeptical Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea -- North Korea backed off threats to retaliate against South Korea for military drills Monday and reportedly offered concessions on its nuclear program -- signs it was looking to lower the temperature on the Korean peni ... |
| Husband, wife found shot to death in Pine Springs Posted: 20 Dec 2010 11:58 PM PST PINE SPRINGS, Texas -- Autopsies have been ordered after a husband and wife were found shot to death in their Smith County home.Sheriff's authorities say a deputy had been to the couple's Pine Springs residence earlier Monday to take reports in a bu ... |
| British police arrest 12 in alleged terror plot Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST LONDON -- In the biggest anti-terrorist sweep in nearly two years, British police on Monday netted a dozen men accused of plotting a large-scale terror attack on targets inside the United Kingdom.The raid was thought to be linked to UK targets only a ... |
| Disabled-rights advocates sue TX over placement Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:31 AM PST SAN ANTONIO -- Advocates for 4,500 developmentally disabled Texans in nursing homes are suing the state for allegedly denying those residents access to better living. The federal lawsuit was filed Monday in San Antonio. It alleges the state isn't ... |
| Weather disrupts travel in Europe Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST PARIS -- Heavy snow on Sunday shut down European airports, forced fast trains to slow down and left cars skidding through icy, slushy streets on a weekend where many people were trying to head home for the holidays.Travelers camped out at airports ov ... |
| Capital culture: What's in and out in DC Posted: 20 Dec 2010 11:52 AM PST By NANCY BENACAssociated PressWASHINGTON -- The capital is a fickle place. With a new year arriving, it's time to rethink capital trends, especially as more power shifts to Republicans.OUT: Putdowns. President, Republicans pledge more civil tone now ... |
| Quake rattles Iran; no one hurt Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST TEHRAN, Iran -- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southeastern Iran late Monday, damaging houses, but no reports of casualties, Iranian state TV reported.The report said the quake hit Hosseinabad, a small town of a few hundred residents in a sparsely ... |
| Stormy weather forces evacuations Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- A storm pounding California with record rain forced the San Joaquin Valley to order 2,000 residents to evacuate the farming community of McFarland due to major flooding.An estimated 400 to 500 homes were in danger, Kern County Fire Dep ... |
| Feds: Rifle sales should be tracked Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Moving to crack down on gun smugglers, the federal agency that monitors weapons sales is asking the White House for emergency authority to require that dealers near the Mexican border report multiple purchases of high powered rifles. Ac ... |
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