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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Family cook-off

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

Mario Zuniga (far right) cooks up a variety of meats for Christmas dinner at the Salazar family home in north Bryan. Zuniga, the only non-Salazar member of the gathering, cooked for more than 35 Salazars from three generations who met for feast and f ...

Discharged Aggie tells his story

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

Three little words threw Aggie Danny Hernandez's life into a whirl: Are you gay? In fall 2009, as Hernandez served as a reservist in the Marine Corps while finishing his last semester at Texas A&M, the startling inquiry came from his first sergea ...

Infant's parents killed in wreck

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

By VIMAL PATELvimal.patel@theeagle.comThe center of Chris and Jenny Stiegler's world was their daughter, Emily. As word spread that the College Station couple was killed in a Limestone crash Friday, family spent Christmas Day at the 8-month-old's sid ...

Naked man arrested on 9 charges, CS police said

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 07:16 AM PST

A College Station man faces nine charges after authorities said he left a Christmas party drunk, eventually led police on a chase and was naked upon arrest. Court documents state that Terry Dean Gray was upset with his girlfriend for leaving the par ...

Bill aims to protect border

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

Two Republican state senators say they soon will introduce comprehensive border security legislation that will help fight violence and grow a law enforcement presence in South Texas. Sens. Steve Ogden of Bryan and Tommy Williams of The Woodlands sai ...

Economy still recovering

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

Financial experts said the local economy still is recovering from the recession, but stressed that patience will be required to see the good times return. The Bryan-College Station economic index climbed from 120.2 in October to 120.4 in November an ...

Rare bird sighted flying inBV

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

Researchers in Oklahoma said they recently were surprised when two young eagles they've been tracking decided to take a trip near Aggieland for the winter. Steve Sherrod, executive director of the Sutton Avian Research Center in Bartlesville, Okla., ...

Man jailed after chase

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

A College Station man faces nine charges after authorities said he left a Christmas party drunk, eventually led police on a chase and was naked upon arrest. Court documents state that Terry Dean Gray was upset with his girlfriend for leaving the part ...

Bottled Civil War message opened

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:28 PM PST

RICHMOND, Va. -- A glass vial stopped with a cork during the Civil War has been opened, revealing a coded message to the desperate Confederate commander in Vicksburg on the day the Mississippi city fell to Union forces 147 years ago.The dispatch offe ...

Mexico says its troops killed American

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

MEXICO CITY -- Joseph Proctor told his girlfriend he was popping out to the convenience store in the quiet Mexican beach town where the couple had just moved, intending to start a new life. The next morning, the 32-year-old New York native was dead ...

Gov. Rick Perry chosen as Texan of Year

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

The Dallas Morning News has selected Rick Perry for its annual "Texan of the Year" award, acknowledging the governor's "Texas tough-guy" image and his firm grip on the state's highest office. The newspaper announced its selection Saturday -- making t ...

Storm hampers travel in South, heads to D.C.

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:28 PM PST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A rare white Christmas in parts of the South was complicating life for some travelers as airlines canceled hundreds of flights, while snow was predicted for the nation's Capital and travel authorities warned of potentially danger ...

Leaders threaten force in Ivory Coast

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:28 PM PST

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- The man who refuses to leave Ivory Coast's presidency faced new threats to his grasp on power Saturday after regional leaders threatened to remove him by force if necessary.Diplomatic pressure and sanctions have left Laurent G ...

Pope urges courage for Catholics in China, Iraq

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:28 PM PST

VATICAN CITY -- Iraqi Christians celebrated a somber Christmas in a Baghdad cathedral stained with dried blood, while Pope Benedict XVI exhorted Chinese Catholics to stay loyal despite restrictions on them in a holiday address laced with worry for t ...

Female bomber kills 45 in Pakistan

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:28 PM PST

KHAR, Pakistan -- A burqa-clad female suicide bomber in Pakistan lobbed hand grenades, then detonated her explosive belt among a crowd at an aid center Saturday, killing at least 45 people in militants' latest strike against the authorities' control ...

Christmas competition

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

Brothers Carlos (left), 32, and Tico Montoya fight for a pass eventually caught by Tico during the annual Christmas Day football game at the Montoya family home in Bryan. It's been going on longer than anyone can  remember, and this year the doz ...

Englishbee-Hausenfluck

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST

Mark and Donna Parrott and Bobby and Beverly Englishbee of Conroe, Texas, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Megan Leigh Englishbee, to Lance Jacob Hausenfluck, son of Terry and Dolleen Hausenfluck of B ...

Students of the week

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

Students of the week receive a T-shirt courtesy of The Eagle and C.C. Creations.James Ross SimmonsFacts: 18-year-old senior at Franklin High School.Parents/ guardian: Ross and Lassie SimmonsFavorite subject: ScienceFavorite teacher: Mrs. SchultzColle ...

Our Neighbors

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

NEEDS A HOMERover is a small, furry, yellow lab mix who is about 8 weeks old. He has a short, stubby tail that is absolutely adorable. Rover also has unusual wiry hair. Everyone falls in love with him the second they meet him. He loves to be around p ...

Keep your New Year's party small and stylish

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

By KIM COOKAssociated PressMaybe it's because of cost, space or just overall effort, but many people prefer hosting a smaller New Year's Eve get-together rather than a grand affair. Still, they want to send off the old year in memorable style.E-vites ...

Calendar

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

Tuesday* Brazos County Senior Citizens Association members potluck luncheon. Noon. 1402 Bristol St., Bryan. 822-6873.* College Station Kiwanis Club. Noon. Hilton Hotel. 846-2778.Thursday* Coffee for Veterans. 8-10 a.m. American Legion Post Home, High ...

Fundraiser ready to roast, toast, celebrate a shiny Penny

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

It makes perfect sense that 1/11/11 would be the date to honor a lady who has for years held the Brazos Valley arts No. 1, aside from her family of course. Penny Zent is one of those people who can't say no when any worthy cause asks for her time or ...

Calendar

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:16 PM PST

Monday HEALTH & WELLNESS Seniors Golf Tournament, 9 a.m. Texas A&M University Golf Course. $5 entry. No advance registration; just show up and play. Brazos County Health Department immunization clinic, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. 201 N. Texas Ave., ...

Spider-Man actor back on his feet

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:28 PM PST

NEW YORK -- The stunt actor who fell 30 feet while playing Spider-Man on Broadway is walking again, and his father said Saturday that he can't wait to return to the role despite injuries that have him confined to the intensive care unit.Christopher T ...

Congress charts its own course

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:28 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Republicans say they will follow "the people's priorities" when they gain power on Capitol Hill next month. Yet when it came to tax cuts for the wealthy and other top issues that dominated the just concluded lame-duck Congress, the GOP ...

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