| Court's Saddlery owners planning a comeback Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST When Court's Saddlery was born in the 1950s, the horseman had already faded to be replaced by the world of the automobile, but a Bryan family steered the business to success and through decades of change. On Monday morning, an 80,000-pound excavato ... |
| Courts may be needed to settle recall disputes Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:17 PM PST The effort to unseat College Station Mayor Nancy Berry and two members of the City Council will almost surely go to the polls after recall petitions were submitted to City Hall on Monday. But the issue may end up in court first because of disagreem ... |
| Aggie dies in car accident Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:59 PM PST A 22-year-old Texas A&M senior and a member of the Corps of Cadets died Sunday in a two-vehicle accident while traveling back to College Station from the Dallas area. Taylor Gillespie, a telecommunications major from Leonard, was a Ross Volunte ... |
| Aggie dies in car accident Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:59 PM PST A 22-year-old Texas A&M senior and a member of the Corps of Cadets died Sunday in a two-vehicle accident while traveling back to College Station from the Dallas area. Taylor Gillespie, a telecommunications major from Leonard, was a Ross Volunte ... |
| CS reviewing recall petitions for mayor and two council members Posted: 10 Jan 2011 06:13 AM PST Two local political groups turned in petitions on Monday to initiate the recall process of College Station Mayor Nancy Berry and two members of City Council. Citizens for Wellborn and Save Wellborn are seeking to remove the officials because of the ... |
| Hard freeze warning issued for Brazos Valley Posted: 11 Jan 2011 01:12 AM PST National Weather Service forecasters issued a hard freeze warning for the Brazos Valley area beginning at midnight. The hard freeze warning - for areas including includes Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison and Washington counties - will be in effect f ... |
| McDonald's location hit by stabbing, robbery hours apart Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST Monday was a grueling day at the McDonald's off George Bush Drive near Wellborn Road in College Station. First, about 5:40 a.m., a woman entered the restaurant with a handgun and demanded cash before leaving with an undisclosed amount, officials sa ... |
| Bryan High School to add Mandarin Chinese class Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:41 PM PST Bryan High School students will have the option of learning Mandarin Chinese next year. Bryan school board members on Monday unanimously approved adding the course to the curriculum, which will allow the current eighth-graders studying the language ... |
| Judge sentences Tom DeLay to 3 years in prison Posted: 10 Jan 2011 07:19 AM PST AUSTIN -- A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison Monday for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. The sentence comes after a jury in November convict ... |
| Man charged with DWI for fifth time Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A 28-year-old Bryan man remained in jail Monday after being arrested on his fifth driving while intoxicated charge. Authorities said they began questioning Jose Marcus Rivera-Lopez after he was involved in a two-vehicle car accide ... |
| Man reports carjacking at Bryan bar Posted: 10 Jan 2011 02:16 AM PST Bryan police on Monday were investigating a report that a man was assaulted and his vehicle was stolen while leaving a Bryan bar the day before. A 41-year-old man was driving away from the Tropicana Night Club, at 1501 Groesbeck St., about 2:20 a.m. ... |
| Arizona shooting suspect could face death Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST PHOENIX -- Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut on his right temple and his hands cuffed, stared vacantly at a packed courtroom Monday and sat down. His attorney, who defended "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him. It was the nation's first look ... |
| Spaceman leads NASA observance of shooting victims Posted: 10 Jan 2011 03:55 AM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space station commander Scott Kelly led NASA in a moment of silence Monday as he struggled with the senseless shooting of his sister-in-law. It was part of the national observance for all the victims of Saturday's shooting in ... |
| Texas lawmakers faced with $15 billion shortfall Posted: 10 Jan 2011 03:39 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas lawmakers will have $72.2 billion for general purpose spending over the next two years, a $7.8 billion drop from the last state budget, according to figures released Monday by state Comptroller Susan Combs.But when lawmakers ta ... |
| Chinese human rights lawyer missing Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST BEIJING -- The police stripped Gao Zhisheng bare and pummeled him with handguns in holsters. For two days and nights, they took turns beating him and did things he refused to describe. When all three officers tired, they bound his arms and legs with ... |
| IPhone market will challenge Verizon Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST NEW YORK -- Verizon Wireless would seem to be a big winner after its expected announcement Tuesday that it will start selling the iPhone and break Apple Inc.'s monogamous relationship with AT&T Inc. in the U.S.But for several reasons, the iPhone' ... |
| Corpus Christi animal worker mistaken for gunman Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:35 PM PST CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A report of a man carrying a gun led to the lockdown of a Corpus Christi school until it was confirmed that the person is an animal control officer.Administrators at Ray High School took no chances Monday afternoon after a st ... |
| Meth industry gaining ground Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST ST. LOUIS -- Electronic systems that track sales of the cold medicine used to make methamphetamine have failed to curb the drug trade and instead created a vast, highly lucrative market for profiteers to buy over-the-counter pills and sell them to me ... |
| Auburn completes unprecedented climb to No. 1 Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:38 PM PST GLENDALE, Ariz. -- From back of the pack to top of the heap, Auburn's climb to its first national title in 53 years was unprecedented. The Tigers finished No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 following a 22-19 victory against Oregon in the BCS champ ... |
| Judge imprisons 2 for life in Texas church arsons Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:12 AM PST TYLER, Texas -- Two men who pleaded guilty to setting a series of fires at churches in East Texas were sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Nobody was hurt in last year's blazes that damaged or destroyed 10 churches, leading to an investigation t ... |
| South trying to dig out from snow Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST ATLANTA -- Southerners more accustomed to sunshine than snow began digging out Monday from a wintry blast that stranded drivers and air travelers, cut power to thousands of homes, and forced Auburn University to cancel viewing parties for the nationa ... |
| Texas facing $15 billion shortfall Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST AUSTIN -- Texas lawmakers will have $72.2 billion for general purpose spending over the next two years, a $7.8 billion drop from the last state budget, according to figures released Monday by state Comptroller Susan Combs. But when lawmakers take in ... |
| Top kids books honored Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST NEW YORK -- Clare Vanderpool's Moon Over Manifest, a young girl's magical and mysterious adventures in a small town in 1936, won the John Newbery Medal for the "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."A Sick Day for Amos ... |
| Judge sentences Tom DeLay to 3 years in prison Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST AUSTIN -- Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, once considered among the nation's most powerful and feared lawmakers, was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for a scheme to influence elections that already cost him his job, leadership ... |
| Couch Potatoes at Risk for Heart Problems Posted: 10 Jan 2011 05:48 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Spending more than two hours a day in front of a TV or computer seems to dramatically increase the risk for heart disease and premature death from any cause, perhaps even regardless of how much exercise one gets, according to a ... |
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