Friday, January 14, 2011

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Students have a night of learning

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

Neal Elementary fifth grade teacher David Gomez holds up a card for children to see while playing a game of Fractions Bingo Thursday at the school's annual Family Math and Science Night.

Blinn may join A&M System

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST

A dire state budget shortfall has forced creative big ideas, and this one's about as big as they get in Aggieland: Blinn College could become a part of the Texas A&M System, It's rare for a community college to join a university system, but top-l ...

Public weighs in on search for Bryan superintendent

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST

Bryan's superintendent of schools should have demonstrated leadership skills, be able to work with a diverse group of people and understand the cultures found in the district's schools. Those were among the characteristics that parents and taxpayers ...

B-CS to honor MLK with events

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

This will be the 15th year Bryan and College Station residents come together to take part in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom March, hosted by the Brazos Valley Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The walk -- which is meant to r ...

Human remains found near Cameron offer few clues to identity

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:19 AM PST

Skeletal remains of a human body found in Milam County Thursday morning have been sent to a medical examiner's office for clues to the person's identity and cause of death. A trash-collection crew contracted out by the Texas Department of Transporta ...

Jury ups gang member's sentence to 53 years

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST

Jury members on Thursday added three years to the original prison sentence of David Samaripas Jr. to conclude a retrial of charges growing out of his involvement in a 2007 gang-related drive-by shooting. Samaripas was originally given 50 years afte ...

CS council OKs new credit card fee

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

The College Station City Council on Thursday authorized its departments to impose a $3 fee on service payments they collect from credit cards. That fee will at first only be collected by the municipal court and jail but could eventually be expanded ...

Man charged with tossing cocaine out vehicle window

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:48 AM PST

A 32-year-old man faces two felony charges after a Bryan officer reported seeing him throw cocaine out his car window during a traffic stop. Frederick Rashad Davis was charged Wednesday with possession of from one to four grams of cocaine and tampe ...

Texas US Sen. Hutchison plans to retire next year

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:37 AM PST

WASHINGTON -- Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Republican who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas and has held the seat for nearly two decades, announced Thursday she will retire next year when her current term ends. In a letter address ...

Event to address vets' concerns

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

Brazos Valley veterans or their dependents who may have questions ranging from how to file a disability claim to how to obtain a home loan will have a chance to find some answers this Saturday. Starting at 8:30 a.m. and lasting until 12:30 p.m., a va ...

Woman accused of cashing $48 check charged with felony

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:14 AM PST

A 27-year-old woman remained jailed Thursday on a felony charge after she was accused of attempting to cash a $48 check. Christy Laine Young of Bryan was charged Wednesday with forgery of a financial instrument and possession of less than two ounces ...

Bryan man suffers major burns, dies

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report A Bryan man who was flown by helicopter to the University of Texas Medical Branch burn unit in Galveston Thursday after sustaining third-degree burns over 90 percent of his body has died, a hospital spokesman said. The man was iden ...

Video of burglary helps nab suspect

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:43 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report A Bryan man didn't have to travel far to burglarize a couple of businesses, according to police. Cary Lynn Shields, 42, ran from officers attempting to arrest him for the mid-December break-ins of a Subway and an attempted break-in ...

Police: Bryan man fled, resisted arrest

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report A 28-year-old Bryan man was released from the Brazos County Jail Thursday after police arrested him on charges of fleeing from an officer and evading and resisting arrest. According to the police report, an officer on patrol aroun ...

Giffords making progress

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is opening both eyes, moving both legs and arms and is responding to friends and family.Her doctors call it a "major milestone" in her recovery."We're hoping that she crosses through many more," said her neuro ...

Dewhurst, other Texas leaders get more security

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:16 PM PST

AUSTIN, Texas -- More Texas leaders have bodyguards, whether they want them or not. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says "credible threats" were documented in December and he has agreed to allow state-provided law enforcement personnel to protect him as ne ...

8,000 may lose state jobs

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST

AUSTIN -- The first draft of Texas' new budget will eliminate an estimated 8,000 state jobs and stay within available revenue, which is almost $8 billion lower than the last budget, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said Thursday.The initial "bill is not ...

Texans pay thousands for license plates at auction

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:18 PM PST

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Adam Richey hadn't really thought about getting a license plate reading RANGERS until seeing an ad about two weeks ago for an auction for 33 personalized plates. The idea grew on the Dallas man, and the Texas Rangers season ticke ...

6-year-old boy shot dead in Dallas apartment

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:20 PM PST

DALLAS -- A 6-year-old boy is dead of a gunshot wound, and detectives are questioning other kids who were with him in a north Dallas apartment to determine how he was shot. The incident happened Thursday afternoon in a second-floor flat at the Spani ...

Hutchison plans to retire in 2012

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a moderate Republican who has easily kept her Texas seat for nearly two decades even as the state grew more conservative, announced Thursday she would retire next year at the end of her term.Hutchison, a ...

Sea World to restart 'Dine with Shamu'

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:21 PM PST

ORLANDO, Fla. -- SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment plans to restart its "Dine with Shamu" killer-whale show, which was suspended after a trainer's death last year.The company announced Thursday that it plans to restart the show Feb. 26 at SeaWorld S ...

FDA sets new rules for painkillers

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Federal health regulators are limiting a key ingredient found in Vicodin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers that have been linked to thousands of cases of liver damage each year.The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday i ...

CSI: Aggieland

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST

Texas A&M students Andrea Canalda (left) and Casey Branach collect evidence Thursday at a simulated crime scene at the Texas Engineering Extension Service Tactical Prop House on the Texas A&M Riverside Campus. The students, who are enrolled i ...

It Takes Two Meds to Control Blood Pressure

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:46 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients with high blood pressure who are given combined drug therapy from the start of treatment respond better than patients given single-drug treatment (monotherapy), according to a new study. Additionally, those who later s ...

Gov't proposes new school lunch rules

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- School cafeterias would have to hold the fries -- and serve kids more whole grains, fruits and vegetables -- under the government's plans for the first major nutritional overhaul of students' meals in 15 years.The Agriculture Department ...

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