| 14 displaced in CS apartment fire Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST No one was injured Friday in a fire that displaced 14 residents of an apartment complex off Harvey Road in College Station. The accidental blaze at Campus View Apartments was attributed to a standing lamp that fell and ignited a carpet, according to ... |
| CS interim city manager named Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST The College Station City Council voted unanimously Friday to appoint Assistant City Manager David Neeley as interim city manager. Neeley, 60, will assume the role Feb. 1 after current City Manager Glenn Brown retires on Jan. 31. Neeley will hold the ... |
| Man gets probation for online solicitation Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST A Brazos County jury on Friday sentenced Christopher Kazmierski to 10 years probation after convicting him a day earlier of online solicitation of a minor, a second-degree felony offense. The punishment was handed down after about two hours of deli ... |
| 38 people indicted on felony charges Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:09 PM PST Thirty-eight people were indicted this week on felony charges by a Brazos County grand jury, including a man who was shot by a clerk while allegedly committing a convenience-store robbery last year. Kenthony Jevelle Jackson, 19, was among four men ... |
| Police say man fled during traffic stop Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:09 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A 24-year-old Bryan man was in jail without bail Friday on charges stemming from a traffic stop, including evading arrest and fleeing from an officer. According to the police report, an officer noticed a vehicle without working ta ... |
| Benefit lunch for cancer victim today Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A benefit lunch is scheduled today at Sue Haswell park in Bryan for Tommy Hernandez Sr. Starting at 10 a.m. barbecue plates will be sold for $6. Proceeds are going toward funeral costs as well as to Hospice of the Brazos Valley. H ... |
| Raid saves hostages from pirates Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea -- At dawn Friday, South Korean commandos steered their boat to a hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea. Under covering fire from a destroyer and a Lynx helicopter, they scrambled up a ladder onto the ship, where Somali pirates wer ... |
| Giffords has safe trip to Texas Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST HOUSTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords smiled inside an ambulance as she heard applause during a dramatic send-off from her hometown Friday, and doctors say her transfer by jet and helicopter to a hospital in Houston went flawlessly.Throngs of sign-carry ... |
| Stepping into the lion's den for funds Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST TAMPA, Fla. -- The owner of a Florida wildlife rescue center is living in a cage with two lions, a fundraising stunt that has riled other animal rescue groups and underscores how difficult it is to keep such sanctuaries afloat. James Jablon with Wil ... |
| All eyes on Dewhurst for possible Senate run Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:09 PM PST AUSTIN -- With considerable personal wealth and one of the most powerful jobs in Texas state government, Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is considered the early favorite to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. The key word being "earl ... |
| Production of execution sedative to stop Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The sole U.S. manufacturer of a key lethal injection drug said Friday it is ending production because of death-penalty opposition overseas -- a move that could delay executions across the United States.Over the past several months, ... |
| Hawaii refusing to release data about Obama's birth certificate Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST HONOLULU -- Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie will end his quest to prove President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii because it's against state law to release private documents, his office said Friday. State Attorney General David Louie told the gover ... |
| Pooches roaming free create a driving hazard Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- Man's best friend is not a driver's best friend. While lawmakers have been banning drivers from texting or using cell phones, many motorists are riding around with another dangerous risk -- their dogs. Experts say an unrestrained dog ... |
| Sistine Chapel books on display Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST DALLAS -- Forty books once used by popes and other church dignitaries for services in the Sistine Chapel, largely forgotten after they were spirited away from Rome in 1798, are featured in a new exhibit. For its only U.S. stop, the display of the bo ... |
| Trying history on for size Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:14 PM PST Ameir Davenport tries on a replica Mexican army helmet while holding a musket at Sam Rayburn Middle School's annual Alamo Day at Premier Cinemas in Bryan on Friday. Students got a chance to meet actors form the 2004 film based on the historic battle ... |
| Faith calendar Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:09 PM PST Sunday * Faith United Church (UCC), 2901 Austin's Colony Parkway in Bryan, will welcome guest speaker Pastor Cindy Miller. Fellowship will begin at 10 a.m. followed by the worship service at 10:30. Miller's message will be "Let's Surrender and Go Fis ... |
| Letters for January 22 Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST Classroom teachers cannot do it alone How public schools fare in this legislative session depend in part on whether those who know and appreciate their value rise to their defense. We often take our schools and the remarkable, unsung dedication of t ... |
| Calendar Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST Saturday EVENTS Operation Chili Cookoff and motorcycle and auto swap meet, 9 a.m. Independence Harley-Davidson. Swap meet is $20 for a 10 by 10 space. independencehd.com or 690-1669. Sparklette Workshop, 9 a.m. to noon. Navasota High School gymnasium ... |
| A month into winter, Easterners have had enough Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- In Rhode Island, a mayor tells parents of snowbound schoolchildren to "hang in there." Atlanta has blown nearly all the money it set aside to clear the streets. In Connecticut, they're literally praying for winter to end. And ... |
| Obama goal: 'Putting the economy into overdrive' Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) -- More than half the nation disapproves of President Barack Obama's policies to reduce stubbornly high unemployment, a new Associated Press-GfK poll said Friday as Obama refocused his job-creation efforts on a business-friend ... |
| California school eyes accounts of sex by second graders Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A second-grade teacher in Northern California was placed on leave while a school and police investigate accounts by students that classmates engaged in oral sex and stripped off some of their clothes during class, officials s ... |
| Page to reclaim CEO position at Google Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO -- When Google Inc. went public in 2004, the three men running the company promised each other they would remain a ruling triumvirate for at least 20 more years.Although their commitment to work together until 2024 hasn't changed, Googl ... |
| Mexican journalist claiming he received death threats is seeking U.S. asylum Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST EL PASO -- A journalist from Mexico pleaded his case for asylum in the United States on Friday, more than two years after he fled across the border with his 15-year-old son because of receiving what he called death threats for his critical coverage ... |
| SPORTS IN BRIEF Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST Appeals court denies Leach's breach claim LUBBOCK -- A Texas appeals court threw out former coach Mike Leach's breach of contract claim against Texas Tech on Friday, though it said he could still pursue non-monetary claims against the school over his ... |
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