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- Man struck, killed by train
- Bryan police ID man killed by train
- Recall signatures validated; 3 CS officials may face election
- Recall signatures validated; 3 CS officials may face election
- Aggie who inspired 'Proof of Life' dies at 66
- City secretary: SaveWellborn gets enough signatures to force recall election for 3 council members
- City secretary: SaveWellborn gets enough signatures to force recall election for 3 council members
- Voter ID bill on the fast track
- Trucker gets nearly 34 years in smuggling deaths
- TV pioneer Jack LaLanne got viewers off the couch
- Man accused in Giffords shooting pleads not guilty
- Obama will try to balance spending, cuts in address
- States want pedestrians, runners and cyclists to stay alert
- Dangerous sex offender flees Houston halfway house
- 'The King's Speech' gets 12 Oscar nominations
- Programs under GOP ax again
- Girl, 8, dies in mobile home fire in Shepherd
- Fighting Medicare fraud brings in billions
- Live fish, chicks in bags tossed at Fort Worth pep rally
- Help on way for military families
- Packers fans spending thousands for Super Bowl
- Texas woman admits selling son's identity
- Dow average nears 12,000 as tech stocks climb
- Hezbollah, allies set to control Lebanon government
- Suspect pleads not guilty in Arizona shooting
| Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST Bryan resident Herman Roberson's morning started off like any other Monday. After waking up, he prepared coffee and breakfast for his stepfather before heading out of his house and pushing his bicycle to a destination unknown. "I thought he was goin ... |
| Bryan police ID man killed by train Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:32 AM PST Bryan police have identified a man killed while pushing his bicycle on railroad tracks Monday morning as 53-year-old Bryan resident Herman Roberson. The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the incident around 8:40 a.m. on 28th Street nea ... |
| Recall signatures validated; 3 CS officials may face election Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Although their terms do not expire for more than a year, College Station Mayor Nancy Berry and two City Council members likely will be forced to defend their seats because an anti-annexation group gathered enough signatures to requ ... |
| Recall signatures validated; 3 CS officials may face election Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Although their terms do not expire for more than a year, College Station Mayor Nancy Berry and two City Council members likely will be forced to defend their seats because an anti-annexation group gathered enough signatures to requ ... |
| Aggie who inspired 'Proof of Life' dies at 66 Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST An Aggie who was kidnapped in 1994 and spent 11 months as a hostage of Colombian guerrillas died unexpectedly of a heart attack over the weekend in Houston. Thomas Hargrove was 66. The inspiration for the film Proof of Life, Hargrove's life led him ... |
| City secretary: SaveWellborn gets enough signatures to force recall election for 3 council members Posted: 24 Jan 2011 08:51 AM PST Mayor Nancy Berry and two council members will have to defend their seats on the City Council after SaveWellborn.org obtained enough signatures to hold a recall election. Berry took office in May, while Katy-Marie Lyles, Place 4, and Dave Ruesink, Pl ... |
| City secretary: SaveWellborn gets enough signatures to force recall election for 3 council members Posted: 24 Jan 2011 08:51 AM PST Mayor Nancy Berry and two council members will have to defend their seats on the City Council after SaveWellborn.org obtained enough signatures to hold a recall election. Berry took office in May, while Katy-Marie Lyles, Place 4, and Dave Ruesink, Pl ... |
| Voter ID bill on the fast track Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST AUSTIN -- Texas voters would be required to show photo identification before casting ballots under a Republican-backed bill that has been put on a fast track to passage in the state Senate.Gov. Rick Perry declared the legislation an emergency priorit ... |
| Trucker gets nearly 34 years in smuggling deaths Posted: 24 Jan 2011 05:14 AM PST HOUSTON -- A truck driver was resentenced to nearly 34 years in prison on Monday after a federal appeals court last year overturned the multiple life sentences he received for his role in America's deadliest human smuggling attempt, which resulted i ... |
| TV pioneer Jack LaLanne got viewers off the couch Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:49 AM PST NEW YORK -- Jack LaLanne began his show seen in dramatic silhouette, a peppy, powerful figure doing jumping jacks while an electric organ pumped out "Camptown Races," his bouncy theme. He was introduced as a "world-famous nutritionist, author, lectu ... |
| Man accused in Giffords shooting pleads not guilty Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:12 AM PST PHOENIX -- The 22-year-old man accused in a deadly Arizona rampage that critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has made his first public statement regarding his role in the shooting: He's not guilty. Jared Loughner entered the plea Monday to fed ... |
| Obama will try to balance spending, cuts in address Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Standing before a nation clamoring for jobs, President Barack Obama will call for targeted spending to boost the economy but also for budget cutting in Tuesday night's State of the Union address, his first in a new era of divided polit ... |
| States want pedestrians, runners and cyclists to stay alert Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Attention texting pedestrians and iPod-obsessed runners on the street: You may soon get unplugged. After targeting drivers who paid more attention to their phone calls and text messages than the road, lawmakers in Arkansas and N ... |
| Dangerous sex offender flees Houston halfway house Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:11 AM PST HOUSTON -- The Department of Public Safety says a 39-year-old high risk sex offender has escaped from a Houston halfway house. DPS spokeswoman Tela Mange told The Associated Press that Timothy Rosales Jr. was "still on the loose" Tuesday. Rosales, ... |
| 'The King's Speech' gets 12 Oscar nominations Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:16 AM PST BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The British monarchy saga "The King's Speech" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush. "This story has struck such a rich ... |
| Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Can the tea party kill off what Newt Gingrich couldn't? Federal subsidies for Amtrak, mohair farming, public broadcasting, small airlines serving rural airports and many others were targeted in the heady days of the 1995 GOP takeover ... |
| Girl, 8, dies in mobile home fire in Shepherd Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:44 AM PST SHEPHERD, Texas -- A mobile home fire in southeast Texas has left an 8-year-old girl dead. The San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office identifies the victim as Carlecia Boyd. Her two brothers and a family friend who was at the mobile home escaped unharm ... |
| Fighting Medicare fraud brings in billions Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:02 PM PST MIAMI -- Federal health officials announced new security measures Monday aimed at combatting Medicare fraud, including tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations. Authorities recovered $2.5 billion in ... |
| Live fish, chicks in bags tossed at Fort Worth pep rally Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:10 AM PST Associated PressFORT WORTH, Texas -- A fish and chicks incident at a Fort Worth school has led to cancellation of future assemblies.Live fish in bags and baby chicks were tossed during a pep rally last week at North Side High School. The Fort Worth S ... |
| Help on way for military families Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is announcing new government-wide initiatives to support military families, including programs aimed at preventing suicide and eliminating homelessness.Obama says the government has an obligation to help military ... |
| Packers fans spending thousands for Super Bowl Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:14 AM PST MILWAUKEE -- It's been 13 years since the Green Bay Packers made it to the Super Bowl and fans aren't wasting any time making up for it.The buying frenzy started right after the Packers beat the Bears 21-14 for the NFC championship Sunday night. Stor ... |
| Texas woman admits selling son's identity Posted: 24 Jan 2011 05:14 AM PST WICHITA, Kan. -- A Texas woman has admitted to selling her son's birth certificate and Social Security card to a Kansas woman.Maria de Jesus Soto on Monday pleaded guilty in federal court in Wichita in a deal that spares her any more jail time if the ... |
| Dow average nears 12,000 as tech stocks climb Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:02 PM PST NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average closed within 20 points of 12,000 Monday, its highest point since June 2008.Technology stocks rose after Intel Corp. increased its dividend and said it would buy back more of its stock. The company gained ... |
| Hezbollah, allies set to control Lebanon government Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST BEIRUT -- Hezbollah moved to the brink of controlling Lebanon's government on Monday after the Iranian-backed militant group secured enough support in parliament to name its own candidate for the next prime minister. Nearly two weeks after bringing ... |
| Suspect pleads not guilty in Arizona shooting Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST PHOENIX -- The suspect in the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords smiled and nodded but didn't speak as he appeared in court Monday and his lawyer provided the 22-year-old's first response to the charges: a plea of not guilty.In the two weeks since t ... |
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