Getting fit, astronaut style Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST It's not as if fitness and nutrition haven't been taught in College Station elementary schools before. But there's something about tying the lessons to NASA astronaut training that seems to have fourth-graders excited. About 800 students in the Coll ... |
Bryan woman gets 25 years Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST A 22-year-old Bryan woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to murdering her common-law husband in the couple's home last January. "I shot my common-law husband because we were having problems and I thought that wa ... |
A&M group ringing in Chinese New Year Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST This Saturday the Texas A&M Chinese Students and Scholars Association will be presenting its annual Spring Festival, which celebrates the Chinese New Year, beginning at 7 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. The beginning of the New Year is Feb. 3, but o ... |
A&M group ringing in Chinese New Year Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST This Saturday the Texas A&M Chinese Students and Scholars Association will be presenting its annual Spring Festival, which celebrates the Chinese New Year, beginning at 7 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. The beginning of the New Year is Feb. 3, but o ... |
Woman pleads guilty, sentenced to 25 years for killing husband Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:03 AM PST A 22-year-old Bryan woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to murdering her common-law husband a year ago. Courtney Keefer told District Judge Travis Bryan III that she shot Marco Anthony Sifuentez-Carrillo “b ... |
Two men charged with damaging A&M property, stealing four-wheeler Posted: 26 Jan 2011 02:40 AM PST Two men remained jailed Wednesday after being accused of causing more than $61,000 worth of damage to Texas A&M University property in November while taking several of the university’s vehicles on a joyride before stealing an all-terrain v ... |
Horde of animals seized from home Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST Eagle Staff Report More than 60 cats, two dogs and five birds were seized from a Brazos County home Tuesday and most are now under the care of the Brazos Animal Shelter. The animals were malnourished and kept in unsanitary conditions, according to Ju ... |
A&M student faces felony drug charge Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:14 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A Texas A&M student was arrested on a felony charge of marijuana possession after police received a call from the man's neighbor. College Station police responded to an anonymous call Tuesday from someone who said they smelled ... |
CS man faces his third DWI charge Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:14 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A 36-year-old College Station man with two prior convictions for driving while intoxicated now faces a third offense. An officer patrolling F.M. 2154 Tuesday night noticed a vehicle switch lanes a number of times without signaling ... |
Historic Camp Cooley up for sale Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST FRANKLIN -- Klaus Birkel was far from being a rancher when he moved to Texas in 1991 and took over Camp Cooley Ranch. Unlike others in the industry who were carrying on the cowboy tradition of ranching, as many in their family had done before, becom ... |
Historic Camp Cooley up for sale Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST FRANKLIN -- Klaus Birkel was far from being a rancher when he moved to Texas in 1991 and took over Camp Cooley Ranch. Unlike others in the industry who were carrying on the cowboy tradition of ranching, as many in their family had done before, becom ... |
Weather Whys: Texas' coldest temperature Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:38 AM PST Q: What’s the coldest it’s ever been in Texas? A: Texas is no stranger to below zero temperatures, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. “There have been numerous times in the last 100 years when parts of the state have ... |
Driver in custody after wreck Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST Bryan police had a man in custody late Wednesday whom they believed was involved in a one-vehicle rollover accident earlier in the day. Police said the vehicle flipped over at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Sandy Point Road between Texas 21 and F.M. 28 ... |
Federal deficit projected to hit $1.5 trillion Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Far from slowing, the government's deficit spending will surge to a record $1.5 trillion flood of red ink this year, congressional budget experts estimated Wednesday, blaming the slow economic recovery and last month's tax-cut law. The ... |
Partisanship returns to Congress Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST WASHINGTON -- House Republicans launched a tirade Wednesday at Obama administration regulations, reversing what had been an unusual display of unity hours earlier at the president's State of the Union speech.In one of the first hearings of the Republ ... |
Giffords starts on rehab Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST HOUSTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was transferred Wednesday to a Houston rehabilitation center, where she began intensive therapy and will have a valve inserted into her breathing tube to help her speak. Doctors at TIRR Memorial Hermann -- The Inst ... |
A loophole means unlimited data for AT&T iPhone Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:38 AM PST NEW YORK -- Verizon Wireless will start offering the iPhone on Feb. 10 with a draw that AT&T Inc. no longer offers to new subscribers: a plan with unlimited data usage. But The Associated Press has learned that some AT&T iPhone users on limit ... |
Senate OKs voter ID bill Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST AUSTIN -- Texas Republican leaders have scored their first major legislative victory of the 2011 session with Senate passage of a bill requiring most residents to present photo identification before being allowed to vote. The legislation, which exem ... |
Color-coded terror warnings to be phased out Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST WASHINGTON -- By the end of April, terror threats to the U.S. will no longer be described in shades of green, blue, yellow, orange and red, The Associated Press has learned.The nation's color-coded terror warning system will be phased out beginning t ... |
Toyota recalls 1.7M vehicles for fuel leaks Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST TOKYO -- Toyota recalled nearly 1.7 million cars worldwide Wednesday for fuel leaks, the latest in a ballooning number of quality problems that could add another dent to its tarnished reputation in the crucial U.S. market. Toyota's latest recalls ar ... |
Egypt protesters clash with police for 2nd day Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST CAIRO -- Egyptian anti-government activists pelted police with firebombs and rocks in a second day of clashes Wednesday. Beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas, beatings and live ammunition fired in the air to dispe ... |
Iran gains clout in Middle East Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- From the Afghan badlands to the Mediterranean, evidence of Iran's reach is easy to spot: a mix of friend and foe for Kabul leaders, a power broker in Iraq, deep alliances with Syria and a big brother to Lebanon's Hezbol ... |
Bison roam into town Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History Executive Director Deborah Cowman adjusts a painted bison skull on display at the museum Wednesday. The skull and other items are part of the museum's newest exhibit, Bison: American Icon, which is being insta ... |
Business briefs Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST Eagle Staff Reports Area businesswoman recognized nationally A local businesswoman was one of 14 nationwide selected as Women's Business Enterprise Stars by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council. Rebecca Boenigk, CEO and board chairman f ... |
Cardiac Arrest: Worse in Public Setting? Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:47 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows the frequency of a potentially deadly heart rhythm is lower among patients who suffer cardiac arrests at home than among those who have them in a public setting. In order to find out if there was a link betwee ... |
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