Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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Brazos Valley under tornado watch until 10 p.m.

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:22 AM PDT

A tornado watch has been issued for Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Milam, Robertson and Washington counties until 10 p.m.
The National Weather Service issued the watch at 5:03 p.m.
Leon County was also under a tornado warning.
The Natio ...

Panetta to replace Gates

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:13 AM PDT


WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama plans this week to name CIA Director Leon Panetta to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Gen. David Petraeus, now running the war in Afghanistan, would take the CIA chief's job in a major shuffle of the ...

Longtime Aggie coach has busy night in final game at Olsen Field

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:11 PM PDT

A decent-sized crowd of 3,560 turned out for Texas A&M's baseball game against Sam Houston State and a chance to welcome back former Aggie coach Mark Johnson on Tuesday.
The Bearkats upset the Aggies 8-5 in 12 innings, but the outcome wasn't the ...

A&M System might ax jobs

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Notices will begin going out Wednesday that could impact the jobs of more than 200 employees in a pair of Texas A&M System state agencies based in College Station.
The letters to employees of Texas AgriLife Research and Texas AgriLife Extensi ...

Two teens charged with killing woman in Milam County

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:16 AM PDT

Two Rockdale teens have been charged with capital murder after police said they confessed to killing a woman before burglarizing her home in Milam County on Monday.
Rockdale residents Tanner Baker and Brandon Cotton, both 18, were arrested Monday.
...

Duo jailed in woman's death

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Two Rockdale teenagers remained behind bars Tuesday without bail after being charged with killing a 50-year-old Milam County woman.
Tanner Baker and Brandon Cotton, both 18, were arrested Monday after they confessed to shooting and killing Sandra ...

Bryan councilmembers OK remap guidelines

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


The Bryan City Council on Tuesday adopted standards it will use to redraw its district boundaries before the next election.
The guidelines include following federally mandated rules that protect minority voters and keeping neighborhoods and other ...

Campbell's Scoop: BHS spring football in its second week

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:03 AM PDT



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Becoming more than Aggieland

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

More cooperation and less competition between Bryan and College Station would help to bring more visitors to the area, several residents said Tuesday night at a Town Hall meeting where tourism was the topic of discussion. The Bryan-College Station Co ...

Obama releases birth form, decries 'silliness'

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:35 AM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Responding to critics' relentless claims, President Barack Obama on Wednesday produced a detailed Hawaii birth certificate in an extraordinary attempt to bury the issue of where he was born and confirm his legitimacy to hold office. H ...

Get a sneak peek of 12th Man Hall

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


If you are like me and are painfully missing the Memorial Student Center, a sneak peak at the 12th Man Hall may be just what you need to survive the next year.
Students and community members will have a chance to tour the newly added 12th Man Hal ...

Storms across Texas cause scattered damage

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:21 AM PDT


DALLAS -- Authorities say they have been surveying damage a day after thunderstorms spawned more than a dozen tornadoes that hit widely scattered areas of mostly rural Texas.
More storms were forecast Tuesday.
No injuries were reported in Monday' ...

Tip a cop to help Special Olympians

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Officers from the Brazos County Sheriff's Office and the University, Bryan and College Station police departments will be working Wednesday and Thursday night at the Texas Roadhouse.
The officers will be greeting people at the do ...

Apple denies storing users' locations on iPhones

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:15 AM PDT


CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple says it does not store users' locations on iPhones and iPads.
In a statement Wednesday, Apple Inc. blames a misunderstanding of its technology.
Last week, privacy watchdogs demanded answers from Apple after security res ...

New rules for Texas cat and dog breeders proposed

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:23 AM PDT

AUSTIN -- Commercial cat and dog breeders would face new regulations, fees and licensing requirements under legislation that passed the Texas House on Tuesday.The measure, which was approved 95-44, is designed to crack down on so-called puppy mills t ...

Driver charged with intoxicated assault

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

The Eagle Staff
A man police believe caused a major traffic accident that injured several people in early April was arrested Tuesday on charges of intoxicated assault with a vehicle and causing an accident that resulted in serious bodily injury.
R ...

Thousands in Galveston area lose electricity

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:21 AM PDT

GALVESTON -- Power outages linked to dry weather have hit Southeast Texas a day after several nearby refineries and chemical plants lost electricity. Houston-based CenterPoint Energy on Wednesday reported nearly 13,000 customers without power in the ...

Settlement over refusal to drive 2 women to clinic

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:22 AM PDT


AUSTIN, Texas -- A minister and bus driver for a public transit company who sued after being fired for not taking two women to a Planned Parenthood clinic, fearing they would seek abortions, has won a $21,000 settlement.
Edwin Graning of Kyle set ...

Man charged with felony in $14 theft

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A 24-year-old College Station man was arrested Tuesday on a felony theft charge after he was accused of taking $14 from a parking lot pay box.
College Station police responded to a report Monday of a suspicious male in the area ...

B-CS panel to judge lemonade samples

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

The public is invited to watch "celebrity judges" taste lemonade samples from young entrepreneurs on Wednesday.
Lemonade Day Bryan-College Station is hosting a recipe contest from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Blue Baker, 800 University Drive E., Suite 100 i ...

2 found dead in Dallas apartment fire

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:21 AM PDT

DALLAS -- Police say two men have been found slain in a Dallas apartment that burned.The bodies were discovered early Wednesday as emergency personnel responded to the fire. Police say the deaths are being investigated as homicides and the victims li ...

Ex-library manager faces theft charge

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

A library branch manager who was fired last week after being accused of stealing money from the library turned herself into police Tuesday and was charged with misdemeanor theft.
According to police, the director of the Bryan-College Station Librar ...

Oil the wild card for U.S. economy

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

survey of leading economists, who are increasingly confident in a recovery that is nearly two years old. They expect the economy to grow faster every quarter this year.
In part, that's because the economists think Americans will spend more freely i ...

Obama may tap Crocker for post

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is likely to name seasoned diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, several sources told The Associated Press on Tuesday, part of a far-reaching turnover of the nation's top leadership of ...

Giffords, other big name guests to see Endeavour liftoff

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords arrived at NASA's launch site Tuesday for this week's flight of space shuttle Endeavour, and said his wife would be following him "pretty soon" -- in plenty of time for liftoff.
Endeavour is ...

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