Friday, April 29, 2011

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Firefighters battle grass fire on F.M. 2818

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:11 PM PDT

Precinct 2 Constable and volunteer firefighter Donald Lampo runs to help other firefighters battle a grass fire off of F.M. 2818 early Thursday evening. The fire was extinguished a little after 9 p.m. and took firefighters about two hours to contain. ...

A&M may wait for Crocker to return

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


Texas A&M Bush School Dean Ryan Crocker was picked Thursday to serve as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, but preliminary plans also were being discussed to have him return to his A&M post following his foreign service.
"I thought I had fou ...

Americans wake before dawn to watch royal wedding

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:19 AM PDT


CHICAGO -- Americans swept up in royal fever woke long before dawn Friday to eat full English breakfasts and attend British-themed parties across four time zones as they watched Prince William marry longtime sweetheart Kate Middleton.
Restaurants ...

CS lifts limits on signs, rejects fees

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


Developers in College Station scored two political victories Thursday when the City Council voted to ease some restrictions on the appearance of retail buildings and declined to impose fees for new home buyers to hook up to the city water system.
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National Weather Service: Tornado hit Groesbeck on Tuesday

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:18 AM PDT


Meteorologists said they believe a tornado and straight-line winds hit Groesbeck during a storm Tuesday night.
National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Bunting said a storm hit Groesbeck at 7:30 p.m., and he said it appeared a tornado and strai ...

Town still 'shocked' by murder

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Milam County Sheriff David Greene said Thursday that residents were still "in shock" after a 50-year-old woman was shot and killed in her San Gabriel area home earlier in the week.
"Something like this scares communities, it creates a lot of tens ...

Part of Holleman Drive closed for Duck Jam

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:01 AM PDT

A portion of Holleman Drive in College Station will be closed for the annual Duck Jam event.Holleman Drive, from Dartmouth Street to Post Oak Mall, was closed at noon Thursday, and it will remain closed through 10 a.m. Sunday for Duck Jam. The event ...

Wallis not proposing tax increase

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Bryan's next superintendent said he doesn't believe an increase in school taxes is necessary for the time being.
Thomas Wallis, who was hired Monday by a unanimous vote of the school board, said a property-tax hike is unwarranted in the current ec ...

Pet of the week: Bonnet

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:09 AM PDT


Experiment to take trip aboard shuttle

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Special to the Eagle
When the Space Shuttle Endeavour takes flight Friday for its final mission, a $2 billion particle-physics experiment with Texas A&M University ties will be along for the ride.
As part of Endeavour's swan song, the Alpha Ma ...

Run supports sexual assault crisis center

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
The Sexual Assault Resource Center is hosting its annual 5k run on Saturday.
Organizers are encouraging community members to walk or run to show support for the local rape crisis center.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. The runnin ...

State senators approve teacher effectiveness bill

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:14 AM PDT


AUSTIN -- The Texas Senate has approved legislation meant to improve evaluation of the state's public school teachers and develop methods to help them succeed in the classroom.
Republican Sen. Florence Shapiro touts her bill as a bipartisan effort ...

Aggieland set for busy weekend

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:21 PM PDT


An expected, 5,000 bikers will be rolling through town this weekend for a rally at Lake Somerville at about the same time hundreds of Keep Brazos Beautiful volunteers will be picking up litter on area roadways and some 2,000 A&M cadets march ou ...

Aggieland set for busy weekend

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:21 PM PDT


An expected, 5,000 bikers will be rolling through town this weekend for a rally at Lake Somerville at about the same time hundreds of Keep Brazos Beautiful volunteers will be picking up litter on area roadways and some 2,000 A&M cadets march ou ...

Immigrants' fingerprinting program under scrutiny

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:05 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- A California congresswoman asked on Thursday for an investigation of whether Homeland Security employees lied to the public, local governments and Congress about an immigration enforcement program known as Secure Communities.Secure Comm ...

Killeen police say father, daughter, 5, dead

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:06 AM PDT

KILLEEN -- Police say a man fatally shot his 5-year-old daughter and then killed himself at their Central Texas home.Killeen police spokeswoman Carroll Smith says 37-year-old Anthony Means was pronounced dead at the scene Thursday morning. Smith told ...

Aggie prof to join national agency

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Jane Bolin, associate professor at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, recently was selected to be one of a small number of peer-reviewers working for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serv ...

London jeweler makes Kate's ring of rare gold

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:49 PM PDT

LONDON -- Prince William and Kate Middleton have chosen a family business with long ties to the royal family to make the wedding ring of rare Welsh gold that will be slipped on her finger Friday.Palace officials said the ring was made by the Wartski ...

Auditor: Perry's tech fund needs more transparency

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:14 AM PDT


AUSTIN -- The state auditor says in a new report that Gov. Rick Perry's Texas Emerging Technology Fund needs "significant improvements to promote greater transparency and accountability."
The fund, administered by the governor's office, was create ...

Death toll in South up to 281

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT


PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. -- Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. At least 281 peopl ...

House passes contentious map for districts for 2012

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- The GOP-led Texas House approved a redistricting plan early Thursday that would all but guarantee a continued Republican majority -- albeit a smaller one than the party has now.The map was approved on a 92-52 vote after a marathon debate th ...

Senators disagree on how to utilize Rainy Day Fund

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT


AUSTIN -- The Texas Senate is deeply divided over its budget plan and a proposal to use $6 billion from the state's Rainy Day Fund over the next two years.
Sen. Steve Ogden, Republican chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said Thursday that t ...

Huge crowd awaits final launch of Endeavour

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On the eve of the next-to-last space shuttle launch, thousands of people streamed to the region for a chance to watch Friday's fiery spectacle. Adding to the fever-pitch excitement: The first-ever visit by an entire presiden ...

Huge crowd awaits final launch of Endeavour

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On the eve of the next-to-last space shuttle launch, thousands of people streamed to the region for a chance to watch Friday's fiery spectacle. Adding to the fever-pitch excitement: The first-ever visit by an entire presiden ...

Obama reworks national security team

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- The reshuffled national security team President Barack Obama introduced on Thursday will be charged with fighting not only the overseas war in Afghanistan but also budget battles on the home front over Pentagon spending that has balloon ...

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