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- African-Americans celebrate Juneteenth at event
- Texas group to combat higher education reforms
- Prosecution rests in Corey Stewart's capital murder trial
- Defense calls single witness in capital murder trial
- Five people indicted in ambush
- College Station man convicted in death of Delaware woman
- Health reviews lead to closures
- Weiner telling friends he'll resign
- Special Olympians to ride at equestrian event
- Calvert man hasn't claimed $19M prize
- Rash of vandalized mailboxes reported
- Blinn, A&M extend TEAM program
- BV Bombers cancel fireworks displays
- Research to reuse waste gets grant
- Weiner announces resignation from Congress
- Libya report riles lawmakers
- Economy gets lift: Layoffs ease, home building up
- Most Missouri River levees holding up to surge
- Study: More freshmen feel 'above average'
- Farmers taking Pilgrim's Pride to court
- Mexican TV show scrubs police image
- Texas-born TV producer dies at 89
- Garden calendar
- Trees show signs of decline before dying
- Getting rid of chinch bugs not hard
| African-Americans celebrate Juneteenth at event Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT An African-American history lesson in song, dance and games highlighted Thursday's Juneteenth Celebration at the George Bush Library and Museum. Delivering the instruction was musician and poet Clifton Fifer Jr., a retired Texas history teacher f ... |
| Texas group to combat higher education reforms Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT As higher education in Texas is assailed by critics seeking more accountability, a group of 200 influential Texans has coalesced to promote the state's public higher-education institutions. The Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education c ... |
| Prosecution rests in Corey Stewart's capital murder trial Posted: 16 Jun 2011 07:13 AM PDT Prosecutors rested their case in a capital murder trial of a 33-year-old College Station man shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday. Corey Stewart faces life in prison without parole if convicted of taking part in a deadly convenience store robbery. Johannes ... |
| Defense calls single witness in capital murder trial Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT One witness testified on behalf of the defense Thursday after prosecutors rested their case on the third day of the capital murder trial of 33-year-old Corey Stewart. Stewart was arrested on April 3, 2010, a day after 39-year-old Johannes Kinny w ... |
| Five people indicted in ambush Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT A grand jury indicted five people on three counts of aggravated robbery Thursday for allegedly ambushing three men outside a vacant home in west Brazos County before stealing two of their vehicles. A total of 44 people were indicted on 65 differe ... |
| College Station man convicted in death of Delaware woman Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:10 AM PDT SNOW HILL, Md. -- A Worcester County jury has found a Texas man guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a Delaware woman who went missing from a Pocomoke City home in 2007. Justin Michael Hadel, of College Station was convicted Wednesday of ... |
| Health reviews lead to closures Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT Two local eateries were closed recently after health inspectors found unsanitary conditions deemed a danger to public health. Chef Cao's, a Chinese food restaurant on University Drive, and Mugwall's, a coffee shop on Harvey Road, were both closed for ... |
| Weiner telling friends he'll resign Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON -- Sources tell The Associated Press that embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner is telling associates he will resign amid the furor over his sexually charged online relationships with several women. The married seven-term New York Democrat's re ... |
| Special Olympians to ride at equestrian event Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:01 PM PDT More than 130 Special Olympics athletes from across Texas will be competing at the Brazos County Expo Center this weekend in the program's summer equestrian competition. The events will run from Friday afternoon through Sunday morning and includ ... |
| Calvert man hasn't claimed $19M prize Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A Calvert resident who won the $19 million jackpot in Wednesday night's Lotto Texas has not yet contacted the Texas Lottery Commission to claim his prize. Mike's Country Store employee Sunny Momin sold the winning ticket to a m ... |
| Rash of vandalized mailboxes reported Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Brazos County Sheriff's Office and the County Attorney's Office have launched an investigation into the vandalism of more than 80 mailboxes in the area of Democrat and Grassbur roads over the past two days. Chief Deputy Mike W ... |
| Blinn, A&M extend TEAM program Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin and Blinn College Board Chairman Atwood Kenjura have signed an agreement that will extend the Blinn TEAM Program through June of 2016. The TEAM program, initiated in 2001, allows selected st ... |
| BV Bombers cancel fireworks displays Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Brazos Valley Bombers organization announced this week it would discontinue fireworks displays following the baseball games this season.The decision came amid a countywide burn ban and fears that the aerial display would be to ... |
| Research to reuse waste gets grant Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $2.3 million grant to a Texas A&M research initiative that converts agricultural wastes into biofuels and high-quality animal feed. The grant will provide three-year funding to the b ... |
| Weiner announces resignation from Congress Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Seared by scandal, New York Rep. Anthony Weiner announced his resignation from Congress on Thursday, done in by lewd photos he took of himself, sent to women online and then adamantly lied about after being caught. "I'm here today to a ... |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats on Thursday derided President Barack Obama's claim that U.S. air attacks against Libya do not constitute hostilities and demanded that the commander in chief seek congressional approval for the three-month-ol ... |
| Economy gets lift: Layoffs ease, home building up Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and builders broke ground on more homes in May. The latest data offered some hope that the economy may be improving after hitting a slump in late spring. Unemployment benefit a ... |
| Most Missouri River levees holding up to surge Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:01 PM PDT HAMBURG, Iowa -- The surge of water released from dams holding back the rain-swollen upper Missouri River reached deeper into Nebraska and Iowa on Thursday, headed swiftly toward Missouri and a soggy summer.Almost all the levees along the way have he ... |
| Study: More freshmen feel 'above average' Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT CHICAGO -- Among academics who track the behavior of young adults and teens, there's a touchy debate: Should the word "entitled" be used when talking about today's younger people? Are they overconfident in themselves?Jean Twenge, author of the book G ... |
| Farmers taking Pilgrim's Pride to court Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT MARSHALL -- A federal trial is starting in East Texas over claims Pilgrim's Pride closed two plants where it had a monopoly in order to boost chicken prices. The trial scheduled to open in Marshall on Thursday centers on a lawsuit filed by chicke ... |
| Mexican TV show scrubs police image Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:01 PM PDT MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's latest drug battle does not unfold in the border badlands or remote mountains where opium poppies grow, but on the small screen, where a TV show strives to save the image of long-notorious "federales" by presenting them as c ... |
| Texas-born TV producer dies at 89 Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:01 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Television producer and director Bob Banner, whose credits included the Dinah Shore, Garry Moore and Carol Burnett variety shows as well as the TV movies The Darker Side of Terror, My Sweet Charlie and Sea Wolf, has died at age 89. Ban ... |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT Friday * Some Like it HOT! seminar, 10:30 a.m. Brookwood Community, Brookshire. Program: John Crisp, Brookwood horticulture manager, will talk about plants that thrive in the summer heat and give tips on keeping your plants healthy all summer long. ... |
| Trees show signs of decline before dying Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT "Why did my tree die?" or "My tree looks like it is dying -- how can I save it?" are frequent questions that can be difficult to answer. Many factors can contribute to the decline and eventual death of a tree. Trees do grow old and die. For some, dea ... |
| Getting rid of chinch bugs not hard Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT Dear Neil: We are told we have chinch bugs in our St. Augustine. How can we be sure, and what can we use that will be safe for our dog?A: Chinch bugs love the heat. They will show up in the hottest, sunniest part of your lawn. At first, you'll notice ... |
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