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- Space Shuttle Atlantis embarks on final mission
- Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93
- Space program fell short on claims
- Americans assemble to watch shuttle's final liftoff
- What's next for NASA
- Space Shuttle Atlantis to return on July 20
- Bryan and Brazos Animal Shelter deal still on shaky ground
- NASA's last space shuttle blasts into history
- Bryan and College Station schools relieved by budget outlook
- A&M sociology professor Stuart Hysom dies week after wreck
- B-CS argues for water permits
- Police: Man led officers on high-speed chase
- Man charged with indecent exposure to three girls
- UN official: US execution of Leal broke int'l law
- VFW plans to serve up gumbo dinner
- Texas Rangers fan dies, fell reaching for ball
- Texas A&M equine program gets $2.5M grant
- Tax assessor, deputy charged with giving alcohol
- Troopers clear fatal rollover off Texas 21
- Deputies find dead body off of F.M. 50
- Rangers fan's widow worried for son
- States fight for Caylee's Law'
- Jobs report weighs on debt talks
- Saturday to mark Sudan's split
- Weak hiring casts doubts on economic rebound
| Space Shuttle Atlantis embarks on final mission Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:15 PM PDT The Friday morning launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis left many on Earth with mixed emotions. Watching in awe as the shuttle ascended into space was made bittersweet by the realization that it marked the last time it would ever happen, said Kerr ... |
| Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93 Posted: 08 Jul 2011 01:24 PM PDT DETROIT — A family friend says former first lady Betty Ford has died at age 93. Marty Allen says Ford, whose battles with cancer and substance abuse inspired millions to seek treatment, died Friday. Allen did not say how Betty Ford ... |
| Space program fell short on claims Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those. It cost $196 billion over 40 years, ended the lives of 14 astronauts and managed to make less than half the flights promised. Yet de ... |
| Americans assemble to watch shuttle's final liftoff Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:14 PM PDT TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- It was a tailgate party for the ages. They came packing tents and camp chairs, coolers and snacks, Sodoku books and laptops, parking cars and RVs in almost every available space along U.S. 1 to witness history blasting off in th ... |
| Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT Thirty years of flight by NASA's space shuttles will end once Atlantis returns home from this last mission. The space agency will be looking to deeper space exploration, but the future is still somewhat unclear. NASA is looking to private companies ... |
| Space Shuttle Atlantis to return on July 20 Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With a cry from its commander to "light this fire one more time," the last shuttle thundered into orbit Friday on a cargo run that will close out three decades of both triumph and tragedy for NASA and usher in a period of un ... |
| Bryan and Brazos Animal Shelter deal still on shaky ground Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:16 PM PDT Months of haggling between Bryan and the Brazos Animal Shelter will stop next week, but it's unclear whether they will end with a final affirmation of the two entities' relationship or another falling out. The Bryan City Council is set to conside ... |
| NASA's last space shuttle blasts into history Posted: 08 Jul 2011 03:45 AM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis and four astronauts rocketed into orbit Friday on NASA’s last space shuttle voyage, dodging bad weather and delighting hundreds of thousands of spectators on hand to witness the end of an era. It will be ... |
| Bryan and College Station schools relieved by budget outlook Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:30 PM PDT Now that the Legislature has -- finally -- spoken, administrators of the Bryan and College Station school districts are working to adjust their budgets to fit the new fiscal reality. Lawmakers completed their 30-day special session without touchin ... |
| A&M sociology professor Stuart Hysom dies week after wreck Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:13 PM PDT A 47-year-old Texas A&M sociology professor died at St. Joseph's Regional Health Center Thursday after suffering a major head injury in a car accident the previous week. Stuart Hysom was in his two-door Mazda vehicle headed west on F.M. 60 jus ... |
| Posted: 08 Jul 2011 12:26 AM PDT Local government officials warned regulators on Thursday that reducing the amount of water that Bryan and College Station can take from the ground would hamper the cities' abilities to grow. "We are going to continue to see economic development and e ... |
| Police: Man led officers on high-speed chase Posted: 08 Jul 2011 04:16 AM PDT A 33-year-old Bryan man was in the Brazos County Jail on Friday after leading authorities on a pursuit on Texas 6. Jerome Allen Searcy of Bryan was charged with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and assault on a public servant. A Brazos Co ... |
| Man charged with indecent exposure to three girls Posted: 08 Jul 2011 02:28 AM PDT Police have arrested a 22-year-old man accused of exposing himself to three young girls at a College Station apartment complex pool in late June. Casey James Lindley of Bryan was charged Friday with three counts of indecency with a child. An offic ... |
| UN official: US execution of Leal broke int'l law Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:13 AM PDT GENEVA -- The United States broke international law when it executed a Mexican citizen, the United Nations' top human rights official said Friday. The Texas execution of Humberto Leal "raises particular legal concerns," including whether he had ac ... |
| VFW plans to serve up gumbo dinner Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:11 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Veterans of Foreign Wars is serving up gumbo Saturday. There will be two types of gumbo, seafood, chicken and sausage served at VFW Post 4692, 794 Harvey Mitchell Parkway in Bryan. The 11 a.m. meal will be $6 a serving. Ther ... |
| Texas Rangers fan dies, fell reaching for ball Posted: 08 Jul 2011 12:27 AM PDT ARLINGTON, Texas — Reigning AL MVP Josh Hamilton grabbed the foul ball that ricocheted into left field and tossed it into the stands, as he has countless times before. Shannon Stone, who was at the game with his young son, caught the ball bu ... |
| Texas A&M equine program gets $2.5M grant Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:29 PM PDT The equine program at Texas A&M is on the rise after receiving a $2.5 million grant in honor of Dr. Glenn Blodgett, a distinguished CVM alumnus. The equine initiative, a partnership between CVM, the College of Agriculture and Life Science and t ... |
| Tax assessor, deputy charged with giving alcohol Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:11 AM PDT AUSTIN-- State authorities have brought charges against a county tax assessor and a deputy sheriff for providing alcohol at a high school graduation party.The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said it launched an investigation after three teens wer ... |
| Troopers clear fatal rollover off Texas 21 Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:31 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Texas Department of Public Safety troopers were clearing the scene of a fatal rollover accident Friday night off of Texas 21 in Grimes County. The wreck occurred around 8:15 p.m. near Sandy Creek and involved one vehicle, offici ... |
| Deputies find dead body off of F.M. 50 Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:19 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe body of a dead man was found in Burleson County Thursday in an isolated area off South F.M. 50 near Clay, according to authorities. Burleson County Sheriff's Office officials said deputies discovered the corpse near a vehicle af ... |
| Rangers fan's widow worried for son Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:29 PM PDT ARLINGTON -- Go to the ballpark and catch a foul ball: It's what every fan wants to do. And so it was for 6-year-old Cooper Stone. He and his dad even stopped to buy a new glove on the way to the Texas Rangers game on Thursday night. Even better ... |
| States fight for Caylee's Law' Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:30 PM PDT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Lawmakers outraged over Casey Anthony's acquittal have responded by proposing so-called Caylee's laws that would allow prosecutors to bring felony charges against parents who do not quickly report missing children. The new mea ... |
| Jobs report weighs on debt talks Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama used a bleak jobs report Friday to prod Congress toward a swift agreement on deficits and the national debt. But the higher unemployment numbers hardened partisan views that a weak economy can't tolerate added tax ... |
| Saturday to mark Sudan's split Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:30 PM PDT JUBA, Sudan -- South Sudan becomes the world's newest nation Saturday after a half-century struggle, and the streets of the capital began to pulse with excitement as the clock ticked down toward history.Many in Juba waited for the big midnight moment ... |
| Weak hiring casts doubts on economic rebound Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month, raising doubts that the economy will rebound in the second half of the year. The report baffled economists who had predicted much stronger job creation. And it escalated a debate in Wash ... |
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