Thursday, July 28, 2011

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Firefighting a passion for burn victim

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Patrick Hlavaty led an emergency crew Wednesday in dousing a chemical fire on a College Station ship even though he decided four decades ago that he never wanted to confront a raging blaze again.
The ship was a prop at Municipal Fire School, a we ...

Firefighting a passion for burn victim

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Patrick Hlavaty led an emergency crew Wednesday in dousing a chemical fire on a College Station ship even though he decided four decades ago that he never wanted to confront a raging blaze again.
The ship was a prop at Municipal Fire School, a we ...

College Station City Council considers selling real estate

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


The city of College Station bought the Chimney Hill shopping center in 2008 with a grand vision of tearing it down and constructing a $40 million convention center.
But three years later, after the economy crashed and new councilmembers were elect ...

DPS: Possible fatalities in wreck near Centerville

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:54 PM PDT

Troopers were responding to a two-vehicle wreck near Centerville early Thursday, and officials said there could be fatalities.
The wreck was reported at 5:48 a.m. on Texas 7 just west of Centerville.
Further details were not immediately available.

Bryan foster mother Thelma Johnson dies at 91

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Bryan resident Thelma Johnson was a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
And those who knew her said her generosity and love went far beyond just family ties.
The 91-year-old passed away Sunday after spending more than 30 years being ...

Construction ongoing on portion of Old Reliance

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:54 PM PDT

Drivers should expect delays over the next two to three months during reconstruction on Old Reliance Road between Carraba and Merka roads in Brazos County.
The total reconstruction began earlier this week, and drivers should expect delays and possib ...

Molester going to prison for 17 years

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT


A 39-year-old Bryan man convicted of indecency with a child was sentenced to two concurrent 17-year prison terms Wednesday -- punishment handed down first by a jury, then through a plea agreement.
A day earlier, prosecutors said a jury spent 11 m ...

Man charged with reckless driving, DWI

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 04:16 AM PDT

A 30-year-old man faces a felony driving while intoxicated charge after police said he drove on a sidewalk, the wrong way on a street and crashed through a gate arm.Davis Hall Wilson of Bryan was charged Tuesday with DWI with an open container; reckl ...

Man charged with 2 additional home burglaries

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 04:03 AM PDT

A 21-year-old Bryan man remained in jail Wednesday on three counts of burglary of a habitation.Lonnie Ray Conner Jr. was charged Tuesday with two counts of burglary of habitation. He had been in jail since April 23, when he was charged with burglary ...

Perry signs tort reform bill into law

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT


AUSTIN -- Some Houston-area Republicans are set to join Gov. Rick Perry for the ceremonial signing of a new law intended to limit frivolous lawsuits.
Perry will tout the so-called "loser pays" bill Wednesday in Houston. The measure, which goes int ...

Local snow cone business heats up

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT


Have you seen the lines at local snow cone stands?
Kids and adults, some even in business attire, will stand for sometimes up to 20 minutes in the 100-degree heat to secure a cup of shaved ice. And just about every one of those customers will say ...

Local snow cone business heats up

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT


Have you seen the lines at local snow cone stands?
Kids and adults, some even in business attire, will stand for sometimes up to 20 minutes in the 100-degree heat to secure a cup of shaved ice. And just about every one of those customers will say ...

Speaker creates buzz over bee venom as medical treatment

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


A multiple sclerosis patient who has been self-medicating herself with bee venom will speak Thursday at an annual event sponsored by the Central Texas Beekeepers in Brenham.
Alice Daley and her husband, Bill, said they initially learned about veno ...

Drive collecting jeans, sneakers for back-to-school

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:22 AM PDT

Twin City Mission is collecting jeans and sneakers for children in low-income families to wear when they go back to school.
The organization will accept new and used jeans and sneakers for children ages 5 to 12 - kindergarten through sixth grade. It ...

Speaker creates buzz over bee venom as medical treatment

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


A multiple sclerosis patient who has been self-medicating herself with bee venom will speak Thursday at an annual event sponsored by the Central Texas Beekeepers in Brenham.
Alice Daley and her husband, Bill, said they initially learned about veno ...

Tropical Storm Don moving toward southern Texas

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:10 AM PDT


MIAMI -- A day after forming, Tropical Storm Don is moving across the Gulf of Mexico toward southeastern Texas, where it's expected to make landfall Friday.
A tropical storm watch is in effect from the mouth of the Rio Grande northward to west of ...

Hope grows for debt deal

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Crisis concerns rising, House Republican leaders shrugged off a White House veto threat and an outbreak of tensions within their own party Wednesday as they built support for legislation to stave off the government default threatened ...

Bodies of 2 recovered from Texas lake

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:46 AM PDT

GRAND PRAIRIE -- Police have recovered the bodies of a boy and a man who were not wearing life jackets while riding a personal watercraft at a Dallas-area lake.Grand Prairie police say 13-year-old Erick Lara from Mexico and 32-year-old Juan Castro of ...

Staying cool a family affair

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Ian Jimenez, 1, gets a boost from his sister Isabel Jimenez, 11, as the pair make their way through the fountains along with other children in downtown Bryan off 29th Street. Thursday's high is expected to be 102, but there is a 20 percent chance of ...

GOP, Dems both blocking Boehner

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Despite his image as a button-down Republican, House Speaker John Boehner walked to the brink of a dramatic and historic agreement to change the government's spending habits.
But as he twice approached a $4 trillion deficit-reduction ...

Experts watch for red tide during Texas drought

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:40 AM PDT

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND -- Volunteers are being trained to watch for signs of red tide during the Texas drought and extreme summer heat.The Valley Morning Star reports about 20 volunteers Tuesday took part in a red tide monitoring course for the South Pad ...

German woman found dead in Texas canyon identified

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:09 AM PDT

CANYON -- Investigators have revealed the identity of a 20-year-old German woman found dead on a Palo Duro Canyon hiking trail in the Texas Panhandle.Officials at Palo Duro Canyon State Park say Christin Dahlke of Berlin died Sunday afternoon on Ligh ...

Texts send hope amid Norway violence

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT


OSLO, Norway -- Over the more than 90 minutes that gunshots echoed around her, Julie Bremnes was able to call her mother just once. A crazy man was shooting, the 16-year-old said. People were dying.
Marianne Bremnes, more than 800 miles away from ...

Fossil may not be bird after all

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- One of the world's most famous fossil creatures, widely considered the earliest known bird, is getting a rude present on the 150th birthday of its discovery: A new analysis suggests it isn't a bird at all.Chinese scientists are proposing ...

Ex-jailer convicted of hacksaw blades in tacos

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:09 AM PDT

SAN ANTONIO -- Jurors have begun deliberating punishment for a former South Texas jailer convicted of bribery.The Bexar County jury returned the guilty verdict against Alfred Casas after he stuffed hacksaw blades into tacos smuggled to a murder suspe ...

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