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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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A second chance for Vonn

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT


The pit bull found burned and near death in south Brazos County last month is a happy puppy by all accounts.
But Vonn's history and what could set him off is a mystery. So caregivers enlisted Bonnie Beaver, a renowned Texas A&M animal behavio ...

LSU Chancellor Mike Martin: SEC watching cautiously

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT


LSU Chancellor Mike Martin said this week that the Southeastern Conference is proceeding cautiously as it considers whether to accept Texas A&M into its ranks, but he expects the Aggies will eventually have an opportunity to join.
"I think th ...

LSU Chancellor Mike Martin: SEC watching cautiously

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT


LSU Chancellor Mike Martin said this week that the Southeastern Conference is proceeding cautiously as it considers whether to accept Texas A&M into its ranks, but he expects the Aggies will eventually have an opportunity to join.
"I think th ...

Second abused pit bull, Esperanza, making fast recovery

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT

Esperanza, the pit bull found the day before Vonn last month suffering some of the same injuries, also is making a quick recovery at Aggieland Animal Health Center, caregivers said.
Her burns were just as severe -- if not worse -- than Vonn's, but ...

Texas Task Force 1 honored for their heroism

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT


Texas Task Force 1 members and their families gathered Friday in memory and honor of those who responded to Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001.
The 10-year commemoration event was held at the George Bush Presidential Library and included guest speakers ...

North Zulch girl dies from August burn injuries

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 03:15 AM PDT


A 5-year-old North Zulch girl who was burned while playing with lighter fluid in August died Friday morning.
Leiya Jones died at 7:46 a.m. at the Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, family friend Sherri Peters said.
"We're just deeply saddened ...

9/11: An awakening for religious leaders

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT


For many, Sept, 11, 2001, was a test of faith. But some area religious leaders describe the aftermath of the terrorist attacks 10 years ago as an awakening that led to stronger ties to the church and ...

Texas providing help to Bastrop wildfire victims

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:06 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry says residents whose homes were destroyed by a massive Central Texas wildfire will be eligible for state funding that will pay for hotel vouchers for temporary shelter as well as cover essential expenses. The funding is bein ...

Obama proposal could mean 141,000 jobs in Texas

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:14 AM PDT


AUSTIN -- The White House says President Barack Obama's proposed Jobs Act could create 141,500 jobs in Texas.
The breakdown released Friday says the American Jobs Act would support 64,100 construction jobs, 39,500 teaching and first responder posi ...

More land, homes lost in Riley Road fire

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT


Texas Forest Service officials said Friday a total of 21,610 acres had been burned in Grimes, Montgomery and Waller counties by a fire crews have been battling all week.
An estimated 9,000 acres were taken out by the Riley Road fire the previous n ...

DC-10 assisting with rural fires north of Houston

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 09:06 AM PDT

HOUSTON -- A DC-10 jumbo jet originally meant to dump retardant on Central Texas wildfires was being used Friday to help firefighters with a stubborn blaze straddling three rural counties northwest of Houston.The fire in Montgomery, Grimes and Waller ...

Oil workers missing off stormy Mexico coast

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 01:51 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's state oil company said it was searching for for 10 workers from a Texas-based company who were evacuated from a platform in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Tropical Storm Nate.Petroleos Mexicanos said in a late-Thursday news relea ...

Police: Dallas mom glued daughter's hands to wall

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT

DALLAS -- A 22-year-old mother was facing child abuse charges Friday after police say she glued her toddler daughter's hands to a wall, kicked her in the stomach and beat her over a potty training issue.Joselyn Cedillo, 2, was on life support with m ...

Media unites to help firefighters

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT

Special to The Eagle
The Eagle, KBTX Media and WTAW/Candy 95 have joined forces to raise funds for volunteer firefighters battling wildfires across the Brazos Valley.
A fund has been set up at The Bank and Trust. Donations can be made at any of th ...

Firefighters progress against Central Texas blaze

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:14 AM PDT


BASTROP -- Firefighters are tamping down hotspots and holding back flames from a wildfire that has burned for days across Central Texas, incinerating nearly 1,400 homes and tens of thousands of acres of drought-parched land, officials said Friday.
...

Bastrop wildfire slows as frustration grows for evacuees

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:12 PM PDT


BASTROP -- Residents left homeless by a massive Central Texas wildfire turned their attention Friday to what they need to move forward, with some voicing frustration over a perceived delay in federal response even as early signs of recovery appeare ...

Hundreds of lay ministers pray for rain in Texas

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:14 AM PDT


DALLAS -- Hundreds of lay ministers meeting in Texas have expanded their prayers for 9/11 terrorist attack victims and their families to include pleas for rain.
More than 500 Seventh-Day Adventist Church members used their convention Friday in Da ...

North Zulch girl dies from burn injuries

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA 5-year-old North Zulch girl who was burned while playing with lighter fluid in August died Friday morning.Leiya Jones died at 7:46 a.m. at the Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, family friend Sherri Peters said. "We're just dee ...

Police: Dallas mom glued daughter's hands to wall

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:14 AM PDT

DALLAS -- A 22-year-old Dallas mother is in jail after police say she glued her toddler daughter's hands to a wall, kicked her in the stomach and beat her over a potty training issue.The Dallas Morning News reports that the 2-year-old child was on li ...

Sept. 11 events this week in Bryan, College Station

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT

Local events to observe the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States will be held through Sunday.
Sunday
* The Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial will present a service at 7:40 a.m. at the Veterans Park and Athletic Comp ...

Caldwell hosting Kolache Festival Saturday

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
The 27th annual Kolache Festival, hosted by the Burleson Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at the corner of Buck and Echols streets in Caldwell.
Events include the original Kolache Festival Band, a ...

Hurricane watch issued for parts of Mexico

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:14 AM PDT


MIAMI -- The government of Mexico has issued a hurricane watch that stretches from Tampico to Veracruz as Tropical Storm Nate meanders in the Bay of Campeche.
The watch was issued Friday. The center of Nate could become a hurricane on Saturday and ...

Bowling event to benefit area children

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportThe Big Brothers and Big Sisters mentorship program that benefits children in the community will be holding a "Bowl for Kids' Sake" fundraiser Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Grand Station on Earl Rudder Freeway. Registration is s ...

Threat puts NYC, Washington on alert

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Counterterrorism officials are chasing a credible but unconfirmed tip that al-Qaida has plans to set off a car bomb in New York City or Washington around the Sept. 11 anniversary, with bridges or tunnels as potential targets. It was t ...

All angles of possible terrorist attack considered

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:12 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- The question has never stopped being asked since the morning of Sept. 11, 2001: What next?
Billions of dollars and the efforts of untold thousands of people around the clock are aimed squarely at finding the answer.
The next big ter ...

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