| Bryan addresses parking during Texas Reds Festival Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:29 PM PDT The Texas Reds Steak and Grape Festival continues Saturday with music, meat and the products of more than 20 Texas wineries to taste. Free shuttle rides are available every 15 minutes from Blinn College, 2423 Blinn Blvd. in Bryan near 29th Street, ... |
| Benefit scheduled for Saturday for Little League coach Martinez Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:06 AM PDT A benefit for Bryan Little coach Richard Martinez is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bryan to help pay for mounting medical bills. Martinez, who has undergone three surgeries since June after shattering the bones in his foot and ankle, nee ... |
| Downtown Bryan gearing up for Texas Reds Festival Posted: 07 Oct 2011 06:53 AM PDT The Texas Reds Steak and Grape Festival starts today and many are wondering where to park. Free shuttle rides are available every 15 minutes from Blinn Collage -- 2423 Blinn Blvd. in Bryan near 29th Street -- to the festival grounds. The hours to ... |
| Jay Kimbrough still getting paid Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:31 PM PDT Jay Kimbrough is on paid administrative leave until the terms of his separation are finalized, an A&M System spokesman has confirmed. That contradicts previous assertions by System officials that Kimbrough was no longer employed at the A& ... |
| Schedule of events for Texas Reds Festival Posted: 07 Oct 2011 06:53 AM PDT Texas Reds Steak and Grape Festival * Opens at 5 p.m. Friday in downtown Bryan * Admission: Free Friday; $5 Saturday * Steak and wine vendors, kids zone, local artisans and music Entertainment on Friday includes: * The Barbershop Quartet at 6 ... |
| Crosstown Showdown fans charged to park Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:40 PM PDT The Crosstown Showdown between the College Station Tigers and the Bryan Vikings has gotten so large fans are now having to pay to park at the game. The tradition of more than 20 years between the neighboring schools at Kyle Field continued Friday ... |
| At least one person injured in Brazos County wreck Posted: 07 Oct 2011 02:42 AM PDT One person was taken by helicopter to a Temple hospital after a wreck in Brazos County on Friday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The wreck was reported about 9:30 a.m. at Stousland and Wade roads, and involved a dump truck and ... |
| Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra to celebrate 30 years Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:28 PM PDT Eagle Staff Writer Three decades of orchestral delight will be celebrated Sunday at Rudder Theatre when the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra presents a grand homecoming that will span its history. Patrons who have supported the symphony from the st ... |
| Police: Snook bank robbed at gunpoint Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:46 AM PDT Burleson County authorities are searching for two men who robbed Citizens State Bank in Snook Friday morning.The robbery was reported at 9:38 a.m., after two armed men dressed in all in black robbed the bank at gunpoint and fled, Burleson County Sher ... |
| Event to aid Bryan Little League coach Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:29 PM PDT Event to aid Bryan Little League coach A benefit for Bryan Little League coach Richard Martinez is scheduled for 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bryan Ballroom, 701 Palasota Drive in Bryan. Martinez, who has undergone three surgeries since Jun ... |
| Man allegedly cashed forged money order Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:30 PM PDT A Bryan man was arrested Thursday and remains in jail after an investigation by the College Station Police Department connected him to a money order that was fraudulently cashed in July. According to a police report, a woman purchased the $645 money ... |
| Police: Intoxicated man drove into house Posted: 07 Oct 2011 03:46 AM PDT A 23-year-old Bryan man was charged with driving while intoxicated after police said he drove into a home early Friday. A tow truck driver called police about 2 a.m. after the man had requested a tow, according to a police report. The two truck driv ... |
| Jailer fired after investigation Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:30 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportOne of two female Brazos County detention officers placed on leave Thursday for allegedly engaging in an improper relationship with a jail inmate was fired on Friday by Sheriff Chris Kirk.Kirk refused to identify the 51-year-old ter ... |
| Two hospitalized in Bryan wreck Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:18 AM PDT Two people were taken to a local hospital after two-vehicle wreck that left an 18-wheeler on its side.The accident was reported at 5:38 a.m. in the 1000 block of North Earl Rudder Freeway, Bryan Assistant Chief Peter Scheets said. The 18-wheeler was ... |
| Aerial art at Rudder Theatre Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:28 PM PDT A dancer balances atop the shoulder of her partner during a performance of the National Acrobats of the People's Republic of China at Rudder Auditorium on Friday. |
| 103,000 new jobs in September not enough to counter weak hiring rate Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The jobs crisis isn't getting worse. But it isn't getting much better, either. The economy added just enough jobs last month to ease fears of a new recession. But hiring is still too weak to bring down unemployment, which has been st ... |
| Trio of women honored with Nobel Peace Prizes Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:41 PM PDT OSLO, Norway -- Leymah Gbowee confronted armed forces in Liberia to demand that they stop using rape as a weapon. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa's first woman to win a free presidential election. Tawakkul Karman began pushing for change in Yem ... |
| Elusive whale sharks tagged for further study Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:29 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists with the federal government and from three Gulf of Mexico states say efforts to find out more about the world's largest fish are picking up steam. Biologist Eric Hoffmayer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr ... |
| Government health panel recommends that men avoid routine prostate screenings Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Men finally may be getting a clearer message about undergoing PSA screening for prostate cancer: Don't do it. They may not listen. After all, the vast majority of men over 50 already get tested. The idea that finding cancer early ... |
| Occupy Wall Street protest functions like a small city Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:40 PM PDT NEW YORK -- It looks like a rock festival the morning after, a tangle of tattered sleeping bags. But the demonstrators taking part in the three-week-old protest against Wall Street have created a functioning city within the city, a small, working d ... |
| Water sale to coal plant on hold Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:41 PM PDT BAY CITY -- A Texas water agency has taken no action on a private landowner's request to be able to sell groundwater to a proposed coal-fired power plant. The Coastal Plains Groundwater Conservation District received two applications Friday for a c ... |
| Texas state employee retirement deals save money Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:40 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Some Texas state agencies facing severe budget cuts used financial incentives ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 to entice eligible employees to retire. Incentives have contributed to more than 5,400 retirements from state agencies this yea ... |
| Austin pregnancy centers sue over new sign ordinance Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:31 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Four faith-based centers that counsel women with unplanned pregnancies filed lawsuits Thursday claiming Austin's sign ordinance violates their constitutionally protected rights to freedom of speech and religion. The ordinance, which the ... |
| Afghan attacks mark somber 10th anniversary Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:29 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber and rocket fire struck U.S.-run outposts near the Pakistani border as the war in Afghanistan hit the 10-year mark Friday. The Afghan president said there will be no end to the war until militants can no longer ... |
| Even stars have to play by Hollywood Walk of Fame's rules Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:29 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Engelbert Humperdink has one. Clint Eastwood does not. John, George and Ringo -- yes. Paul McCartney? Not yet. And George Clooney would be in the club if only someone could convince him to show up for the ceremony. When it comes to ... |
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