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- Christmas time is here!
- Hall of Fame cancels last dance, closes its doors
- Backbone of the community: Leader remembered for her devotion
- No last dance for Hall of Fame
- Man charged with burglarizing College Station home
- Holidays sharpen custody clashes
- An easy way to track Santa's sleigh
- Police: Two men caught breaking into vehicle
- NORAD ready to track Santa's sleigh
- Elsa Murano a finalist for University of New Mexico presidency
- San Antonio police evacuate over nearby gas leak
- Skating with Santa
- Congress gives gift of tax cut
- What's in? Ugly holiday sweaters
- Court: District maps may be biased
- Get the spiritual gift of Christmas
- Bryan man loses death row appeal
- Budget holidays can strain brain
- Some Texans get a white Christmas
- Faith calendar
- Dad of freed inmate seeks pay
- Heavy snow hampers travel in West
- Air Jordans cause shopping frenzy across U.S.
- Experts see stocks, risks rising in 2012
- Nun who kissed Elvis prays for miracle
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST It's that most wonderful time of the year at Santa's Wonderland south of College Station, which is drawing big crowds as Santa's big day approaches. Andrew Astle, an employee at Santa's Wonderland, places a log on the fire beside the festively lit bu ... |
| Hall of Fame cancels last dance, closes its doors Posted: 23 Dec 2011 01:39 AM PST The Texas Hall of Fame in Bryan announced Thursday that it was officially closed after 33 years. Owners couldn't be reached early Friday, but The Hall's website and Facebook page broke the news, stating it was protecting the legacy of former owner J ... |
| Backbone of the community: Leader remembered for her devotion Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST More than 600 people packed the Memorial Funeral Home in College Station Friday to remember Habibeh Amiri Faizullah, a longtime leader in the local Islamic community. Faizulla, 62, was killed Tuesday when the car she and her 25-year-old son, Afza ... |
| No last dance for Hall of Fame Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST The Texas Hall of Fame in Bryan announced this week that it was officially closed after 33 years and has canceled its scheduled New Year's Eve concert with Aaron Watson. Owners couldn't be reached early Friday, but The Hall's website and Facebook ... |
| Man charged with burglarizing College Station home Posted: 23 Dec 2011 12:15 AM PST A 19-year-old man was arrested early Friday after police said he attempted to break into a College Station home and was caught burglarizing another. Bryan resident Randaz Fields was charged with burglary of a habitation and criminal attempt burglary ... |
| Holidays sharpen custody clashes Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST This Christmas, a father from Hearne says his only wish is to be able to see his nine-year-old son. Edward Comfort said that until Friday he hadn't had contact with his son since before Thanksgiving, when his mother came to pick him up for a vis ... |
| An easy way to track Santa's sleigh Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Looking for Santa? This year, you can track St. Nick's movements through social media, the Internet, or the old-fashioned way: by telephone. And, yes, there's even an app for that. The Santa trackers at NORAD will be keeping an e ... |
| Police: Two men caught breaking into vehicle Posted: 23 Dec 2011 02:30 AM PST College Station officers said they arrested two men after they attempted to break into one vehicle and stole property from another early Friday.The Woodlands resident Michael Antonio Selio, 20, and Houston resident, Jordan Levi Leason, 19, were each ... |
| NORAD ready to track Santa's sleigh Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST DENVER -- Santa already is piling up big numbers on social networking sites this season, so the volunteer Santa-trackers at NORAD are bracing for tens of thousands of calls and emails when their operations center goes live on Christmas Eve. "We ex ... |
| Elsa Murano a finalist for University of New Mexico presidency Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Former Texas A&M President Elsa Murano has been named a finalist for the president's post at the University of New Mexico. The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has scheduled a special meeting Jan. ... |
| San Antonio police evacuate over nearby gas leak Posted: 22 Dec 2011 11:37 PM PST SAN ANTONIO -- Part of San Antonio police headquarters had to be evacuated for several hours after a nearby construction crew hit a natural gas line.CPS Energy spokeswoman Christine Patmon says police were allowed back into the building around 4:30 a ... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST Rhett Route, 4, greets Santa's helper Bob Brown while skating Friday at Arctic Wolf Ice Center Friday. Santa was on hand to give skating tips and hand out candy. |
| Congress gives gift of tax cut Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Barely beating Santa's sleigh, Congress delivered a last-minute holiday tax-cut extension to 160 million American wage-earners on Friday, just when it looked like they and millions of unemployed workers were going to be left with coal i ... |
| What's in? Ugly holiday sweaters Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:21 PM PST MILWAUKEE -- Oh, the sweater designs are frightful, but the parties are so delightful. So if you've got one to wear, let it show, let it show, let it show. If your grandmother ever gave you a cheesy holiday sweater that you never thought you'd wea ... |
| Court: District maps may be biased Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST AUSTIN -- There are "genuine issues" of whether Texas Republicans in the Legislature intentionally discriminated against Hispanics in redrawing the state's political maps, three federal court judges said in an opinion. The Washington-based court s ... |
| Get the spiritual gift of Christmas Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST By BRUCE CHABOT "Where misery cries out to thee, Son of the mother mild -- where charity stands watching and faith holds wide the door; the dark night wakes, the glory breaks, and Christmas comes once more!" -- From the hymn O Little Town of Bethl ... |
| Bryan man loses death row appeal Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST HOUSTON -- A federal appeals court has refused an appeal from a Bryan man sent to death row for killing his ex-girlfriend by throwing gasoline on the woman and setting her on fire.Attorneys for Carl Henry Blue, 46, argued to the 5th U.S. Circuit Cour ... |
| Budget holidays can strain brain Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST NEW YORK -- Chennel King, a nurse from Norwalk, Conn., went Christmas shopping the other day with a new holiday companion: a budget. Despite a tough economic situation -- her husband was laid off almost a year ago -- King didn't want to disappoint ... |
| Some Texans get a white Christmas Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST EL PASO -- Some parts of Texas won't have to dream of a white Christmas. El Paso awoke Friday to snow-covered roads and yards while other West Texas cities and the central portion of the state were expected to get their own snow later this weekend ... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST Saturday * Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1200 Foxfire Drive in College Station, will hold Christmas Eve services at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. www.holycrossbcs.org * Faith United Church, 2901 Austin's Colony Parkway in Bryan, will celebrate Christmas Eve wit ... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST AUSTIN -- The long-estranged father of the first Texas prison inmate to be posthumously exonerated by DNA testing has suddenly come forward, claiming he's entitled to half of the nearly $1.1 million the state awarded to the man's family for his wro ... |
| Heavy snow hampers travel in West Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Heavy snow from a winter storm blanketed parts of the West on Friday, stranding motorists throughout New Mexico and delaying holiday travelers trying to fly in and out of Albuquerque and Denver. The snow and high winds struck ... |
| Air Jordans cause shopping frenzy across U.S. Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST SEATTLE -- The release of Nike's new Air Jordan basketball shoes caused a frenzy at stores across the nation Friday as scuffles broke out and police were brought in to stamp out unrest that nearly turned into riots in some places. Shoppers stood i ... |
| Experts see stocks, risks rising in 2012 Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST NEW YORK -- The good news is that Wall Street experts think stock prices will rise more than 10 percent next year. The bad news is that they expected big gains in 2011 and got nearly zero instead. It's forecasting time on Wall Street, and once aga ... |
| Nun who kissed Elvis prays for miracle Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST BETHLEHEM, Conn. -- In the little town of Bethlehem, a cloistered nun whose luminous blue eyes entranced Elvis Presley in his first on-screen kiss is praying for a Christmas miracle. Dolores Hart, who walked away from Hollywood stardom in 1963 to ... |
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