Friday, January 13, 2012

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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St. Joseph takes to skies

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST


Observant residents may have noticed a blue and white helicopter make several trips from Coulter Field in Bryan to Kyle Field and back again Thursday afternoon as PHI Air Medical crew members and St. Joseph Health System showcased their new partner ...

New plans set for the Plaza

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:09 PM PST


Los Angeles-based Woodridge Capital Partners, LLC, has announced its plans for the nearly 12 acres of property it bought last summer where the Plaza Hotel and Suites sits vacant.
Construction is scheduled to begin this summer to transform the 17- ...

Driver of concrete truck injured in rollover

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:42 AM PST

Emergency workers cut a Bryan man out of a concrete truck early Thursday after police said the vehicle rolled on its side.
The wreck was reported about 8:25 a.m. on Dilly Shaw Tap Road at the intersection with Fawn Lake Drive. The man driving the co ...

College Station sets charter election for fall

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:09 PM PST


College Station residents will have the opportunity to vote in November to change their city's governing charter, the City Council decided Thursday.
The extent of the possible changes has not yet been decided. Adjustments could be made in city co ...

Donations from grocers to aid Brazos Valley Food Bank

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:09 PM PST


Kroger helped jump-start the Brazos Valley Food Bank's drive to expand its decade-old facility with a $100,000 donation, and H-E-B will soon be following with a similar-sized contribution, it announced Thursday.
The Kroger donation accounts for 15 ...

Bryan man indicted for child sexual assault

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST

A 36-year-old Bryan man who was arrested in December on charges of assault and sexual assault of a child was among those indicted Thursday by a Brazos County grand jury. The man, whose name is being withheld by The Eagle to protect the identity of hi ...

Contest winner will take a trip to D.C.

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:39 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Today is National Amber Alert Awareness Day, and local fifth grade students are doing their part to get the word out.
For the second year, the Amber Alert Network of the Brazos Valley has asked the students to make posters. This ...

Police open sign-ups for citizen academies

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
The Bryan Police Department and the Brazos County Sheriff's Office now are registering interested residents for their respective citizen academies.
Registration for the Citizens Sheriff's Academy will end Jan. 17 and classes sta ...

Retail gasoline prices jump 7 cents across Texas

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST

HOUSTON -- Retail gasoline prices across Texas have jumped an average 7 cents this week.AAA Texas on Thursday reported its survey found the average price per gallon has reached $3.22. The association's survey found that nationwide gasoline prices ros ...

College Station police officers to teach child bicycle safety

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:39 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Members of the College Station Police Department's bike unit will be in Bee Creek Park Saturday morning offering safety tips to young bicyclists and even giving away a new bike to one lucky winner.
As part of the 10 a.m. event t ...

3 miniature horses fatally stabbed in Dallas

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:32 PM PST


DALLAS -- An animal cruelty investigation has been launched in Dallas after three miniature horses were found stabbed to death outside the owner's home.
WFAA-TV reported Wednesday night that Maera Ortega discovered the dead horses in her yard. Sh ...

Marine video hurts ties with Afghans

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- Pentagon leaders scrambled Thursday to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses -- an act that appears to violate international laws of warfare and further strains U.S.-Afghan ...

Rick Perry defends attacks on Mitt Romney's Bain record

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:12 PM PST


WALTERBORO, S.C. --
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry refused Thursday to retreat from disparaging comments about rival Mitt Romney’s business record, saying the GOP will be better off airing those concerns now than letting Democ ...

Rick Perry defends attacks on Mitt Romney's Bain record

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:12 PM PST


WALTERBORO, S.C. --
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry refused Thursday to retreat from disparaging comments about rival Mitt Romney’s business record, saying the GOP will be better off airing those concerns now than letting Democ ...

Rick Perry defends attacks on Mitt Romney's Bain record

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:12 PM PST


WALTERBORO, S.C. --
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry refused Thursday to retreat from disparaging comments about rival Mitt Romney’s business record, saying the GOP will be better off airing those concerns now than letting Democ ...

Republicans hold first Texas Senate debate

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST


AUSTIN -- Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz repeatedly challenged Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's conservative credentials Thursday night in the first formal debate of the five Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate.
Dewhurst spent much of the ...

Republicans hold first Texas Senate debate

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST


AUSTIN -- Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz repeatedly challenged Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's conservative credentials Thursday night in the first formal debate of the five Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate.
Dewhurst spent much of the ...

Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame adds Lyle Lovett

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST


FORT WORTH -- Grammy Award-winner Lyle Lovett is getting another feather in his cowboy hat.
He was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame on Thursday night in Fort Worth.
The hall of fame honors excellence in competition, business and the su ...

Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame adds Lyle Lovett

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST


FORT WORTH -- Grammy Award-winner Lyle Lovett is getting another feather in his cowboy hat.
He was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame on Thursday night in Fort Worth.
The hall of fame honors excellence in competition, business and the su ...

Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame adds Lyle Lovett

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST


FORT WORTH -- Grammy Award-winner Lyle Lovett is getting another feather in his cowboy hat.
He was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame on Thursday night in Fort Worth.
The hall of fame honors excellence in competition, business and the su ...

Stepping Stone breaks ground in CS

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:04 PM PST

Stepping Stone School held its groundbreaking ceremony this week in College Station.
The privately owned Austin company will be building its 19th school, having locations in the Austin area for 32 years.
Founder and executive director Rhonda Paver ...

Accounting firm announces new partnerships

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:04 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Seidel, Schroeder and Co. announced the addition of Arty Brieden and Jodi Jones as partners in the firm.
The partnership went into effect Jan. 1.
Managing partner Wade Seidel said the firm is pleased to have the additions.
"The ...

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