Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Team favorite

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST

Kamryn Grays, 6, stands with members of the A&M Consolidated Lady Tigers basketball team during the National Anthem before the Tigers' home game with Copperas Cove on Tuesday. Kamryn's sister Cierra Thomas plays on the team.

William Cross gives up job in Grimes County

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST


After a week on the job, former Bryan police officer William "Bill" Cross resigned this week as Grimes County's emergency management and subdivision development coordinator.
Officials said the resignation was effective immediately and that Cross ...

22-year-old CS resident accused in Northgate hit-and-run turns herself in

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:45 AM PST


A 22-year-old College Station woman on Tuesday was charged with failing to stop and render aid after authorities said she hit two pedestrians at Northgate and fled early Saturday.
A tip to College Station police led authorities to Morgan Head the ...

Gang member gets 60 years in prison

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST


More than three years after a 28-year-old Bryan gang member tried to shoot another man during a gang-related incident, a Brazos County jury on Tuesday sentenced him to 60 years in prison and levied a $10,000 fine.
That was twice the prison time s ...

College Station rethinking how to expand local library

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST


The Larry J. Ringer Library in College Station is packed on most afternoons with book readers, studiers and children.
But a growing number of attendees are using the building for reasons librarians never would have imaged a few decades ago -- che ...

Driver turns herself in

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST


A 22-year-old College Station resident turned herself in Tuesday on two counts of failure to stop and render aid after authorities said she hit two pedestrians at Northgate and fled early Saturday.
College Station police contacted Morgan Louise He ...

Police: Intoxicated driver struck 3 cars

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportA Bryan man was arrested Tuesday night for his third or more drunken driving charge after his car struck three other vehicles while traveling on Harvey Mitchell Parkway between F.M. 60 and George Bush Drive, according to College Sta ...

B-CS keeps lucrative 7on7 tournament

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
The annual 7on7 Tournament will remain in Bryan-College Station, at least for another year, according to the Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The NCAA has given its OK for participants to use Texas A&M's recreation sports an ...

Mitt Romney rebounds; wins big in Florida

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST


TAMPA, Fla. -- Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination. Gingrich vowed to press on despite the one-sided ...

Photos lead to teacher's arrest

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

LOS ANGELES -- A veteran elementary school teacher was arrested on horrifying child molestation charges after a film processor gave police photos showing blindfolded children with their mouths taped and cockroaches on their faces, authorities said Tu ...

Arab League pushes UNon cease-fire in Syria

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST

BEIRUT -- Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers Tuesday on the outskirts of Damascus and the U.N. Security Council took up a draft resolution demanding that President Bashar Assad halt the violence and yield power.The Arab League called on ...

Wall Street celebrates best January since 1997

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST


NEW YORK -- It's the best start for stocks in 15 years.
In what was mostly a slow and steady climb, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.4 percent in January and the Standard & Poor's 500 gained 4.4 percent, the best performances for both i ...

Obama's surprising response

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

By AMAN BATHEJA
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
FORT WORTH -- Jennifer Wedel was all ready Monday afternoon to challenge President Barack Obama on an issue that hits her where she lives: her engineer husband's unemployment.
"When you're given the opportu ...

California park ranger uses stun gun on leash law violator

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST


MONTARA, Calif. -- A man walking his dogs in a federal park overlooking the Pacific Ocean was hit with a stun gun and arrested by a park ranger who accused him of not tethering the animals, astonishing passers-by who say the reaction was excessive.
...

Facebook eyes Wall Street

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST


NEW YORK -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns up at business conventions in a hoodie. "Cocky" is the word used to describe him most often, after "billionaire." He was Time's person of the year at 26.
So when he takes Facebook public, why woul ...

Paula Abdul out in 'X Factor' shakeup

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST


LOS ANGELES -- Paula Abdul joined the exodus from Fox's disappointing The X Factor, attributing her departure to business trumping all else.
Abdul said Tuesday she won't return to "dear friend" Simon Cowell's singing contest when it begins its sec ...

Restaurant monitor

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department.Inspection scores are on a 100-point scale. Generally, scores below 80 might cause the department to schedule a follow-up visit. A s ...

Miso: What it is and how to use it

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST


Fermented bean paste? Doesn't exactly scream party in your mouth.
And yet we happily slurp it in that salty, savory soup doled out every time we sit down for sushi. And that's because miso really is a flavor bomb worth knowing.
So let's start the ...

Food Files: Benne biscuits

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

Dear Lisa: We were in South Carolina for the holidays, and we were served some wonderful sesame seed biscuits with cocktails. I believe they were called "Benny" or "bini" biscuits. I would love to have the recipe if you could provide it. Thank you, V ...

Health and Fitness Calendar

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:32 PM PST

CLINIC
Thursday
* Free Medical Clinic. 4 to 6 p.m. Templo Del Espiritu Santo United Methodist Church, 3715 Elaine Drive, Bryan. 450-7258.
Tuesday
* Free Medical Clinic. 4 to 6 p.m. Templo Del Espiritu Santo United Methodist Church, 3715 Elaine Dr ...

State: Maps drawn to help GOP

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Three federal judges weighing the legality of Texas' new political maps reacted with skepticism Tuesday when the state's lawyer suggested the intent of the redrawn boundaries was to maximize the influence of Republicans, not to minimize ...

Calendar

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST

Mark Your CalendarThe 2012 Home Expo will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 25 and 1 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the Brazos County Expo. The event is hosted by B/CS Home Builders Association. For more information, call 696-0272.WednesdayCLASSESBeginning ...

Educational to the core

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:09 PM PST

A scale model of the research vessel JOIDES Resolution rests on display Tuesday as Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History Curator of Collections and Exhibits Bess Manning prepares the museum's new exhibit, Getting to The Core: the JOIDES Resolution. ...

The incredible egg

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:06 PM PST

Texas A&M animal science student Eryn Reznicek (left) and wildlife and fisheries graduate Chelsea Inman open unfertilized ostrich eggs at the Texas A&M Wildlife and Exotic Animal Center on Tuesday. The eggs, laid by the center's ostriches, a ...

'Tornado tourism' talk whips up anger in Joplin

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST


JOPLIN, Mo. -- Eight months after a tornado laid waste to much of this city, Joplin is wrestling with an emotional question: Should the community market its devastated neighborhoods to tourists?
When the convention and visitors bureau recently dis ...

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