Thursday, February 9, 2012

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Storm saga continues: Texas A&M buildings suffer flood damage

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:03 PM PST


At about 7:30 last Friday night, Gary Varner got a call telling him that water had been discovered coming into the YMCA building on Texas A&M's campus.
Varner, interim head of A&M's department of philosophy, immediately contacted the unive ...

Storm saga continues: Texas A&M buildings suffer flood damage

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:03 PM PST


At about 7:30 last Friday night, Gary Varner got a call telling him that water had been discovered coming into the YMCA building on Texas A&M's campus.
Varner, interim head of A&M's department of philosophy, immediately contacted the unive ...

Storm saga continues: Texas A&M buildings suffer flood damage

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:03 PM PST


At about 7:30 last Friday night, Gary Varner got a call telling him that water had been discovered coming into the YMCA building on Texas A&M's campus.
Varner, interim head of A&M's department of philosophy, immediately contacted the unive ...

Texas A&M aims to expand veterinary school

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST


Texas A&M University has planned a $120 million project for new and expanded facilities for its vet school, an effort administrators say is needed to avoid risking accreditation and respond to a shortage of veterinarians.
If approved by the A ...

Texas A&M aims to expand veterinary school

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST


Texas A&M University has planned a $120 million project for new and expanded facilities for its vet school, an effort administrators say is needed to avoid risking accreditation and respond to a shortage of veterinarians.
If approved by the A ...

Russia reaches lake under Antarctica

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:59 AM PST


MOSCOW -- After more than two decades of drilling, Russian scientists have reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake in Antarctica that had been hidden under miles of ice for 20 million years, potentially holding life from the distant past ...

Police: Caldwell man shoplifted candy, faces felony charge

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:14 AM PST

A Caldwell man spent his 27th birthday in jail after being arrested on charges of stealing candy worth less than $1.50, authorities said.
Bryan police said an early afternoon call about a shoplifter took them to the Walmart on Briarcrest Drive. Stor ...

College Station teen to compete in junior Westminster show

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST


Ann Claire Lester will spend her 17th birthday in New York City participating in the Westminister Kennel Club Junior Showmanship Competition.
The College Station girl and a German Shorthaired Pointer named "Dazzle" will compete Monday and Tuesday ...

Arson investigation on hold, awaiting suspect's medical evaluation

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:41 AM PST

A 20-year-old accused of setting his parents' garage on fire in an attempt to hurt himself and his father continued to be evaluated Wednesday by health professionals.Bryan police said the homeowner's son walked into the house and announced he'd set t ...

Texas A&M scientist recognized for chemistry work

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST


Texas A&M chemistry professor Oleg Ozerov discovered his passion for chemistry as a 12-year-old in Russia, while experimenting with small-scale explosive material with a friend whom he remains close to today.
He became even more fascinated wi ...

Texas A&M scientist recognized for chemistry work

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST


Texas A&M chemistry professor Oleg Ozerov discovered his passion for chemistry as a 12-year-old in Russia, while experimenting with small-scale explosive material with a friend whom he remains close to today.
He became even more fascinated wi ...

Mom in central China gives birth to 15 pound baby

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:19 AM PST


BEIJING -- A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.
The state-run Tianjin Post said Tuesday that the 29-year-old mother in Henan province gave bir ...

Sandi Johnson awarded $8.6 million in civil suit over son's 2008 slaying

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:03 PM PST


The family of a 27-year-old Hearne man who died almost four years ago after being severely beaten was awarded $8.65 million Tuesday by a jury hearing the civil case in a Waco federal court.
The lawsuit grew out of a July 10, 2008, incident at the ...

Weather Whys: Worst cold snaps

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:09 AM PST

Q: When did the worst period of cold weather occur in Texas?
A: The record was more than 100 years ago, says Texas A&M University’s John Nielsen-Gammon, who also serves as the state climatologist. “On Feb. 12, 1899, both Texas and Ok ...

Changes to financial aid worry some college-bound students, their families

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST


The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way.
In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and financial aid packages. The notices will alleviate pent up anxiety and finall ...

Changes to financial aid worry some college-bound students, their families

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST


The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way.
In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and financial aid packages. The notices will alleviate pent up anxiety and finall ...

Details emerge in alleged Bryan arson case

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A 20-year-old accused of setting his parents' garage on fire in an attempt to hurt himself and his father continued to be evaluated Wednesday by health professionals.
Bryan police said the homeowner's son walked into the house an ...

Changes to financial aid worry some college-bound students, their families

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST


The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way.
In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and financial aid packages. The notices will alleviate pent up anxiety and finall ...

Details emerge in alleged Bryan arson case

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A 20-year-old accused of setting his parents' garage on fire in an attempt to hurt himself and his father continued to be evaluated Wednesday by health professionals.
Bryan police said the homeowner's son walked into the house an ...

Changes to financial aid worry some college-bound students, their families

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST


The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way.
In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and financial aid packages. The notices will alleviate pent up anxiety and finall ...

Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:31 AM PST


CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
The product, called AeroS ...

Texas property values on the rise

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:03 PM PST


AUSTIN -- Texas property values increased 1.3 percent statewide last year, the comptroller's office says, in another sign the economy is getting stronger.
The assessed value of all residential and commercial property across the state increased to ...

Texas property values on the rise

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:03 PM PST


AUSTIN -- Texas property values increased 1.3 percent statewide last year, the comptroller's office says, in another sign the economy is getting stronger.
The assessed value of all residential and commercial property across the state increased to ...

Judges uphold use of MySpace in murder trial

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:02 PM PST


HOUSTON -- The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday an accused killer's MySpace pages were properly used as evidence by prosecutors to help convince a jury to convict the Dallas-area street gang member of murder.
Ronnie Tienda Jr. appea ...

GOP targets illegal immigrants' eligibility for child tax credit

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:02 PM PST


Republicans are looking to deny child tax credits to illegal immigrants -- refund checks averaging $1,800 -- in an effort that has roused anger among Hispanics and some Democratic lawmakers.
The proposal, which would require people who claim the f ...

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