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- Bluebonnets blooming early this spring
- 25 United Way agencies haven't received funding in months; officials cite 'insufficient accounting'
- United Way's accounting nightmare: Promises delayed payments are coming
- 25 United Way agencies work without funds
- Bryan avoids budget cuts
- Bryan man faces fifth DWI charge
- Five-year-old collecting Play-Doh for other epilepsy patients
- Two charged with burglary of a vehicle in College Station
- Texas A&M police charge man with indecent exposure
- College Station City Council approves debt refunding
- Man hit with Taser after attempting to bite officers, police say
- Alleged party crasher indicted
- Aiming high
- Skeet contest to honor cancer victim
- Brenham author to hold book signing
- Who is to blame for high gas prices?
- Tip leads to arrest of sex assault suspect
- Suspect killed in French standoff
- Drought effects to linger
- Police: Shooter studied killings
- Chief steps down after Fla. shooting
- GOP fight boosts Etch A Sketch sales
- U.S. jobless rate hits 4-year low
- Drowning, cocaine, heart disease cited in Whitney Houston's death
- Garden calendar
| Bluebonnets blooming early this spring Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT A bee sees a landing spot on a bluebonnet Thursday around a field of the spring blossoms off Mumford Road in Bryan. Recent rains have encouraged the flowers to bloom in the first few days of spring. |
| 25 United Way agencies haven't received funding in months; officials cite 'insufficient accounting' Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:31 AM PDT The 25 agencies that receive funding from United Way of the Brazos Valley haven’t been paid for at least four months, a problem blamed on insufficient accounting procedures and a dip in donations. Agencies are expected to receive a payment tom ... |
| United Way's accounting nightmare: Promises delayed payments are coming Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:22 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report United Way of the Brazos Valley owes at least $300,000 to the agencies for which it raises funds after withholding payments for months. The agency blames insufficient accounting procedures, poor budget planning and a dip in donat ... |
| 25 United Way agencies work without funds Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:19 PM PDT For most non-profit organizations, scaring up sufficient funding is almost always a struggle. So eliminating a monthly check -- or four -- makes operating even more challenging. That's the strain 25 local agencies have been working under after ... |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT Bryan city officials spent last summer laying off workers and cutting expenses to compile a budget that would carry the city through difficult economic times. This year, things have improved enough to avoid repeating that painful process, they sa ... |
| Bryan man faces fifth DWI charge Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:30 AM PDT A 39-year-old Bryan man was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated for at least the fifth time Thursday. Bryan police said officers were traveling in the 500 block of North Harvey Mitchell Parkway about 1:45 a.m. when they spotted two vehi ... |
| Five-year-old collecting Play-Doh for other epilepsy patients Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:21 PM PDT Five-year-old Sora White Cross wants to brighten the day of children who, like her, have passed some of their childhoods in hospitals. To do that, she needs Play-Doh. Sora's mother, Elizabeth Deleon, said her family always does something on Natio ... |
| Two charged with burglary of a vehicle in College Station Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:10 AM PDT Two College Station men were arrested Thursday on charges of burglary of a vehicle. College Station police said officers responded to an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Harvey Mitchell Parkway about 3:30 a.m. after someone reportingn hearing ... |
| Texas A&M police charge man with indecent exposure Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:54 AM PDT A 23-year-old Bryan man was arrested after being accused of exposing himself to a woman.Texas A&M University police said a woman told officers she was walking from St. Mary's Catholic Church about 7:15 p.m. Wednesday when she saw a naked man stan ... |
| College Station City Council approves debt refunding Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT The College Station City Council on Thursday directed city staff to proceed with a bond sale and potential "refunding" opportunity that could save the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in coming years. The city has the opportunity to "refund" ... |
| Man hit with Taser after attempting to bite officers, police say Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:57 AM PDT A 33-year-old College Station man remained behind bars Thursday after police used a Taser to subdue him.College Station police said officers were called to the 1200 block of Orr Street about 11:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of a disturbance between a c ... |
| Alleged party crasher indicted Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:19 PM PDT A Brazos County grand jury Thursday indicted 38 people, including a 19-year-old who now faces three first-degree felonies. Bryan police said Christopher Wade Blake was arrested on Feb. 9 for evading arrest. At the time, he was wanted on four wa ... |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:19 PM PDT Texas A&M pole vaulter Aly Daily heads skyward Thursday while practicing under clear skies at the Anderson Track and Field Complex. |
| Skeet contest to honor cancer victim Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:21 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Three area businesses have teamed up to organize a raffle and skeet shoot contest for March 24 to benefit a local man who died of colon cancer earlier in the month. Proceeds from the event will go toward paying medical expenses f ... |
| Brenham author to hold book signing Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT Brenham author Ricky Bush will sign copies of his debut murder mystery, River Bottom Blues, Saturday at the Hastings at 2004 Texas Ave. The signing will be from 1 to 3 p.m.According to a publicity handout, Bush's book features "protagonists [who] search t ... |
| Who is to blame for high gas prices? Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:21 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Families canceling vacations. Fishermen watching their profits burn up along with their boats' gasoline. Drivers buying only a few gallons of gas at a time because they can't afford to fill the tank. From all corners of the country, ... |
| Tip leads to arrest of sex assault suspect Posted: 22 Mar 2012 01:21 AM PDT Brazos County Crime Stoppers received a tip early Wednesday that led to the arrest of a 34-year-old Bryan man wanted on a warrant for aggravated sexual assault of a child. The day before the arrest, Brazos County Crime Stoppers announced that it w ... |
| Suspect killed in French standoff Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:21 PM PDT TOULOUSE, France -- In a dramatic end to a 32--hour standoff, a masked French SWAT team slipped into the apartment of an Islamist extremist Thursday, sparking a firefight that ended with the suspect jumping out the window and being fatally shot in ... |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT HOUSTON -- The economic impact of a historic drought that has parched Texas and other parts of the Southwest will be felt for years, with ripple effects spreading nationwide as agriculture damage adds to increases in food prices, experts told a Texas ... |
| Police: Shooter studied killings Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:21 PM PDT HEMPSTEAD -- A man charged with fatally shooting his parents and brother in their Texas home had been studying serial killers and mass shootings like the one at Columbine High School and hoped to carry out his own act of public violence, authoritie ... |
| Chief steps down after Fla. shooting Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. -- The police chief who has been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager announced Thursday that he is temporarily stepping down to let passions cool.Sanfor ... |
| GOP fight boosts Etch A Sketch sales Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:21 PM PDT TOLEDO, Ohio -- Pushed to the bottom of the toy box by video games and other high-tech gadgets, Etch A Sketch is suddenly drawing lots of attention, thanks to a gaffe that has shaken up the race for the White House.Ohio Art Co., maker of the classic ... |
| U.S. jobless rate hits 4-year low Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:21 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid fell to a four-year low last week, bolstering the view that the job market is strengthening.The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adj ... |
| Drowning, cocaine, heart disease cited in Whitney Houston's death Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:21 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Whitney Houston was a chronic cocaine user who had the drug in her system when she drowned in a hotel bathtub, coroner's officials said Thursday after releasing autopsy findings that also noted heart disease contributed to her death. ... |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT Friday * Registration deadline for Grimes County Master Gardener Spring 2012 Seminar on March 31 at Martha's Bloomers' Arbor Room, Texas 6 in Navasota. Theme: "A Gardener's Guide to Tree Selection, Planting and Maintenance." Instructors: Jeff Lehde, ... |
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