Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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Spring splash at Tanglewood Park Splash Pad

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:19 PM PDT

Oscar Galow, 4, plays in falling water Tuesday at the Tanglewood Park Splash Pad in Bryan.

Man charged with murder returned to Brazos County

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 03:54 AM PDT

Kyle Wischnewsky was booked into the Brazos County Jail shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday after being extradited from Carlsbad, N.M.
The 27-year-old is being held on a murder charge. Authorities said he confessed to killing his 43-year-old brother, Clif ...

Traditions Council considers Gameday changes

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT


Texas A&M student body president Jeff Pickering hearkened back to the times of Lawrence Sullivan Ross and Earl Rudder when saying that the Aggies need to reinvigorate their traditions during a time of transition.
He, along with the Yell Leader ...

Traditions Council considers Gameday changes

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT


Texas A&M student body president Jeff Pickering hearkened back to the times of Lawrence Sullivan Ross and Earl Rudder when saying that the Aggies need to reinvigorate their traditions during a time of transition.
He, along with the Yell Leader ...

Missing 86-year-old woman found buried in Leon County

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 03:21 AM PDT

SAN SABA -- Investigators say a caretaker and the retired businesswoman she worked for have been slain in Central Texas and two suspects are held.San Saba County Sheriff Allen Brown said Tuesday that a man and his common-law wife are charged with mur ...

Aggie parents coming to town this weekend

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT


Local streets will be busier this weekend for the 93rd annual Parents Weekend as Texas A&M students' parents pour into town to get a glimpse into their children's college lives.
"It's to show them the Spirit of Aggieland," said Audrey Roeder, ...

Aggie parents coming to town this weekend

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT


Local streets will be busier this weekend for the 93rd annual Parents Weekend as Texas A&M students' parents pour into town to get a glimpse into their children's college lives.
"It's to show them the Spirit of Aggieland," said Audrey Roeder, ...

BTU grace period may shrink

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT


Bryan Texas Utilities customers will likely soon have their power disconnected more quickly if they don't pay their bills.
The Bryan City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance that will cut the wait time between a missed p ...

Couple honored for community service

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT


There are times in life when the most precious gift you can give another human being is the gift of your presence.
Chuck Ellison, owner of The Ellison Firm and long-time resident of the Brazos Valley, shared that message with a packed conference r ...

Texas A&M construction science students look into Houston's future

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT


A group of Texas A&M construction science students Tuesday got a glimpse of what Houston could look like in 2040, when most of them will be in their early to mid-50s.
The presentations were part of the 2040 Scenarios, the result of a two-year ...

Texas A&M construction science students look into Houston's future

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT


A group of Texas A&M construction science students Tuesday got a glimpse of what Houston could look like in 2040, when most of them will be in their early to mid-50s.
The presentations were part of the 2040 Scenarios, the result of a two-year ...

New Chick-fil-A to give away free food

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:19 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA new Chick-fil-A location opening in College Station will give away a year's supply of its food to the first 100 adults in line at the grand opening.With campers expected to queue up for a shot at the free food, the restaurant at 4 ...

SAT, ACT security increased in wake of cheating

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:19 PM PDT


MINEOLA, N.Y. -- The millions of students who take the SAT or ACT each year will have to submit photos of themselves when they sign up for the college entrance exams, under a host of new security measures announced Tuesday in the aftermath of a maj ...

SAT, ACT security increased in wake of cheating

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:19 PM PDT


MINEOLA, N.Y. -- The millions of students who take the SAT or ACT each year will have to submit photos of themselves when they sign up for the college entrance exams, under a host of new security measures announced Tuesday in the aftermath of a maj ...

Pilot's outburst forces plane to land in Amarillo

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:19 PM PDT


LAS VEGAS-- Screaming "They're going to take us down!" a JetBlue pilot stormed through his plane rambling about a bomb and threats from Iraq Tuesday until passengers on the Las Vegas-bound flight tackled him to the ground just outside the cockpit, ...

Murder, kidnapping charges filed

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT


SAN SABA -- Charges were announced Tuesday against a Texas man in the deaths of his 87-year-old adoptive grandmother and her caretaker.
Carl Wade Pressley, 28, and his common-law wife, Lillian King, have been charged with murder in the killing of ...

Consumers remain optimistic

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- Americans' rosy outlook about the U.S. economy remains resilient as they focus on the good in the barrage of conflicting economic news.A widely watched barometer of consumer confidence barely budged in March after last month hitting the h ...

NASA using rockets to study atmospheric wind

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT


NORFOLK, Va. -- Milky white chemical clouds were briefly visible in much of the night sky along the Eastern seaboard on Tuesday after NASA launched a series of rockets to study the jet stream at the edge of the earth's atmosphere.
The five soundin ...

Execution set for Dallas man in baby death

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT

HOUSTON -- Jesse Joe Hernandez already was a convicted child sex offender when he was arrested for the horrendous beating death of a 10-month-old boy he was baby-sitting at a Dallas home.Karlos Borjas had a skull fracture amid bruises to his head, th ...

Two bodies found in Colorado wildfire's wake

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT


CONIFER, Colo. -- The bodies of a man and a woman have been found at one of 16 homes destroyed by a wildfire that has forced hundreds to flee the mountainous area southwest of Denver, authorities said Tuesday. A third person was missing from the sa ...

A tart for springtime

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:25 PM PDT

Like the traditional French tarte tatin, this spring pastry has caramelized fruit cooked on the stove. It then is topped with a pastry, baked and flipped out of the pan.The typical tarte tatin is made with apples, but our spring version opts for stra ...

Restaurant-Monitor

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:19 PM PDT

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 ...

Resetting Irregular Hearts With 3-D!

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:19 AM PDT


FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's a debilitating heart condition that can often be fixed with the right treatment. Now, doctors are using new imaging technology to make that treatment more accurate and effective.
"When your heart sta ...

Spotting What Mammograms Miss: MBI

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:19 AM PDT


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A tumor or not a tumor? For women with dense breast tissue, mammograms might not be able to tell. Now, a new non-invasive tool could help doctors catch cancers that other tests can't detect.
Busy realtor K ...

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