Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Hearne councilman accused in fight, mayor confirms

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:55 AM PDT

A misdemeanor charge filed against a Hearne councilman — also the mayor’s son — has left a woman who says she was punched by him wondering whether political connections in a small town are impeding justice in her case.
M ...

Woman accuses Hearne councilman of punching her at party

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:04 PM PDT


The alleged arrest of a Hearne councilman who is the mayor's son has left a woman who says the man punched her wondering whether political connections in a small town are impeding justice in her case.
Matthew Gomez, 25, was issued a Class C misde ...

Outsourcing may mean end to Junction 505 partnership at Texas A&M

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:15 PM PDT


The possible outsourcing of Texas A&M's dining services could mean the loss of 46 jobs for Aggie employees with physical or mental disabilities.
The workers were hired through a partnership with the local nonprofit Junction 505, which works t ...

Outsourcing may mean end to Junction 505 partnership at Texas A&M

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:15 PM PDT


The possible outsourcing of Texas A&M's dining services could mean the loss of 46 jobs for Aggie employees with physical or mental disabilities.
The workers were hired through a partnership with the local nonprofit Junction 505, which works t ...

Car crashes into Casa Rodriguez

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Bryan Police Officer Jon Agnew was enjoying a meal at Casa Rodriguez Monday afternoon with five other local officers when a car crashed through the building and into his table.
Agnew, a spokesperson for Bryan police, said no one ...

7 dead, 3 injured in shooting at private California college

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:15 AM PDT

A gunman opened fire at a Christian university in California Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding three more, before being captured hours later at a shopping center in a nearby city, authorities said.
The gunfire erupted around mid-mor ...

Mom of girl slain in Bryan in '87 to speak at Texas A&M

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:15 PM PDT


The mother of a 9-year-old killed in Bryan in May 1987 will return to town Wednesday to share how the execution of the man who murdered her daughter has affected her and why she's opposed to the death penalty.
Jan Brown will be part of a panel di ...

Mom of girl slain in Bryan in '87 to speak at Texas A&M

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:15 PM PDT


The mother of a 9-year-old killed in Bryan in May 1987 will return to town Wednesday to share how the execution of the man who murdered her daughter has affected her and why she's opposed to the death penalty.
Jan Brown will be part of a panel di ...

Bryan man gets 5 years for indecency with child

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:14 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A 31-year old-Bryan man recently was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to indecency with a child by sexual contact.
Nicolas David Tzunun had been in Brazos County Jail since September, when he was arrested ...

Bryan man gets 5 years for indecency with child

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:14 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A 31-year old-Bryan man recently was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to indecency with a child by sexual contact.
Nicolas David Tzunun had been in Brazos County Jail since September, when he was arrested ...

Father, son accused of stealing furniture in Milam County

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:04 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A father and son were arrested in Milam County on Monday after authorities said they caught the duo attempting to steal furniture out of a Thorndale home.
Granger residents Clinton Barnett, 46, and Joshua Barnett, 21, were charge ...

Father, son accused of stealing furniture in Milam County

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:04 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A father and son were arrested in Milam County on Monday after authorities said they caught the duo attempting to steal furniture out of a Thorndale home.
Granger residents Clinton Barnett, 46, and Joshua Barnett, 21, were charge ...

Father, son accused of stealing furniture in Milam County

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:04 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A father and son were arrested in Milam County on Monday after authorities said they caught the duo attempting to steal furniture out of a Thorndale home.
Granger residents Clinton Barnett, 46, and Joshua Barnett, 21, were charge ...

Car crashes into Casa Rodriguez

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:04 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Bryan Police Officer Jon Agnew was enjoying a meal at Casa Rodriguez Monday afternoon with five other local officers when a car crashed through the building and into his table.
Agnew, a spokesperson for Bryan police, said no one ...

Supreme Court upholds jailhouse strip searches

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Jailers may perform invasive strip searches on people arrested even for minor offenses, an ideologically divided Supreme Court ruled Monday, the conservative majority declaring that security trumps privacy in an often dangerous enviro ...

Couple held in starving death of Texas boy

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:01 PM PDT


DALLAS -- The father and stepmother of a missing 11-year-old boy were in custody Monday after Dallas police accused them of starving the child to death, perhaps as long as a year ago, by locking him in his bedroom and feeding him "military rations" ...

Couple held in starving death of Texas boy

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:01 PM PDT


DALLAS -- The father and stepmother of a missing 11-year-old boy were in custody Monday after Dallas police accused them of starving the child to death, perhaps as long as a year ago, by locking him in his bedroom and feeding him "military rations" ...

Study questions wisdom of routine mammograms

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:15 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- For years, women have been urged to get screened for breast cancer because the earlier it's found, the better. Now researchers are reporting more evidence suggesting that's not always the case.
A study in Norway estimates that between ...

Study questions wisdom of routine mammograms

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:15 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- For years, women have been urged to get screened for breast cancer because the earlier it's found, the better. Now researchers are reporting more evidence suggesting that's not always the case.
A study in Norway estimates that between ...

Gunman kills seven at Oikos University in California

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT


OAKLAND, Calif. — A 43-year-old former student of a small Christian university in California opened fire at the school Monday, killing at least seven people and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended with his capture at a nearby s ...

Forget GOP, Romney's attacks target Obama

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:06 PM PDT


GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Mitt Romney is looking for a sweep in Tuesday's three Republican primaries, expecting to tighten his grasp on the party's nomination.
Regardless of the outcome in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C., the GOP front-runner is ...

Man's use of fire traced back 1 million years, scientists say

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- When did our ancestors first use fire? That's been a long-running debate, and now a new study concludes the earliest firm evidence comes from about 1 million years ago in a South African cave.
The ash and burnt bone samples found there ...

Man's use of fire traced back 1 million years, scientists say

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- When did our ancestors first use fire? That's been a long-running debate, and now a new study concludes the earliest firm evidence comes from about 1 million years ago in a South African cave.
The ash and burnt bone samples found there ...

Gene mapping benefits may be overstated

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Gene scans for everyone? Not so fast. New research suggests that for the average person, decoding your own DNA may not turn out to be a really useful crystal ball for future health.
Today, scientists map entire genomes mostly for res ...

Gene mapping benefits may be overstated

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Gene scans for everyone? Not so fast. New research suggests that for the average person, decoding your own DNA may not turn out to be a really useful crystal ball for future health.
Today, scientists map entire genomes mostly for res ...

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