Wednesday, April 4, 2012

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Feather Crest Farms donates 21,600 eggs to Brazos Valley Food Bank

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:15 PM PDT

Carlos Zazueta of Feather Crest Farms pulls a portion of the 21,600 eggs that the company donated to the Brazos Valley Food Bank on Tuesday morning. The donation is part of a nationwide effort by the United Egg Producers and Feed America to provide n ...

Hail expected in storm passing through BV

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:09 AM PDT

Thunderstorms capable of producing quarter-size hail are expected to stick around Bryan-College Station for a few more hours, authorities caution.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 1 a.m. for Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison and Washin ...

Local United Way CEO put on administrative leave

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT


The executive director of the United Way of the Brazos Valley has been relieved of his duties less than two weeks after the agency announced that it owed $300,000 in late payments to the local charities that it supports.
Hank Roraback was placed ...

Texas Task Force 1 ethics probe results awaited

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT


Three weeks after the director of Texas Task Force 1 was placed on administrative leave, Texas A&M System officials are still awaiting the findings of his ethics investigation.
Bob McKee, who is also director of the urban search and rescue div ...

Texas Task Force 1 ethics probe results awaited

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT


Three weeks after the director of Texas Task Force 1 was placed on administrative leave, Texas A&M System officials are still awaiting the findings of his ethics investigation.
Bob McKee, who is also director of the urban search and rescue div ...

Tornadoes hit Dallas-Fort Worth area

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 06:53 AM PDT


DALLAS — Tornadoes tore through the Dallas area on Tuesday, tearing roofs off homes, tossing trucks into the air and leaving flattened tractor trailers strewn along highways and parking lots.
The National Weather Service reported at least tw ...

Recent storms may be a sign of what's to come

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT


Texas State Meterologist John Nielson-Gammon said the tornadoes that hit the Dallas area early Tuesday and the storms that hit Brazos Valley later in the night were part of the beginning of what he expects will be an active severe weather season.
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Franklin man faces drug charge after traffic stop.

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:24 AM PDT

A 19-year-old Franklin man remained behind bars Tuesday morning after being arrested on drug charges in Brazos County.
Brazos County constable deputies stopped a vehicle on Texas 21 near Carrabba Road for an equipment violation at 2:30 p.m. Monday.
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Police: Woman charged with DWI after hitting gas pump

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:21 AM PDT

A 31-year-old Bryan woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after her vehicle struck a gas pump Monday night, authorities said.Bryan police said officers were called to the 2900 block of East Texas 21 about 10:30 p.m. and, when they arrived, ...

Bryan High School student held on gang charge

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT


A 17-year-old Bryan High School student was arrested on campus Monday afternoon and charged with promoting gang membership.
The student was taken into custody after ignoring a school resource officer's requests to refrain from wearing what was bel ...

Bryan High School student held on gang charge

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT


A 17-year-old Bryan High School student was arrested on campus Monday afternoon and charged with promoting gang membership.
The student was taken into custody after ignoring a school resource officer's requests to refrain from wearing what was bel ...

Bryan High School student held on gang charge

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT


A 17-year-old Bryan High School student was arrested on campus Monday afternoon and charged with promoting gang membership.
The student was taken into custody after ignoring a school resource officer's requests to refrain from wearing what was bel ...

Store clerk charged with selling alcohol to a minor

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 02:05 AM PDT

A 20-year-old Bryan man has been charged with selling alcohol to a minor.Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officers said they conducted a sting last month in Brazos County in which agents sent a 17-year-old woman into Biggas Truck Stop in the 2800 ...

Bryan High School student held on gang charge

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT


A 17-year-old Bryan High School student was arrested on campus Monday afternoon and charged with promoting gang membership.
The student was taken into custody after ignoring a school resource officer's requests to refrain from wearing what was bel ...

Man accused of punching, kicking, choking mother

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A Bryan man was charged with assaulting his mother after officers responded to a disturbance call and found the woman bloodied and on the floor.
The woman told police she was getting ready for work at about 10:30 p.m. Monday at h ...

Man accused of punching, kicking, choking mother

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A Bryan man was charged with assaulting his mother after officers responded to a disturbance call and found the woman bloodied and on the floor.
The woman told police she was getting ready for work at about 10:30 p.m. Monday at h ...

Man accused of punching, kicking, choking mother

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A Bryan man was charged with assaulting his mother after officers responded to a disturbance call and found the woman bloodied and on the floor.
The woman told police she was getting ready for work at about 10:30 p.m. Monday at h ...

State comptroller to discuss economy

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
The public is invited to join Texas Comptroller Susan Combs on Wednesday in Brazos County as she speaks about the state's economy and issues affecting its future.
The program will begin at 10 a.m. at the Bryan-College Station Cha ...

State comptroller to discuss economy

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
The public is invited to join Texas Comptroller Susan Combs on Wednesday in Brazos County as she speaks about the state's economy and issues affecting its future.
The program will begin at 10 a.m. at the Bryan-College Station Cha ...

Tornadoes tear through North Texas

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT


DALLAS -- Tornadoes raked the Dallas area Tuesday, crumbling a wing of a nursing home, peeling roofs from dozens of homes and spiraling big-rig trailers into the air like footballs. More than a dozen injuries were reported.
Overturned cars left st ...

Campaign left Perry little time for Texas

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT


AUSTIN -- Crisscrossing the U.S. during his unsuccessful presidential bid appears to have left Rick Perry little time for Texas, with the governor logging only about 24 hours of official time handling state matters during his nearly six-month campa ...

Campaign left Perry little time for Texas

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT


AUSTIN -- Crisscrossing the U.S. during his unsuccessful presidential bid appears to have left Rick Perry little time for Texas, with the governor logging only about 24 hours of official time handling state matters during his nearly six-month campa ...

Campaign left Perry little time for Texas

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT


AUSTIN -- Crisscrossing the U.S. during his unsuccessful presidential bid appears to have left Rick Perry little time for Texas, with the governor logging only about 24 hours of official time handling state matters during his nearly six-month campa ...

Bastard cabbage blocking out bluebonnets' beauty

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT


DALLAS -- With its thick outcropping of leafy green branches topped with small yellow flowers, an invasive weed commonly called bastard cabbage is blotting out large swaths of wildflowers, including the beloved bluebonnets, in some areas across Tex ...

Texas spent $20 million on polygamy cases

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT


SAN ANTONIO -- In the four years since Texas authorities swarmed the polygamist ranch of sect leader Warren Jeffs, state prosecutors have spent more than $4.5 million racking up swift convictions against him and 10 loyal followers on child sex and ...

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