Base of operations Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:04 PM PDT A construction worker stands Monday among rows of metal beams forming the base of what will be the new College Station Fire Station No. 6. The structure, located at University Drive and Tarrow Street, is expected to open later this year. |
Some Springbrook residents oppose new trail Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT A new trail might be a welcome addition to most neighborhoods. But in the Springbrook area of College Station, plans for a hike and bike path have divided residents and spurred legal action. Mister Rogers would not be pleased. "It is not a beau ... |
Bryan Independent School District approves open enrollment policy Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:04 PM PDT Home-schooled children and students at other districts will be able to transfer to Bryan Collegiate High School to participate in its early college program after the school board unanimously approved an open enrollment policy Monday night. The cha ... |
Couple jailed on forgery charges Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:08 PM PDT A 30-year-old Bryan woman accused of stealing from her grandmother and forging checks in her name was released Monday from Brazos County Jail after posting $12,000 bail. Celestina Andrea Valencia was charged Sunday with forgery of a financial inst ... |
One woman, one ship, eight stories Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:15 PM PDT Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster, and a one-woman show is coming to Texas A&M to celebrate some of the women on board. MSC OPAS presents Unsinkable Women: Stories and Songs From the Titanic as part of its Intimate Ga ... |
Two Bryan men face felony DWI charge Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Two Bryan men with previous driving while intoxicated convictions were arrested Monday on new DWI charges. Jimmy Ray Witherspoon, 34, remained in Brazos County Jail late Monday in lieu of $12,000 bail. Witherspoon, whose alias ... |
College Station in bloom Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:07 PM PDT A monarch butterfly perches on the blooms of an Obedient Plant, a flowering species native to Texas, in a garden in front of a home on College View in College Station Monday. |
Gov. Rick Perry unveils budget plan Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT HOUSTON -- More than eight months before the Texas Legislature reconvenes, Gov. Rick Perry proposed a compact on Monday that would ensure no new taxes or increases to levies already on the books. Among other things, the Texas Budget Compact calls ... |
Texas teen charged in nine deaths Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT PALMVIEW -- A 15-year-old South Texas boy charged with nine counts of murder after he crashed a minivan packed with illegal immigrants, killing nine of them, cried and expressed remorse before a judge Monday, police said. The boy, who is not being ... |
U.S., Mexican farmers at odds over water Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT McALLEN -- Melted snow providing water for irrigation had barely begun burbling down a bone-dry Rio Grande toward a thin 4-mile-wide strip of farmland straddling the U.S.-Mexico border when a war of words erupted. Mexico wanted a traditional earl ... |
U.S., Mexican farmers at odds over water Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT McALLEN -- Melted snow providing water for irrigation had barely begun burbling down a bone-dry Rio Grande toward a thin 4-mile-wide strip of farmland straddling the U.S.-Mexico border when a war of words erupted. Mexico wanted a traditional earl ... |
GOP derails Senate 'Buffett rule' bill Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON-- Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic "Buffett rule" bill Monday forcing the nation's top earners to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes, using the day before Americans' taxes are due to defy President Barack Obama on o ... |
GOP derails Senate 'Buffett rule' bill Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON-- Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic "Buffett rule" bill Monday forcing the nation's top earners to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes, using the day before Americans' taxes are due to defy President Barack Obama on o ... |
Shuttle Discovery heads for D.C. Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete. At daybreak Tuesday, the oldest of NASA's retired shuttle fleet will leave its home at Kennedy Space Center for the final time, riding on top a modified jumbo jet. ... |
'Today' dethroned by 'GMA' Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT NEW YORK -- The 16-year ratings dominance of NBC's Today show, one of television's most epic streaks, has apparently ended. The Nielsen Co. said Monday that ABC's Good Morning America beat the NBC morning show last week by a razor-thin margin of 1 ... |
US prepares for last major Afghan offensive Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan -- For Taliban militants and U.S. strategists alike, all roads in this impoverished country of mountain passes, arid deserts and nearly impassable goat tracks lead to this ancient capital of 3 million people nestled in a high and n ... |
Norway's mass killer trial begins Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:12 PM PDT OSLO, Norway -- Anders Behring Breivik shed tears as he went on trial for killing 77 people -- but not for his victims. The emotional display came when prosecutors showed his anti-Muslim video.Dressed in a dark suit and sporting a thin beard, the rig ... |
Dental X-Rays Linked to Brain Tumors Posted: 16 Apr 2012 02:46 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When you have throbbing pain due to your teeth, the last thing you think about is the danger of the dental x-ray. A new study reveals that individuals who have received frequent dental x-rays have an increased risk of developi ... |
Alternative to Surgery for Appendicitis Posted: 16 Apr 2012 04:00 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There's now a safe and viable alternative to surgery for patients suffering from appendicitis. Surgery to remove an inflamed appendix (appendectomy) has been the mainstay of treatment for acute appendicitis since 1889 and the ... |
HIV Superinfection Boosts Immune Response Posted: 16 Apr 2012 03:36 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study suggests that women who have been infected by two variations of HIV may have a better chance of suppressing the virus then those only infected with one. More than 1.1 million Americans are estimated to be living w ... |
Unraveling the Obesity Gene Posted: 16 Apr 2012 03:34 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It is rapidly becoming the number one health problem in the U.S. and it is now the most common chronic illness in childhood. Obesity is a complex and potentially devastating condition, particularly if its onset is in early chi ... |
Caffeine And Excercise Could Protect Against Skin Cancer Posted: 16 Apr 2012 03:10 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A recent study shows that the combined effects of excercise and the consumption of caffeine may be able to protect against skin cancer and possibly prevent inflammation related to other obesity-linked cancers. "We found that ... |
Surgical First! Fixing a Baby's Face Posted: 16 Apr 2012 02:59 AM PDT CINCINNATI, OH ( Ivanhoe Newswire) Imagine being so disfigured you couldn't close your mouth and when you ate, food came out of your eye. That was the reality for one baby. It was something her surgeons say they've never seen before. Now, how a on ... |
New Valve for Old Hearts Posted: 16 Apr 2012 02:59 AM PDT DURHAM, NC ( Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Defective valves are one of the most common causes of heart failure in the elderly. While surgery helps some, for others it's just too risky. Now, there's a new, less invasive solution. Retired meat cutter W ... |
Internal Medicine! Implanted Heart Monitor Posted: 16 Apr 2012 02:59 AM PDT ROCHESTER, NY ( Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It kills more people than any other disease in the U.S. Now new technology is helping doctors keep better tabs on heart disease. Rodney Clarke already has a pacemaker, a defibrillator, and an aortic valv ... |
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