Sunday, January 10, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Teaching God's love

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST

It took tough love for Dmitri Branton to realize he could break a family cycle. The 16-year-old credits a nonprofit organization that houses and educates underprivileged children for giving him an opportunity to make something of his life. "It feels ...

Suited for the chill?

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST

After a 1983 cold front destroyed or severely damaged the area's sago palms, locals didn't re-grow the plants for about a decade; but walk around and you'll see them, 10 years old and six feet tall, a plant expert said. "It's human nature for us to t ...

Family fighting for exhumation

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST

Eighteen months after Hank Johnson was brutally beaten in a Hearne motel room, family members have become frustrated at the pace of the investigation into his death.Johnson's body remains in a Harris County grave, even though the Robertson County Dis ...

Flex school program gets high marks

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST

You wouldn't think giving students the day off would improve their test scores. But Anderson-Shiro school officials have implemented a program that they said has helped improve student scores on state tests while providing them with an incentive to w ...

Back on the court

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST

Derrick Roland's crutches rest at his feet as he joins his teammates and members of the Aggie Dance Team to sing the Aggie War Hymn after the team's victory over Nebraska on Saturday. The game was the first he attended since his season-ending injury ...

Man faces multiple charges after arrest

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:07 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportA Bryan man faces multiple charges after authorities reported finding him passed out in a truck that was stopped on the road at Texas Avenue and Texas 21.Officials said when an officer approached the truck Friday about 8 a.m., he fo ...

Chemistry professor noted for research

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportA Texas A&M chemistry professor was honored with one of Texas' highest scientific honors last week. Paul S. Cremer, the holder of the Arthur E. Martell chair in chemistry, was given the Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award for excell ...

Somerville man jailed on third DWI charge

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportA Somerville man was arrested Saturday for the third time on driving while intoxicated charges.Texas A&M University Police officers said they saw Antonio Perez, 26, swerve in and out of his lane on Raymond Stotzer Parkway about ...

Codeine found in vehicle, police say

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportA man police stopped for speeding was arrested on a second-degree felony charge for possession of codeine, a prescription cough syrup.Officials said College Station police stopped Miguel Gerardo Ramos, 19, of College Station, for sp ...

Police seize drugs, 3 vehicles at house

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportThe Bryan Police Department's Drug Enforcement Team seized three vehicles, nearly 24 grams of crack cocaine and $900 in cash after serving a search warrant at a Bryan home, authorities said.Police caught Roderick Dwayne Williams, 33 ...

Directing traffic

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST

Eagle photo by Stuart VillanuevaFelix Mireles, 6, uses traffic cones to balance while taking to the ice at Arctic Wolf Ice Center's Annual Open House on Saturday. The event featured ice skating lessons, rock wall climbing, prizes, music and other act ...

Pay cuts tied to new jobs

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST

Unemployed for nearly a year, David Becker was relieved to land a new job in information technology last summer.The offer carried a price, though: It was a lower-rung job than the one Becker had lost. He had to uproot his family from Wisconsin to Nev ...

Bodies found in Mexico

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:07 PM PST

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Police found two severed heads and the bullet-ridden bodies of two women and a disabled man in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, the latest chapter in Mexico's increasingly gory drug war.The killing of women or the di ...

Friends defend man in N.J. security breach

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Friends described the man charged with breaching security at Newark Liberty International Airport as a romantic who just wanted to see his girlfriend off properly.Speaking outside Haisong Jiang's home near the Rutgers University c ...

Poised for action

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST

Nathan Dennis of the Brazos County Sheriff's Office practices in a driving simulator at the Brazos County Expo last week. The state-of-the-art simulator is designed to replicate real-world road conditions and scenarios such as vehicle pursuits, road ...

Tackle your New Years resolutions for the home

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST

It's the season for resolutions, and for many people that means vowing to get not just their body in shape, but their home in the best shape possible as well.Whether it's clearing out clutter, catching up on small repairs, bringing fresh style to a f ...

What's in your bag?

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST

Commuting bags are equal parts tote and companion. Stuffed with work paraphernalia, a newspaper or e-reader, and perhaps a bit of lunch or gym gear, the work bag is an essential that's chosen carefully, and loved dearly.There are many options for com ...

Symphony musicians ready to woo new audience

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST

Brazos Valley kiddos just thought the gifts were all unwrapped! Seems that Santa left a little something down deep in those stockings that our fourth- and fifth-graders will discover Monday at Rudder Auditorium in two exclusive performances of the Br ...

'The Simpsons' marks 450th episode with special

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST

To speak of the latest milestone by The Simpsons seems to restate the obvious.Long before now, enduring life for The Simpsons and its brightly jaundiced folk was simply assumed. What began 20 years ago as a fluke then erupted into a pop-culture jugge ...

Our Neighbors

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST

POLICE PROMOTIONSTwo detectives and one officer with the College Station Police Department received promotions to sergeant Friday.Detective Katie Reiter moved to College Station to attend Texas A&M University in 1995. She graduated with a degree ...

Calendar

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST

Sunday* Brazos Valley Elks Lodge 859 essay contest deadline. Topic: The American Dream: What is it? For children in grades 5 through 8; contest begins at local level and progresses through district and state levels to end with national winners. 218-5 ...

School menus

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST

Here are this week's school menus. Milk is included.BryanMonday: Chicken rings, mini sub sandwich with pickle, fluffy rice, steamed broccoli with cheese sauce, fruit.Tuesday: Mega cheesy macaroni, breaded chicken sandwich, green beans, corn on the co ...

Reach Out

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST

* Volunteers are needed to assist people with their income tax returns. Be a part of a team providing free tax aid to middle and low-income people.Beginning this month, AARP and the IRS will conduct classes in the Bryan-College Station, Brenham and N ...

Tykal-DeFrancesco

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST

Tracy Renee Tykal of Bryan, Texas and Philip Michael DeFrancesco of Bryan, Texas were united in marriage on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Reveille Inn, Bryan, Texas with Micah Mogle, childhood friend of the groom, officiating the double ring ceremony.&n ...

Russell-Latham

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST

Dr. and Mrs. B. Don Russell are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Anne, to Second Lieutenant Garrett Stovall Latham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Greig Latham of Allen, Texas.  Grandparents of the br ...

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