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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Stuff the bus

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Junior League member Kristen Shumbera organizes donated school supplies at the Junior League of Bryan-College Station's Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive at the Brazos Center on Thursday. The Junior League with the help of donors and partners H-E-B a ...

Little has changed for El Dorado a year later

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Not much has changed in the year since the fire at El Dorado Chemical Co. on Texas 21 forced the first mandatory evacuation in Bryan's history. The company, an Arkansas-based manufacturer of agriculture products and industrial chemicals, is working ...

Man gets 15 years in prison in child porn case

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

A stack of papers that stood about 10 inches tall listed the file names of more than 60,000 images and videos of child pornography found on a local banker's computer. After spending the prior day reviewing some of those images and hearing testimony ...

Ags competing for space shuttle

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

A group hoping to bring a retired space shuttle to Texas A&M has updated its proposal to NASA this week as community support for the idea broadens. The initial five-page proposal was described by its author as "an emotional plea," but local leade ...

BTU hands over info to Bryan council

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportBryan Texas Utilities officials delivered a packet to city officials Thursday, a day before the city-owned electric utility's deadline to hand over its financial information. City Manager David Watkins had long been seeking detailed ...

Uncle accused of beating 3-year-old

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA 19-year-old Bryan man was in the Washington County Jail on Thursday, accused of beating his 3-year-old niece.Brazos County Precinct 2 constable deputies arrested Michael James Grant without incident Monday afternoon at his home on ...

Firefighters to battle police at BV ballpark

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Bryan fire officials will face off against Bryan police on Sunday in a game of softball at Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark. The game starts at 5 p.m., and the Brazos Valley Bombers will play the Victoria Generals following the match ...

Bryan police arrest alleged H-E-B robber

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA 28-year-old Bryan woman was released from jail Thursday after being charged a day earlier with felony theft.Bryan police said they were called to the H-E-B on Old Hearne Road Wednesday afternoon for a shoplifter. Employees at the ...

Man arrested on his fourth DWI charge

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA man with three driving while intoxicated convictions is facing his fourth DWI charge.Bryan police said they observed Rolando Rodriguez Garcia, 50, traveling 80 mph along F.M. 1179 on Wednesday. The speed limit is 65 mph. According ...

A glimpse of the past

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Civil War re-enactor Dave Burdett speaks to children about the war at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History's Summer Nature Camp Thursday.

Bryan police arrest pair on drug charges

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportTwo Bryan men were behind bars Thursday on felony charges of marijuana possession.According to the police report, Bryan officers saw a car parked on Ash Street with the back doors open. Upon inspection, police arrested one man for m ...

Parties wary of Ariz. ruling

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- On the surface, a judge's decision to block tough provisions of Arizona's immigration law was a defeat for the state's Republican governor and a win for the Democratic Obama administration. But neither party is sure it will play out t ...

Gunman kills 3, then himself

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT

SAN ANTONIO -- On a leafy cul-de-sac in a gated Texas community, a man walked inside his stepfather's home with a briefcase. A teenage boy at the house didn't recognize him but could tell he was angry. He took his young siblings outside, and moments ...

Border troops deploy Sunday

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:01 PM PDT

EL PASO -- The first National Guard troops headed to the Mexican border are expected to be in place in Texas and New Mexico by mid-August, and more than 1,000 troops are on track to be along the border in those two states plus California and Arizon ...

Creating habitats for migratory birds

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT

MAMOU, La. -- Water gurgling from a well is flooding Craig Gautreaux's rice and crawfish fields, turning the farm into a wetland for migratory birds whose usual Gulf of Mexico wintering grounds are threatened by the oil spill. Across eight states, ...

Sniper talks about '02 shooting spree

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT

RICHMOND, Va. -- Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo tells actor William Shatner on a cable TV special that he and his partner tried to recruit fellow shooters for their 2002 spree and that his accomplice killed one man for backing out, according ...

Garden calendar

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Saturday * Independent Growers Market, 7 to 11 a.m. Sons of Hermann Lodge parking lot, 1104 W. William J. Bryan Parkway. Garden- and orchard-direct produce. annfo5@hotmail.com. * Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and Willia ...

Walnut tree may affect vegetables

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Dear Neil: Can a walnut tree growing near a vegetable garden affect it? A: In terms of sucking water and nutrients out of the soil, yes. In terms of shading garden plants that would really do better in full sun, yes. In terms of dripping oils that m ...

Picking is best control for bagworms

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

While you may be familiar with baguettes and bagpipes, you may not know about bagworms. The Brazos Valley has experienced unusually high numbers of bagworms this year. While the larvae or caterpillars of this insect can damage deciduous shrubs and ...

Calendar

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Friday CLUBS Star Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Center. For partnerships, call 774-0043. Brazos County Senior Citizens Association luncheon, noon. 1402 Bristol St., Bryan. 822-6873. EVENTS Friday Bridge, 9 a.m. to n ...

Man sentenced to 15 years in prison in child porn case

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:02 AM PDT

A local banker was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday for having what investigators said was the largest collection of child pornography ever found in Brazos County. Gregg Baird, 39, will also be required to serve 10 years probation after he i ...

Partisan bickering delays oil spill legislation

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:29 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Partisan disagreements in the Senate will delay passage of legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill until at least September, when Congress returns from its summer recess. The House is scheduled to vote on its bill Friday bu ...

Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:24 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats abou ...

Pre-CIA agency comes to light

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- It was a night in early November during the infancy of the Cold War when the anti-communist dissidents were hustled through a garden and across a gully to a vehicle on a dark, deserted road in Budapest. They hid in four large crates for ...

Vaughan leads U.S. Senior Open at 4-under 66

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:25 PM PDT

SAMMAMISH, Wash. -- The fans following Fred Couples and Tom Watson early Thursday morning were sometimes six- and seven-deep, wedging themselves between tree trunks and ducking under limbs.Very quietly, and without much attention, Bruce Vaughan was t ...

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