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- Texas A&M's enrollment up
- CS sets taxi limit at 2
- TxDOT offices evacuated after receiving powder-filled letter
- Gang order nets first conviction
- B-CS plans for 9/11 anniversary
- Woman stole $100 in Target inventory
- As Afghans protest, Jones says he won't burn Quran
- Warrant leads to arrest of 4 people
- 4 dead, 3 still missing after Hermine flooding
- Texas' $830M request rejected
- Texan gets 99 year prison term for stealing smokes
- Economy looks brighter
- Distressed pig rescued from hot car in south Texas
- Police: Woman pulls gun after volleyball match
- La Nina could bring hurricanes
- Appeals court allows stem cell funding for now
- Texas threatens for-profit college with closure
- Wired world sometimes means instant crisis
- Pastor drops Quran-burning
- Hermine's death toll rises to 4
- Fire chief: Gas line blast caused massive blaze
- Terrorism scare
- Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes
- Highway deaths decrease in 2009
- Radio personality brings 'Playboy' to life
| Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:07 PM PDT Texas A&M's enrollment jumped to more than 49,400 students, 1.5 percent more than last year and a record for the school, according to preliminary numbers released this week. When the two branch campuses in Galveston and Qatar are factored in, the ...   |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT The College Station City Council on Thursday approved a change to a city ordinance that limits the number of taxis that can be parked at a home to two. The move was in response to residents' concerns that taxi company owners who operate out of their ... |
| TxDOT offices evacuated after receiving powder-filled letter Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:04 AM PDT UPDATE: The material in the envelope has been determined to be non-hazardous, but officials continue to investigate the case as a crime. The Texas Department of Transportation building on North Texas Avenue in Bryan has been evacuated after offici ... |
| Gang order nets first conviction Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT A 20-year-old Bryan man sentenced to almost two years in jail this week became the first person convicted under a new tool to fight gang activity in Brazos County. Virgil Ponce pleaded guilty to 11 counts of violating a court order that restricte ... |
| B-CS plans for 9/11 anniversary Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT Several events are scheduled in Bryan-College Station this weekend in remembrance of the Sept. 11 attacks. "This is a special day that I hope Americans will never forget," said John Velasquez, commander of the VFW Post 4692. "We'll be having a ceremo ... |
| Woman stole $100 in Target inventory Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A woman with three prior convictions for theft was arrested this week after police determined that she had taken nearly $100 worth of merchandise from Target in Bryan. Store employees had Anjanette Lashawn Howard, 36, in custody ... |
| As Afghans protest, Jones says he won't burn Quran Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:46 AM PDT GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- As thousands of Afghans protested a tiny Florida church's plan to burn the Muslim holy book, the church's pastor said he won't follow through on the plan if he's able to meet Saturday with the organizers behind a mosque planned ... |
| Warrant leads to arrest of 4 people Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Bryan officers who were serving a warrant on one woman arrested her and three other people Wednesday on felony drug charges after finding methamphetamine stashed beneath a mattress. Police arrived on Evergreen Circle early Wednes ... |
| 4 dead, 3 still missing after Hermine flooding Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:49 AM PDT SAN ANTONIO -- At least three people are still missing after flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine. The search is expected to resume in Texas after daylight Friday for a missing swimmer and two motorists. The confirmed death ... |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT AUSTIN -- The U.S. Department of Education has rejected Texas' application for $830 million in federal money for schools and asked the state to resubmit its request without conditions.The rejection was based on a line in the state's application that ... |
| Texan gets 99 year prison term for stealing smokes Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:50 AM PDT WACO, Texas -- A central Texas jury has sentenced a man to 99 years in prison for stealing a carton of cigarettes from a smoke shop. The McLennan County jury sentenced 55-year-old Leon Willis Wilkerson in Waco Thursday after finding him guilty of ... |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- No, the economy isn't roaring ahead. And no, companies aren't making lots of job offers. But a fresh batch of economic data Thursday at least eased summertime fears that the economy might be on the brink of another recession.Far fewer p ... |
| Distressed pig rescued from hot car in south Texas Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:45 AM PDT BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- This little piggy just wanted out of the hot car.South Texas authorities rescued a distressed pot-bellied pig outside the Cameron County Courthouse after finding the pet owner, who unlocked the car.The Brownsville Herald posted ... |
| Police: Woman pulls gun after volleyball match Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:46 AM PDT SAN ANTONIO -- Police say a woman believed to be a suburban San Antonio middle school parent pulled a gun on members of an opposing volleyball team after her school lost a match.Judson school district spokesman James Keith said school police were rev ... |
| La Nina could bring hurricanes Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The La Nina climate phenomenon is strengthening, increasing the likelihood an active hurricane season could get even busier.The update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday comes as residents of Texas are ... |
| Appeals court allows stem cell funding for now Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court on Thursday permitted federal funding of embryonic stem cell research to proceed for now, while it considers a judge's ruling that had temporarily shut off the funds.Thursday's temporary court action may be a leg ... |
| Texas threatens for-profit college with closure Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:47 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas -- A state regulatory agency is moving to revoke the licenses of three Texas campuses of for-profit Westwood College, citing reports of misleading admissions practices and other problems.The school can either make corrections, appeal or ... |
| Wired world sometimes means instant crisis Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT NEW YORK -- "Advocate tolerance, and disregard the ignorant," one book counsels. Advises the other, "Be gentle towards all, ... forbearing."If only the writers of the Quran and the Bible had logged on to Twitter accounts.The world has always had its ... |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The anti-Muslim leader of a tiny Florida church backed off his threat to burn the Quran, defusing an international firestorm Thursday after he said he was promised that a planned Islamic center and mosque would be moved away from ... |
| Hermine's death toll rises to 4 Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO -- The death toll from flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine climbed Thursday after Texas authorities recovered the body of a missing swimmer and the body of an Oklahoma driver who drowned trying to cross a swollen c ... |
| Fire chief: Gas line blast caused massive blaze Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- A local fire chief says a gas line explosion likely caused the massive fire burning homes in a residential neighborhood south of San Francisco.San Bruno Fire Chief Dennis Haag tells KPIX-TV that he believes a high-pressure gas l ... |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT Gerald Burnett, a member of the Bryan Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team, is decontaminated while holding an evidence bag containing an envelope that was mailed to the Texas Department of Transportation on Thursday. The envelope was found to co ... |
| Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:52 AM PDT SEATTLE -- U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc.In August, people spent a total of 41.1 million minutes on Facebook, comScore said, about 9. ... |
| Highway deaths decrease in 2009 Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Traffic deaths have plummeted across the United States to levels not seen in more than a half-century, spurred by technology, safety-conscious drivers and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws. The Transportation Department said ... |
| Radio personality brings 'Playboy' to life Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT HOUSTON -- Suzi Hanks reads Playboy magazine for the articles. And the jokes. And the letters and cartoons. And yes, for the pictures. Each week, for an hour, Hanks snuggles close to a microphone in a tiny soundproof closet, reading -- and describi ... |
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