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- Cotton harvest under way
- Cotton harvest under way
- Charges in ring tossing dropped
- Battling global starvation
- Charges dropped in Aggie ring case
- Bryan Council appoints interim manager
- BTU administrator named interim city manager in Bryan
- Bryan police investigate toddler's death
- Local students named National Merit semifinalists
- Fresh face takes over at B-CS Habitat for Humanity
- Fiestas Patrias festival provides scholarships
- Officials investigate Bryan toddler death
- A&M Health Science Center gets $5.3M grant
- Court says Texas plates must be on front bumpers
- Police: Man hit co-worker with bar
- Fugitive spider monkey caught in Boerne
- Newspapers want Perry's travel info
- Woman jailed after police find pot plants
- K2 bans do little to deter business
- Hispanic lawmakers bolster immigration reform push
- Poll shows political climate better for GOP
- 2-year-old boy shoots self accidentally
- Parents of Prairie View A&M hazing victim settle against fraternity
- Smoking ban helps cut back kids' asthma attacks
- Iraq raid against insurgents results in six deaths
| Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT These days, Steve Perrone of Mid-Valley Gin in the Brazos Bottom is hoping for sunshine to fill his fields -- the direct opposite of what he prayed for last year. "It can't get too hot for our cotton now," Perrone said, adding that last year they ...   |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT These days, Steve Perrone of Mid-Valley Gin in the Brazos Bottom is hoping for sunshine to fill his fields -- the direct opposite of what he prayed for last year. "It can't get too hot for our cotton now," Perrone said, adding that last year they ... |
| Charges in ring tossing dropped Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:57 PM PDT A felony charge against a 19-year-old college student accused of tossing an Aggie's class ring into a field of grass was dropped Wednesday, with prosecutors saying there wasn't enough evidence in the case. Thomas Slauter was arrested Saturday by a ... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:19 AM PDT If you combine the populations of the U.S., Canada and the European Union, you'll still fall short of the number of people who go hungry every day. According to the United Nations World Food Program, 925 million people are affected by hunger on a ... |
| Charges dropped in Aggie ring case Posted: 15 Sep 2010 08:55 AM PDT Theft charges against a 19-year-old college student were rejected Wednesday by the Brazos County District Attorney's Office. Thomas Slauter spent Saturday night in jail after being arrested by a Texas A&M University police officer on charges of ... |
| Bryan Council appoints interim manager Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:56 PM PDT A Bryan Texas Utilities administrator will temporarily fill the top spot in Bryan city government following former city manager David Watkins' resignation, officials announced Wednesday. Kean Register, a BTU group manager, was hired by a unanimou ... |
| BTU administrator named interim city manager in Bryan Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:33 AM PDT A top administrator at Bryan Texas Utilities has been named Bryan's interim city manager after the City Council accepted the resignation of City Manager David Watkins last week. BTU Group Manager Kean Register will begin the interim post on Friday. ... |
| Bryan police investigate toddler's death Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:49 AM PDT Bryan police are investigating the death of a 21-month-old boy who stopped breathing while he was with his baby sitter Wednesday morning. Police and Bryan Fire Department officials responded at 8:50 a.m. to the Jack in the Box parking lot on Sou ... |
| Local students named National Merit semifinalists Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT Twelve Brazos Valley students have been named 2011 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, making them eligible to receive a scholarship valued at $2,500. Nine of the students recognized were from A&M Consolidated High School, while Bryan Hi ... |
| Fresh face takes over at B-CS Habitat for Humanity Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT She has no ties to Texas, but the hospitality she experienced during her visits was enough to take Tori Wolan from the nation's capital for a job in Bryan-College Station. Wolan took over as executive director of the Bryan-College Station Habitat ... |
| Fiestas Patrias festival provides scholarships Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT The fifth of May gets a lot of attention, but Alma Villarreal and several others associated with the Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas festival, are working to raise awareness about Sept. 16. "A lot of people think Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence day, ... |
| Officials investigate Bryan toddler death Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportBryan police on Wednesday said there were no signs of foul play in the death of a 21-month-old boy who stopped breathing while he was with his baby sitter.Bryan officer Jon Agnew said a woman called 911 at 8:50 a.m. and told dispatc ... |
| A&M Health Science Center gets $5.3M grant Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:24 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Texas A&M Health Science Center recently received a $5.3 million federal grant to form a regional health information center. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administered the grant, which was part of $35.7 ... |
| Court says Texas plates must be on front bumpers Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:49 AM PDT HOUSTON -- The state's top criminal court says Texas drivers must have license plates on the front bumpers of their vehicles.The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said Wednesday it's not good enough to just have a plate displayed somewhere else toward ... |
| Police: Man hit co-worker with bar Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:19 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA Bryan man was in jail without bail Wednesday, accused of hitting a co-worker in the head with a pry bar during an argument. Bryan police said officers responded to a disturbance around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday on Conlee Street, where ... |
| Fugitive spider monkey caught in Boerne Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:41 AM PDT BOERNE, Texas -- Grapes and bananas helped a handler lure a spider monkey back into captivity after the animal spent more than a week on the loose in the San Antonio area.The animal known as W.C. Fields was captured Wednesday along a road in Boerne, ... |
| Newspapers want Perry's travel info Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:23 PM PDT AUSTIN -- A lawyer for news organizations told the Texas Supreme Court that the state should release travel vouchers for Gov. Rick Perry's protective detail. But an attorney representing the Texas Department of Public Safety said Wednesday those tra ... |
| Woman jailed after police find pot plants Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA 34-year-old College Station woman was released from jail Wednesday, one day after police served a search warrant on her home because they suspected she was growing marijuana plants. According to the police report, officers found f ... |
| K2 bans do little to deter business Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Authorities in 13 states thought they were acting to curb a public health threat when they outlawed a form of synthetic marijuana known as K2, a concoction of dried herbs sprayed with chemicals. But before the laws took effect, ma ... |
| Hispanic lawmakers bolster immigration reform push Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:48 AM PDT WASHINGTON -- Hispanic lawmakers are trying to bolster Democrats' efforts on immigration reform going into the fall elections with a three-part strategy that starts with a meeting at the White House.New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, Illinois D ... |
| Poll shows political climate better for GOP Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Tilted toward the GOP from the start of the year, the political environment has grown even more favorable for Republicans and rockier for President Barack Obama and his Democrats over the long primary season that just ended with a ban ... |
| 2-year-old boy shoots self accidentally Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:45 AM PDT TYLER, Texas -- Investigators say a 2-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition after apparently shooting himself in the head while being cared for at his grandmother's east Texas roadhouse.Smith County Sheriff J.B. Smith says the shooting h ... |
| Parents of Prairie View A&M hazing victim settle against fraternity Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:24 PM PDT DALLAS -- The parents of the Prairie View A&M University student who died in a hazing incident last year have settled their wrongful death lawsuit against their son's fraternity, court records show. A final judgment signed by State District Ju ... |
| Smoking ban helps cut back kids' asthma attacks Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:22 PM PDT ATLANTA -- New research shows that smoking bans spare many children with asthma from being hospitalized, a finding that suggests smoke-free laws have even greater health benefits than previously believed. Other studies have charted the decline in ... |
| Iraq raid against insurgents results in six deaths Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:23 PM PDT BAGHDAD -- For the second time in less than a week, U.S. forces were drawn into deadly fighting against insurgents -- a reminder of the ongoing dangers American forces face well after President Barack Obama declared a formal end to combat.With a pers ... |
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