Thursday, October 14, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Special Olympics a rewarding experience

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT

Those who have been attending the Special Olympics for years said the event is a positive experience for people without mental disabilities just as much as it is for those with intellectual challenges. "You originally go there because you think you' ...

CS city attorney calls it quits

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT

The College Station City Council will discuss appointing an interim city attorney Thursday after longtime counsel Harvey Cargill's abrupt resignation a day earlier. Cargill stepped down during a short meeting with Mayor Nancy Berry on Wednesday af ...

Officers reconstruct wrecks to determine causes

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT

Most years in Bryan-College Station, there are about two dozen traffic accidents that require police to reconstruct the wreck. In the past month, the risky procedure that often involves shutting down portions of busy roadways and having officers s ...

CS city attorney quits without notice

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 10:00 AM PDT

College Station City Attorney Harvey Cargill announced his resignation Wednesday without giving any notice, officials said. In a 66-word hand-written letter to Mayor Nancy Berry, Cargill stated that his resignation is effective immediately, accordin ...

Bryan man charged in four robberies

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:52 AM PDT

A 45-year-old Bryan man has been charged with robbing three Brazos County stores and attempting to rob another in less than a month's time, officials said. Alan Douglas Beene was charged Tuesday with three counts of robbery. He was taken into cus ...

14 Chilean miners emerge in problem-free rescue

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:16 AM PDT

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- One by one, the miners trapped for 69 days in a dungeon that could have been their tomb climbed into a rescue capsule and made a smooth ascent to the surface Wednesday, greeted by the embraces of loved ones, cheered by joyou ...

5 injured in Grimes County wreck

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:37 AM PDT

Authorities on Wednesday morning were investigating a head-on wreck in Grimes County that they said injured five people. Two vehicles were involved in the wreck at about 7 a.m. on F.M. 1774 near the intersection with County Road 203 near Plantersvil ...

Woman charged with stealing vehicle

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:03 AM PDT

College Station police said they arrested a 28-year-old woman accused of stealing a vehicle after she told them she took it because she was bored. Micah Amanda Bailey of Lorena was jailed early Wednesday on a charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle. ...

As Chile celebrates, mine's future in question

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 12:50 AM PDT

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- Chileans reveled Thursday in the stunning glory and jubilation of a record-setting mine rescue. As the celebration fades, however, several key questions await resolution. Officials at the copper and gold mine whose collaps ...

Prosecution rests in murder trial

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT

Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday after presenting DNA evidence in the trial of a Bryan man accused of fatally stabbing an 18-year-old in 2008. An expert from a Department of Public Safety crime lab testified that a kitchen knife found in the a ...

Clinic, food bank get help from companies

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportTwo local charities are receiving a healthy boost this week -- one in the form of cash, the other in thousands of dollars worth of food.Bryan-based Health for All clinic received a $50,000 donation from Wal-Mart, the organizations a ...

Earthquake shakes Okla., among strongest in state

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:05 AM PDT

NORMAN, Okla. -- One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma rattled parts of five states Wednesday and left two people with minor injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake struck at 9:06 a.m. about six miles nort ...

In the thick of it: Adviser details time spent with Bushes, Reagan

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT

The day he famously whispered into President George W. Bush's ear that America was under attack was not his most memorable as the former president's top adviser, an ex-White House chief of staff said Wednesday at Texas A&M. That day came thre ...

Sheriff says Mexican investigator was decapitated

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:19 AM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas -- A Mexican police commander investigating the reported shooting of an American tourist on a border lake plagued by pirates has been decapitated and his head was found in a suitcase, a Texas sheriff says. The death of Rolando Flores ...

Legislator joins Texas speaker race

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- Conservative legislator Warren Chisum entered the race for Texas House speaker on Wednesday, saying his experience is needed as lawmakers confront the mounting budget shortfall and contentious redistricting.The Republican from Pampa had bee ...

Soldiers recall piercing gaze of Fort Hood shooter

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 12:45 AM PDT

FORT HOOD, Texas -- More witnesses are expected to testify about the graphic, terrifying details of last year's shooting rampage at Fort Hood.An Article 32 hearing resumes Thursday to determine whether Maj. Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, should s ...

Federal appeals court upholds 'under God' in Texas pledge

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 12:43 AM PDT

DALLAS -- A federal appeals court has rejected a Dallas-area parent's challenge to the Texas pledge of allegiance over the words "under God." Attorney General Greg Abbott says Wednesday's ruling is a victory for the constitutionally protected righ ...

Companies greening up Brazos County

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT

If it looks like a warehouse slowly has been disappearing in downtown Bryan's Main Street, officials say your eyes aren't deceiving you. The building has been coming down piece by piece through a partnership between the city and an Austin-based co ...

Companies greening up Brazos County

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT

If it looks like a warehouse slowly has been disappearing in downtown Bryan's Main Street, officials say your eyes aren't deceiving you. The building has been coming down piece by piece through a partnership between the city and an Austin-based co ...

Seniors feel pain despite '09 raise

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Seniors will remain ahead of the inflation curve despite a second straight year without an increase in their Social Security benefits. Some seniors and their advocacy groups have raised the specter of millions of the elderly struggli ...

911 tapes and video released from UT shooting

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:57 AM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas -- Authorities at the University of Texas are releasing audio and video recordings of the chaos that unfolded after Colton Joshua Tooley opened fire on the school campus last month, eventually turning the gun on himself.In one of more t ...

'Pints and pizza' blood drive planned

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 12:33 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Aggieland Credit Union is hosting a blood drive Oct. 29. "Pints and Pizza" will be from noon to 4:30 p.m. at 201 Southwest Parkway E. Prizes and food will be given to all those who donate blood. For more information, contact ...

'Pints and pizza' blood drive planned

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 12:33 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Aggieland Credit Union is hosting a blood drive Oct. 29. "Pints and Pizza" will be from noon to 4:30 p.m. at 201 Southwest Parkway E. Prizes and food will be given to all those who donate blood. For more information, contact ...

Obama may appeal injunction

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- The White House weighed a quick appeal of a judge's order abruptly allowing gays to serve openly in the military as Pentagon chief Robert Gates warned on Wednesday of "enormous consequences" for men and women in uniform if the ruling st ...

Houston-area couple dead, apparent murder-suicide

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 12:41 AM PDT

SPRING, Texas -- Investigators say the deaths of an elderly couple in their Houston-area home apparently were a murder and then a suicide. The bodies of the man and woman, in their 80s, were discovered Wednesday afternoon at their senior living co ...

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