Saturday, October 16, 2010

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Crow's legacy lives on

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:20 PM PDT

More than a half century after John David Crow won the Heisman Trophy, a statue in his likeness was unveiled Friday at the south end of Kyle Field. The massive bronze and stainless steel sculpture, described by the artist as twice life-sized, sits d ...

Panel to cut audit items

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:20 PM PDT

An outside review of the operations of Bryan Texas Utilities will begin after the city's audit committee - which includes two BTU board members - meets later this month to trim a list of BTU-related issues created by the city council for evaluation.M ...

Harris guilty of murder

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

A Bryan man faces up to life in prison after he was found guilty Friday of fatally stabbing an 18-year-old at The Oaks apartment complex in 2008. The jury of three men and nine women took about three hours to convict Brandon Harris, 27, of murder. ...

Chuck Norris-sponsored event sure to be a kick

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

By KAYLA SLIMP "Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas." That's my favorite Chuck Norris joke. I'm sure you have one too. But while Norris sponsoring a major event and concert in Brazos Valley is no joke, there shou ...

A&M Greek Life to host weekend event

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Greek Life at Texas A&M will continue its first ever Greek Weekend at 8 a.m. today at the Clayton W. Williams Alumni Center. The event will include tours of the alumni center and socializing between former and current students ...

Fund set up in honor of councilman's son

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report A memorial fund has been set up in honor of Bryan Councilman Art Hughes' son, Charlie Hughes, who passed away on Oct. 8. Hughes died at his home in Lake St. Louis, Missouri after a seven-month battle with cancer. He left behind ...

Group taking tree orders until Oct. 29

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:15 PM PDT

Orders are being accepted for Keep Brazos Beautiful's eighth annual crepe myrtle and shade tree sale. Residents interested in purchasing trees for $18 can get order forms at www.keepbrazosbeautiful.org. The deadline for placing orders is Oct. 29. Tr ...

A big night for Rudder

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

Rudder students gather to watch their classmate Jacorey Hunt dance during a Homecoming Tailgate at the school Friday.

Soldier says he was ordered to delete Fort Hood videos

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

FORT HOOD -- A soldier who recorded the terror of last year's deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood using his cell phone was ordered by an officer to delete both videos, a military court heard Friday. Under cross examination, Pfc. Lance Aviles told a ...

Texas D.A. defends harsh words

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- A Texas prosecutor accused of bias for describing an executed man as a "guilty monster" defended his comments Friday, while his colleagues on a commission investigating the case said he might have jeopardized the integrity of their inquir ...

States discuss Amtrak route

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Officials looking into extending Amtrak passenger rail service from Oklahoma City to Kansas say money is the biggest obstacle. Lawmakers and transportation officials from Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas met Thursday in Oklahoma City as ...

Councilman tells gay teens to 'stick around'

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

A city councilman in Fort Worth has rocketed into cyberspace prominence in a video pleading with gay teens not to commit suicide and tearfully recounting his own ordeals as a bullied schoolboy. "Give yourself a chance to see how much life will get ...

Sludge victims return to village while plant restarts

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Production restarted Friday at the metals plant whose broken reservoir unleashed a massive flood of caustic red sludge, even as villagers began returning to one of the affected towns in western Hungary despite warnings from env ...

'Los 33' agree to split profits from mine collapse

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

COPIAPO, Chile -- The first rescued Chilean miners out of the hospital celebrated their new lives as national heroes Friday, as word emerged that the 33 want to closely guard their story so they can fairly divide the spoils of their media stardom.Tha ...

Feds oppose legalizing pot in Calif.

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government will enforce its marijuana laws in California even if voters next month make the state the first in the nation to legalize the drug.The Justice Department strongly opposes Cali ...

Study: T. rex was a cannibal

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Tyrannosaurus rex was certainly the king of dinosaurs, but may also have been dinosaur a la king. A team of researchers reports Friday that huge tooth marks on T. rex bones indicate the ancient giants may have cannibalized one anothe ...

Jolie questions decision to deny her film permit

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 06:32 AM PDT

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Angelina Jolie has questioned Bosnia's decision to withdraw her film permit, saying Friday it was based on false rumors that her movie will be a love story about a Bosniak woman and a Serb man who raped her during th ...

Even Justin Bieber mocking Tom Brady's hair

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 06:31 AM PDT

NEW YORK -- Even Justin Bieber is making fun of Tom Brady's hair. The New England Patriots quarterback's long locks have been mocked for resembling that of the teen pop sensation -- and now Bieber himself is piling on. In a video posted by Bieber ...

Rapper's good deed could help image with judge

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 06:29 AM PDT

ATLANTA -- T.I.'s help in talking down a suicidal man from an Atlanta skyscraper may also help the rapper's image as he faces the possibility of returning to federal prison after prosecutors say he violated his probation. T.I. is scheduled to appe ...

Brownback discusses ties to evangelist Engle

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:12 PM PDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas Republican Sam Brownback said Wednesday that he disagrees with many statements by controversial evangelist Lou Engle and hasn't talked to him in months. Brownback, the GOP nominee for governor, commented on his ties to ...

Faith calendar

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:21 PM PDT

Saturday * Faith United Church (UCC), 2901 Austin's Colony Parkway in Bryan, will hold a Movie Nite at 7 p.m. The doors will open at 6:30, and the movie Flywheel will begin at 7. Admission is free; snacks will be $1 each. Guests are welcome. Sunda ...

Letter for October 16

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Bryan neighborhoods deserve protection On Oct. 14, Bryan's Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed another request for a Conditional Use Permit for a nursing home (supposedly, limited to 3 patients) in a residential area. This one is in a Resid ...

Calendar

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:20 PM PDT

Saturday CLUBS Photography club meeting, 9 a.m. Martha's Bloomers, Navasota. All levels of experience are invited to attend. 936-825-7400, ext. 100 or photoclub@marthasbloomers.com. EVENTS Motorsports Performance Driving School, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...

Man found guilty in 2008 stabbing death

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 07:34 AM PDT

A Bryan man was found guilty of murder Friday in the 2008 stabbing death of an 18-year-old in The Oaks apartment complex. The punishment phase in the trial of Brandon Cornelius Harris, 27, will begin Monday morning. He faces up to a life sentence. ...

Pastor wins car for giving in

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:10 PM PDT

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Car dealer Brad Benson made the pitch to Florida pastor Terry Jones in one of his quirky radio ads: If you don't burn a Quran, I'll give you a new car. He was surprised, though, when a representative for Jones called to co ...

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