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- CS transportation fee to be on ballot
- House candidates' political agendas differ
- B-CS Christmas Parade goes green
- Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for 2008 murder
- Killer gets 30 years in prison for '08 stabbing
- 'Happy Days' dad Tom Bosley dead at 83
- Two men flee in separate arrests
- Bush Library docket is busy
- State lawmakers preparing citizenship legislation
- Community leaders recognized at dinner
- B-CS ranked among top U.S. metro areas
- Prosecutor: Texas state rep sought to line pockets
- Bryan invests in renewable energy
- Mexico's largest pot bust likely hit Sinaloa gang
- Bryan traffic stop leads to drug arrest
- 2 charged in Houston cab driver slayings
- Nurses recall Fort Hood soldiers' bravery
- Ancient scrolls to join 21st century
- Foreclosure mess just starting
- Bank saying goodbye to free checking
- Beef industry woes could lead to poorer meat
- Sprucing up Sbisa
- Soy Offers Lower Recurrence Of Breast Cancer
- New CPR Technique More Effective
- Correction
| CS transportation fee to be on ballot Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT College Station residents are being asked to vote on a transportation user fee on the Nov. 2 ballot that could raise nearly $1 million a year for road repairs. If approved, the measure would add a $2-per-residence fee to monthly utility bills. For ...   |
| House candidates' political agendas differ Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT Candidates for the District 17 seat in the Texas House of Representatives said they're running to improve the lives of Texans, but they differ over the best ways to do that. Democrat Pati Jacobs is challenging Incumbent Tim Kleinschmidt, a Republ ... |
| B-CS Christmas Parade goes green Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT Participants in this year's Bryan-College Station Christmas Parade are encouraged to go green. The holiday celebration has been updated with a new category and a $300 prize to be awarded to the most eco-friendly float. The parade is set to begin at ... |
| Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for 2008 murder Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:39 AM PDT A Bryan man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday in the stabbing death of an 18-year-old at The Oaks apartments. The jury of nine women and three men deliberated for about 2 1/2 hours after the trial that took a week and two days. They pa ... |
| Killer gets 30 years in prison for '08 stabbing Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT A Bryan man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday for the murder of an 18-year-old at The Oaks apartments. The jury of nine women and three men deliberated for about 21/2 hours after the trial that took a week and two days. The panel convicted ... |
| 'Happy Days' dad Tom Bosley dead at 83 Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:46 AM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Tom Bosley, whose long acting career was highlighted by his hugely popular role as the understanding father on television's nostalgic, top-rated 1970s comedy series "Happy Days," died Tuesday. He was 83. Bosley died of heart failur ... |
| Two men flee in separate arrests Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT Brazos County sheriff's deputies were calling it a "Two for Tuesday" after separate chases and arrests of men with warrants. Brazos County Sheriff Chris Kirk said deputies received a tip that Robert Charles Sweeps, 42, of Bryan, who was wanted on ... |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT The George Bush Presidential Library will host several free events over the next few days, playing host to a national authority on polling, a former speechwriter for the 41st president, an acclaimed astronomer and a medical school faculty member lect ... |
| State lawmakers preparing citizenship legislation Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:08 AM PDT PHOENIX -- Lawmakers in at least 14 states announced Tuesday they are working on legislation to deny U.S. citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants, although they weren't specific about how they plan to do it.Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce said ... |
| Community leaders recognized at dinner Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe Institute for Interfaith Dialog hosted its annual Dialog and Friendship Dinner on Tuesday night. About 150 people were in attendance at Pebble Creek Country Club as several speakers stressed the importance of promoting interfait ... |
| B-CS ranked among top U.S. metro areas Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportBryan-College Station was recently ranked No. 4 nationally in "Best Performing Small Metros" by a nonpartisan, independent think tank.The Milken Institute in Santa Monica, Calif., ranked metropolitan areas by how well they create an ... |
| Prosecutor: Texas state rep sought to line pockets Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:10 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas -- State Rep. Kino Flores wanted to "line his pockets" while using his power to help a businessman later convicted of Medicaid fraud, prosecutors said Tuesday as the criminal trial for the South Texas lawmaker began. Flores, 52, is a ... |
| Bryan invests in renewable energy Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe city of Bryan recently entered into a 15-year contract to purchase wind-generated electricity from one of the world's top renewable energy companies.Bryan Texas Utilities will purchase 30 megawatts of renewable energy from Iberd ... |
| Mexico's largest pot bust likely hit Sinaloa gang Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:09 AM PDT MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's largest-ever seizure of marijuana packaged for sale is even bigger than the original estimate of 105 tons and probably belonged to the powerful Sinaloa cartel, authorities said Tuesday.The government so far had counted 15,000 ... |
| Bryan traffic stop leads to drug arrest Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA 31-year-old Bryan man remained behind bars Tuesday on three felony charges -- delivery of crack cocaine, tampering with evidence and evading arrest in a motor vehicle. According to the police report, a College Station officer stop ... |
| 2 charged in Houston cab driver slayings Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:10 AM PDT HOUSTON -- A Houston man and his girlfriend are facing murder charges in the deaths of two Houston cab drivers during separate robberies.Chaz Omar Blackshear and Danielle Rene Hudson, both 21, were each charged Monday with capital murder in the slayi ... |
| Nurses recall Fort Hood soldiers' bravery Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT FORT HOOD -- Three young soldiers were fatally shot while protecting civilian nurses hiding under a desk during last year's deadly rampage at Fort Hood, witnesses testified Tuesday at a military hearing for the Army psychiatrist charged with the sh ... |
| Ancient scrolls to join 21st century Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT JERUSALEM -- The Dead Sea Scrolls, among the world's most important, mysterious and tightly restricted archaeological treasures, are about to get Googled.The technology giant and Israel announced Tuesday that they are teaming up to give researchers a ... |
| Foreclosure mess just starting Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Big lenders are trying to move past the foreclosure-document mess, saying they're now confident their paperwork is accurate. Yet they face so much organized resistance that they can't just snap up their briefcases, declare the crisis ... |
| Bank saying goodbye to free checking Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Free checking as we know it is ending. The days when you could walk into a bank branch and open an account with no charges and no strings attached appear to be over. Now you have to jump through some hoops -- keep a high balance, use d ... |
| Beef industry woes could lead to poorer meat Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT AINSWORTH, Neb. -- In this Great Plains ranching town, cowboys still lasso steers as part of their daily routine and cattle producers like Bob Sears still take pride in the long tradition of raising American beef.But Sears and other ranchers say the ... |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT Texas A&M students Nelly Tacam and Alexy Gallegos create artwork while participating in One Love-palooza at Sbisa Dining Center on the Texas A&M campus Tuesday. The event was sponsored by One Love, a student-run organization devoted to social ... |
| Soy Offers Lower Recurrence Of Breast Cancer Posted: 19 Oct 2010 06:48 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) Big joy for soy! New research finds that high amounts of the wholesome combination of protein, isoflavones and fiber that make up soy lower the risk of cancer recurrence in post-menopausal breast cancer patients with hormon ... |
| New CPR Technique More Effective Posted: 19 Oct 2010 06:48 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More pushing, less breathing : that's the new slogan from life-saving experts regarding CPR. A new study shows a higher survival rate if CPR is only done with chest compressions and not mouth-to-mouth. The authors of ... |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT There was an error in Sunday's recommendation of John Nichols for the vacant seat on the College Station City Council. Nichols served on the city's Parks Board from 1998 to 2004. He most recently served as chairman of the College Station Planning an ... |
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