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- Snow brings flurry of fun, wrecks
- Funding woes hamper road projects in Bryan
- McClendon named vice president
- Chilifest lineup released
- Police: Man tried to defraud Bryan bank
- Police seek owner of dog who bit child
- A&M to host lecture on the Bronze Age
- Finalists named for Youth Concerto Competition
- Unemployment takes steep fall
- Not much savings from stimulus
- Giffords' husband to head space flight
- Snow disrupts Dallas travel
- Weather puts Dallas flights on hold
- Report: Bandit used stolen chips
- 'Speech' hits home for those who stutter
- Wolf Pen a winter wonderland
- Abuse victims awarded $77M
- Faith calendar
- Calendar
- Local high school sporting events rescheduled
- Texas, Oklahoma-bound bus passengers stranded
- Lawyer: Cowboy suit settled
- Goodell wants to get deal done in 'next few weeks'
- Third & Short
- NBA Roundup: Mavs beat Celtics
| Snow brings flurry of fun, wrecks Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST The snow has come and gone, but it left in its wake Friday many happy residents who frolicked in snowball fights and sledded down whatever hills could be found using mostly improvised devices, including laundry baskets and cardboard boxes. On the ...   |
| Funding woes hamper road projects in Bryan Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Funding issues at the Texas Department of Transportation have slowed the construction of one major Bryan road project and changed the scope of another. The delay is occurring at Briarcrest Drive near Bryan High School. The Bryan City Council approv ... |
| McClendon named vice president Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST A familiar face in Aggieland was approved Friday to serve in a top administrative role for Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin. Rodney McClendon, who had served as Robert Gates' chief of staff during his presidency, was approved as Texas A& ... |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST Five well-known country music artists, headlined by Dierks Bentley, will take the stage at the 20th annual Chilifest in Snook. A crowd of about 300 people were on hand Friday night for the announcement of the lineup at The Tap in College Station. ... |
| Police: Man tried to defraud Bryan bank Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A 39-year-old man has been charged with forgery, accused of trying to defraud a Bryan bank. Police said that on April 21 of last year, Jimmy Glenn Goodman Jr. had deposited a check for $11,045 with First Convenience Bank that was w ... |
| Police seek owner of dog who bit child Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportCollege Station police are asking for the public's help in locating the owner of a dog that bit a child on Thursday. According to police, the boy was skateboarding when a dog broke away from its owner and attacked him. The owner got ... |
| A&M to host lecture on the Bronze Age Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:57 PM PST Dr. Jennifer Moody of the University of Texas at Austin will lecture on "Sustainable Living in Bronze Age Crete" Thursday at 7 p.m. on Texas A&M's campus. The lecture will focus on the different climates of the Bronze Ages and the ways in which ... |
| Finalists named for Youth Concerto Competition Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Five finalists have been named for the 13th annual Brazos Valley Youth Concerto Competition, sponsored by the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Friends Association of the Symphony Orchestra. It is the first time five finali ... |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate is suddenly sinking at the fastest pace in a half-century, falling to 9 percent from 9.8 percent in just two months -- the most encouraging sign for the job market since the recession ended. More than half a mil ... |
| Not much savings from stimulus Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans say they want to cut federal spending by raiding $45 billion from President Barack Obama's politically unpopular economic stimulus program. But they won't be able to get their hands on most of that money. A ... |
| Giffords' husband to head space flight Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST CAPE CANAVERAL -- The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will head to space in April, a decision announced almost one month to the day that his wife was shot in the head. Her doctors say the congresswoman is making good progress in ... |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST FORT WORTH -- Another blast of winter weather slammed Dallas with up to 5 inches of snow Friday, making driving hazardous and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights as tens of thousands of football fans descended on North Texas for the Supe ... |
| Weather puts Dallas flights on hold Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST DALLAS -- A fresh snow storm in North Texas on Friday threatened to leave fans traveling to the Super Bowl stranded far from Sunday night's big game.The snow caused about 380 inbound flights to be canceled at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport b ... |
| Report: Bandit used stolen chips Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST LAS VEGAS -- The man accused of holding up a posh Las Vegas Strip casino was living large after the heist, gambling away hundreds of thousands of dollars, until he got caught trying to hock his stolen chips online to poker players, authorities say.An ... |
| 'Speech' hits home for those who stutter Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST CHICAGO -- A movie about a stuttering monarch, without sex, car chases or sinewy super heroes, hardly sounds like blockbuster box-office fare. In a less flashy way, The King's Speech is still about a hero, just one who battles an invisible enemy t ... |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Seth Fry launches himself off the hill at Wolf Pen Creek. |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:48 PM PST The Diocese of Wilmington (Del.) settled a lawsuit Wednesday with nearly 150 alleged victims of sexual abuse, awarding them more than $77 million. The agreement also called for the diocese to fully disclose church documents relating to the abuse. Th ... |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Saturday * New Testament No. 2 Outreach Church, 1218 Ettle St. in Bryan, will hold its annual Black History Program at 6 p.m. The guest speakers will be Stephanie Love, Perry Harris and Kathryn Browder. The musical guests will be Desire Choir, Henry ... |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Saturday EVENTS Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail -- Wine & Chocolate Trail. $25/person or $45/couple. Sample two wine tastings paired with a chocolate delicacy at each participating winery along the trail. Tickets: https://www.localwineevents.com/ti ... |
| Local high school sporting events rescheduled Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:22 AM PST Local high schools have postponed or canceled all sports events scheduled for Friday after winter weather caused classes to be canceled. • Boys and girls district basketball games for A&M Consolidated, Bryan and Rudder have been rescheduled ... |
| Texas, Oklahoma-bound bus passengers stranded Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Hundreds of Greyhound bus passengers are stranded in terminals as a winter storm makes driving hazardous. Greyhound spokeswoman Bonnie Bastian says a storm is disrupting travel through Texas, Oklahoma and par ... |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST DALLAS -- A former Dallas Cowboys player who was inside the team's practice facility when it collapsed in 2009 has settled a lawsuit against the company that designed the facility and companies operated by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, the player's at ... |
| Goodell wants to get deal done in 'next few weeks' Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:28 PM PST DALLAS (AP) -- Roger Goodell recognized the questioner, even kidded him. Chad Ochocinco was in no joking mood. The Bengals receiver, reporting for his own OCNN network, stood up at Goodell's annual Super Bowl news conference Friday and asked the NFL ... |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST COLLEGE BASKETBALL CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Larry Drew II stunned North Carolina coach Roy Williams and his Tar Heels teammates with his abrupt departure from the program. In a statement issued Friday by the school, the junior point guard said he was lea ... |
| NBA Roundup: Mavs beat Celtics Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST BOSTON -- Jason Kidd made a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left, putting the Dallas Mavericks ahead as they beat the Boston Celtics 101-97 on Friday night for their seventh straight win.The Celtics led 97-91, but the Mavericks scored the final 10 points. ... |
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