Thursday, April 7, 2011

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Welcome back champs

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair announced Tuesday that he wants a free trip to Disney World for winning the national championship. He later declared that he and his players also hope to fly to Washington to meet President Barrack ...

Welcome back champs

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair announced Tuesday that he wants a free trip to Disney World for winning the national championship. He later declared that he and his players also hope to fly to Washington to meet President Barrack ...

Suspect allegedly admitted shooting

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


A former cellmate of a 19-year-old man accused of killing a convenience store clerk last year testified Wednesday that the teenager admitted while in jail that he had shot the clerk.
Joshua Nicholas Evans of Bryan is standing trial for capital mu ...

Report: Man stole from his employer

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A 25-year-old Bryan man was arrested this week on a felony charge of stealing from his employer, El Ahorro grocery store.
According to the police report, investigators working for the store noticed Rodrigo Hernandez-Vega, an ass ...

Video: Aggie women return as champions

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 01:49 AM PDT


Wal-Mart embraces the future

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT


Retailers have to figure out how to adapt to a new world of social media but still cling to basic customer satisfaction principles, a top Wal-Mart executive said Wednesday at Texas A&M.
"The fundamentals of retailing and what customers want, t ...

Job fair attracts hundreds

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT


Resumes and business cards exchanged hands Wednesday as about 700 jobseekers met potential employers at the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce's annual job fair.
The free event at the College Station Hilton featured seminars on resume writi ...

Man charged in second store robbery

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:32 AM PDT

A 22-year-old man has been charged in the second of two armed robberies in Bryan and College Station last month.
Victor Hugo Canchada-Cervantes of Grand Prairie was charged Tuesday with aggravated robbery. He was already in jail on charges related t ...

Donating the easy way

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Would you like to donate money to charity every time you visit a coffee shop?
A College Station company is preparing to launch a social networking website that will allow users to set up "rules" to donate money every time they check in to their favo ...

Somerville to host second festival for art

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT


The Second Annual Festival of the Arts in downtown Somerville is a place where art is celebrated and appreciated, no matter what the medium is.
"If you can make art out of it, we want to help make you hone and develop your talent," said Julie Smi ...

Pair of book signings set for this month

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Author Allan J. McDonald will sign copies of his book on the 1986 Challenger disaster on Monday in College Station.
McDonald, author of Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger, will be at Barnes & Noble, ...

Boy, 7, shares Ecstasy pills at South Texas school

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:44 AM PDT


SAN BENITO -- A South Texas man is facing drug charges after his 7-year-old son shared some colorful, illegal pills with his pals at school.
Investigators say the pills were Ecstasy.
KRGV-TV reports the child on Monday gave pills, taken from his ...

White House says shutdown would have dire consequences

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration warned Wednesday that a federal shutdown would undermine the economic recovery, delay pay to U.S. troops fighting in three wars, slow the processing of tax returns and limit small business loans and government-b ...

Obama: Talks constructive, but no deal yet

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- With time growing short, President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that he remains confident that a government shutdown can be avoided this weekend if negotiators can build on constructive talks held at the White House.
Differences ...

Study: Teens see 5 drinks a day as no biggie

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:45 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Downing five or more alcoholic drinks nearly every day isn't seen as a big problem for many of the nation's teens, says a new report.When asked if they see "great risk" in drinking that much, almost half the teens questioned -- 45 perce ...

Protestors for and against budget cuts rally in Austin

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


AUSTIN -- Thousands of protesters converged on the Texas Capitol on Wednesday as senators work to craft a budget plan that will likely soften severe cuts to state services approved earlier this week in a House budget.
The demonstrators held duelin ...

Texas police chief gets stitches, teen accused

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:58 AM PDT

YOAKUM -- A Southeast Texas police chief has nine stitches and a shiner after being slugged in the face in a courtroom struggle with a high school student.The Victoria Advocate reports Yoakum Police Chief Arthur Rogers was assisting in municipal cour ...

Experts predicting 16 Atlantic storms

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Weather forecasters at Colorado State University are predicting an above-average hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean.
The forecast issued Wednesday is a slightly scaled-back version of the one released in early December.
Researchers now predict ...

FBI opens Biggie murder files

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- The FBI has released hundreds of pages of records from their investigation into the 1997 slaying of rapper Notorious B.I.G. The records, which contain FBI files spanning eight years, come from a civil rights probe the ...

Fox drops Beck's show

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- Glenn Beck's talk show is being dropped by the Fox News Channel after sinking in the ratings and suffering financially due to an advertiser boycott.Fox and Beck's company, Mercury Radio Arts, said Wednesday they will stay in business crea ...

Gates visits Saudi Arabia to calm concerns regarding U.S. allies

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates tried to smooth the worst rift in years with Arab ally and oil producer Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, reassuring the Saudi king that the U.S. remains a steady friend despite support for pro-democr ...

Gadhafi sends letter to Obama asking for Libya pullout

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has appealed directly to President Barack Obama to halt what the Libyan leader called "an unjust war," and wished Obama good luck in his bid for re-election next year.
In a rambling, three-page letter to ...

Deal may determine Blockbuster's fate

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- Dish Network Corp.'s agreement to buy Blockbuster Inc.'s assets out of bankruptcy could keep the movie-rental chain and its blue-and-gold logo from disappearing.
But whether the No. 3 pay TV company can use Blockbuster's brand, stores ...

Community celebrates Aggie Victory

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT


Eagle Editorial Board
The Aggie women likely won't have to worry about attracting large crowds in Reed Arena for home basketball games in the future. After their exciting victory over Notre Dame to capture the 2011 NCAA Women's Basket-ball Champio ...

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