Friday, April 8, 2011

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Judge likely to transfer duties

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

It's likely that District Judge J.D. Langley no longer will hold the additional title and responsibilities of administrative judge after a meeting he scheduled with the other district judges Friday at noon. Langley said he called the meeting to discu ...

Win earns Blair the big bucks

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


In addition to the glory and satisfaction of winning a national championship, Texas A&M women's head basketball coach Gary Blair also made a few bucks out of the Aggies' spirited run.
As written in his contract, he received $141,666 for post- ...

Teen convicted in capital murder case of convenience store clerk

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:54 AM PDT

A Brazos County jury deliberated for about 80 minutes before returning a guilty verdict against a 19-year-old accused of killing a convenience store clerk during a College Station robbery a year ago.
During closing arguments, prosecutors said that J ...

Rudder coach charged with having an improper relationship with student

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:39 AM PDT

Benjamin Haynes, the Rudder High School baseball coach who resigned March 29, turned himself into authorities Thursday after a warrant for his arrest was issued.
Haynes was arrested on one charge of having an improper relationship between a student ...

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences host speaker today

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:45 AM PDT

A syndicated cartoonist is the featured speaker for a 3:30 p.m. lecture today  to help mark the 100th anniversary of the Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Leigh Rubin, creator of Rubes Cartoons, will be ...

Police: Three arrested after SWAT team responds to CS home

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:00 AM PDT

Police said an investigation indicates there was no hostage situation after SWAT and negotiation teams responded to a College Station home late Thursday, but three people were arrested on warrants.
Troy Wayne Hattenbach, 40, was charged with two Col ...

Former Rudder coach surrenders to police

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT


Former Rudder High School head baseball coach Ben Haynes was out on bail Thursday after turning himself in to police and being briefly jailed on a criminal charge of having an improper relationship with a student.
Haynes was placed on administra ...

Former Rudder coach surrenders to police

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT


Former Rudder High School head baseball coach Ben Haynes was out on bail Thursday after turning himself in to police and being briefly jailed on a criminal charge of having an improper relationship with a student.
Haynes was placed on administra ...

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan coast

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:01 AM PDT


TOKYO -- Japan was rattled by a strong aftershock and tsunami warning Thursday night nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami flattened the northeastern coast.
The Japan meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for a wave of ...

In-state tuition triggers debate

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT


In a replay of a debate that has percolated at Texas A&M for nearly a year, the school's student senate has approved a bill that opposes in-state tuition for students in the United States illegally.
But Jacob Robinson, Texas A&M student bo ...

Evans found guilty

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT


A 19-year-old Bryan man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday after a Brazos County jury found him guilty of capital murder for killing a College Station convenience store clerk during a robbery.
Joshua Nichola ...

Cameron man charged with child porn possession

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:41 AM PDT

A Cameron man has been charged with possession of child pornography.
Evan Webber, 23, was arrested late Wednesday at his home after a search warrant was executed by Cameron police. He was charged with two counts of possession of child pornography, C ...

Historic Hearne train depot to reopen as a museum

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT


In 110 years the train depot in Hearne that sits just off Texas 6 has undergone significant changes.
The old wooden structure went through a period of neglect in the 1970s and 1980s, when the roof leaked, the bright mustard paint was chipping awa ...

Bureau honors three area businesses

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT

The Brazos Valley area Better Business Bureau Thursday presented awards to three local businesses recognized for their high standards of ethical behavior and ability to instill and maintain trust and respect in consumers. Through nominations made by ...

Dickey appointed to federal health board

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportThe president of the Texas A&M Health Science Center has been appointed to a two-year term as president of the federal Defense Health Board. Nancy Dickey, who also serves as vice chancellor for health affairs for the A&M Sys ...

Sex offender accused of murder to fake own death

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:55 PM PDT

FORT WORTH -- A registered sex offender trying to avoid arrest on a new child molestation case is accused of trying to fake his own death by killing a homeless man who resembled him.Fort Worth police say 42-year-old Michael A. Gilbert shot the man, s ...

Flag football game to aid kids in Africa

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A group of 32 diehards will attempt to break a Guinness World Record this weekend by playing the longest game of flag football ever recorded -- from 7 p.m. Friday until 7 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Park in College Station.
The eve ...

Troops' pay threatened

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- The threat to U.S. troops' paychecks during a government shutdown has rattled military families and others sympathetic to young soldiers, sailors, air crews and Marines fighting distant wars. More than concerns over closed courthouses o ...

Odgen-sponsored bill passes Senate

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report The Texas Senate on Thursday gave approval to a bill sponsored by state Sen. Steve Ogden that would require municipally owned utilities in the state to release employee salary information.The measure, which passed on a unanimous vo ...

3 shuttles up for grabs

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- As the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch draws near, the focus is not so much on the past but the future: Where will the shuttles wind up once the program winds down?
Twenty-one museums and science and visi ...

Texas House OKs higher speed limit

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


AUSTIN -- The Texas House approved a bill that would allow the speed limit on some highways to be raised to 85 mph, which would be the highest in the nation.
The measure passed Wednesday on a voice vote was part of a larger transportation bill. It ...

Social Security paper mailings to end in favor of online versions

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Those yearly statements that Social Security mails out -- here's what you'd get if you retired at 62, at 66, at 70 -- will soon stop arriving in workers' mailboxes. It's an effort to save money and steer more people to the agency's we ...

'Hanna' acting outshines star's age

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Dressed in jeans and a Beatles T-shirt, Saoirse Ronan can't wait to get to WonderCon. She wants to buy some Ugly Dolls at the comic book and pulp culture event.
It takes conversations about stuffed toys to be reminded that the actre ...

Veggies cope with weather

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

The climate has a major influence on growing vegetables. Successful gardeners must cope with the extreme changes of temperature, moisture, wind and sunlight.

Tomato tips
The cooler temperatures earlier this week could have damaged tomato plants. ...

Live oak's wounds should heal

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Dear Neil: I have a young tree that did not lose its leaves this winter. It has dark spots down near the ground. What do I need to do?
A: You have a live oak. It's hard to tell from the photos you included, due to the overly close focus, what the pr ...

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