Thursday, April 14, 2011

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Engineering exhibition

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Texas A&M Ph.D. student Ben Fine (right) prepares his robots for a Robot Parade on Wednesday at the Clayton Williams Jr. Alumni Center. The event, which featured various types of robots, celebrated National Robotics Week with informational demons ...

Engineering exhibition

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Texas A&M Ph.D. student Ben Fine (right) prepares his robots for a Robot Parade on Wednesday at the Clayton Williams Jr. Alumni Center. The event, which featured various types of robots, celebrated National Robotics Week with informational demons ...

District remap process begins

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Strong growth in Brazos County over the past 10 years means that redistricting will give many residents new elected representation in 2012.
This week, the process of redrawing those district lines has picked up steam.
Brazos County commissioner ...

CS police: Son stabbed mother

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 02:53 AM PDT

Police have arrested a 52-year-old man who they said stabbed his mother several times in a College Station home early Wednesday.
Joseph Lynn Marino was charged with injury to an elderly individual. His mother, Edith J. Marino, of College Station, re ...

Community mourns loss of soldier

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


Robertson County is coming together to honor one of its own who was killed earlier this month while on duty in Afghanistan.
The county government is encouraging residents to stand along the 10-mile route that will take the body of Army Staff Sgt. ...

18-wheeler hits train in Leon County, police say

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 12:52 AM PDT

The driver of an 18-wheeler remained hospitalized Thursday, a day after authorities said she drove onto tracks and hit a train in Leon County.
The wreck on F.M. 3, a mile off U.S. 79 near Marquez was reported just after 5 p.m., Leon County Chief Dis ...

Son linked to mom's stabbing

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT


Bail had not yet been set Wednesday night for a 52-year-old College Station man who remained jailed on a charge of stabbing his elderly mother multiple times.
Officer Rhonda Seaton, spokeswoman for the College Station police, said Joseph Lynn Mar ...

Survivor shares story of abuse

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


A small pair of pink and blue Punky Brewster high-tops, slightly worn but intact, occupied the corner of the podium where Trooper Sayeh Rivazfar stood Wednesday and gave a detailed account of how she was kidnapped, raped and left for dead when she ...

Earning a place in A&M history

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


To describe Joe West as a dedicated Aggie would be an understatement.
West, Texas A&M Class of 1954, drives an SUV with the license plate "54GIGM." He painted the front door of his College Station home maroon. It's rare to see him out in the ...

School's Penny War to benefit Japan

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


Students at the Harmony Science Academy Bryan-College Station raised more than $700 to go toward relief efforts in Japan.
Amber Jones, adviser for the National Honor Society and Junior Honor Society, said the students' efforts, combined with those ...

State House panel takes up immigration bills

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:57 AM PDT


AUSTIN -- A House committee will consider legislation targeting undocumented workers. One bill would put people behind bars for hiring an illegal worker, unless they're hired to do household chores.
The bill by Republican Rep. Debbie Riddle got n ...

Contest for model vehicles on Saturday

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Area residents are encouraged to bring their best models of cars, aircraft, military vehicles or other model vehicles to the HobbyTown USA in College Station on Saturday for its National Model Contest.
The event, hosted by Osprey ...

Fracking spurs controversy

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Staff and Wire Report
Hydraulic fracturing is a drilling process that blasts large amounts of water deep into the earth to fracture dense shale and allow natural gas to escape.
The water -- from a few hundred thousand to several million gallons -- ...

Jury views chilling video of man shooting daughter

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:59 AM PDT


DENTON -- A North Texas jury has seen a chilling video of a man accidentally shooting his 10-year-old daughter fatally in the head during a drunken lesson on handling handguns.
The Denton County jury saw the video Tuesday in the penalty phase of t ...

Japan Toyota production slows

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Staff and Wire Report
Toyota Motor Corp. is telling U.S. dealers that new vehicles could be in short supply this summer because of production slowdowns in Japan and North America.
But Brazos Valley Toyota dealer Paul Atkinson said he attended a com ...

Cruise passenger dies snorkeling at Hawaii beach

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 12:21 AM PDT


KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii -- Hawaii County officials plan on conducting an autopsy as part of their investigation into the death of a cruise ship passenger who lost consciousness and died during a snorkeling trip to a local beach.
Big Island police say ...

Obama draws line on tax cuts

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama coupled a call for $4 trillion in long-term deficit reductions with a blistering attack on Republican plans for taxes, Medicare and Medicaid on Wednesday, laying down markers for a roiling debate in Congress and ...

House approves new rules covering eminent domain

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- The Texas House unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would regulate the already-limited ability of governments to seize property using the power of eminent domain.The proposed law specifies private property could only be seized by gov ...

Immigration bills debated

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- The Texas Legislature is trying again to push forward legislation targeting illegal immigration. A House committee on Wednesday evening heard a slew of Republican-backed bills, including one that would fine or put behind bars people who kno ...

Yale student killed in school lab

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed inside a school lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of machine-shop equipment, an official said Wednesday. Michele Dufault, a senior majoring in astronomy, died Tuesday ...

Child pat-down sparks outrage

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky couple said Wednesday that they want the Transportation Security Administration to change how it screens children after their 6-year-old daughter was frisked at the New Orleans airport.Selena Drexel told ABC's Good Morni ...

Gov't pushes for lost bag refund

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- You've already paid $15, $20, even $35 to check your bag on a flight. Then the airline loses it. You don't even get your money back.
The government wants to change that, tackling two of the biggest complaints about the air travel indus ...

FAA cracking down on sleepers

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration is immediately adding a second controller at night at 26 airports and a radar facility after finding two more cases of controllers sleeping on duty.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's announceme ...

Cotton Patch thanks B-CS with low prices

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 01:46 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Cotton Patch Café locations in Bryan-College Station are rolling back prices to thank guests for their patronage.
The eatery is celebrating more than 20 years of service by reducing prices on items that include "Mama Jose ...

Gold's Gym free through Saturday

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 01:43 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Residents are invited to partake of free workouts at Gold's Gym of College Station through Saturday as part of its "Spring into Fitness" event.
Gold's Gym members and community members can participate in free group classes, perso ...

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