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- A&M gets grant to study cattle illness
- CS police: Woman missing from park located
- Cigarette blamed in one of two B-CS fires
- Police: Report of shooting was made up
- Battling for memorial statue
- Deputies: Man didn't remember break-in
- Woman accused of flushing stolen cash
- Candidates squaring off in public debate
- Dozens die in twisters
- Police question father in death of disabled son
- Crews fight to save West Texas town from wildfire
- Breaks keep taxes down
- Japan nuke plant operator airs plan to control crisis
- North neglecting Civil War history
- Study: Suicide attempts higher in conservative areas
- Castros plan on changes for Cuba
- Despite concerns, Gulf health near pre-spill level
- Poor seniors fear program cuts
- Prominent parents
- Letters for April 18
- Calendar
- Firefighter receives minor injuries during CS blaze
- 6 members of same family lose 2 homes to fire
- Police: Security guard lies about gunshot wound
- Rare disease doesn't stop teen
| A&M gets grant to study cattle illness Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT Texas A&M recently received a $9.2 million federal grant to study bovine respiratory disease, a problem that officials say costs the U.S. cattle industry $690 million a year. Researchers led by Texas A&M hope to identify genetic component ...   |
| CS police: Woman missing from park located Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:22 PM PDT Authorities on Monday said a woman reported missing from Lick Creek Park late Sunday has been located. College Station police sent an e-mail out this morning saying more details will follow, so it wasn't clear where she was or how she was found. He ... |
| Cigarette blamed in one of two B-CS fires Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT Fires at neighboring mobile homes near Bryan and a different blaze 25 minutes earlier at a College Station apartment complex left 16 people displaced Sunday. Ten residents were pushed out of several units in Madison Pointe Apartments in the 500 bl ... |
| Police: Report of shooting was made up Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report College Station police continued late Sunday to investigate a report a security guard made claiming to have been shot by strangers, but authorities said they later learned he accidentally fired the gun. The man's name and age we ... |
| Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT Friends Alan Leveling (left) and Charles C. Curl admire a glass-encased miniature replica of a proposed $1.5 million statue at the Sam Houston Corps of Cadets Center on Sunday on the A&M campus. The miniature model of the tribute to Vietnam veter ... |
| Deputies: Man didn't remember break-in Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Police said a 22-year-old man charged with burglary told them he didn't remember forcing a door open and asking for a woman who didn't live there. Bryan resident Justin Wade Livingston was charged with burglary of a habitation, a ... |
| Woman accused of flushing stolen cash Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A 30-year-old woman faces two felony charges after police said she stole a purse from a bartender at a Bryan bar, ran to a nearby apartment and flushed cash. Bryan resident Julia Mae Ruiz was charged Sunday with tampering with ev ... |
| Candidates squaring off in public debate Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Candidates in contested races for the College Station City Council and the Bryan and College Station school boards will participate in a forum Monday at the College Station Hilton. The free event is open to the public and begins ... |
| Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. -- A tornado-spewing storm system that killed at least 45 people across half the country unleashed its worst fury on North Carolina, where homes broke apart, trees snapped and livestock were swept into the air. Residents in the capita ... |
| Police question father in death of disabled son Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT HOUSTON -- A Houston-area couple has been charged in the death of their 11-year-old disabled son whose decomposing body was found in a box in the back of his father's sport utility vehicle.A Pasadena police spokesman says Jeffrey Singer is charged wi ... |
| Crews fight to save West Texas town from wildfire Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:36 PM PDT ROBERT LEE -- Two small West Texas towns appeared to survive a nearby wildfire for another day as reinforced firefighting teams managed to keep a wildfire that threatened Robert Lee and Bronte at bay. The two Coke County towns are about 12 miles a ... |
| Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- As millions of procrastinators scramble to meet Monday's tax filing deadline, ponder this: The super rich pay a lot less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago, and nearly half of U.S. households pay no income taxes at all. The ... |
| Japan nuke plant operator airs plan to control crisis Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT TOKYO -- The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant laid out a blueprint Sunday for stopping radiation leaks and stabilizing damaged reactors within the next six to nine months as a first step toward allowing some of the tens of thousands of ev ... |
| North neglecting Civil War history Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The gravesite of a Union Army major general sits largely forgotten in a small cemetery along the Massachusetts Turnpike. A piece of the coat worn by President Abraham Lincoln when he was assassinated rests quietly in a library ... |
| Study: Suicide attempts higher in conservative areas Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT CHICAGO -- Suicide attempts by gay teens -- and even straight kids -- are more common in politically conservative areas where schools don't have programs supporting gay rights, a study involving nearly 32,000 high school students found.Those factors ... |
| Castros plan on changes for Cuba Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT HAVANA -- Fidel Castro apologized on Sunday for not making it to a military parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of his victory over CIA-backed exiles at the Bay of Pigs, then praised brother Raul's speech proposing major economic changes and te ... |
| Despite concerns, Gulf health near pre-spill level Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT BAY JIMMY, La. -- Scientists judge the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico as nearly back to normal one year after the BP oil spill, but with glaring blemishes that restrain their optimism about nature's resiliency, an Associated Press survey of r ... |
| Poor seniors fear program cuts Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- For $700 a month, 65-year-old Esmeralda Calderon cares for children part-time through a federal community service job that's in jeopardy because of cuts to the proposed federal budget for 2011. It's the only source of income for a wo ... |
| Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT John and Kathleen Garcia of San Antonio beam with gratitude Sunday after being named Texas A&M Parents of the Year during the All-University Awards Ceremony in Rudder Auditorium. The couple have three children who are attending or have graduated ... |
| Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT Why should good people run for office these days? I am a resident of Bryan, but also an open-minded student of local planning issues. I am not pleased with all past decisions College Station city councils have made and have seen onerous city requ ... |
| Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT Mark Your Calendar The Brazos Valley Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 20th Annual Big Game Banquet is at 5:30 p.m. April 21 at the Brazos Center. Steak dinner, silent auction, games, live auction, raffles and prizes. 822-7400. Monday CLASSES Beginni ... |
| Firefighter receives minor injuries during CS blaze Posted: 17 Apr 2011 01:05 PM PDT An ember from a burning cigarette is being blamed for a fire at a College Station apartment complex that left 10 people needing a new place to live. College Station firefighters responded at 3:41 p.m. to the Madison Pointe Apartments, 503 Southwes ... |
| 6 members of same family lose 2 homes to fire Posted: 17 Apr 2011 09:27 AM PDT Six people were displaced Sunday after neighboring mobile homes caught fire, authorities said. Firefighters responded at 4:06 p.m. to the fires at Meg Lane and Leonard Road, which is in a neighborhood of an estimated 20 manufactured homes. When fire ... |
| Police: Security guard lies about gunshot wound Posted: 17 Apr 2011 09:04 AM PDT College Station police continued Sunday to investigate a report made by a security guard claiming to have been shot by strangers, when authorities said he actually accidentally fired the gun himself. The man’s name was not released, but polic ... |
| Rare disease doesn't stop teen Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT ELMHURST, Ill. -- It started innocently enough, with a boy hamming it up in front of a computer webcam. He was doing what teens often do when they stand in front of mirrors: Lip-syncing to a popular song, acting goofy, being himself, as if the wor ... |
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