Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Rocking recycled fashion

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Bryan Collegiate student Tyrianna Smith dances in her recycled outfit Tuesday before the school's annual Trashion Show. Students created outfits using recycled materials for this year's show, which was called "Re-Rock Your World."

CS recall draws bulk of election donations

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


The bulk of the money raised this year for the May municipal elections has gone to two opposing groups seeking to influence the recall of College Station Mayor Nancy Berry and two city council members.
Some of those donations have come from curre ...

Student stabbed at Sam Rayburn Middle School

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 09:35 AM PDT

A Sam Rayburn Middle School student was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Tuesday after police said he stabbed a fellow student in the arm with a pocket knife.
Bryan Assistant Chief Peter Scheets said police received a ...

Sam Rayburn student stabbed during P.E. class

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


An eighth-grader was in the custody of Brazos County Juvenile Services Tuesday after he stabbed another male student in the arm with a small pocket knife at Sam Rayburn Middle School in Bryan, according to school officials.
The boys had been in a ...

Sam Rayburn student stabbed during P.E. class

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


An eighth-grader was in the custody of Brazos County Juvenile Services Tuesday after he stabbed another male student in the arm with a small pocket knife at Sam Rayburn Middle School in Bryan, according to school officials.
The boys had been in a ...

CSISD preps for cuts

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


College Station school board members on Tuesday expressed interest in prioritizing district programs to prepare for a worst-case scenario if state budget cuts are larger than currently projected.
Board Vice President Valerie Jochen said parents an ...

CSISD preps for cuts

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


College Station school board members on Tuesday expressed interest in prioritizing district programs to prepare for a worst-case scenario if state budget cuts are larger than currently projected.
Board Vice President Valerie Jochen said parents an ...

The Med gets highest rating as chest pain center

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


Minutes can make all the difference when it comes to doctors treating patients with chest pains, and The College Station Medical Center recently has been recognized for speeding up that process locally.
The hospital has been recognized as an accr ...

Police: Man had ecstasy, prescription pills

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 03:16 AM PDT

A 22-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in College Station after police said he admitted to selling prescription drugs and ecstasy.
College Station resident Marcus Fianchat Watson was charged with delivering between four and 400 grams of a controlled ...

Academy honors A&M professor

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportDr. Marcetta Y. Darensbourg, Texas A&M University distinguished professor of chemistry, has been elected as a 2011 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country's oldest and most prestigious honorary le ...

Muster ceremonies planned for Thursday

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Texas A&M officials said more than 300 Muster ceremonies will be held worldwide Thursday, and they expect about 12,500 current and former students and families to attend the local ceremony at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena.
The ceremo ...

Woman dies after collision with truck

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A 53-year-old Brenham woman died Tuesday after she failed to stop and her SUV was struck by an 18-wheeler at the intersection of F.M. 577 and Texas 36, according to the Department of Public Safety.
Linda Freeman Routt was travel ...

Police look at how Houston kindergartner got gun

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:30 PM PDT


HOUSTON -- Police are trying to determine how a Houston kindergartener got a loaded gun that he brought to an elementary school, where officials say it accidentally fired when it fell from his pocket as he sat down for lunch, wounding himself and t ...

Bryan librarian fired, accused of stealing

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA long-time city of Bryan employee who worked as a library manager was fired Monday amid theft allegations. Officials said they received reports last week that Kathleen Dill, manager of the Larry J. Ringer Library in College Station ...

Obama hopeful for debt deal

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- With America's global credit standing suddenly in question, President Barack Obama insisted Tuesday that Washington has the political will to slash the massive U.S. debt despite fierce, fundamental differences with Republicans about h ...

B-Cycle to debut bike share program

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


It's 10 a.m., and class just let out on West campus, giving you 20 minutes to trek to Zachry for your next class. It's a scenario countless Aggies face every day, and most of them just have to sneak in late.
A demonstration will be held Thursday ...

B-Cycle to debut bike share program

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT


It's 10 a.m., and class just let out on West campus, giving you 20 minutes to trek to Zachry for your next class. It's a scenario countless Aggies face every day, and most of them just have to sneak in late.
A demonstration will be held Thursday ...

Blaze damages 30 homes, 150,000 acres

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

DALLAS -- State officials said Tuesday that wildfire burning about 70 miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth area has blackened an area twice as big as previously estimated, and that strong wind gusts and hot temperatures would make it tougher to fight the ...

Gulf still healing a year after spill

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT


NEW ORLEANS -- It was the catastrophe that seemed to crush a way of life, an oil rig exploding in the darkness and plunging the Gulf Coast and its people into months of chaos.
One year after the nation's worst offshore oil spill began, solemn cere ...

Gulf still healing a year after spill

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT


NEW ORLEANS -- It was the catastrophe that seemed to crush a way of life, an oil rig exploding in the darkness and plunging the Gulf Coast and its people into months of chaos.
One year after the nation's worst offshore oil spill began, solemn cere ...

Afghan forces train to spot rogue soldiers, police

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Hundreds of Afghan soldiers are training in counterintelligence to stop Afghan and coalition forces from being attacked by rogue policemen and soldiers, or militants impersonating them.The program is expected to double by the en ...

Britain to send military advisers to help Lybian rebels

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT


TRIPOLI, Libya -- Britain is sending up to 20 military advisers to help Libya's ragtag rebel force break a military stalemate with Moammar Gadhafi's army, even as NATO acknowledges that airstrikes alone cannot stop the daily shelling of the besiege ...

Raul Castro named party leader

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT


HAVANA -- Cuba's Communist Party stuck Tuesday with a slate of silver-haired icons of the revolution to spearhead a last-ditch effort to save the island's sputtering economy -- surprising those who took to heart declarations by Raul and Fidel Castr ...

Restaurant Monitor, April 7-14

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department.
Inspection scores are on a 100-point scale. Generally, scores below 80 might cause the department to schedule a follow-up visit. A ...

A Hawaiian pizza-inspired sweet-and-sour chicken

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT


For quite a while we couldn't quite put our finger on what was missing from sweet-and-sour chicken.
With all the tangy sweet goodness from the pineapple, peppers, onions, sugar and vinegar, it was hard to identify what it needed. Then we started t ...

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