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- Bracing slows county project
- Early voters hit the polls
- Prosecution plays recording of Maserati driver
- Rudder course options may grow with greenhouse
- Ex-chief loses suit against Caldwell
- Police: Man head-butted meth pipe
- Police: Man crashed stolen car into pole
- Grand jury indicts 41 suspects
- Viz-a-GoGo students put works on show
- Biden: Pair higher debt limit with spending cuts
- Obama pays tribute to NY
- Texas teacher on leave over bin Laden comment
- Data: Attacks planned on rails
- Texas areas in severe drought up
- Elvis exits; Jacob, Isabella reign
- Medicare voucher idea takes hit
- Energy changes will be costly, panel says
- Searchers have little hope of finding tornado survivors
- Pakistan warns U.S. about raids
- Welcome change
- Celebrating the culture of Cinco de Mayo
- Last hurrah for 'Oprah' a mystery
- Dead spots in turf may just need water
- Keeping gardens watered a challenge in summer
- Garden calendar
| Posted: 05 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT Completion of renovations on the Brazos County Courthouse in downtown Bryan was slowed when it was discovered that the 1950s-era building at the corner Texas Avenue and E. William J. Bryan Parkway was lacking braces when it was originally built. " ...   |
| Posted: 05 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT Recall elections and contentious City Council races have caused unusually high early voter turnout in the College Station municipal elections this year, city staff said. As of Wednesday, 1,120 people had cast early ballots in the city. That is more t ... |
| Prosecution plays recording of Maserati driver Posted: 05 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT A recording of a conversation that took place between Det. Rick Vessel and Alex Taylor Ford at The College Station Medical Center less than two hours after she struck a patrol car head-on with a Maserati was played in the 85th District Court on Thu ... |
| Rudder course options may grow with greenhouse Posted: 05 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT Rudder High School students may soon have a chance to get their hands dirty.The Bryan school board next week will consider whether to enter into negotiations for a new greenhouse at the school. The trustees on Monday approved up to $190,000 for the p ... |
| Ex-chief loses suit against Caldwell Posted: 05 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT A federal judge ruled in favor of the city of Caldwell in a lawsuit filed by the town's former chief of police, who asserted his rights were violated when he was fired based on his association with a labor union. Paul Lilly was terminated in February ... |
| Police: Man head-butted meth pipe Posted: 05 May 2011 04:42 AM PDT A 27-year-old man faces two felony charges after police said he broke a methamphetamine pipe with his head while being detained in College Station. Nicklas Allen Gagliardi of College Station was charged Thursday with tampering with physical evidence ... |
| Police: Man crashed stolen car into pole Posted: 05 May 2011 04:38 AM PDT A 23-year-old man was charged with driving a stolen vehicle after police said he crashed it into a telephone pole in Bryan. Nigel Honore Flores of Bryan was charged Thursday with unauthorized use of a vehicle, which is a state jail felony punishable ... |
| Grand jury indicts 41 suspects Posted: 05 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A Brazos County grand jury indicted 41 people this week on felony charges that included aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, burglary and robbery. Eclisha Monquie Davis, 19, was arrested in March for driving her car into a w ... |
| Viz-a-GoGo students put works on show Posted: 05 May 2011 05:21 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe 18th annual Viz-a-GoGo is being held through Saturday in downtown Bryan.The student-run film and art exhibit is open to the public and showcases the work of students in the master's program in Visualization at Texas A&M. Th ... |
| Biden: Pair higher debt limit with spending cuts Posted: 05 May 2011 04:35 AM PDT WASHINGTON -- Bowing to political reality, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday acknowledged the need to pair significant spending cuts with legislation raising the government's borrowing limit so it can pay its bills. "They're not technically con ... |
| Posted: 05 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Solemnly honoring victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, President Barack Obama hugged survivors, thanked the heroes of one of the nation's darkest days and declared Thursday that the killing of Osama bin Laden after all these years was ... |
| Texas teacher on leave over bin Laden comment Posted: 05 May 2011 03:19 AM PDT FRIENDSWOOD -- A Southeast Texas school has put a teacher on leave pending an investigation into an allegation that he asked an American-born Muslim student if he she was grieving because her "uncle" had died, referring to Osama bin Laden. The tea ... |
| Data: Attacks planned on rails Posted: 05 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Some of the first information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains on the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. But counterterrorism officials say they believe the plannin ... |
| Texas areas in severe drought up Posted: 05 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT LUBBOCK -- The amount of land in exceptional drought in Texas is the most in the 11 years forecasters have tracked the data, a weather official said Thursday.The U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday shows more than a fourth of the state, 25.96 ... |
| Elvis exits; Jacob, Isabella reign Posted: 05 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Elvis has left the list. Ending a run that started in 1955, Elvis did not make the list of 1,000 most popular baby names compiled by the Social Security Administration. The name never topped the charts, peaking at No. 312 in 1957 and ... |
| Medicare voucher idea takes hit Posted: 05 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The GOP plan to replace Medicare with vouchers will have to wait, party leaders acknowledged Thursday as lawmakers and the White House bowed to political realities in pursuing a deal to allow more government borrowing in exchange for ... |
| Energy changes will be costly, panel says Posted: 05 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT DOHA, Qatar -- The world's top scientific body concluded that renewable energy in the coming decades will be widespread and could one day represent the dominant source for powering factories and lighting homes, according to a draft report Thursday.Bu ... |
| Searchers have little hope of finding tornado survivors Posted: 05 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- A yellow mutt named Chance sniffs through the splintered limbs of a toppled tree and sits down near a piece of carpet that came from someone's home. It's his way of telling handler Tracy Sargent that human remains are nearby. S ... |
| Pakistan warns U.S. about raids Posted: 05 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's army broke its silence Thursday over the U.S. commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden, acknowledging its own "shortcomings" in efforts to find the al-Qaida leader but threatening to review cooperation with Washington if ther ... |
| Posted: 05 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT Sarah Wilkerson-Holmgreen and officials from the College Station Medical Center cut a ribbon to celebrate the hospital's newly expanded Women's Services area, which features new labor and delivery suites, ante-partum and post-partum rooms and an expa ... |
| Celebrating the culture of Cinco de Mayo Posted: 05 May 2011 05:22 PM PDT Traditional Mexican dance dresses make swirls of color as local dance group Ballet Folklorico entertains the student body and staff at Anson Jones Elementary School on Thursday in celebration of Cinco De Mayo. Cinco De Mayo is a Mexican holiday honor ... |
| Last hurrah for 'Oprah' a mystery Posted: 05 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT CHICAGO -- Oprah Winfrey has given the world 25 years of poets and politicians, A-list actors and musicians and talk show topics that defined and reflected American culture. As The Oprah Winfrey Show ends, with 16 episodes left as of May 4, her mi ... |
| Dead spots in turf may just need water Posted: 05 May 2011 05:16 PM PDT Dear Neil: I have zoysia turf, and along our curb it has developed dead spots. It's done it before, and it took a long time to grow back in. What can I do to eliminate the problem? A: It's difficult to tell what caused the problem simply from the s ... |
| Keeping gardens watered a challenge in summer Posted: 05 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT By DOUG WELSH In a few weeks, we will be in the midst of another hot Texas summer. Properly watering plants during the summer tends to be one of the most confusing and misunderstood gardening chores. Often, ardent gardeners do not recognize inadequa ... |
| Posted: 05 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT Saturday * Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503. * Tenth Street Farmers Mark ... |
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