Friday, May 13, 2011

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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James Baker stresses leadership to Aggie grads

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Leadership is "knowing what to do and then doing it," former Secretary of State James Baker told Aggie graduates Thursday.
"[It] comes from the ground up -- it doesn't come from the top down," he said. "That is something that a Hitler or a Stalin ...

Severe thunderstorms move into Brazos Valley

Posted: 12 May 2011 02:39 AM PDT

Thunderstorms rolled through the Bryan-College Station area and the Brazos Valley on Thursday.
National Weather Service officials said a chance of rain will remain in the forecast tonight with possible severe weather in some areas. The main threats ...

Deal between Bryan and College Station likely

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT


The governments of Bryan and College Station have been touting the potential of a bioresearch corridor along their shared border for months. They are now close to formally teaming up to develop the project.
The cities' mayors and mayors pro-tem h ...

Recent B-CS rain not enough to stave off drought

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT


While Thursday's rain was a refreshing reprieve for many Brazos Valley residents, agriculture experts said it wasn't nearly enough to offset what is now a two-year drought.
"We've been so dry that we're just literally scratching the surface in te ...

College Station home struck by lightning, igniting a small fire

Posted: 12 May 2011 07:18 AM PDT

A College Station home was hit by lightning, sparking a small fire in the attic, according to officials with the College Station Fire Department.
Firefighters responded to a call at 10:50 a.m. on North Pueblo Court and put out a fire that had spread ...

B-CS voters head to polls on Saturday

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportBryan and College Station voters will go to the polls on Saturday to elect new city council and school board members. Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across both cities. In Bryan, there is one contested school board ele ...

Chicken Oil reopens after roach problem

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:35 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Chicken Oil Co., a local restaurant, reopened Wednesday after shutting down for two days for failure to pass a health inspection.
Shelly Cmajdalka, a food inspector with the Brazos Valley Health Department, said she found five li ...

Bryan schools eye city clinic

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT

The Bryan school district is examining the costs of partnering with the city on its employee wellness center.Some trustees expressed frustration that the district did not join the city in its venture earlier, while other board members urged caution i ...

Chicken Oil reopens after roach problem

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:35 AM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Chicken Oil Co., a local restaurant, reopened Wednesday after shutting down for two days for failure to pass a health inspection.
Shelly Cmajdalka, a food inspector with the Brazos Valley Health Department, said she found five li ...

Authorities: College Station man found with meth, pot

Posted: 12 May 2011 04:28 AM PDT

Police said they arrested a 30-year-old College Station man near the Brazos River after he was found with methamphetamines and marijuana.
Jory James Barham was charged Wednesday with manufacture or delivery of from one to four grams of a controlled ...

Relationship between student, aide probed

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Bryan police have begun preliminary investigation of an alleged improper relationship between a Bryan High School teacher's aide and a 17-year-old student.
School district officials said they became aware of the report Wednesday ...

BBB offers tips for charitable donations

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
The Better Business Bureau is encouraging those who want to assist Americans impacted by the recent storms and floods to consider a few tips before opening their wallets:
* Research the charity and verify its credibility by visi ...

West Texas rancher shoots 2 alleged trespassers

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:18 AM PDT


EL PASO -- Authorities say a West Texas rancher shot and injured two alleged trespassers then drove them to a fire station for help.
The El Paso Times reports that the shootings occurred Wednesday in the same community where Hudspeth County Sherif ...

Plenty of events planned this weekend

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT


Graduation ceremonies Friday and Saturday will scoot most 18-24 year olds out of Bryan-College Station for a few weeks, but here are some things students are going to miss:
* Texas A&M staffers will begin an annual bicycle cleanup Monday throu ...

Plenty of events planned this weekend

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT


Graduation ceremonies Friday and Saturday will scoot most 18-24 year olds out of Bryan-College Station for a few weeks, but here are some things students are going to miss:
* Texas A&M staffers will begin an annual bicycle cleanup Monday throu ...

Details surface on bin Laden's email process

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON-- Despite having no Internet access in his hideout, Osama bin Laden was a prolific email writer who built a painstaking system that kept him one step ahead of the U.S. government's best eavesdroppers.His methods, described in new detail to ...

Dallas man cleared by DNA

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT


DALLAS -- A courtroom packed with family and friends burst into applause Thursday when a judge freed a Dallas man who spent 27 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault before DNA evidence cleared him.
Johnny Pinchback, the 22nd person to be e ...

State may call for drilling disclosure

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT

HOUSTON -- Texas is poised to become the first state to require gas drillers to publicly disclose the chemicals they use to release natural gas from tight rock formations, a measure that could set the stage for other states and Congress to move ahead ...

Early treatment may slow spread of AIDS virus

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Treating HIV right away, before patients are too sick, dramatically lowers their chances of spreading the AIDS virus to a sexual partner, says a major international study that may convince more doctors to offer medication sooner.
The ...

White House to stop staging photos

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- The White House said it is ending its long-running practice of having presidents re-enact televised speeches for news photographers following major addresses to the country, a little-known arrangement that fed suggestions of fakery when B ...

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