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- Road work ahead for College Station underpass
- Texas task force on alert
- Cell phone towers built to blend in to cities
- Subject of Amber Alert arrested in Madison County
- Local performer Big Otis dies at 68
- Missouri officials say tornado killed at least 89
- Bryan fire displaces family of 6
- Man gets 7 years for home burglary
- Bryan fire puts 6 out of their home
- Amber Alert nets arrest, 13-year-old
- Public's help needed in cat-bite case
- Officers on the run for Special Olympics
- Police: Ex-employee took almost $1,500 from CS shoe store
- Analysis: 20% of UT professors carry bulk of course load
- Study: College major can predict future salary
- Texas Senate approves new rules for breeders
- Austin dog honored as hero for saving owner's life
- Fort Hood civilian awarded for heroism during attack
- 20 percent of UT professors instruct most students
- Texas man shoots 9-year-old granddaughter dead
- Pakistani troops retake base after standoff
- Canada seeking to build pipeline to Texas
- Officials urge students not to text and drive
- Missouri rescue workers looking for survivors of storm
- Ash from Iceland volcano halts flights in UK
| Road work ahead for College Station underpass Posted: 23 May 2011 05:21 PM PDT Construction on an underpass at Wellborn Road and Old Main on the Texas A&M campus is set to begin this summer. Texas A&M's Board of Regents will review the project's budget and final details during a Thursday meeting. The $34 million pro ...   |
| Posted: 23 May 2011 05:19 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Statewide search and rescue teams are on the ready as tornadoes and floods continue to impact the Midwest. Brian Blake, a spokesman for the Texas Engineering Extension Service, said that while Texas Task Force 1 "stands ready to ... |
| Cell phone towers built to blend in to cities Posted: 23 May 2011 05:19 PM PDT An 89-foot-tall flagpole on a mostly residential College Station street may look like an overzealous display of patriotism. But on Krenek Tap Road, where a massive U.S. flag flies higher than any of the buildings within view, it's really just a c ... |
| Subject of Amber Alert arrested in Madison County Posted: 23 May 2011 07:41 AM PDT A 36-year-old man was arrested Monday in Madison County after an Amber Alert was issued out of Wimberly. The Madison County Sheriff's Office said they spotted a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle driven by Christopher Brian Perry and att ... |
| Local performer Big Otis dies at 68 Posted: 23 May 2011 05:19 PM PDT Big Otis never forgot a face and always had a good story to tell, friends and family members said. For years, Otis J. Porhia was a talented and humble musician who performed in area nightclubs, College Station's Starlight Music Series and, more re ... |
| Missouri officials say tornado killed at least 89 Posted: 23 May 2011 02:19 AM PDT JOPLIN, Mo. -- A massive tornado that tore a 6-mile path across southwestern Missouri killed at least 89 people as it slammed into the city of Joplin, ripping into a hospital, crushing cars like soda cans and leaving a forest of splintered tree tru ... |
| Bryan fire displaces family of 6 Posted: 23 May 2011 03:51 PM PDT Six Bryan residents were displaced Monday after a fire ignited in their home. Bryan Battalion Chief Jimmy Davis said seven units were dispatched to a home in the 900 block of Orlean Street around 8 p.m. The fire was put out in about 30 minutes, h ... |
| Man gets 7 years for home burglary Posted: 23 May 2011 05:21 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA 20-year-old Hearne man recently was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to burglary of a habitation, according to the Brazos County District Attorney's Office. Derek Emmanual Smith Jr., was one of two men arre ... |
| Bryan fire puts 6 out of their home Posted: 23 May 2011 05:21 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Six Bryan residents were displaced Monday after a fire ignited in their home. Bryan Battalion Chief Jimmy Davis said seven units were dispatched to a home in the 900 block of Orlean Street around 8 p.m. The fire was put out in ... |
| Amber Alert nets arrest, 13-year-old Posted: 23 May 2011 05:21 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A 36-year-old San Marcos man was arrested in Madison County on Monday after an Amber Alert was issued for the 13-year-old who was with him. Christopher Brian Perry was transferred to Hays County authorities and charged with kidna ... |
| Public's help needed in cat-bite case Posted: 23 May 2011 01:32 AM PDT College Station animal control officers are asking for the public’s help to find a cat that bit a woman Monday. The cat bit the woman, who was walking on the sidewalk on Lake Forest Court in the Woodcreek subdivision, on the right foot. The ... |
| Officers on the run for Special Olympics Posted: 23 May 2011 05:21 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportArea law enforcement officers will participate in a Special Olympics torch run on Wednesday.Officers will meet at Texas Roadhouse in College Station to present a check to the nonprofit organization before participating in the 1.6-mi ... |
| Police: Ex-employee took almost $1,500 from CS shoe store Posted: 23 May 2011 04:09 AM PDT A 21-year-old woman was charged with theft after police said she stole almost $1,500 from a College Station shoe store where she worked. The Bryan woman was jailed Sunday on a charge of theft or property from $500 to $1,500, and released the same da ... |
| Analysis: 20% of UT professors carry bulk of course load Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT AUSTIN -- About 20 percent of the University of Texas at Austin professors instruct most of the school's students and money could be saved by increasing faculty teaching loads, according to an analysis of data provided by the UT System. The analys ... |
| Study: College major can predict future salary Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA -- The choice of undergraduate major in college is strongly tied to a student's future earnings, with the highest-paying majors providing salaries of about 300 percent more than the lowest-paying, according to a study released Tuesday. ... |
| Texas Senate approves new rules for breeders Posted: 23 May 2011 11:46 PM PDT AUSTIN -- The Texas Senate on Monday night approved a measure that would impose new regulations, fees and licensing requirements on commercial dog and cat breeders. The bill regulating so-called "puppy mills" will be sent back to the House to approve ... |
| Austin dog honored as hero for saving owner's life Posted: 23 May 2011 11:44 PM PDT AUSTIN -- A golden retriever that saved the life of its master after the man fell from his mountain bike is being honored Tuesday with a crystal likeness of himself and customized silver dog tags.The Humane Society of the United States will award the ... |
| Fort Hood civilian awarded for heroism during attack Posted: 23 May 2011 05:19 PM PDT FORT HOOD -- The Army presented a heroism medal Monday to the man credited with being the first to try stopping the Fort Hood gunman before being slain in the rampage. Michael Grant Cahill clutched a chair over his head and ran at the gunman soon ... |
| 20 percent of UT professors instruct most students Posted: 23 May 2011 03:39 AM PDT AUSTIN -- About 20 percent of the University of Texas at Austin professors instruct most of the school's students and money could be saved by increasing faculty teaching loads, according to an analysis of data provided by the UT System. The analy ... |
| Texas man shoots 9-year-old granddaughter dead Posted: 23 May 2011 02:18 AM PDT LUBBOCK-- A 9-year-old Lubbock girl is dead after her grandfather shot her while rabbit hunting in what investigators are calling "a very tragic accident" at the family farm about 20 miles northwest of Lubbock. Lubbock Christian School Superintend ... |
| Pakistani troops retake base after standoff Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT KARACHI, Pakistan-- Pakistani commandos recaptured a major naval base from Taliban attackers Monday after a bloody and humiliating 18-hour standoff that raised questions about militant infiltration in the security services and the safety of the volat ... |
| Canada seeking to build pipeline to Texas Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- A dispute over a plan to send oil from western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast moved to Capitol Hill on Monday, where a House panel debated whether to speed a decision by the Obama administration. Republicans on the House Energy and C ... |
| Officials urge students not to text and drive Posted: 23 May 2011 02:19 AM PDT AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott will be spending the day getting around the state to appeal to students not to text while driving.Abbott and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw will make a three-city tour of high scho ... |
| Missouri rescue workers looking for survivors of storm Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT JOPLIN, Mo. -- Rescue crews dug through piles of splintered houses and crushed cars Monday in a search for victims of a half-mile-wide tornado that killed at least 116 people when it blasted much of this Missouri town off the map and slammed straig ... |
| Ash from Iceland volcano halts flights in UK Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT LONDON -- A dense ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew toward Scotland on Monday, causing airlines to cancel flights, forcing President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland, and raising fears of a repeat of last year's huge travel disrupt ... |
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