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- Kimbrough spikes SLATE program
- Interim A&M System Chancellor Jay Kimbrough ends controversial SLATE program
- 2 teens killed in Grimes County wreck
- Bryan police may complete investigation of officer shooting this month
- Accident on University Drive claims life of Bryan man
- Police: Man arrested while transporting pot
- 2 dead in Grimes County collision involving 18-wheeler
- Bryan student Brandy Drozd outshoots competition at national skeet event
- Wounded veteran Robert Lee Aiken III gets the gift of home
- Mother charged after Texas boy, 3, dies in hot van
- New deveopments in College Station
- Judge rejects Willie Nelson plea deal in pot case
- New deveopments in College Station
- Fire burns 5 acres in North Bryan
- Texas A&M Health Science Center faculty present study in Australia
- Alternate juror says Casey Anthony needs help
- Bookstore owner enters House race
- Ladies Nite event planned for July 15
- Ladies Nite event planned for July 15
- Spacecraft tracks storm raging on Saturn
- Auto industry is on hiring spree
- Space veterans fighting for shuttle program
- Bomb implants cited as threat by airport security
- General: Hasan to face death penalty
- Biologists notice surge in shark population
| Kimbrough spikes SLATE program Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:27 AM PDT Interim Chancellor Jay Kimbrough has ended a controversial A&M System program that gives faculty members cash based on student evaluations. The Teaching Excellence Awards — known as SLATE, or Student Led Awards for Teaching Excellence, at ...   |
| Interim A&M System Chancellor Jay Kimbrough ends controversial SLATE program Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Less than a week on the job, Interim Chancellor Jay Kimbrough has decided to end a controversial A&M System program that gives faculty members cash based on student evaluations. The Teaching Excellence Awards -- known as SLATE, or Student Led ... |
| 2 teens killed in Grimes County wreck Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:37 AM PDT Two teenagers from The Woodlands died from injuries sufferered in a wreck near Navavosa late Tuesday, officials said. Anisha Premal Patel, 17, was driving a Chrysler PT cruiser east on F.M. 2 at 10:10 p.m. when she failed to yield the right-of-way t ... |
| Bryan police may complete investigation of officer shooting this month Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT Bryan Police Chief Eric Buske said it's "reasonable" to assume that the internal investigation of the officer who wounded two people during a May incident will be completed by the end of this month. Officer William Cross has been on paid administr ... |
| Accident on University Drive claims life of Bryan man Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A 51-year-old Bryan man was killed Wednesday in a one-vehicle accident on University Drive in College Station, police said. Billy Bob Swaim was going east toward Agronomy Road when he drove over the raised median into oncoming tr ... |
| Police: Man arrested while transporting pot Posted: 06 Jul 2011 02:33 AM PDT A 25-year-old man faces a felony charge after police said they found marijuana in his vehicle Tuesday. Raymond Gilbert Rodriguez was charged Wednesday with possession of from four ounces to five pounds of marijuana. A College Station officer said h ... |
| 2 dead in Grimes County collision involving 18-wheeler Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Anisha Premal Patel, 17, of The Woodlands, was scheduled to start classes at Texas A&M this August as a freshman studying molecular and cell biology. But she never saw the inside of a classroom. Patel died late Tuesday night, along with her ... |
| Bryan student Brandy Drozd outshoots competition at national skeet event Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT It wasn't love at first sight when Brandy Drozd, 17, began learning to skeet-shoot. "The very first time I tried it, I pulled the trigger and I almost dropped the gun and I was crying and didn't like it at all," she said with a laugh. But she eve ... |
| Wounded veteran Robert Lee Aiken III gets the gift of home Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT It's not everyday that a person is gifted with a brand-new home, so Robert Lee Aiken III was understandably surprised when he learned of his good fortune during the Independence Day festivities at the George Bush Library. "I am overjoyed," Aiken s ... |
| Mother charged after Texas boy, 3, dies in hot van Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:02 AM PDT CAMERON PARK -- A South Texas mother was charged with manslaughter Wednesday in the death of her 3-year-old son, who wandered off and became trapped in the family's broken-down van on a day when temperatures topped 90 degrees. Elena Isabel Rodriguez, ... |
| New deveopments in College Station Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:03 AM PDT Eagle Staff Report College Station recently received the following new requests for development: Tower Point: 4410, 4420 and 4430 Texas 6 South; a final plat for three general commercial lots on about four acres. Creek Meadows: 15550 Creek Meadow ... |
| Judge rejects Willie Nelson plea deal in pot case Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:06 AM PDT EL PASO -- A judge has rejected a plea deal that would have resolved Willie Nelson's marijuana possession case in West Texas with a fine, saying the country singer shouldn't get what she considers special treatment.Nelson was arrested in November aft ... |
| New deveopments in College Station Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:03 AM PDT Eagle Staff Report College Station recently received the following new requests for development: Tower Point: 4410, 4420 and 4430 Texas 6 South; a final plat for three general commercial lots on about four acres. Creek Meadows: 15550 Creek Meadow ... |
| Fire burns 5 acres in North Bryan Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report About five acres of land in North Bryan were burned Wednesday by a fire that broke out shortly before noon, according to officials with the Bryan Fire Department. Volunteer firefighters from the Precinct 3 and South Brazos Count ... |
| Texas A&M Health Science Center faculty present study in Australia Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health faculty and staff recently returned from Melbourne, Australia, where the group presented at the International Society for Behavior, Nutrition, and Physical Acti ... |
| Alternate juror says Casey Anthony needs help Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:08 AM PDT ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- An alternate juror in the Casey Anthony murder trial said Wednesday that he feels compassion for the young woman and hopes she will get help because she can no longer live a life of dishonesty. Russell Huekler told The Associa ... |
| Bookstore owner enters House race Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe owner of a local chain of bookstores on Wednesday joined the growing list of candidates seeking Brazos County's open seat in the Texas House of Representatives. John Raney will run as a Republican. The former chairman of the Bra ... |
| Ladies Nite event planned for July 15 Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:01 AM PDT Eagle Staff Report Tickets are available for this year's Ladies Nite event. "A Night in the French Quarter" will be from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. July 15 at The Hilton College Station. The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce annual party will incl ... |
| Ladies Nite event planned for July 15 Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:01 AM PDT Eagle Staff Report Tickets are available for this year's Ladies Nite event. "A Night in the French Quarter" will be from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. July 15 at The Hilton College Station. The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce annual party will incl ... |
| Spacecraft tracks storm raging on Saturn Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- It began as a bright white dot in Saturn's northern hemisphere. Within days, the dot grew larger and stormier. Soon the tempest enveloped the ringed planet, triggering lightning flashes thousands of times more intense than on Earth. ... |
| Auto industry is on hiring spree Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT DETROIT -- Volkswagen opened a plant in Tennessee last month with 2,000 workers. Honda is hiring 1,000 in Indiana to meet demand for its best-selling Civic. General Motors is looking for 2,500 in Detroit to build the Chevy Volt. Two years after th ... |
| Space veterans fighting for shuttle program Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A somewhat generational battle over NASA's future is escalating even as NASA is about to close the book on the space shuttle era.Heroic former astronauts and some current top managers are stepping up their criticism of an agen ... |
| Bomb implants cited as threat by airport security Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Airlines are being warned by the government that terrorists are considering surgically hiding bombs inside humans to evade airport security. As a result, travelers may find themselves subjected to more scrutiny when flying in the hear ... |
| General: Hasan to face death penalty Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT FORT WORTH -- The Army psychiatrist charged in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military installation will be tried in a military court and face the death penalty if convicted, Fort Hood's commanding general announced Wednesday. Maj. Nidal Hasan is ... |
| Biologists notice surge in shark population Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT Beaumont Enterprise BEAUMONT -- They're out there. But don't worry too much; you aren't their prey. In fact, as is frequently said of various poisonous snakes, spiders and other scary creepy crawlies, sharks probably are more afraid of you than y ... |
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