Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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Spaceman Linnehan dons fireman suit for training at Brayton

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT


It takes several hours and the help of technicians for astronauts to get into their gear in preparation for a launch.
Firefighters are expected to get their multi-layered suits on and be in the truck within 90 seconds of an alarm.
So it's no sur ...

Spaceman Linnehan dons fireman suit for training at Brayton

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT


It takes several hours and the help of technicians for astronauts to get into their gear in preparation for a launch.
Firefighters are expected to get their multi-layered suits on and be in the truck within 90 seconds of an alarm.
So it's no sur ...

A&M tightens hiring rules after audit finds unverified credentials

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


In the year after Alexander Kemos' deception about being a Navy SEAL and having a doctorate was discovered, Texas A&M has implemented procedures that would help prevent another such case.
The changes came as an A&M System audit of non-fac ...

9-year-old killed, six injured in wreck near Buffalo

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:30 AM PDT

A 9-year-old Fort Worth girl was killed and six others were injured when a vehicle overturned in Leon County late Monday, authorities said.
The accident was reported at 6:26 p.m. on I-45, 9 miles south of Buffalo, according to the Texas Department o ...

Disabled Bryan girl competing in national rodeo finals

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT


A 7-year-old Bryan girl is participating at a national rodeo this week with the motto, "I don't need easy. I just need possible."
It's a motto Austyn Peacock has lived, qualifying for her first National Little Britches Finals Rodeo with just more ...

Police respond to wreck at MLK and Old Reliance

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:11 AM PDT


A woman was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries Tuesday after a truck rear-ended her motorcycle, police said.
Police said a woman was driving a  motorcycle west on Old Reliance Road and was approaching the bridge across Texas 6 near ...

Bryan Texas Utilities to raise its rates

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Bryan Texas Utilities expects to increase its residential electricity rates by more than 12 percent in the next two years, General Manager Dan Wilkerson said Tuesday.
The increases are necessary because of ballooning debt payments on the Gibbons ...

Cattle experts to share secrets

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Temple Grandin, a cattle-handling expert whose life was featured in an HBO movie, will speak at this year's Beef Cattle Short Course in College Station.The annual event is set for Monday through Wednesday on the Texas A&M University campus, and G ...

Navasota schools get $5 million grant

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT


The Navasota school district recently received a $5 million grant to promote social development in children.
Debra Rios, the district's youth development director, said the Raising Healthy Children grant will cover the salaries of a facilitator an ...

Texas girl found dead in microwave suffocated

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 02:04 AM PDT

SAN ANTONIO -- A preliminary autopsy report says a 6-year-old San Antonio girl found dead in a large, old-fashioned microwave in the backyard of her family's home died of suffocation.The San Antonio Express-News reports the Bexar (BAYR) County medica ...

Man recovering after truck runs him over

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA 46-year-old Bryan man was taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center on Tuesday after being run over by his truck on Texas 21.The man was part of a maintenance crew working on a nearby fiber-optic line, Brazos County Sheriff Chris ...

Man who fled from police found in Texas manhole

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:35 AM PDT


LEAGUE CITY -- Police say a naked, dehydrated man found at the bottom of a 30-foot-deep manhole allegedly had been hiding from Texas officers after a domestic disturbance call.
League City police Sgt. John Jordan said Tuesday that Kevin Gonterman ...

Texan gets life term for killing her mom, stepdad

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:48 AM PDT

EL PASO -- A West Texas woman convicted in the shooting deaths of her mother and her stepfather must serve life in prison. Prosecutors in El Paso did not seek the death penalty again 48-year-old Laura Carsner, who was convicted Monday of capital murd ...

Winehouse family, friends attend singer's funeral

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:57 AM PDT

LONDON -- Friends and family were saying goodbye to Amy Winehouse Tuesday at a private funeral ceremony in London.Producer Mark Ronson and media personality Kelly Osbourne -- her hair piled beehive-high in an echo of the singer's trademark style -- w ...

Cool moves

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Connor Buendel (left) watches as Boone Littleton performs a trick Tuesday while skateboarding at the new skate park on Rock Prairie Road. It features multiple cement bowls and a long linear street course with scalable elements. A grand opening for th ...

Recusal policy reveals oil industry-gov't ties

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:38 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Ties between the offshore oil industry and its regulator persist -- even after the Obama administration announced an overhaul of ethics rules to deter such cozy relationships, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. The problem ...

White House threatens to veto GOP debt plan

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Stung by revelations that his plan would cut spending less than advertised, House Speaker John Boehner pushed off a vote on a debt-ceiling measure that was also running into opposition from tea party conservatives. The move came just a ...

U.S. economy ranks low on global scale

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Wealthy countries all over the world are dealing with debts and strained budgets as they mop up after the Great Recession and brace for the budget-busting retirement of the baby boomer generation.But the United States is in a bigger fix ...

Protesters pelt Haiti's new leader

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haitian President Michel Martelly has styled himself as a man of the people, a showy former pop star who waded easily into adoring crowds. So the reception he received on his latest trip to his country's north was a surprise: ...

Marine to get Medal of Honor

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT

PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A former Marine who will be presented with the Medal of Honor for braving enemy fire to find and retrieve the bodies of three missing Marines and a Navy corpsman deserves the award, according to the half-brother of one of the deceas ...

Funeral held for Amy Winehouse

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT


LONDON -- Wearing dark suits, black dresses and the occasional beehive hairdo, friends and family said goodbye to Amy Winehouse on Tuesday with prayers, tears, laughter and song at an emotional funeral ceremony.
The singer's father, mother and bro ...

Happy Meals get healthy addition

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- An apple a day may keep the doctor away. But when you put it in a Happy Meal, it might help keep regulators at bay, too.
McDonald's on Tuesday said that it would add apple slices and reduce the portion of French fries in its children's ...

Restaurant Monitor

Posted: 26 Jul 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 ...

Diet foods that appeal to your inner glutton

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT


When's the last time you were guiltily scraping your way to the bottom of an ice cream carton and noticed this message: "150 calories per pint"?
Yes, per pint.
Foods aimed at helping you slim down have been around for decades, but a recent wave o ...

Angel food cake: Light as air, sweetly satisfying

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT


It's light, pairs perfectly with fresh berries and ice cream, and even is low-fat. It's summer's perfect dessert -- angel food cake.
It's also wonderfully easy to make. So to help you sweeten up your summer table, we've given you a master recipe f ...

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