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- Celeb cattle expert Temple Grandin shares tips
- Texans asked to conserve energy
- Tropical Storm Emily forms SE of Puerto Rico
- Debt and spending deal picks up momentum in Senate
- Resurfacing should make Texas 6 safer
- ID of man who drowned in Lake Somerville released
- DPS: Two drivers killed in unrelated accidents
- Trooper urges drivers to be safe after weekend fatalities
- No foul play suspected in drowning
- Mobile snow cone business opens
- 'Idol' hopefuls need to warm up pipes
- Mobile snow cone business opens
- BV counties put on alert for hot weather
- Cost of FAA shutdown could exceed $1 billion
- Texas study: Red-light cameras do work
- House approves debt deal
- CDC: 1 death, 76 illnesses linked to ground turkey
- Giffords' return brings down the House
- Judge's order could put Casey Anthony on probation
- Outdoor burn bans in record 248 Texas counties
- AP analysis: Partisan crises on way to becoming the norm
- Outdoor burn bans in record 248 Texas counties
- Budget agreement highlights
- Starving Somalis still fasting for holy month
- Ramadan starts with bloody attack in Syria
| Celeb cattle expert Temple Grandin shares tips Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT A calm animal is simply easier to handle, a renowned expert on animal welfare said Monday at Texas A&M before launching into a series of tips to a crowd of beef and cattle producers. "I want to get you to be more aware of what the animals are ...   |
| Texans asked to conserve energy Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportRegulators of Texas' power grid are asking electric consumers to conserve energy during the late-afternoon hours this week. Record high temperatures are the cause for the request, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Tex ... |
| Tropical Storm Emily forms SE of Puerto Rico Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:13 PM PDT MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Emily formed southeast of Puerto Rico, and warnings were issued for several islands in the Caribbean, the National Weather Service said Monday.Forecasters said the storm was about 350 miles southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... |
| Debt and spending deal picks up momentum in Senate Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON -- A crisis-conquering deficit-reduction agreement struck by the White House and congressional leaders after months of partisan rancor picked up momentum in the Senate Monday, as a member of the Republican leadership predicted at least 3 ... |
| Resurfacing should make Texas 6 safer Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT It may seem unlikely now, but it will rain again someday in Bryan-College Station. A resurfacing project on Texas 6 hopes to make the road safer for drivers when that day comes. Texas Department of Transportation workers are installing a new surf ... |
| ID of man who drowned in Lake Somerville released Posted: 01 Aug 2011 01:44 AM PDT Burleson County authorities said the man who died while swimming in Lake Somerville late Sunday was 34-year-old Jimi Jay Ollison of Hempstead. Officials said they responded after receiving a call at about 6 p.m. reporting that a man had been missi ... |
| DPS: Two drivers killed in unrelated accidents Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:57 AM PDT Two men were killed in unrelated accidents Sunday - one after losing control of his vehicle and the other when he was struck by an 18-wheeler while changing a tire, authorities said. The first wreck was just before 6 a.m., six miles north of Navasot ... |
| Trooper urges drivers to be safe after weekend fatalities Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Friday for a 26-year-old Navasota man killed in a car accident over the weekend. Michael Leroy Long II, 26, was on Chisholm Trail in Brazos County around 6 a.m. Sunday when he went into a skid, causing his truc ... |
| No foul play suspected in drowning Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT A 34-year-old man from Hempstead died while swimming in Lake Somerville over the weekend, the fourth drowning death at the lake since April, according to authorities. Jimi Jay Ollison and three friends were attempting to swim to a dry patch of la ... |
| Mobile snow cone business opens Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:54 AM PDT A new mobile snow cone vendor opened last month, and is operating at two College Station locations. Frost Bites Shaved Ice opened in late July, and serves Nathans Famous Hot Dogs in addition to several flavors of shaved ice. Frost Bites is owned by ... |
| 'Idol' hopefuls need to warm up pipes Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportFuture Jason Castros take note: Local television station Fox 28 is hosting American Idol tryouts in College Station this weekend. Contestants can audition at Post Oak Mall at noon on Saturday. Registration begins at 11 a.m. Organize ... |
| Mobile snow cone business opens Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:54 AM PDT A new mobile snow cone vendor opened last month, and is operating at two College Station locations. Frost Bites Shaved Ice opened in late July, and serves Nathans Famous Hot Dogs in addition to several flavors of shaved ice. Frost Bites is owned by ... |
| BV counties put on alert for hot weather Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Heat-index values in areas of the Brazos Valley will reach or exceed 110 degrees through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, which has issued an excessive heat warning for Leon and Milam counties. The high temper ... |
| Cost of FAA shutdown could exceed $1 billion Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The congressional standoff that has partially shut down the Federal Aviation Administration has some curious math. Lawmakers risk losing more than $1 billion in revenue from uncollected airline ticket taxes in a quarrel between Senate D ... |
| Texas study: Red-light cameras do work Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO -- Red-light crashes fell 25 percent at hundreds of Texas intersections after traffic cameras were installed, researchers said Monday in what was called the first statewide study of its kind. The Texas Transportation Institute suggeste ... |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Crisis legislation to yank the nation past the threat of a historic financial default sped through the House Monday night, breaking weeks of deadlock. The rare moment of cooperation turned celebratory when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stro ... |
| CDC: 1 death, 76 illnesses linked to ground turkey Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Federal officials say that one person has died from salmonella poisoning that appears to be linked to eating ground turkey.Seventy-six people in 26 states have been made sick from the same strain of the disease, which is resistant to ma ... |
| Giffords' return brings down the House Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Slowly, with a sense of purpose, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords entered the House chamber Monday night to cast her first vote since she was shot in the head last January, a dramatic return that surprised colleagues. The chamber erupted in lo ... |
| Judge's order could put Casey Anthony on probation Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:06 AM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Florida judge has signed an order that could require Casey Anthony to serve a year of probation for fraudulent check writing.An assistant to Judge Stan Strickland said the judge amended the order Monday. Anthony's lawyers are likel ... |
| Outdoor burn bans in record 248 Texas counties Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:14 AM PDT COLLEGE STATION -- The Texas Forest Service says a record 248 counties have outdoor burn bans as the drought continues during oppressive summer heat. The agency reported Monday that the only Texas counties lacking bans on outdoor burning are Brook ... |
| AP analysis: Partisan crises on way to becoming the norm Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- It took the threat of economic calamity to force Congress and Presi-dent Barack Obama to finally reach a debt deal. Just like it took a near government shutdown to compel them to strike a budget agreement in April. And the prospect of ... |
| Outdoor burn bans in record 248 Texas counties Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:14 AM PDT COLLEGE STATION -- The Texas Forest Service says a record 248 counties have outdoor burn bans as the drought continues during oppressive summer heat. The agency reported Monday that the only Texas counties lacking bans on outdoor burning are Brook ... |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a plan to pair an increase in the nation's $14.3 trillion borrowing limit with spending cuts and to create a special committee to recommend bigger savings for a vote ... |
| Starving Somalis still fasting for holy month Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT DADAAB, Kenya -- As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins, Faduma Aden is fasting all day even though she doesn't have enough food to celebrate with a sundown feast. The Somali mother of three, who fled starvation in her homeland, says she fasts ... |
| Ramadan starts with bloody attack in Syria Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT BEIRUT -- Anti-government protesters in the Syrian city of Hama set up barricades and took up sticks and stones to defend themselves after one of the bloodiest days so far in the regime's campaign to quell an uprising now in its fifth month. The p ... |
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