Thursday, August 18, 2011

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Pit bulls apparently tortured as dogfighting bait

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT


In her 16 years as a veterinarian, Barbara Hannes had never seen a dog burned as badly as the pooch sitting in one of her kennels late Wednesday.
The sweet-natured pit bull, apparently tortured, had its ears cut off and its skin was in such bad s ...

4-year-old, 6-year-old suffer major burns playing with flammable liquids

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Two North Zulch children remained in a Dallas hospital Wednesday where they were being treated for serious burns.
Madison County Sheriff Travis Neeley said 4-year-old Leiyia Jones and her 6-year-old brother, Dalan Jones, were playing outside unsu ...

Texas ag losses at record $5.2B

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 03:27 AM PDT


LUBBOCK -- The blistering drought in Texas has caused an estimated record $5.2 billion in crop and livestock losses, and could go higher, state agriculture officials said Wednesday.
AgriLife Extension Service economist David Anderson said field su ...

Texas ag losses at record $5.2B

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 03:27 AM PDT


LUBBOCK -- The blistering drought in Texas has caused an estimated record $5.2 billion in crop and livestock losses, and could go higher, state agriculture officials said Wednesday.
AgriLife Extension Service economist David Anderson said field su ...

Politics key to SEC move?

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Politics played a key role the last time Texas A&M switched athletic conferences, but state Sen. Steve Ogden said Wednesday that he isn't sure how it will affect the Aggies this year.
"Now is a different time and a different day," Ogden said ...

Politics key to SEC move?

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Politics played a key role the last time Texas A&M switched athletic conferences, but state Sen. Steve Ogden said Wednesday that he isn't sure how it will affect the Aggies this year.
"Now is a different time and a different day," Ogden said ...

Finalists named for Blinn president

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT


A trio of top community college administrators -- including a local -- are the finalists for the position of Blinn College's president, the school announced Wednesday.
They are Warren R. Nichols, president of Volunteer State Community College in ...

Man charged with burglarizing, damaging Bryan business

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 04:19 AM PDT

An 18-year-old man was arrested after an officer reported he burglarized a portion of a Bryan business, stole two memory cards and tampered with the phone lines earlier this month.
Brandon Michael Gonzales of Bryan was charged Tuesday with burglary ...

Police: Man pointed BB gun at woman’s head

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 04:16 AM PDT

A 29-year-old College Station man was arrested in Bryan after he was accused of pointing an airsoft gun at a woman’s head early Wednesday.
Adrian Lee Adams was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, manufacture or delivery of fr ...

Bus ads rev up CSISD's coffers

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT

College Station school buses may look a little different this year. Advertisements are being placed on the fleet to bring in extra revenue for the school district's general fund.The district estimates the ads will generate about $44,000 for the 2011- ...

Weather Whys: Dog days of summer

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:26 AM PDT

Q: What are the “dog days of summer?”
A: It’s a slang term for the hottest time of the year, explains Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. “In general terms, it’s the time between early July and early September ...

Police: Woman used counterfeit $100 bills

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A woman police said passed off fake $100 bills at local stores remained jailed on three forgery charges Wednesday afternoon.
An officer saw Kimberly Dawn Perkins walk out of Old Navy on Texas Avenue on Tuesday afternoon and leav ...

U-turns outlawed at two Texas 6 intersections

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
U-turns at two intersections along Texas 6 have been outlawed this week.
The turns no longer are allowed at the intersection of William D Fitch Parkway and Texas 6 East, or the intersection of Barron Road and Texas 6 West.
Col ...

The Plaza has new owners

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT


The 17-story building formerly known as the Plaza Hotel and Suites is under new ownership.
The structure, which sits at the intersection of two of College Station's busiest streets, was purchased by Woodridge Capital Partners LLC, a Los Angeles-ba ...

Highway worker in Southeast Texas struck, killed

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 03:24 AM PDT

EVADALE -- Investigators say a highway construction worker in Southeast Texas has died after being struck by a vehicle.The Jasper County Sheriff's Office says the driver stopped following the accident Wednesday morning on Farm-to-Market Road 105 sou ...

Obama forming new jobs proposal

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Under fire in a nation desperate for jobs, President Barack Obama will soon announce a broad package of tax cuts, construction work and help for the millions of Americans who have been unemployed for months, a White House official said ...

Record cattle losses forecast for Texas

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT


LUBBOCK -- Texas cattle producers could take several years to fully recover from the drought blistering the state, which agriculture officials estimated Wednesday has caused a record $5.2 billion in livestock and crop losses since last fall.
Offic ...

Mexican police forces to get U.S.-style training

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT

LAREDO -- U.S. law enforcement will train local and state police officers from Mexico as part of the next phase of the two countries' joint fight against transnational drug cartels, a U.S. State Department official said Wednesday. U.S. agencies have ...

Sex offender statuses changed

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- After getting slapped by a state appeals court, the Texas parole board has started removing the sex offender status or holding hearings for parolees who have never been convicted of a sex crime.The change caps more than a decade of court ch ...

Moon might be younger than many believed

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- That old moon might not be as antique as we thought, some scientist think. They say it's possible that it isn't a day over 4.4 billion years old.But other astronomers disagree with a new study's conclusions. They think the moon is up to ...

Gold continues remarkable, record-setting run

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- For what is normally a sleepy month, there are so many customers at the Gold Standard, a New York company that buys jewelry, that it feels like Christmas in August. Uncle Ben's Pawn Shop in Cleveland has never seen a rush like this.
We ...

Abercrombie wants off 'Jersey Shore'

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- The Situation doesn't usually require a lot of motivation to lose the shirt. But Abercrombie & Fitch wants him to go one further -- the company has offered to pay Jersey Shore cast members to stop wearing clothes carrying their brand. ...

Women Making Midlife Changes

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:48 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire)--Women often fail to see that midlife is a vital stage of personal development with its unique set of challenges. At this point in life, like several others, women must respond to, or initiate, changes in their lifestyle whether ...

First Genetic Clue in Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:46 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire) Scientists have discovered significant new insights into the causes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune disorders including type 1 diabetes, lupus and Graves disease.
Dr. Katherine Siminovitch and her team identi ...

Risks of Plastic Surgery

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:45 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire)--It is not uncommon for people to express concern when it comes to the symptoms of plastic surgery, but a new Belgium study may make people even more cautious.
According to this new study, one third of plastic surgery patients ...

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