Saturday, October 22, 2011

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Teen arrested in College Station man's death

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Gabriel Paul Hall, an 18-year-old College Station man, was arrested Friday night on a capital murder charge in connection with the death of Edwin Shaar, who has found dead in the garage of his Deacon Drive home a day earlier.
A ...

Teen jailed in College Station man's death

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:08 PM PDT


Gabriel Paul Hall, an 18-year-old senior at A&M Consolidated High School, was arrested Friday afternoon on a capital murder charge in connection with the death of Edwin Shaar.
A capital murder charge means the killing was committed during th ...

College Station police looking for information in man's death

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 08:02 AM PDT

College Station police no longer are looking for a green, metallic truck that was thought to be somehow related to the death of an elderly man at his Deacon Drive home Thursday afternoon.
Officer Rhonda Seaton, a spokeswoman for the College Station ...

Aggies eager for SEC matchups

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT


Evan Haller, class of 2001 and president of the Ozark Texas A&M club, recently attended a luncheon with the Northwest Arkansas Touchdown Club.
In attendance were legendary coaches R.C. Slocum, who coached Texas A&M from 1989-2002, and Fran ...

Obama says all U.S. troops will be leaving Iraq this year

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 08:02 AM PDT


WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all American troops would be withdrawn from the country by year's end.
Obama's statemen ...

Man gets deferred assault sentence

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT

A 44-year-old Bryan man received a six-year deferred sentence Friday for an incident last year in which he beat a former girlfriend. As part of his punishment, Jason Michael Schafer will be required to wear an ankle monitor for one year and cannot ha ...

Benefit to aid mentally ill

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT


Yolin Oliver-Magee was at work when her son, who was 21 at the time, first called her to tell her that he felt that someone was trying to break into his house, that his phone was bugged and that he believed that he was being watched.
"Of course I ...

Event aims to curb pill abuse

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT


The No. 1 threat to teenagers is the misuse and abuse of over-the-counter and prescription medications, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
To help educate about the threat and give people the opportunity to properly dispose of the m ...

Police: Man in black ran through traffic

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT

A man who witnesses said was wearing all black while running back and forth across traffic on North Texas Avenue at night was arrested by Bryan police Thursday on charges of obstructing traffic and resisting arrest.Police responded to reports by seve ...

Man faces 3 felony charges after search

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:08 PM PDT

College Station police arrived at James Allen Clark's apartment Thursday with a warrant to arrest him on a forgery charge, but ended up also charging him with felony possession of marijuana. Police secured a warrant after an investigation revealed he ...

Texas prep coach charged with human trafficking

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:15 AM PDT

DALLAS -- An assistant basketball coach at a suburban Dallas high school has been charged with human trafficking for allegedly forcing a student from Mexico to work against his will while living with him, police said Friday.Lewisville police claim th ...

Woman admits role in pawn shop theft

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A woman who admitted to police she played a role in the May robbery of a Bryan pawn shop remained in the Brazos County Jail Friday on a felony charge of theft.
Bryan police responded to a robbery at the EZ Pawn on South Texas Av ...

Bryan man accused of robbing uncle

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Kelvin Wayne Blue, 36, of Bryan was arrested by police earlier this week on a public intoxication charge and on Thursday was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery for allegedly robbing his uncle and cousin at gunpoint.
Ac ...

Suspect jailed on 2 counts of ag robbery

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A 20-year-old Bryan man remained jailed Friday on two counts of aggravated robbery after police said he and two other men robbed a couple at gunpoint.
According to the police report, three men wearing hoodies and bandanas coveri ...

Obama announces end of Iraq war

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- America's long and deeply unpopular war in Iraq will be over by year's end and all U.S. troops "will definitely be home for the holidays," President Barack Obama declared Friday.
Stretching more than eight years, the war cost the Uni ...

Gadhafi's body on display

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:06 PM PDT


MISRATA, Libya -- Moammar Gadhafi's blood-streaked body was on display in a commercial freezer at a shopping center Friday as Libyan authorities argued about what to do with his remains and questions deepened over official accounts of the longtime ...

NATO to wind down in Libya

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:11 PM PDT


BRUSSELS -- NATO said Friday it plans to end its seven-month bombing campaign in Libya at the end of the month, leaving the battled-scarred country's new authorities on their own to ensure security after the death of Moammar Gadhafi and the ouster ...

Libya's oil industry future highly uncertain

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- Enormous oil wealth lies thousands of feet below Libya, but whether it will be claimed, and by whom, now that Moammar Gadhafi is gone is very much an open question.
Drilling and shipping equipment has been damaged in the Libyan civil w ...

Social Security increase illustrates income divides

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- For some, the just-announced increase in Social Security checks amounts to an extra meal out, a little more cash for clothes or a new pair of shoes, some added comfort in retirement. For Elizabeth Davis, it's a crucial boos ...

Faith calendar

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:08 PM PDT

Saturday* Friends Congregational Church (UCC), 2200 Southwood Drive in College Station, will hold its annual barbecue dinner benefiting Slumber Falls Camp from noon to 3 p.m. The cost for adults is $8; children ages 3 to 11, $4; children under 3 are ...

Efeed: Teaching Toddlers How to Eat - Research Summary

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:16 AM PDT


WHO DOES FEEDING AND SWALLOWING PROBLEMS AFFECT? Feeding issues affect 25 to 45 percent of children from newborns to adolescents. Approximately 80 percent of children with developmental disabilities have a feeding problem.
(SOURCE: www.feedingcent ...

Increased Pregnancy Complications Post Katrina

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:16 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire) A natural disaster can cause more than just physical damage.  According to a recent study, assisted reproductive technology cycles from around the country show that both miscarriages and preterm births among ART patients in ...

Taking on Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:11 AM PDT


ATLANTA, GA (Ivanhoe Newswire) Every year, more than 15 thousand adults and 15 thousand children receive a life-changing diagnosis.  Type 1 diabetes means careful monitoring of glucose levels, diet, and activities. From pumps to pens, medical ...

Taking on Type 1 Diabetes - Research Summary

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:08 AM PDT


BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas does not produce insulin -- a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy. When fi ...

"Plastic" Brains: Gaining and Losing IQ

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:05 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -  Can human brain be "plastic"? According to the research funded by the Welcome Trust it can. Apparently, IQ, the standard measure of intelligence, can increase or fall significantly during teenage years. Researchers a ...

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