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- Forgotten, but not gone: Rotary Clubs work towards elimination of polio
- Water board still divided on access
- Game 6 of World Series rescheduled for Thursday
- Paul Lopez to run 86 miles for hospice
- Classes canceled at Caldwell High School after fire
- A&M coaches speaking up for children
- Man allegedly stole, forged dad's checks
- Red tide closes all oyster harvesting in Texas
- Weather Whys: Sandstorms
- Protest camps cleared in Oakland, Atlanta
- Man fatally shot at San Antonio gun range
- Man who had mowed Irving woman's lawn killed her
- Analysis: Higher ed funding in decline
- Caldwell High School shut down for its second day
- 'Super broccoli' may pack heart-healthy punch
- Seniors rule powder puff
- Man linked to Gulf cartel held in Texas
- Perry says 'no doubt' Obama is a U.S. citizen
- What you need to know about Obama's student loan plan
- Governor opposes Confederate plates
- DNA of centenarians may hold key to long life
- Report: Alcohol caused Winehouse death
- Sandra Day O'Connor's cowgirl days celebrated
- The public can shred important documents for free on Nov. 7 in College Station.
- Insurance agent gets 'Quality Award'
| Forgotten, but not gone: Rotary Clubs work towards elimination of polio Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT When asking today's youth about the status of polio worldwide, they probably won't be able to give much of an answer, and some may even ask, "That still exists?" But posing the question to the same age group 50 years ago likely would've generated ...   |
| Water board still divided on access Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT Representatives on a local regulatory board debated for five hours on Wednesday but failed to come closer to an agreement on how to open more access to groundwater in the thirsty Brazos Valley. Instead, members of the Brazos Valley Groundwater Co ... |
| Game 6 of World Series rescheduled for Thursday Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:53 AM PDT ST. LOUIS -- Game 6 of the World Series has been postponed because of a rainy forecast.Major League Baseball announced the decision about 4 1/2 hours before the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals were set to play Wednesday at Busch Stadium.Texas l ... |
| Paul Lopez to run 86 miles for hospice Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT A 31-year-old man is running 86 miles from Temple to Bryan starting on Nov. 4 to raise money for the nonprofit health care organization that helped his grandmother before she died from cancer nearly two years ago. Paul Lopez, who moved from Bryan ... |
| Classes canceled at Caldwell High School after fire Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:33 AM PDT Classes were canceled at Caldwell High School today after a fire in the laundry room off the end of the gym caused smoke to spread throughout the campus. The fire was reported just after midnight at the school on County Road 307, Burleson County She ... |
| A&M coaches speaking up for children Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT Texas A&M University baseball coach Rob Childress reminded local residents Wednesday that there are plenty of abused and neglected children in the Bryan-College Station area who need help. One way to do that, he added, is by becoming a Court-A ... |
| Man allegedly stole, forged dad's checks Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A man who's been in jail since September on a theft charge was hit with additional forgery charges Wednesday for allegedly stealing checks from his stepfather and cashing them. According to a police report, Anthony Wayne Cooper' ... |
| Red tide closes all oyster harvesting in Texas Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:08 AM PDT AUSTIN -- Health officials have closed all oyster harvesting from Texas coastal waters due to the algae bloom known as red tide.The Department of State Health Services on Wednesday announced the ban on commercial and recreational harvesting of oyster ... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:45 AM PDT Q: You hear a lot about sandstorms lately. What causes sandstorms? A: Sandstorms are caused by strong winds that occur in desert or semi-arid regions, and they carry thick clouds of dust and sand, often reducing visibility to near zero in many cases ... |
| Protest camps cleared in Oakland, Atlanta Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT OAKLAND, Calif. -- The display of police force in Oakland, Calif., and Atlanta has unnerved some anti-Wall Street protesters. While demonstrators in other cities have built a working relationship with police and city leaders, they wondered on Wed ... |
| Man fatally shot at San Antonio gun range Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:36 AM PDT SAN ANTONIO -- Investigators say a patron at a San Antonio gun range has died after being shot in the head. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office says all weapons being used at the time of Tuesday afternoon's shooting, at the public gun range, have been ... |
| Man who had mowed Irving woman's lawn killed her Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:39 AM PDT DALLAS -- A man linked by DNA to the 2002 death of a Dallas-area woman whose lawn he mowed has pleaded guilty to killing her. Jury selection was under way Tuesday in the Dallas capital murder trial of 50-year-old Michael Nadeau when he pleaded guilty ... |
| Analysis: Higher ed funding in decline Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT YPSILANTI, Mich. -- It was a transformation that was, by historical standards, remarkably swift: The decade of the 2000s saw a fundamental shift in how Americans answer the question "Who will pay for college?" The bill at public universities is hi ... |
| Caldwell High School shut down for its second day Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Classes are canceled again today at Caldwell High School after a fire in the laundry room next to the gym early Wednesday caused the school's closure. Pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade classes will resume Thursday, a school ... |
| 'Super broccoli' may pack heart-healthy punch Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT LONDON -- Popeye might want to consider switching to broccoli. British scientists unveiled a new breed of the vegetable that experts say packs a big nutritional punch. The new broccoli was specially grown to contain two to three times the normal a ... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT After making an interception, Brazos Christian junior class team member Tara McCurdy is tagged by senior Riley Mueller during an all-girls juniors versus seniors powder puff football game in the school's football stadium on West Villa Maria Road in B ... |
| Man linked to Gulf cartel held in Texas Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT McALLEN -- A man arrested on federal drug and immigration charges in South Texas is believed to be the nephew of the former boss of Mexico's Gulf cartel and was a rising player in the drug trafficking network, a U.S. law enforcement official said Wed ... |
| Perry says 'no doubt' Obama is a U.S. citizen Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said Wednesday that he has "no doubt" that President Barack Obama is an American citizen, staking out a definitive position on the matter after spending several days stoking widely debunked c ... |
| What you need to know about Obama's student loan plan Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Recognizing that college students and recent graduates are facing rising tuition prices and burdensome student loan debt, President Barack Obama announced a plan that seeks to lessen the burden of paying back student loans. Some quest ... |
| Governor opposes Confederate plates Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday he opposes his state allowing specialty license plates featuring the Confederate flag -- despite his past defense of the historical value of Confederacy symbols. The Republican presidential hopeful was in Flor ... |
| DNA of centenarians may hold key to long life Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT NEW YORK -- George Eberhardt turned 107 last month, and scientists would love to know how he and other older folks like him made it that far. So he's going to hand over some of his DNA. He's one of 100 centenarians taking part in a project announc ... |
| Report: Alcohol caused Winehouse death Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT LONDON -- Amy Winehouse drank herself to death. That was the ruling of a coroner's inquest into the death of the Grammy-winning soul singer, who died with empty vodka bottles in her room and lethal amounts of alcohol in her blood -- more than five ... |
| Sandra Day O'Connor's cowgirl days celebrated Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT FORT WORTH -- Sandra Day O'Connor made her mark in history as the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, but she's still a hardworking cowgirl at heart, she said Wednesday. An exhibit about her life opens this week at the National Cowgirl ... |
| The public can shred important documents for free on Nov. 7 in College Station. Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:35 PM PDT The Better Business Bureau and Brazos Records Storage is hosting "Shred Day" from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 418 Tarrow St. Residents and small businesses are encouraged to protect identity by shredding and properly disposing of paper documents. "Properly ... |
| Insurance agent gets 'Quality Award' Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:35 PM PDT College Station State Farm Insurance agent Brenda Keith recently was honored with the "Quality Award" from the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, the industry's leading trade association. The organization uses the award to re ... |
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