Cost of Bryan mail center big factor in possible closing Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST U.S. Postal Service managers explained a proposal Tuesday to shut down Bryan's mail processing center and move its operations to Houston or Austin, a move projected to eliminate around 40 local jobs and save at least $4 million a year. "We just c ... |
Bryan fire chief Mike Donoho retiring Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:04 PM PST Saying he wants to fulfill his dream of moving to the Texas coast, Bryan Fire Chief Mike Donoho announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the week. Donoho has worked at the Bryan Fire Department for almost 34 years. He said his plan has ... |
Bryan police department says goodbye to Peter Scheets Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST Near the end of his career in the U.S. Army, Bryan Assistant Police Chief Peter Scheets was deployed to Bosnia for a peacekeeping operation. He served there as a company commander specializing in military intelligence. His group developed relatio ... |
Bryan's Donoho announces retirement after 34 years with fire department Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:52 AM PST Bryan Fire Chief Mike Donoho announced Tuesday that he will retire Friday, ending a nearly 34-year career at the city. Donoho, 54, has served in the top spot of the Bryan Fire Department since 2002. Prior to that, he was an assistant chief for 14 ye ... |
Postal Service wants to move processing from Bryan to Houston; hearing tonight Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:27 AM PST The U.S. Postal Service is hosting a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. today to discuss its proposal to move mail processing operations from Bryan to Houston. The meeting will be at the Brazos Center, located at 3232 Briarcrest Drive in Bryan. Accordin ... |
13-year-old hit while crossing Texas 6 Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:04 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A 13-year-old boy suffered what police called incapacitating injuries Tuesday night when he was struck by a car while trying to cross Texas 6 on foot in College Station. The boy was with a group of friends who were walking from ... |
Police: Driver who vomited on door arrested Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:30 AM PST A 42-year-old man faces a felony driving while intoxicated charge after an officer said he swerved and nearly hit the officer's vehicle. Corey George of Fresno was charged Monday with third driving while intoxicated third or more with an open contai ... |
Bryan school district taking names of graduates to honor Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Know a graduate from the Bryan school district whose achievements are worth recognizing? District officials are taking nominations until Jan. 27 for the second group of inductees into the Bryan ISD Hall of Honor. Inductees will ... |
Woman burned in North Texas meth lab explosion Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:04 AM PST QUITMAN -- Investigators say a methamphetamine lab explosion in North Texas has left a woman burned and the boyfriend who dropped her off at a hospital facing drug charges.The Wood County Sheriff's Department says Russell Allen Love of Quitman was ja ... |
Road work to limit intersection traffic Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportLeft turns from Alexandria Avenue to Barron Road will not be allowed for two weeks starting Thursday.Drivers will be restricted to right turns from either direction. The restriction will be in place as work continues on the Barron R ... |
US soldier: He didn't see explosives while packing Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:05 AM PST MIDLAND -- A soldier accused of having explosives in his carry-on luggage when he entered a Texas airport told investigators he didn't notice any while packing.Trey Scott Atwater of Fort Bragg, N.C., was to be arraigned Tuesday in federal court. Auth ... |
3 held over death of Houston-area man at home Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:32 AM PST KATY -- Investigators say three people have been arrested over the beating death of a Houston-area man during an alleged drug deal at his residence.The Harris County Sheriff's Office initially investigated the Dec. 20 death of 31-year-old Russell Lop ... |
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum fighting for lead in Iowa caucus Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney waged a seesaw battle for supremacy in Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses late Tuesday night, a dramatic opening round for the campaign to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama. Texas Go ... |
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,741 Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:05 AM PST As of Tuesday, at least 1,741 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.The AP count is four less than the Defense Department's tally, ... |
Ike: Galveston to consider Broadway reforesting Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:04 AM PST GALVESTON -- City leaders in Galveston are expected to consider a plan to reforest a well-known street where hundreds of trees have been wiped out by Hurricane Ike.The 2008 hurricane caused at least $29 billion in damage and claimed more than three d ... |
Taliban sets up Qatar office for peace talks with the U.S. Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban announced Tuesday that it will open an office in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar to hold talks with the United States, an unprecedented step toward a peace process that might lead to a winding down of the 10-year ... |
Iran defiant amid appeals for sanctions Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:04 PM PST DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran closed out naval war games in the Gulf on Tuesday much the way they began last month: striking a tone of military defiance while Western powers rallied behind tougher oil and financial sanctions as a crippling to ... |
Cat survives 2 euthanasia attempts at Utah shelter Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- A stray cat that survived two trips to a Utah animal shelter’s gas chamber now has a new home. Officials at West Valley City’s animal shelter in Utah say the cat named Andrea hadn’t been adopted for 30 ... |
Body found on Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham estate Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:04 PM PST LONDON -- A murder mystery with elements of an Agatha Christie whodunit is unfolding at the vast country estate where Queen Elizabeth II and her family gathered in rural splendor to celebrate Christmas and New Year's. British police said that a yo ... |
France's Nicolas Sarkozy accuses Syrian President Bashar Assad of massacres Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:04 PM PST BEIRUT -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy issued a new call Tuesday for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down because of massacres by his regime, and an Arab League official said it will discuss withdrawing an observer mission to the country ... |
Rick Perry says he's reassessing presidential bid Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that he would head home "to determine whether there is a path forward" for his White House bid after he finished a distant fifth in the Iowa caucuses. At times pausing to collect his emot ... |
Rick Perry says he's reassessing presidential bid Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that he would head home "to determine whether there is a path forward" for his White House bid after he finished a distant fifth in the Iowa caucuses. At times pausing to collect his emot ... |
Rick Perry says he's reassessing presidential bid Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that he would head home "to determine whether there is a path forward" for his White House bid after he finished a distant fifth in the Iowa caucuses. At times pausing to collect his emot ... |
Analysis: GOP candidates 'forget' about Bush Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST A funny thing happened recently in the presidential campaign in Iowa: The last Republican president's name actually surfaced. "We've had, in the past, a couple of presidents from Texas that said they weren't interested in wars ... like George W. B ... |
Analysis: GOP candidates 'forget' about Bush Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST A funny thing happened recently in the presidential campaign in Iowa: The last Republican president's name actually surfaced. "We've had, in the past, a couple of presidents from Texas that said they weren't interested in wars ... like George W. B ... |
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