Thursday, January 5, 2012

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Texas A&M athlete practices strong swing

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

Taylor Rosser, a Texas A&M track and field athlete from Converse, practices her throws Wednesday at the Anderson Outdoor Track and Field Complex.

Texas A&M athlete practices strong swing

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

Taylor Rosser, a Texas A&M track and field athlete from Converse, practices her throws Wednesday at the Anderson Outdoor Track and Field Complex.

Family loses 2 in crash at Sanderson Farms in Bryan

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST


A father and daughter were killed Wednesday morning after their car veered off a private road and struck a light pole near the Sanderson Farms plant in Bryan.
The father's 14-year-old grandson was also seriously injured in the wreck. Authorities ...

Update: Police ID victims in Bryan crash

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:34 AM PST

Authorities have identified a father and daughter who were killed in a wreck near the Sanderson Farms plant in Bryan early Wednesday.
Fred Reed, 74, and his daughter Mildred Reed, 32, both died soon after Fred Reed crashed his 1983 Chevrolet Malibu ...

Deadly weekend chase highlights risks of police pursuits

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:12 PM PST


Pursuing fleeing suspects is often "a darned if you do, darned if you don't" decision that balances public safety with the need to catch a suspect, said Sgt. Ryan Poe of the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
On New Year's Eve, one of his departmen ...

Aviation executive facing charges over misapplying Texas A&M funds

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:03 PM PST


A man whose company was hired to provide charter flights for Texas A&M's basketball teams faces criminal charges of misapplying more than $200,000 in payments from the school.
Walter Eric Shirley and his Aviation Enterprises are also being su ...

Aviation executive facing charges over misapplying Texas A&M funds

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:03 PM PST


A man whose company was hired to provide charter flights for Texas A&M's basketball teams faces criminal charges of misapplying more than $200,000 in payments from the school.
Walter Eric Shirley and his Aviation Enterprises are also being su ...

Bachmann announces she's quitting the race

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 02:22 AM PST

Last-place Iowa caucus finisher Michelle Bachmann announced today that she's ending her presidential campaign.
That leaves her supporters up for grabs as Rick Santorum tries to establish himself as the conservative heavyweight in the Republican race ...

Romney grinning on way to NH after narrow Iowa win

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:32 AM PST

WASHINGTON -- A smiling Mitt Romney making his way to New Hampshire told reporters that he spoke with all his GOP rivals except Newt Gingrich on Tuesday night. Romney says he only got about two hours of sleep as the wait for final Iowa caucus results ...

Teen recovering after getting hit by car on Texas 6

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST


A Jane Long Middle School eighth-grader was in good condition and recovering Wednesday after being hit by a car Tuesday night while crossing Texas 6, hospital officials said.
College Station police will close part of Texas 6 Thursday morning to co ...

Traffic signal pole at Welsh and Harvey Mitchell being replaced today

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:52 PM PST

City officials are are urging drivers to use caution when approaching a traffic signal pole that's being replaced today near A&M Consolidated High School.The pole at the intersection of Welsh Avenue and Harvey Mitchell Parkway was damaged in lat ...

Bachmann cancels SC trip after poor Iowa finish

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:32 AM PST

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann canceled her campaign trip to South Carolina on Wednesday after a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses.Campaign manager Keith Nahigian told The Associated Press that the Minnesota co ...

Red Cross taking new approach to programs

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST


A national executive with the American Red Cross said in College Station Wednesday that the organization is moving to keep up with the times and make its services more accessible even as it grapples with a fall-off in donations.
Jack McMaster, the ...

Weather Whys: Famous blizzards

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 06:04 AM PST

Q: We are heading into the time of year when many parts of the U.S. have blizzards. What are some of the country's worst blizzards?
A: You can find several, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. Buffalo, New York, had a blizzard that par ...

Red Cross taking new approach to programs

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST


A national executive with the American Red Cross said in College Station Wednesday that the organization is moving to keep up with the times and make its services more accessible even as it grapples with a fall-off in donations.
Jack McMaster, the ...

UNM passes on Elsa Murano as president

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

Former Texas A&M President Elsa Murano was not selected for the presidency of the University of New Mexico, where she was one of five finalists.
The Board of Regents picked Kent State University Provost Robert G. Frank, the university announced ...

Eighth-grader fatally shot after threatening police with pellet gun

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:11 PM PST


BROWNSVILLE -- Police shot and killed an eighth-grader in the hallway of his middle school Wednesday after the boy brandished what looked like a handgun and pointed it at officers. It turned out to be a pellet gun that closely resembled the real th ...

GOP still searching for identity

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- The Republicans' identity crisis is producing the most volatile presidential primary season in memory and threatening to dilute the conservative fervor that swept the party to huge wins in 2010.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ...

Texas World Speedway hires new driving course leader

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Texas World Speedway has a new instructor for its performance driving school. Martin Cain was named chief driving instructor after having served as the driving school's classroom instructor for the past five years.
Cain will be ...

Keeping cows that deliver

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST

Regardless of whether a cow is raised or purchased, she is a capital investment for production of a salable item: a weaned calf. If the cow does not produce a calf every year, return on investment is not good.
Estimated annual maintenance costs of a ...

Keeping cows that deliver

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST

Regardless of whether a cow is raised or purchased, she is a capital investment for production of a salable item: a weaned calf. If the cow does not produce a calf every year, return on investment is not good.
Estimated annual maintenance costs of a ...

Rick Perry goes all in on South Carolina

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:11 PM PST


AUSTIN -- An undeterred Texas Gov. Rick Perry vowed Wednesday to press ahead with his White House bid as he headed home to map out a winning strategy following a fifth-place finish in the "quirky" Iowa caucuses.
"This was not a hard decision," Pe ...

Rick Perry goes all in on South Carolina

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:11 PM PST


AUSTIN -- An undeterred Texas Gov. Rick Perry vowed Wednesday to press ahead with his White House bid as he headed home to map out a winning strategy following a fifth-place finish in the "quirky" Iowa caucuses.
"This was not a hard decision," Pe ...

Rick Perry goes all in on South Carolina

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:11 PM PST


AUSTIN -- An undeterred Texas Gov. Rick Perry vowed Wednesday to press ahead with his White House bid as he headed home to map out a winning strategy following a fifth-place finish in the "quirky" Iowa caucuses.
"This was not a hard decision," Pe ...

U.S. automakers end year strong

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST


DETROIT -- Strong sales in December capped off a great year for U.S. carmakers -- especially Chrysler -- and 2012 should be even better.
For their biggest Japanese rivals, a year of natural disasters and other struggles ended on a sour note, with ...

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