Thursday, January 26, 2012

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Downpour leaves damage throughout Brazos Valley

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:11 PM PST


Wind gusts of up to 70 mph during Wednesday morning's storm caused significant damage in some parts of the Brazos Valley.
In the business park located at 707 Texas Ave. in College Station, the wind took off the entire side of one building, knocke ...

National Weather Service surveying damage in Washington County

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 08:56 AM PST

Officials from the National Weather Service were in Brenham on Wednesday trying to determine if weather-related damaged there was caused by a tornado. Washington County Emergency Management Coordinator Robert Smith said about 100 people inside the ci ...

Thunderstorms, high winds across BV

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:43 PM PST

A tornado warning remains in effect for Madison County as severe thunderstorms move to the east toward Huntsville.
Parts of the Brazos Valley may get up to 4 inches of rain while the rest will see at least 1 inch, experts said.
Officials with the ...

Downpour leaves damage throughout Brazos Valley

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:11 PM PST


Wind gusts of up to 70 mph during Wednesday morning's storm caused significant damage in some parts of the Brazos Valley.
In the business park located at 707 Texas Ave. in College Station, the wind took off the entire side of one building, knocke ...

Texas A&M president Loftin: Kyle Field upgrade may still force games to be moved

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST


Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin told Bryan-College Station business leaders Wednesday that he understands that a year without college football would be painful for Aggieland, but the possibility still remains.
"We are in this together ... ...

Texas A&M president Loftin: Kyle Field upgrade may still force games to be moved

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST


Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin told Bryan-College Station business leaders Wednesday that he understands that a year without college football would be painful for Aggieland, but the possibility still remains.
"We are in this together ... ...

Ex-Bryan police officer William Cross gets Grimes County job

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:11 PM PST


A former Bryan police officer who resigned in July after being involved in a shooting incident that left two men hospitalized has been hired as Grimes County's emergency management coordinator.
William "Bill" Cross started work Monday and replaced ...

Texas A&M president Loftin: Kyle Field upgrade may still force games to be moved

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST


Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin told Bryan-College Station business leaders Wednesday that he understands that a year without college football would be painful for Aggieland, but the possibility still remains.
"We are in this together ... ...

Job creation staggers in B-CS

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST


For the first time since the start of the Great Recession, the Bryan-College Station area failed to create jobs late last year at the same pace as Texas and the rest of the country.
But experts said Wednesday that they still expect the area to ou ...

Job creation staggers in B-CS

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST


For the first time since the start of the Great Recession, the Bryan-College Station area failed to create jobs late last year at the same pace as Texas and the rest of the country.
But experts said Wednesday that they still expect the area to ou ...

Giffords resigns House seat to focus on recovery

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:40 AM PST


WASHINGTON -- In a House occasionally known for untoward exits, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stood among cheering, crying colleagues to say goodbye Wednesday, over a year after she was gravely wounded by a would-be assassin.
Giffords had come to the we ...

Navasota man jailed on four drug charges

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A man seen wandering the parking lot of Landmark Apartments in College Station attempting to open car doors was arrested Wednesday morning on four drug charges, police said.
Anthony Troy Harris Jr., 22, of Navasota was cooperati ...

Navasota man jailed on four drug charges

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A man seen wandering the parking lot of Landmark Apartments in College Station attempting to open car doors was arrested Wednesday morning on four drug charges, police said.
Anthony Troy Harris Jr., 22, of Navasota was cooperati ...

Defense lawyer to call witnesses in shooting trial

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
The defense attorney for a 28-year-old Bryan man facing life in prison for a 2008 first-degree felony will begin presenting evidence on behalf of his client Thursday during day three of a Brazos County jury trial.
Cabrera Antonio ...

Weather Whys: Texas' coldest weather

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:36 AM PST

Q: What’s the coldest it’s ever been in Texas?
A: Texas is no stranger to below zero temperatures, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. “There have been numerous times in the last 100 years when parts of the state have ...

OPAS offers a night at 'Moulin Rouge'

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST


The 2001 movie Moulin Rouge was all about sensory overload: a manic pace, brilliant flashes of color, dizzying edits.
Director Baz Luhrmann is known for his highly stylized approach -- mesmerizing to many, maddening to others -- and his frenzied t ...

OPAS offers a night at 'Moulin Rouge'

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST


The 2001 movie Moulin Rouge was all about sensory overload: a manic pace, brilliant flashes of color, dizzying edits.
Director Baz Luhrmann is known for his highly stylized approach -- mesmerizing to many, maddening to others -- and his frenzied t ...

OPAS offers a night at 'Moulin Rouge'

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST


The 2001 movie Moulin Rouge was all about sensory overload: a manic pace, brilliant flashes of color, dizzying edits.
Director Baz Luhrmann is known for his highly stylized approach -- mesmerizing to many, maddening to others -- and his frenzied t ...

Can't catch me: Sam Houston students rewarded with football fun

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST

Sam Houston Elementary first-grader Tyler Prince avoids Rudder varsity football player Chris Rodriguez during a drill as part of Reading Challenge Punt, Pass and Kick held at the Bryan elementary school Wednesday.

Texas A&M expert says gas price fears overblown

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:11 PM PST

Special to the Eagle
Having to dig deeper to fill up the gas tank? You aren't alone, as gas prices have steadily risen in the past few weeks.
But the possibility of gas hitting $5 a gallon by summer, as many analysts are predicting, is unlikely, sa ...

Spotlight briefs

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Cirque coming to town
Cirque du Soleil routinely makes stops in Dallas and Houston, but will make its College Station debut in March. Cirque du Soleil: Dralion arrives March 21-25 at Reed Arena.
According to cirquedusoleil.com, the show "draws its ...

Navy SEALs free Somalia hostages

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST


MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Held captive since last fall, an ailing American woman and a Danish man are safely on their way home after a bold, dark-of-night rescue by U.S. Navy SEALs. The commandos slipped into a Somali encampment, shot and killed nine c ...

Navy SEALs free Somalia hostages

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST


MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Held captive since last fall, an ailing American woman and a Danish man are safely on their way home after a bold, dark-of-night rescue by U.S. Navy SEALs. The commandos slipped into a Somali encampment, shot and killed nine c ...

New planting zone map reflects effects of global warming

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century.
It's the first time since 1990 ...

New planting zone map reflects effects of global warming

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century.
It's the first time since 1990 ...

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