EDC approves plans for Bass Pro Shops
HARLINGEN — Officials on Tuesday approved a scaled-down landscaping plan for Bass Pro Shops that will greatly reduce the cost. As construction at the U.S. 77/83 interchange grows day by day on the Bass...
View ArticlePolice: Suspect in chase under the influence of alcohol, drugs
BROWNSVILLE — Alcohol and drugs were allegedly a factor in a police chase Monday that ended with a suspect shot once in the stomach, Police Chief Carlos Garcia said. No police officers were injured, he...
View ArticleHeavy rain headed to Valley
The first tropical storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season — Arlene —formed Tuesday evening in the Gulf of Mexico.Tropical storm warnings were issued for portions of Mexico, and Cameron County and...
View ArticleWillacy County to celebrate centennial this weekend
RAYMONDVILLE — Willacy County will celebrate its centennial along with Independence Day Saturday and Sunday with a parade, food, fun and sports. Local historian Glenn Harding said the county was...
View ArticleNo Cameron County lawmakers on best, worst list
None of Cameron County’s lawmakers made Texas Monthly’s list of Best legislators this 82nd legislative session, but perhaps most notably, they didn’t make the magazine’s Worst list either.“With this,...
View ArticleFireworks are on — the ban is off
Let the fireworks begin. Cameron County Tuesday lifted its ban on the sale of aerial fireworks and also lifted the limit on days fireworks can be sold. The ban became void once Cameron County was no...
View ArticleSan Benito to host 4th annual ResacaFest
SAN BENITO — Four years ago, Norma Boland and a group of friends dreamed of turning the banks of the resaca into the site of one of the Rio Grande Valley’s biggest Fourth of July festivals. “It was the...
View ArticleOfficials urge fireworks safety
With the ban on aerial fireworks lifted, authorities are calling on those who plan to celebrate the holiday with some lights to observe safety. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that...
View ArticleBurn ban lifted for one more week
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County residents will have an additional week to do some outdoor burning of natural vegetation. The county Fire Marshal’s Office on Friday announced that outdoor burning would be...
View ArticleFamily searching for ‘Santa Claus’
HIDALGO — Family and friends are desperately looking for an elderly man who is commonly referred to as Santa Claus.Ted Loving, 75, went missing June 15 when he rode his bicycle to a doctors’...
View ArticleTomato growers submit product to taste test
BROWNSVILLE — Putting the red in the red, white and blue of a Fourth of July weekend is the Tomato Taste Contest at the Brownsville Farmers’ Market scheduled for 9:30 this morning.The first-ever such...
View ArticleFormer Border Patrol Agent sentenced in sexual assault case
McALLEN -- A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who had previously been convicted of violating the civil rights of a woman by sexually assaulting her was sentenced to 184 months, or more than 15 years, in...
View ArticleFour men charged in gang stabbing
MISSION—-Four suspected gang members are behind bars after being charged in connection with the Wednesday night stabbing of another alleged gang member.On Friday afternoon, Timoteo Garza, 19, Gerardo...
View ArticleWomen Veterans Program hires first male as top manager
HARLINGEN — Junius Dural is the first man to head a women’s veterans program in the United States; but he says it’s all about the mission, and not about him.Dural, a Navy veteran, has been appointed...
View ArticleMan dies in bee attack
BROWNSVILLE — An 82-year-old man died Friday after being attacked by bees at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin, Port Executive Director Eddie Campirano confirmed.Campirano identified the victim as...
View ArticleSwarms of mosquitoes breed after the storm
The Rio Grande Valley is seeing its first wave of mosquitoes after the first heavy rainfall of the hurricane season. Yet county and city officials said Friday that residents will have to wait until the...
View ArticleElectricity demand sparks conservation alert; heat index 110
AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Public Utilities Commission has called on Texans to conserve electricity as demand begins to reach record levels. The Yellow Conservation Alert was issued at about noon on...
View ArticleWoman accused of depositing counterfeit checks
BROWNSVILLE — A Brownsville woman was charged in federal court with depositing counterfeit checks totaling $754,500 into her accounts at Capital One Bank, International Bank of Commerce and Chase...
View ArticlePedestrian in hospital after being struck by motorist
HARLINGEN — A man remained hospitalized Thursday after he was hit by a car while trying to cross Wilson Road, Texas Department of Public Safety officials said.The accident occurred around 9 p.m....
View ArticlePalm Valley inspects homes for water contamination
PALM VALLEY — City officials will inspect homes here, checking for possible sources of water contamination.Under a state-mandated program, about 500 homes will be checked for contaminants that could...
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