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View ArticleWarm weather returns to RGV
After a chilly couple of weeks, the National Weather Service in Brownsville is predicting the next 10 days to see above-average temperatures across the Rio Grande Valley.Punxsutawney Phil’s spring...
View ArticlePolice chief applicant number grows
HARLINGEN — Interim Police Chief Michael Kester has added his name to the pool of applicants vying for the position of police chief.As of Friday, Kester and four other new names appeared on the list of...
View ArticleMexico’s Calderon to send more soldiers to border
By JARED TAYLORThe Monitor REYNOSA, Tamps. — President Felipe Calderón, in a visit Saturday to the army base in Reynosa, said he will send four additional battalions of about 650 soldiers each to...
View ArticleMarra dealing with multiple tax woes
By ED ASHEReda@valleystar.com956-430-6290 HARLINGEN — District 3 City Commissioner Kori Marra, already the subject of an ethics complaint, also is having to deal with local and federal tax problems...
View ArticleLocal Bass Pro Shops could ultimately cost about $70M
By DANIELLE ALTENBURGdaltenburg@valleystar.com956-430-6292 HARLINGEN — The total cost of Bass Pro Shops’ store here could be close to $70 million by the time the bonds are repaid and expenses of the...
View ArticleHot on the trail
HARLINGEN — Jorge Martinez was short of breath after completing a 100-mile bicycle run which took him round trip from Harlingen to Port Isabel in the 21st annual Jalapeño Hundred Bicycle Ride.Martinez,...
View ArticleBolero singer is Mr. Amigo
The Brownsville HeraldNoche Bohemia — Bohemian Night — promises to be just that as the Mr. Amigo Association brings the “Rey de Boleros” to the city during the 74th Annual Charro Days in Brownsville...
View ArticleBill calls for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital
HARLINGEN — After a march by veterans in mid-summer heat to San Antonio and another across the Rio Grande Valley, the call for a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in the Rio Grande Valley is...
View ArticleAudit shows Mercedes finances in good shape
MERCEDES — City finances are in better shape than most cities in the Rio Grande Valley, despite the national economic recession, according to a recent city audit, with sales tax and property tax income...
View ArticleBRIDGE TO A BETTER LIFE
A new community outreach center, with the aim of rebuilding troubled youth, is on the fast track to completion as it sets to bring a handful of organizations under one roof.The Bridge, as the center is...
View ArticleCharro Days, Sombrero Festival schedules
The Brownsville Herald Charro DaysSchedule Monday, Feb. 21 What: BISD Fiesta FolkloricoWhen: 7 p.m.Where: Sams StadiumThursday, Feb. 24Thursday, Feb. 24What: Hands Across the BorderWhen: 10 am.Where:...
View ArticleTexas poised to allow guns on campus
By JIM VERTUNOThe Associated PressAUSTIN — Texas is preparing to give college students and professors the right to carry guns on campus, adding momentum to a national campaign to open this part of...
View ArticleFuneral arrangements announced for ICE agent
The Brownsville HeraldBROWNSVILLE — Jaime Zapata, the special agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who was slain in Mexico last week, was described Saturday by his brother as “dedicated...
View ArticleRiding ‘The Wave’
HARLINGEN — A year after its launch, the South Padre Island Shuttle has seen success from tourists seeking an efficient and hassle-free mode of transportation between Valley International Airport and...
View ArticleGRAPHIC PHOTOS: 12 taxi drivers, fares killed in Mexican resort
ACAPULCO, Mexico — A spate of attacks on taxis in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco has left 12 taxi drivers or passengers dead, police said Sunday, just hours before the Mexican Open tennis...
View ArticleServices for slain Brownsville ICE agent begin today
BROWNSVILLE — A rosary service is planned for a U.S. federal agent killed during a highway ambush in Mexico that left another agent wounded. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement special agent Jaime...
View ArticleTwo men shot after gang affiliation dispute
McALLEN — One man and a juvenile are in custody after allegedly shooting two men over a gang affiliation argument Saturday morning. Police responded to the shooting on the 2200 block of West Fresno...
View ArticleEight cows in Rio Grande City diagnosed with brucellosis
The Texas Animal Health Commission recently diagnosed eight cattle in Rio Grande City with “bovine brucellosis,” a bacterial disease that can cause abortions, weak calves and low milk production. The...
View ArticleMore than 50 killings in Ciudad Juarez over 3 days
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Police in drug violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, say more than 50 people have been killed in a three-day span. The El Paso Times reported Monday that the 53 victims,...
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