Common Bond: Prayer breakfast unites worshippers
HARLINGEN —Paraphrasing the prayer of St. Francis, Mayor Chris Boswell ushered in the inaugural Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning with a theme of hope and harmony. He said faith is the bedrock...
View ArticleUnsung Heroes
SAN BENITO — For two years, Jaime Hernandez has donned the black woolen garb that some Tejanos wore when they fought at the Alamo.Saturday, he and a group of history buffs staged a reenactment of the...
View ArticleProgram aims to prevent suicide
BROWNSVILLE — Parents of UTB-TSC students are invited to an open house this month as part of the recently created campus suicide prevention program.The event is March 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Salon...
View ArticleWoman killed in SUV crash
HARLINGEN — Police on Saturday were investigating an accident that left a woman dead early Saturday morning, a police dispatcher said.The woman died about 2 a.m. in the accident near Bass Pro Drive,...
View ArticleSenator: Drugstores face danger of closing
PHARR — A low reimbursement rate for Medicaid patients is crippling independent pharmacies in the Rio Grande Valley to the point that most will go out of business, state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa said...
View Article2012 Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Results
PET SHOW GRAND CHAMPION Hannah Warnick and “Bilbo” (Australian Labra Doodle dog) of Spring Branch RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION Colton Neuhaus and “Sugar” (Labrador Retriever Dog) of Mercedes, SMALLEST DOG...
View ArticleDate set for Pan American Airways president’s trial
BROWNSVILLE — The trial of Pan American Airways President Robert L. Hedrick has been set for April 3.A motion requesting an exact trial date was made by the U.S. attorney’s office on Friday and met no...
View ArticleLawsuit against J.C. Penney salon ends
HARLINGEN — A $40,362 award in favor of Yolanda Gonzalez-Alaniz and against J.C. Penney Co. and its styling salon in Harlingen has withstood a lengthy appellate process that reached all the way to the...
View ArticleGirl Scouts turns 100 today
HARLINGEN — In Harlingen, 2012 is “The Year of the Girl.”So says a proclamation by Mayor Chris Boswell honoring Girl Scouts on the organization’s 100th anniversary.One hundred years ago today, Juliette...
View ArticleSan Benito mayor says City Commission broke the law
By FERNANDO DEL VALLE Valley Morning Star SAN BENITO — Mayor Joe Hernandez says the past City Commission violated state law when it failed to call a special election to fill his vacancy more than two...
View ArticleState enters Park Girl dispute
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑO Valley Morning Star HARLINGEN — The Texas Manufactured Housing Division and the Texas Attorney General’s Office are working jointly in attempts to provide relief to customers of...
View ArticleJustice Dept opposes Texas voter ID law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's civil rights division has objected to the new photo ID requirement for voters in Texas, saying many Hispanic voters lack state-issued identification. The...
View ArticleNephew of drug lords pleads guilty
The nephew of notorious Gulf Cartel bosses Osiel Cardenas Guillen and Tony Ezequiel Cardenas entered a guilty plea this morning in the federal drug trafficking case against him. Rafael Cárdenas Vela, a...
View ArticleFoggy days forecast through the week
The commute to work will be a foggy one again tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service says fog will move into the Valley just after midnight and remain through Tuesday morning. The areas of fog...
View ArticleWillacy County finance reports show political season heating up
By ALLEN ESSEX Valley Morning Star RAYMONDVILLE — Recent campaign donation and expense reports show a low key political season in Willacy County. But with Friday’s filing deadline and Wednesday’s...
View ArticleRestored farm equipment is seen in action at stock show
By ERIK DE LA GARZA Mid Valley Town Crier MERCEDES — The smell of fresh motor oil wafted through the air on Monday afternoon as Fernando Barrios cranked his John Deere tractor and rode laps around...
View ArticleCounty officials praise voter ID rejection
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑO Valley Morning Star BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County’s elected officials, hailed the U. S. Department of Justice’s rejection of Texas’ voter identification law. The DOJ did not...
View ArticleEarly voting brings low turnout
HARLINGEN — Less than 1 percent of the registered voters in the city’s District 3 cast ballots during early voting for the special election.Monday, the last day of early voting, brought 37 voters to...
View ArticleNew city park makes a splash with children
HARLINGEN — Elizabeth Kattan, dressed in a lilac bathing suit, was ready for the city’s new splash park.Elizabeth, 9, waited Monday morning with scores of other children who soon got their wish.Water...
View ArticleSan Benito committee to decide on new Stookey Park name
SAN BENITO — Residents on Monday pitched their reasons for nominating six civic leaders after whom Stookey Park will be renamed later this month.The five-member committee plans to announce the new name...
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