Family’s values lead to Naval Academy
HARLINGEN — Diana Barrera was about 10 years old when she began working in the family business, learning through her formative years how to trim trees, cut grass with a large tractor, plant trees and...
View ArticleLa Joya school board approves raises
LA JOYA — More than 4,000 La Joya school district workers will receive a raise next year and, if they continue working with the district, take home a $400 bonus this month.At a Memorial Day meeting,...
View ArticleOfficials use goggles to demonstate drunken driving
BROWNSVILLE — Wearing “drunk goggles,” four Brownsville Herald staff members could barely navigate walking along a yellow line meant to mimic a field sobriety test.Some swayed from side to side and...
View ArticleSix men arrested on drug charges
McALLEN — Six local men have been arrested in connection with a drug-trafficking group accused of moving drugs since 2003.Some of the men were arrested Thursday in Rio Grande City and Mission as...
View ArticleLocal surgeon, inventor receives global recognition
BROWNSVILLE — Madhavan Pisharodi said he gets satisfaction just knowing that his contributions to medicine are helping people. But getting recognized for those accomplishments isn’t bad either, he...
View ArticleAgents bust suspected stash house
BROWNSVILLE — Border Patrol agents are looking for a man suspected of running a stash house after agents this past week raided the residence and found nearly 50 alleged undocumented immigrants.The...
View ArticleAMS to D.C.: Alamo students travel to capital
ALAMO — Thirty-four eighth-graders embarked on a trip to the nation’s capital for a coming-of-age adventure their teachers hope will forever impact their lives.The Alamo Middle School students lobbied...
View ArticleJujitsu class teaches kids how to be bully proof
BROWNSVILLE — Two years ago, Cynthia Avila, a Brownsville mother, saw a boy twist her son’s arm and wrap it around his back.Her son, now 10, did not fight back.“When we got back home, I asked, ‘Why...
View ArticleQuotes from Ray Marchan trial
Here are some of the lines heard last week at the trial of Ray R. Marchan in a federal courtroom in Brownsville: > “Did the a——— end up as the foreman?” Ray R. Marchan, in a recorded conversation...
View ArticleAlphabet soup of Marchan trial
BROWNSVILLE — Former state District Judge Abel C. Limas wasn’t assigned a letter when a federal grand jury indicted him last year. But other suspects mentioned in the indictment — on charges of...
View ArticleReaping rewards of crops
WESLACO — Growing organic vegetables on small plots of land in South Texas can be profitable, according to a feasibility study recently concluded at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at...
View ArticleCity’s history intrigues students
BROWNSVILLE — Stell Middle School student Johnattan Ontiveros stood behind a replica of the Dancy Building, a three-dimensional model made of cardboard and prints from a Google image of the building.It...
View ArticleUTB hosts classes for entrepreneurs
BROWNSVILLE — University officials have announced that small business entrepreneur classes scheduled for this month in Harlingen and Brownsville are already full.The classes are connected to the...
View ArticleAdults urged to watch children around water
Drowning is silent, an aquatic official says.“You don’t hear anything. It’s a scary thing,” Monica Rosales, the aquatic center coordinator for the Brownsville Independent School District, said.Children...
View ArticleVolunteers lend time to energy-efficient housing
BROWNSVILLE — IBC Bank employees gave up air-conditioned comfort for a few hours Saturday for the pleasure of helping build a house or two in the sweltering June heat.The group was taking part in a...
View ArticleDeputy suspended for five days following theft
EDINBURG — A deputy who had his patrol unit and assault riffle stolen last month is back on the job after a five-day, unpaid suspension, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño said.The Internal Affairs...
View ArticleUrban forester pedals for tree research dollars
McALLEN — Salvador Alemany commutes from his home in McAllen to his office in Weslaco and back.Not a big deal, but Alemany does it on a bicycle. And he takes the long way home, pedaling some 60 miles...
View ArticleFunk After Five: Local leaders jam out as cover band
HARLINGEN — Former city commissioner Jay Meade and WaterWorks General Manager Darrell Gunn began plugging their instruments to their amps in a backroom of Meade’s ad agency as they waited for Police...
View ArticleLucio lawsuit goes to federal court
BROWNSVILLE — The lawsuit against Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio brought by two jailers who claim they were defamed when fired last year moved to federal court this past week, according to public...
View ArticleBusinesses have different views on construction workers
PORT MANSFIELD — The occupancy rate for rental houses and condominiums is higher this year in this secluded fishing village because wind farm and highway construction workers are staying here,...
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