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Harlingen lines up July 4 events

HARLINGEN — The city is hosting an old-fashioned Independence Day celebration, beginning with a parade along Jackson Avenue with veterans groups and many other organizations marching to show their...

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County Historical Commission awarded for service, dedication

Cameron County was recently recognized by the Texas Historical Commission with the 2011 Distinguished Service Award.The award directly recognizes the efforts of the Cameron County Historical Commission...

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Man arrested for aggravated sexual assault

A Santa Rosa man has been arrested on aggravated sexual assault charges after he was accused of assaulting three children. Jose Jesus Zamarripa Alejos, 63, was taken into custody at his residence at...

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Lucio seeks dismissal of federal charges

BROWNSVILLE — The dismissal of a charge and the unsealing of some documents are sought in ongoing developments regarding federal indictments arising from the investigation into public corruption within...

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Stationary rain leads to flooding in Brownsville’s Westside

BROWNSVILLE — As parishioners hurried into Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, huddled under their umbrellas, they could be heard saying “we wanted rain.”Shaking rain from their umbrellas and their...

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Man accused of sexual assault of minors

SANTA ROSA — A man was arrested Saturday on aggravated sexual assault charges after he was accused of assaulting three children.Jose Jesus Zamarripa Alejos, 63, was taken into custody from his home at...

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Surfrider Foundation shines a light on beach trash issues

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — The South Texas Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation wants everybody to be able to enjoy the beach, which is why the nonprofit organization champions public beach access as part of...

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Budget shortfall forces SBCISD to dip into cash reserve

SAN BENITO — For the second year in a row, the school district will dip into its cash reserves to offset a shortfall that could be as much as $3 million arising from the state deficit, Superintendent...

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ICE: Wounded agent's condition improving

McALLEN — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot early Tuesday morning remained at McAllen Medical Center on Wednesday as his condition improved, ICE spokeswoman Nina Pruneda said.The...

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Cascos helps Panama Canal group

BROWNSVILLE — The Panama Canal expansion project, slated for completion in 2015, will allow the passage of more and bigger cargo ships through the Isthmus of Panama.Deepwater ports along the Texas Gulf...

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Kidnapping victim escapes from captors in Hidalgo County

NEAR MISSION — Four days after being wrestled into a black van at gunpoint, a shade-tree mechanic managed to escape from his captors Tuesday night, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño said.The...

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Cameron County 911 system back after outage

Cameron County's entire 911 system is back in service. The entire system went back up shortly before 10 a.m. this morning. The system went down countywide at bout 6 a.m. Calls were being routed to...

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Father, son charged in shooting of ICE agent

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A father and son were charged Thursday with shooting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent in the Valley, prosecutors said Thursday. Pedro Alvarado, 41, and his...

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Officials stumped over 911 outage

Authorities still don’t know what caused Cameron County’s entire 911 emergency calling system to fail for nearly four hours Thursday morning — and service provider AT&T Inc. hasn’t given any...

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Harlingen Police Blotter for July 6, 2012

  * HARLINGEN — A man and a woman were arrested and charged with aggravated robbery when they tried to steal clothing from the local Walmart and then threatened a store employee, according to a police...

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Trash talk brings local dignitaries together

BROWNSVILLE — There was no shortage of trash talk, literally, at Thursday’s meeting of the Cameron County Commissioners Court.Prompted by a Surfrider Foundation campaign demanding attention be paid to...

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Attorney in Limas case cedes license to Texas high court

BROWNSVILLE — The Supreme Court of Texas has accepted the resignation of attorney Jose Martin “Joe” Valle from the practice of law.The state’s highest court took the action June 26 at Valle’s request,...

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Father, son charged in ICE agent shooting

McALLEN — A father directed his 18-year-old son and another teen to grab guns and shoot into a vehicle parked near their South Texas home, wounding a federal agent who was conducting surveillance,...

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Board not to strip Limon’s hire/fire powers

SAN BENITO — School board members Tuesday unanimously voted to let Superintendent Antonio Limon retain his power to hire and fire employees. Board members also voted to seek proposals to assign a...

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Judge denies father, son bond in ICE agent shooting

McALLEN — A federal judge denied bail Tuesday for a father and son charged in the shooting of a federal immigration agent conducting surveillance near their South Texas home.U.S. District magistrate...

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