AT&T: Faulty servers to blame for 911 outage
BROWNSVILLE — Two faulty servers are being blamed for the failure last week of Cameron County’s 911 emergency system. According to an AT&T Inc. email sent Monday afternoon to the Cameron County 911...
View ArticleSan Benito school board reviews attorney applicants
SAN BENITO — School board members will review proposals from 10 law firms that applied to replace longtime attorney Gustavo Acevedo, Superintendent Antonio Limon said Tuesday.Board members hired Austin...
View ArticleShrimp boats blessed at annual event
BROWNSVILLE — The Rev. Mark Watters held up a crumpled $20 dollar bill for a crowd of roughly 30 attendees Tuesday at the Port of Brownsville shrimp basin. For Watters, the crumpled bill, like the...
View ArticlePolice blotter for July 11
HARLINGEN — A San Benito woman was arrested Monday after Harlingen police responded to a disturbance call at the Blockbuster video rental store at 601 N. Business 77, HPD said in a statement. After...
View ArticleRubio to ride from Austin to Harlingen to raise awareness for Rheumatoid...
HARLINGEN — Kenny Rubio is taking matters into his own hands. Sort of. In 2008, his mother Donna Zoerner was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis. RA is an autoimmune disease, which means the body...
View ArticleSan Benito man charged with indecent exposure
SAN BENITO — A judge ordered a 37-year-old San Benito man held on $2,000 bail after charging him with indecent exposure, according to a police department press release. Lorenzo Machuca was accused July...
View ArticleCustomers says farewell to restaurateur Lino Milano
WESLACO — There are a couple of things patrons of Milano’s Restaurant expect when they show up to the Weslaco landmark: authentic Italian fare in the Rio Grande Valley and a handshake and smile from...
View ArticleTreating juveniles as adults
Several recent high-profile federal crimes have left juvenile defendants caught in limbo.The U.S. federal court system has no juvenile system and only rarely makes exceptions to prosecute defendants...
View ArticleFestival Shines On: Community gathers for reopened ResacaFest
SAN BENITO — Like her friends, Amy Navarrette squinted under the hot sun Saturday as she walked back to the resaca two weeks after the city’s biggest festival was rained out.“I really wanted to come to...
View ArticleUTB faculty respond to layoff notices
BROWNSVILLE — The majority of university faculty notified this spring of their job termination opted to take the cash offered as an incentive to stay until May 2013.In all, 89 faculty members will lose...
View ArticleMcAllen pitches regulators on $10M runway revamp
McALLEN — Airport officials have an unlikely pitch for federal regulators: Why spend $1.4 million on a barebones revamp of McAllen-Miller International Airport’s runway when you could spend $10.6...
View ArticleLaredo native takes lead at McAllen Medical Center
McALLEN — Elmo Lopez Jr., born and raised in Laredo, with many relatives in the Rio Grande Valley, began this psdy week working as McAllen Medical Center’s new CEO.“Somos del valle, como quien dice,”...
View ArticleStaged accident bolsters safety preparedness
BROWNSVILLE — Emergency-management officials prepared for possible future events involving hazardous materials with a binational exercise this past week at Brownsville’s El Tapiz building.A mock...
View ArticleBruised, beaten baby dies
HARLINGEN — An 11-month-old baby who police believe was beaten and had remained in critical condition with multiple bruises on his body for four days died Friday evening, a hospital spokesman said...
View ArticleStudents advance their education, earn GEDs
HARLINGEN — Sixty-seven students from the High School Equivalency Program at Texas State Technical College Harlingen clad in blue caps and gowns stepped closer to higher education and their dream jobs...
View ArticleHearing set for second SPI bridge
The public will get a chance this week to weigh in on plans for building a second bridge to South Padre Island — including the location of the new causeway.A hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at...
View Article2nd Rumble in the Jungle boxing event showcases local talent
MERCEDES — McAllen’s Esmeralda Navarro proved that she could hang with the big boys on Saturday afternoon. The 13-year-old scored a decisive victory over San Antonio’s Lizabeth Lopez in one of the two...
View ArticleAdoption drive finds a place for homeless dogs, cats
HARLINGEN — Julie, a tiny gray, white and brown Shih Tzu schnauzer, was picked up as a stray by a Brownsville animal control officer in mid June. Her hair was dirty and matted and she was...
View ArticleSB chess players make moves at tourney
SAN BENITO — Daniel Fernandez looked closely at the chess board Saturday morning, contemplating his next move.His opponent, one of 60 participants in the 9th Annual San Benito Community Chess...
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