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- Prosecutors: Kornegay admits retaliation
- HARLINGEN — Special prosecutors told city commissioners on Wednesday that Sun Valley Aviation owner Patrick Kornegay admitted that his call for an ethics investigation of two airport board members this spring was retaliatory.Airport Board... Full story
- GettingAnother Chance
- Passports denied because midwives attended births
- BROWNSVILLE — The U.S. State Department will hold special passport processing services next month in Harlingen and Brownsville for South Texas residents whose passport applications were denied because midwives attended their births.At the... Full story
- SLIM DOWN WINNER
- Collective weight loss of 254 pound after 6 month challenge
- HARLINGEN — The group of 11 women and one man who set out to lose weight and spread awareness of obesity finished their six-month endeavor Saturday night.Roxanne Ramirez, 28, mother of three who is studying culinary arts at Texas State... Full story
- Ocean Tower debris storage approved
- BROWNSVILLE — The Cameron County Commissioners’ Court on Friday approved a contract that will provide a construction company with a temporary storage site for material from South Padre Island’s Ocean Tower, which is scheduled for... Full story
- Civilians complete disaster training
- HARLINGEN — Men and women dressed in green vests, protected by green hard hats, armed with flashlights, insulated safety gloves and first aid kits prepared to take on their final training exercise for Citizens Emergency Response... Full story
- Suspected gang leaders arrested after traffic stop
- HARLINGEN — The arrests of Ramiro Reyna, Jr. and Julio Reyna after a traffic stop late Friday are significant, police said.Police suspect that the Reyna brothers are the leaders of a south-side gang known as EVW, Gang Unit head Sgt. Stephen... Full story
- Saturday's Texas Lottery results
- Lotto Texas11/21/200924-31-35-41-50-53 Pick 3 Day11/21/20096-7-3 Pick 3 Night11/21/20096-7-5 Daily 4 Day11/21/20090-6-1-5 Daily 4 Night11/21/20096-7-6-5 Cash Five11/21/20092-5-13-16-24 -30- ss... Full story
- Poll results for November 21
- Question: How are you saving money? Depositing money in a bank account 5Investing 5Hiding it under a mattress 1I’m not saving any money 8... Full story
- Accord allows county to transfer inmates to private facility
- BROWNSVILLE — The Cameron County Commissioners’ Court on Friday approved a contract with LCS Correctional Services Inc. that will allow the county to transfer nearly 100 inmates to the company’s privately run detention center in... Full story
- Alton police seize nearly 65 pounds of cocaine
- ALTON — Alton police seized about 65 pounds of cocaine, believed to be the department’s largest drug confiscation, after a traffic stop Thursday night, Assistant Chief Enrique Sotelo said.Police arrested two suspects after seizing about... Full story
- Cards slay Dragons
- KINGSVILLE — Big Red marches on one more week.Harlingen’s Cesar Martinez intercepted San Antonio Southwest quarterback Felix Castillo twice and defensive end Mingo Rincon returned a fumble 25 yards as the Cardinals defeated the Dragons... Full story
- Drought-affected growers urged to apply for loans
- McALLEN — Growers assailed by drought, high temperatures and wild fires this year are urged to apply for emergency loans to cover their losses, the Farm Service Agency said this week.Farmers in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties are... Full story
- Former city attorney drops lawsuit against Leftwich
- HARLINGEN — Former City Attorney Brendan Hall has dropped his lawsuit against city commissioner Robert Leftwich, saying that he does not want the city to spend money defending Leftwich.“Although my lawsuit was filed against Mr. Leftwich... Full story
- Star Poll results for November 20
- Question: Have you gotten a swine flu... Full story
- Texas Lottery results for November 20
- Mega Millions11/20/20093-4-7-16-56 MB: 39Megaplier: 3 Pick 3 (Day)11/20/20097-3-3Pick 3 (Night)11/20/20096-0-0Daily 4 (Day)11/20/20097-4-3-8Daily 4 (Night)11/20/20094-1-2-3Cash Five11/20/200911-19-23-35-36... Full story
- Willacy probes teen’s death
- LA SARA — Willacy County sheriff’s officers are investigating the Monday death of Amanda Coronado, a 16-year-old sophomore at La Sara High School.Sheriff Larry Spence said Friday that a family member removed an insulin pump from the girl... Full story
- Woman pleads guilty to smuggling husband in van
- BROWNSVILLE — A woman accused of trying to smuggle her common-law husband into the U.S. by hiding him in the trunk of her car has pleaded guilty to alien smuggling.Lashonda Dawn Martinez was arrested Monday at Veteran’s International... Full story
- Mid-Valley Airport to get customs facility
- WESLACO — The Mid-Valley Airport is going international. The general and private aviation facility in Weslaco began work on a customs facility that will allow international flights to land, airport director George Garrett said. The... Full story
- Baytown murder suspect could be in Brownsville
- BROWNSVILLE - Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a murder suspect they believe may be hiding in Brownsville, Weslaco, or Mexico. Juan Bocardo, 60, is wanted by Baytown police on the charge of murder, said a Baytown... Full story
- Former La Joya high school principal charged with theft
- LA JOYA — Former Juarez-Lincoln High School principal Jimmy Gonzalez has been arrested on felony theft charges in connection with a school district police investigation. La Joya school district police arrested Gonzalez last week after... Full story
- Lawsuit over liquor seized in South Texas
- McALLEN — Some liquor is in limbo in South Texas. A federal judge will decide the fate of tens of thousands of bottles of booze seized in 2007. Prosecutors recently filed a lawsuit in McAllen to try to gain ownership of nearly 2,000 boxes of... Full story
- Conned Out of Half a Million
- 70 immigrant families say they were scammed
- McALLEN — Jennifer Martinez has a reputation that extends across South Texas.From Houston to Laredo, immigrants have turned to the woman whose business cards identify her as a federal agent for quick, easy solutions to any number of... Full story
- Ex-principal charged in theft
- LA JOYA — Former Juarez-Lincoln High School principal Jimmy Gonzalez has been arrested on felony theft charges in connection with a school district police investigation.School district police arrested Gonzalez last week after investigators... Full story
- Four charged with pot possession
- HARLINGEN — Narcotics officers arrested four Elsa-area residents Wednesday afternoon on suspicion that they attempted to ship 11 pounds of marijuana, police said.Elsa residents Juan Garcia, 29; Alejandro Zuniga, 30; Evelio Rios Garcia, 34, and... Full story
- Funds will go to housing projects
- HARLINGEN — About $105,000 in recently acquired funds will go toward low- and moderate-income housing projects in Harlingen and San Benito, officials from the Harlingen Housing Finance Corporation said.The money is surplus from the... Full story
- Handy to face more charges
- McALLEN — Hidalgo County Commissioner Sylvia Handy is expected to return to court Monday to face new charges in connection with an ongoing tax fraud and illegal hiring case.A superseding indictment handed down against her last week alleges... Full story
- Harlingen Christmas parade set for Dec. 4
- HARLINGEN — Parade float entries for the 63rd annual Jaycees’ Christmas Parade are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday.The Dec. 4 parade will begin at 7 p.m. and will travel along Jackson Avenue from Fourth Street to E Street. This year’s parade... Full story
- San Benito mayor: Appointment illegal
- Hernandez says charter, state law give him authority to name director
- SAN BENITO — Mayor Joe Hernandez charged Thursday that city commissioners made an illegal appointment to the San Benito Public Housing Authority in a move to strip him of some of his power.Hernandez said that the City Charter and state law... Full story
- Star Poll results for November 19
- Question: How should the state resolve school funding problems?Raise property taxes 3Enact a state income tax 2Cut school budgets ... Full story
- Texas Lottery Results for November 19
- Texas Two Step11/19/2009 3-4-12-27 BB: 20Pick 3 (Day)11/19/2009 9-9-9 Pick 3 (Night)11/19/2009 3-1-3Daily 4 (Day)11/19/2009 6-5-8-0Daily 4 (Night)11/19/2009 5-7-2-7Cash Five11/19/2009 4-6-29-34-36... Full story
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