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- Reynosa shootout leaves 6 dead, including Mexican soldiers
- REYNOSA — At least six people were killed amid a barrage of grenade blasts and gunfire in a residential neighborhood on the city’s southwest fringe early Monday morning, officials said. The bloody confrontation between Mexican army... Full story
- Workshop to teach art of writing love letters
- One of the most legendary romances of the Victorian era happened through letters. Prohibited from seeing each other, English poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning exchanged nearly 600 love missives throughout the 20 months of their courtship.... Full story
- Valley Interfaith: Candidates held accountable
- Short, quick and to the point. Candidates running in the March 2 Democratic primary election for Cameron County offices offered quick responses Monday night to direct questions posed at a Candidate Accountability Session sponsored by Valley... Full story
- Body found near Alton identified as human trafficker
- ALTON — Sheriff’s deputies identified a man found dead Friday night as a convicted human trafficker previously deported to Mexico. Gilberto Rosales Aguilar, 33, was found dead Friday night near the intersection of 11 Mile Line and Texan... Full story
- Police: Mother forced crushed red pepper into daughter’s mouth
- A Brownsville mother remains in police custody after witnesses say she lost her temper and stuffed crushed pepper inside the mouth of her 3-year-old daughter before tying her arms with a jacket in response to the child’s temper tantrum, police... Full story
- Border Patrol responds to rocks, bottles with gunfire
- NEAR MADERO — U.S. Border Patrol agents opened fire on an undisclosed number of people throwing beer bottles at one of the agency’s boats Monday morning. Border Patrol officials said agents opened fire from their boat on the Rio Grande... Full story
- Border Patrol: Agents bombarded with objects fire shots into Mexico
- NEAR MADERO — U.S. Border Patrol agents fired gunshots into Mexico upon "being bombarded with objects" during a boat patrol of the Rio Grande, authorities said. Border Patrol agents were patrolling the Rio Grande near the Chimney Park RV... Full story
- Gladys Porter Zoo gorillas to move to Florida for breeding program
- The Gladys Porter Zoo will have two fewer Western lowland gorillas by the end of the weekend. The zoo is sending the mother, daughter team of Mary and Pele to Busch Gardens Tampa in Florida on Saturday as part of the zoological... Full story
- Couple arrested with load of avocados and marijuana
- WESLACO — Police made two arrests after finding more than a ton of marijuana among a load of avocados along Expressway 83. A Weslaco police patrol officer stopped a red Peterbilt tractor trailer at 700 E. Expressway 83 about 5:15 p.m. Friday,... Full story
- Local educators react to plans for revamping NCLB
- School districts in the Rio Grande Valley are used to change, and however the federal government revamps its omnibus law that assesses student achievement, they will adapt. Last week, the Obama administration proposed replacing the current... Full story
- Concern grows over smugglers’ homemade road spikes
- McALLEN — U.S. Border Patrol agents are asking for the public’s help to determine the sources of homemade road spikes used by smugglers in the Rio Grande Valley. Smugglers often hurl the devices onto roads during chases to flatten the... Full story
- San Juan native waits for confirmation to U.S. Ambassador post
- A national Hispanic advocacy group is calling on the U.S. Senate to speed up the confirmation process of San Juan native Rául Yzaguirre as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Yzaguirre, a Hispanic civil rights leader who got... Full story
- Interfaith session to put candidates to task
- As the March 2 primary elections draw closer, so does the need to see just where the political candidates stand on issues that range from drainage improvements to street projects. The Valley Interfaith Council will hold an "Accountability Session"... Full story
- Gonzales exhausts TEA appeals route
- Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott has taken no action on former BISD superintendent Hector Gonzales’ motion for a rehearing, effectively ending Gonzales’ appeal route with the Texas Education Agency. The Brownsville... Full story
- BISD releases legal fees
- The Brownsville Independent School District spent at least $298,447 prosecuting its case against former superintendent Hector Gonzales, according to records released last week by the district. BISD’s internal auditing department compiled the... Full story
- Super Bowl Capsules: Saints win 31-17 over Colts
- EDITOR'S NOTE: For images of the teams' postgame reaction, click here. For images of the New Orleans Saints, click here. For images of the Indianapolis Colts, click here. For images of the fans, click here. For images of the Dallas Cowboys,... Full story
- Super Bowl Pregame Capsules: Who Dat Nation: Super Saints become team America loves to cheer
- MIAMI — Marshall Faulk ran as far as he could from the dead-end Desire Projects. He bolted the New Orleans streets to play college ball in San Diego, then blossomed into an NFL star with the Indianapolis Colts. Forced to take sides in this... Full story
- Jazz duet, a memory for a lifetime
- Mario Dueñas has never had a piano lesson, but his performance recently with Alex Herrera on saxophone melted the hearts of his audience. "God blessed me a lot with developing certain techniques for self-teaching and for... Full story
- Paul Rodriguez comes to McAllen
- WHAT: Paul Rodriguez and Joey Medina WHEN: Feb. 13, 2010 TIME: 8 P.M. WHERE: McAllen Convention Center Exhibit Hall ADMISSION: FLOORS 1, 2, 3 - $45.00 SECTIONS 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 - $35.00 FLOORS 4, 5, 6 and SECTIONS 100, 101, 108,... Full story
- Showing cattle is more than just a job
- Showing cattle has become a lifestyle for the Thomaes and the Cameron County Fair & Livestock Show this weekend was another opportunity for family members to display their award-winning livestock. The livestock show runs concurrent with the Los... Full story
- MI CASA – MARK CLARK
- A German chemist once used Mark Clark’s house to experiment with hair dye, practicing on local Catholic nuns. "Apparently the stains on the floor are from the hair dye experiments," Clark said of the activities in the 1940s. "He worked out... Full story
- Super Bowl: TV retailers and manufacturers look forward to selling more TVs
- It takes a super screen to watch a Super Bowl. At least that’s the thinking that drives legions of consumers to their local television retailers around this time of year to upgrade their video equipment. An informal survey of a handful of... Full story
- Contributions slow in Cameron County judge race
- Statements of campaign contributions and expenditures filed 30 days before the March 2 Democratic and Republican Party primaries by candidates for Cameron County judge, for activity covering Jan. 1 through Jan. 21: Democratic Party candidates:... Full story
- Sheriff’s deputies arrest suspected toilet paper thief
- McALLEN — Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspected toilet paper thief last week. Rogelio Cervantes, 48, allegedly stole hundreds of tissue rolls and other bathroom supplies from his employer. He was arrested on... Full story
- Evidence list against Handy includes recordings, campaign finance records
- WESLACO — On paper, Roxann Garcia appeared to be a model government employee. Hired as a maintenance worker in 2001 for Hidalgo County’s Precinct 1, she received a promotion after three years of service and was even recognized... Full story
- Burglary suspect shot by police dies
- The Reynosa man was shot in the head by a Mission police officer
- NEAR PALMHURST — A burglary suspect who was shot in the head by a Mission police officer died Friday evening, police said. Reymundo Pedraza Mendez, 23, was treated for at least one gunshot wound at McAllen Medical Center, where he succumbed... Full story
- Bound body found near Mission
- NEAR MISSION — An off-duty police officer found a male’s bound body lying in the middle of a rural road Friday night, officials said. The officer was driving home with his family when he spotted the corpse near the intersection of Texan... Full story
- An old Saints' hat and lifelong fan reflect Super Bowl
- McALLEN — John Felker’s New Orleans Saints hat looks like it’s been through a lot. Bought over 20 years ago, it bears nicks and cuts that make it look every month of its age. The hat, however, is the only piece of team memorabilia... Full story
- Super Bowl Capsules: Who Dats and Hoosiers in Super Bowl
- MIAMI — Hoosiers and Who Dats. And, oh yes, the two best teams in the NFL also happen to be on hand for Sunday’s Super Bowl. Peyton Manning and his AFC champion Indianapolis Colts are 5-point favorites to spoil the ending of the New... Full story
- Police: Girl locked in closet after school not sexually abused
- The girl whose parents locked her in a closet after school for about a year did not suffer sexual abuse, testing by Brownsville police investigators shows. The 12-year-old girl’s parents, Alfredo and Leticia Ines, were charged last... Full story
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