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SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight.All nine engines for the SpaceX Falcon 9…
Man arrested on counterfeiting charges
A Cuban national living in Harlingen was arrested by federal agents as he tried to enter the U.S. at an international bridge in Brownsville
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release, a CBP at the Gateway International Bridge…
Grim highlights: mass violence in Mexico
Some notable incidents of mass violence Mexico’s drug war over past year:
May 13: Mutilated bodies of 49 people dumped on highway in northern Mexico.
May 9: Dismembered bodies of 18 victims left near Mexico’s second-largest city, Guadalajara.
May…
Official: 49 bodies left on Reynosa-Monterrey highway
MONTERREY, Mexico — Forty-nine bodies with their heads, hands and feet hacked off were found Sunday dumped on a northern Mexico highway leading to the Texas border in what appeared to be the latest carnage in an escalating war between Mexico’s two…
Mexican officials burn 39K pounds pot, 22 pounds cocaine
REYNOSA — Mexico Attorney General’s Office destroyed more than 39,000 pounds of marijuana and 22 pounds of cocaine Friday afternoon, according to a news release.
The drugs had been seized this month during 39 different operations in Reynosa,…
Several area high education institutions get Upward Bound grants
HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College is one of three area higher education institutions that has received more than $1 million in grants for their Upward Bound programs.
According to a news release, Texas State Technical College, the…
Unofficial Election Results (Final update)
DonnaPlace 2Joey Garza 983
Place 4Irene Munoz 847Joe Garcia 813
EdinburgCouncilmember Place 2J.R. Betancourt 2,330René Palacios 1,229
Escobares City Commission Race Roberto L. Naranjo (incumbent) 145Gloria Escobar-Alvarez (incumbent) 134Alfredo…
Former Arkansas Gov. Huckabee to speak at banquet
HARLINGEN — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will speak May 24 at the Outstanding Leadership Series Gala Banquet at Texas State Technical College-Harlingen Cultural Arts Center.
Huckabee, a former presidential candidate, will speak at the 6 p.m….
Boy falls through manhole cover, appears OK
MISSION — An 11-year-old boy is recovering after falling through a manhole Friday morning near Castro Elementary on Mayberry Road.
The boy was reported in good condition Friday afternoon, but some additional testing was being done to ensure his good…