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SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second

By TheMonitor.com : News on May 19, 2012

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…

Posted in Local News | Tagged CAPE, international space station, private supply, Saturday, SpaceX, spacex falcon

Man arrested on counterfeiting charges

By TheMonitor.com : News on May 18, 2012

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…

Posted in Local News | Tagged customs and border protection, Harlingen, international bridge, man, press, u s customs and border protection

Shift on marriage energizes immigration activists

By TheMonitor.com : News on May 15, 2012

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — President Barack Obama’s shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform. The alliance has been growing across the…

Posted in Local News | Tagged alliance, barack obama, gay activists, Immigration, immigration reform, reform

Grim highlights: mass violence in Mexico

By TheMonitor.com : News on May 13, 2012

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…

Posted in Local News | Tagged Highway, mass violence, Mass., mutilated bodies, northern Mexico, violence

Official: 49 bodies left on Reynosa-Monterrey highway

By TheMonitor.com : News on May 13, 2012

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…

Posted in Local News | Tagged carnage, Forty-nine, Highway, mexico highway, monterrey mexico, northern Mexico

Mexican officials burn 39K pounds pot, 22 pounds cocaine

By TheMonitor.com : News on May 12, 2012

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,…

Posted in Local News | Tagged attorney, general, mexican officials, mexico attorney, pounds cocaine, REYNOSA

Several area high education institutions get Upward Bound grants

By TheMonitor.com : News on May 12, 2012

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…

Posted in Local News | Tagged area, education institutions, harlingen texas, high education, News, state

Unofficial Election Results (Final update)

By TheMonitor.com : News on May 12, 2012

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…

Posted in Local News | Tagged betancourt, naranjo, place, Unofficial, unofficial election results, UPDATE

Former Arkansas Gov. Huckabee to speak at banquet

By TheMonitor.com : News on May 12, 2012

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….

Posted in Local News | Tagged arkansas gov, Gov, leadership series, May, state, texas state technical college harlingen

Boy falls through manhole cover, appears OK

By TheMonitor.com : News on May 11, 2012

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…

Posted in Local News | Tagged castro, cover, friday afternoon, friday morning, Mission

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