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Red-tide toxin may be behind duck deaths
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Fishermen working here recently saw five ducks fly directly into a building, killing themselves.
An additional 120 dead ducks have been found over the past six weeks.
The birds’ carcasses were sent to a lab in Corpus Christi…
Former Brownsville mayor’s son to run for Congress
BROWNSVILLE — Citing need for leadership in Washington that works to resolve issues confronting the country, Filemón Vela Jr. announced he will run as a Democrat for the U.S. congressional district to be anchored in Brownsville.
“I want to bring…
Christians observe Ash Wednesday to start Lent
Many Christians around the Rio Grande Valley marked the beginning of Lent with a cross on their foreheads Wednesday.
As is tradition on Ash Wednesday, church leaders drew the sign of the cross in ash on attendees’ foreheads, saying a version of the…
UTPA report: Early college breeds greater success
EDINBURG – An internal University of Texas-Pan American study reveals students who earn college credit while still in high school consistently outperform their traditional peers in several key measures.
UTPA completed its report Tuesday but shared…
3 arrested after Weslaco robbery, chase
WESLACO — Three men are behind bars after a robbery and a high-speed chase Wednesday morning, and one of the men is suspected in a robbery the night before.
At 10 a.m. Wednesday, two men went inside the Valley Gold Exchange, at 2001 N. Texas Blvd.,…
CBP: $4.3M of pot seized in 2 days at Progreso bridge
PROGRESO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 2 tons of marijuana during seizures Monday and Tuesday at the Progreso International Bridge, according to a CBP news release.
Tuesday afternoon, a tractor-trailer carrying a load of…
Mexican national gets prison in McAllen meth case
McALLEN — A federal judge sentenced a Mexican national to more than 17 years in prison after he was found with methamphetamine.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Jose Angel Saavredra Moreno, 23, in December 2010. He later admitted…
Déjà vu: Delta dumps McAllen airport
McALLEN — Delta Air Lines plans to shutter its ticket counter at McAllen-Miller International Airport — again.
“They told us they were losing about $1 million annually in this market,” said Aviation Director Phil Brown, who oversees the…
McAllen mulls taxing gas, electric bills
McALLEN — A new tax on residential gas and electric bills would raise more than $1.1 million for city coffers, but would leave McAllen homeowners paying a little extra every month.
Under Texas law, the City Commission must pass an ordinance before…
Charges dropped; teacher seeks to move on
A McAllen elementary school teacher said he is “looking forward to moving on” with his life and career after child molestation charges against him were dismissed.
Jose Antonio Esqueda, 38, had faced one count of indecency with a child…