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Young Democrats: South Texas to lead political shift
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:35:48 -0800
MISSION - Texas has not sent its electoral votes to a Democratic presidential candidate in nearly four decades.But the president of the Young Democrats of America, who toured the Rio Grande Valley recently, feels confident Texas will soon become a bluer state, with much of that transformation...
Local law enforcement to get drug money
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:56:48 -0800
The two U.S. senators from Texas are reporting that 12 South Texas law enforcement agencies — including three in Cameron County – will receive drug money seized from the Osiel Cárdenas Guillén drug operation.
Suspected drug smugglers caught after chase
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:06:48 -0800
PALMVIEW -- U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two suspected drug smugglers Thursday evening after a chase, a crash and a rollover.The chase began shortly after 6:30 p.m. near the Rio Grande at an area south of Mission and Palmview when USBP agents spotted a Ford F-250 loaded with marijuana, said...
Biological waste discovered north of Mission
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:05:14 -0800
The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is looking into how a barrel of biological waste ended up on the side of Bentsen Palm Drive just north of Palmview.
Tejano Monument groundbreaking a long effort for McAllen doctor
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:05:45 -0800
McALLEN -- The Tejano Monument that will soon grace the grounds of the state Capitol is a large part of McAllen physician Cayetano Barrera's history.Barrera has labored for more than a decade to fulfill his dream of the monument, a massive set of sculptures that recognize the Spanish and...
Homicide rate continues to drop in Hidalgo County
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:20:28 -0800
McALLEN - Homicide rates in Hidalgo County continued to drop for the fourth consecutive year despite fears of spillover violence.Investigators from 21 law enforcement agencies operating throughout the county led a total of 32 murder investigations in 2011, according to Monitor archives.The...
Before New Year’s Eve party, concerns about safety
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:50:27 -0800
McALLEN - With McAllen's annual New Year's Eve block party expected to draw 30,000 people tonight, some police officers say they're concerned the event has outgrown the city's historic downtown and now poses safety problems.When McAllen and Heart of the City, a nonprofit...