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WASHINGTON (AP) - The government will raise by 25 percent the fines it levies against employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, officials said Friday. Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced the increase, which is the first boost in fines in nearly a decade. More ... NEW YORK (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton grasped for new traction in her faltering Democratic presidential bid on Sunday, reaching out to blacks who have been pivotal in rival Barack Obama's success so far and, in a new offensive, More ... State records show that Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel "Johnny" Guerra does not have a stronger prosecutor's record than former District Attorney Gustavo "Gus" Garza, More ... BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A medical helicopter crash in which three people died earlier this month occurred as the chopper was maneuvering for its approach, More ... LAREDO, Texas (AP) - Two Texas National Guardsmen must serve at least three years in federal prison for helping smug- gling illegal immigrants through a checkpoint. Clarence Hodge Jr. More ... County Judge Pro-tem paused in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center during one of his frequent visits. "This is good news for the county," Vera yelled from his truck. MTC will have almost 1,000 employees working at the ICE Unit and the 500-bed U.S. Marshals facility by years end. More ... 2007 WAS A BAD YEAR, for Juan Guerra. He was arrested twice and charged with 3 counts of theft, and obstruction of justice. Municipal Judge Hector "Tiger" Huerta let Guerra off the hook and dismissed the charges. Meanwhile Guerra remains in office and refuses to prosecute any cases filed by city police or the sheriff's dept., unless they fire the officers who arrested him. More ... THE FIRST ALBERT TIJERINA RELAYS HELD - During a dedication ceremony on February 16, RISD Superintendent Johnny Pineda honored Coach Albert Tijerina, a 23 year teaching and coaching veteran, by commemorating the track meet in his name and presenting his family members with plaques. Twelve Rio Grande Valley schools were on hand to compete. More ... WEIGHT MAN RACE winners at the Albert Tijerina Bearkat Relay are shown, from left to right, Joe Trevino, Phillip Reyes, Marco Tijerina, Johnny Zavala and Jerry Rangel. Not shown are D.J. Rodriguez, Carlos Rodriguez and Ruben Castillo. The team placed 3rd. More ... The Raymondville Bearkats baseball team opened up their season with a victory over MMA on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Orlando Mesa had a great night on the mound as he allowed only two runs. The 'Kats defense was greatly helped by their offense as they went on to secure the victory with a score of 9 to 2. More ... The Raymondville boys competed on Tuesday, February 19, at the Lyford Classic golf tournament held in Raymondville. The team didn't place, but played well. Rocco Cantu shot an (86) and Justin Contreras (89) to lead the way for the Bearkats. The team will compete again on Friday, March 7, at Port Isabel. More ... The month of February has been a super one for the Bearkat Tennis Team. The team has competed in several tournaments this month in Harlingen, Pharr and recently, in San Benito. Daisy Montes has been showing why she is a regional qualifier with several first place finishes in girls singles. Dulce Cortez and Denise Trevino have also been very impressive in girls singles. More ... The Lady 'Kat Track team participated at the Yellow Jacket Relays in Edcouch on Saturday, February 23. Senior Nicole Garcia did an outstanding job placing first in the 400 meter run with a time of 1:02. This is Nicole's first year running the 400 meters and after two meets she has really improved her time. More ... The boys track team competed at the Yellow Jacket Relays in Edcouch-Elsa on Saturday. The 'Kats ran with several Junior Varsity athletes because there was no JV meet this week. The boys got off to a slow start in the field events then placed second in the 400 meter relay and first in the 800 meter relay. More ... SANTA MARIA QUIEGOLANI, Mexico (AP) - Women in this Indian village high in the pine-clad mountains of Oaxaca rise each morning at 4 a.m. to gather firewood, grind corn, prepare the day's food, care for the children and clean the house. More ... THE GATEWAY people are always thinking of ideas to involve the residents in fun events. The 2nd annual Chili-Cook Off was held recently. People were asked to enter their favorite chili in the contest. Others paid admission to come in, eat and judge the chili. Seven men and thirteen women entered the contest which had the men against the women. Three men judged the women's chili, and three women judged the men's chili. After they chose their favorite chili, then all six judges tasted the top two pots and chose their favorite. The winners pictured were: Kendra Murdoch - 1st Place and Jim Crabtree - 2nd Place. Peoples Choice winners were: Sherry Foss - 1st Place, Marilyn Otto - 2nd Place, Belva Rutledge 3rd Place 184 participated in tasting chili. As they came through the door and paid they were given a baggie with a tasting cup, spoon, napkin, and a blank piece of paper to vote for the pot they liked best; then on to eat chili, hot dogs, nachos and drinks 31 people, including the judges, worked behind the scenes to make this a success. The attendance numbers were up from last year and we look forward to this becoming an annual event. June Crabtree was the organizer. The pictures show the winners and the tasting/judging line). More ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sought federal help Monday on border security, mortgage loans and equipment shortages affecting the California National Guard because of deployments to Iraq. Schwarzenegger, in Washington for a meeting of the National Governors Association, also joined with other governors to press for more money to improve infrastructure. More ... Firefighters across West and Central Texas battled wildfires that burned about 183,000 acres on Monday and forced the town of Robert Lee - about 1,500 people - to be evacuated, an official with the Texas Forest Service said. More ... MEXICO CITY (AP) - Police are holding four suspects in connection with an explosion that killed a man as he apparently tried to plant a bomb targeting a police commander, Mexico City's top prosecutor said Monday. The four were placed under house arrest over the weekend, said Mexico City Attorney General Rodolfo Felix Cardenas. More ... HAVERSTRAW, New York (AP) - A man fighting with his girlfriend clung to a car roof and punched her through the window as she drove more than a mile on a busy road, hitting several other cars, police said. Both were hurt in the brawl Saturday and were arrested, police Sgt. Manfredo Figueroa said. More ... ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a man drove a stolen car to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office to demand the return of nearly $2,000 officers seized from him during a drug arrest last June. More ... MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Immigration officials say they've identified the driver of a van that hit a school bus in a crash that killed four children in southwestern Minnesota. Authorities say it was 24-yearold Olga Marina Franco, who they say is from Guatemala. More ... AZUSA, California (AP) - Doggone it, my truck's gone! Police said Charles McCowan parked his pickup in front of a mini-mart Wednesday, leaving his 80-pound Boxer Max in the passenger seat. When he came out, the truck and Max were gone. More ... Willacy County Little League registrations will be held Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon only at the Smiley Park. Bring copy birth certificate and proof of residency. For information you may call Felix Tamez at 793-6657. More ... Gateway RV Park will have a parade on Wednesday, March 5 at 9 a.m. For more information please contact Spencer Harvey at 814- 218-0822. More ... Raymondville Project Graduation will have a rummage sale fundraiser and a chicken barbecue on Saturday, March 1 at First United Methodist Church. The rummage sale will last from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and barbecue plates will be on sale for $5 starting 11 a.m. More ... AUSTIN - How does a $14.4 billion Texas-based industry go unnoticed? Easy when you consider most of its participants go about their business cloaked in camouflage or tucked in some secluded backwater hideaway. More ... ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Boat names can reveal much about the personality, lifestyle, passions or experiences of a boat owner. For 2007, the BoatU.S. list of Top Ten Most Popular Boat Names is particularly revealing: 1. More ... TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - A singer and two members of his staff were found tortured and killed just south of the California border, apparently the latest victims in a string of slayings of Mexican musicians, state prosecutors said Wednesday. More ... HOUSTON (AP) - Public defenders in Houston are criticizing the recent arrests of illegal immigrants who were pulled out of airplane lines when attempting to fly home to their native countries. More ... LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A Danville family has received an $8,000 water bill for a house they say they haven't lived in for more than two years. The granddaughters of Lurlene Gray say they are stuck with the high bill that covers part of January and February. More ... SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Republicans are still hot over the loss of two congressional districts to Democrats in 2006 - especially the one that had been held by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay - and they're looking to win them back this fall. More ... TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - More horses are being sent to Mexico for slaughter since last year's closure of three U.S. horse-slaughter plants in Illinois and Texas for violating state laws. The grueling cross-border journeys stretch for hundreds of miles with horses crammed in double-decker trailers. More ... AUSTIN - Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Clinton of New York met at the University of Texas to debate in a nationally televised forum on Feb. 21. More ... |
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