March 4, 2009 RSS feed / News

Walmex to invest $805 million, open 252 stores

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Wal-Mart de Mexico SA on Thursday said it plans to boost spending on new stores and staff in 2009 and open 252 new outlets despite Mexico's slowing economy. More...

Partial ceiling collapse at Luby's in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Two women suffered minor injuries after part of the ceiling collapsed at a Luby's Inc. cafeteria in southeast Austin. More...

Gates says U.S. military can help Mexico in drug war

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. is in the position to provide more help to Mexico in the fight against drug cartels operating near the border. Gates says some of the old biases against cooperation between the U.S. More...

Mexican peso weakens to record low

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's peso has weakened to a record 14.89 to the U.S. dollar after the central bank cut interest rates less than expected. The bank on Friday lowered its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 7.50. More...

Texas woman wanted for murder arrested in New Mexico

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a Texas woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband after stopping a bus she was riding on Interstate 40 near Gallup on Friday. McKinley County Sheriff's Sgt. More...

Company to make jukeboxes in Mexico, not Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Rowe International says it will move the production of its jukeboxes to Mexico after nearly a century of making them in Grand Rapids. More...

Woman sentenced for smuggling illegal aliens

LAREDO, Texas (AP) - A Laredo woman was sentenced to more than five years in prison for leading an extensive illegal alien smuggling operation, the U.S. attorney's office in Houston announced Friday. More...

Perry joins anti-abortion rally

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry is criticizing President Barack Obama's administration on abortion and pledging to prevent embryonic stem cell research in Texas. More...

Weekly unemployment benefits in Texas increase $25

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Out of work Texans who receive unemployment benefits will get a $25 weekly increase because of the recent economic stimulus package passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama. More...

SMOKIN' ON THE RIO---6TH ANNUAL TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP COOKOFF,

Mercedes, TX held Feb. 28. Approximately 105 Cooking Teams participated. Rocking "T" Cooking Team in memory of Mary Tijerina took 1st place in Most Original Campsite and 4th place in Carne Guisada division. More...

Perry wants more troops on border

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday he has asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to send resources and "1,000 more troops" to the border in Texas as violence continues to mount in northern Mexico. More...

Hershey moves Peppermint Patties plant to Mexico

READING, Pa. (AP) - Production of York Peppermint Patties and other candy brands is coming to an end at The Hershey Co. plant in Reading. More...

Thieves take riding mower & trimmer from Head Start storage shed

TO WILLACY COUNTY CITIZENS: We are asking for your help. More...

Bush goes to hardware store that offered him a job

DALLAS (AP) - Former President George W. Bush has visited a Dallas hardware store that earlier this month made him a lighthearted offer to work as a greeter. More...

Police say man stole cookie cash from Brownies

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A robber and his accomplice in a getaway vehicle stole about $250 from a group selling Girl Scout cookies, leaving one of the girls "devastated. More...

'Kats win own powerlifting event

On February 28, 2009, The Bearkat Powerlifting team finished off their regular season by hosting the last qualifying meet for 2009. This was the first Power lifting meet to be held here in Raymondville in close to 20 years. More...

Mexican navy seizes 7.7 tons of cocaine

MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Mexican navy says it has seized 7.7 tons of cocaine from an unspecified kind of boat and detained five Mexican citizens onboard. Navy Secretary Mariano Francisco Saynez says the navy acted on a tip from the U.S. More...

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RAYMONDVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD ITS ANNUAL DISTRICT WIDE SPRING SEMESTER PARENT SYMPOSIUM on February 17, 2009 at the high school gymnasium. The goal of this event was to increase parental involvement and help strengthen families. More...

Lyford High School Parent Meeting

Lyford High School Parent Meeting will be Thursday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m. at Lyford H.S. Parents and students encouraged to attend. If questions call Belinda at 341-7649 or 689-3171. More...

Lawmakers push casino legislation

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A group of lawmakers is trying again to establish destination casinos in Texas, and they say now is the time to do it because the state needs the money. Sens. More...

Gunmen kill mayor of western Mexican town

MORELIA, Mexico (AP) - Mexican authorities say gunmen shot and killed the mayor of a town in the western state of Michoacan, the latest in a string of attacks against elected local officials. More...

PITTMAN ELEMENTARY'S 2008-09 UIL TEAM

Pittman Elementary presents the 2008- 09 UIL team members shown above. They competed in different events held in La Feria, L.C. Smith and the district meet which was held in Hidalgo,TX. More...

Feds find nearly 1 ton of pot in cattle trailer

SEATTLE (AP) - It's not exactly grass-fed beef, but federal authorities say a man hid nearly a ton of marijuana in a cattle trailer he tried to drive across the U.S.-Canada border. More...

Bombs Away - Eric Molina Texas State Cruiserweight Champ

Last Friday night at standing room only Casa de Amistad in Harlingen, Cavazos boxing and the Budweiser Boxing Series put on yet another exciting boxing night for Harlingen and the Rio Grande Valley. It was action packed boxing at its best! More...

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