February 10, 2010 RSS feed / News

Texas and BYU to play in 2011

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas will host Brigham Young in the 2011 football season, their first meeting since the late 1980s. University of Texas officials announced the date Tuesday. Texas and BYU played a home and home series in 1987 and 1988. More...

Fake $5 leads to arrest in College Station

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - A fake $5 bill in which both sides apparently were copied and glued together led to the arrest of a teenager in College Station. Police say the 17-year-old faces a misdemeanor forgery charge. More...

World Briefly - News in Brief

‘Snowmageddon’ blankets Mid-Atlantic region in wet, heavy snow, buries nation’s capital More...

UTSA signs 24 to first football team

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Former Miami coach Larry Coker has signed his first class of recruits at UTSA - a team that won't play its first game until 2011. More...

Texas Sports Hall expands with SWC history

WACO, Texas (AP) - The gaping holes in Earl Campbell’s No. 20 Texas Longhorns jersey are reminders of futile attempts by defenders trying to tackle the Heisman Trophy winner. More...

Lady Bearkats in playoff hunt

Raymondville High School’s varsity girls basketball team was in position of securing the third and final District 32-3A playoff spot after defeating two opponents last week. The Lady Bearkats beat Port Isabel 41-34 on Friday. More...

USDA designates Florida counties disaster

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 60 of Florida’s 67 counties as primary natural disaster areas, caused by cold weather and freezing conditions over the past month. More...

Perry pulls ahead of Hutchison in money race

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry has a small lead over U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the money race leading up to the March 2 Republican primary election, according to campaign finance reports released Tuesday. More...

Houston-area man gets 15-year term for fatal wreck

CONROE, Texas (AP) - A southeast Texas jury has sentenced a 23-year-old man to 15 years in prison for manslaughter in the deaths of five people in a January 2009 traffic accident. More...

Mistrial declared in alleged cartel hit man’s case

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case against an alleged drug cartel hit man in south Texas. U.S. More...

Crime Stoppers offer $5,000 reward for information leading to arrest or indictment for graffiti vandals

CRIME OF THE WEEK R.P.D. Case: Willacy County Crime Stoppers is seeking information regarding the suspect(s) responsible for the increasing graffiti problem occurring throughout the city. More...

Trucker crashes into home, says he choked on chili

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - Police say a lumber truck crashed into a Massachusetts home after the driver was knocked unconscious when he choked on chili from Wendy’s. More...

New coach Tuberville hangs on to most Texas Tech recruits

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Tommy Tuberville made a vow to keep the pass-heavy offense when he was named as Texas Tech’s next coach. He also said he’d focus on improving the Red Raiders defense. More...

Man guilty in crash that killed 5

CONROE, Texas (AP) - A southeast Texas jury has found a 23-year-old man guilty of manslaughter for the deaths of five people in a January 2009 traffic accident. More...

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RHS SENIOR RAY GRAY signed a letter of intent Wednesday, Feb. 3, National Signing Day. He will play football for West Texas A&M University this coming fall. More...

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SENATOR EDDIE LUCIO PRESENTED FRANK TORRES a proclamation from the Governor’s office and a Texas flag during the opening festivities. More...

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HUNTER POSAS AGE 5 “RIDE HIM COWBOY” The Youth Mutton Bustin‚ competition More...

Deputy shoots man with knife, sheriff says

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - Authorities say a Chambers County deputy shot and killed a man who was attacking another man in front of a nursing home. More...

After 30 years, condemned inmate apologizes

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A man convicted of using an assault rifle to kill an Austin police officer during a traffic stop more than 30 years ago is for the first time apologizing as his likely execution nears. More...

About $300,000 in Texas BCS items go to Haiti

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The University of Texas is sending nearly $300,000 worth of clothing to Haiti to help earthquake victims. The 13,000 shirts and 1,000 caps were produced to celebrate a Longhorns' victory in the Jan. More...

RAYMONDVILLE KNIGHTS ATTEND INSTALLATION

Mass for Bishop Daniel Flores

Members of the Raymondville Knights of Columbus were present at the installation mass of Bishop Daniel Flores at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle on Feb. 2. Pictured left to right: Apolinar "Polo" Gracida, A.S. More...

Southwest says 2010 revenue could be record

DALLAS (AP) - Last year Southwest Airlines shrank for the first time ever. Now the CEO says it could rebound with record revenue in 2010. More...

Longhorns go heavy on defense for 2010 class

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas went heavy for defense to sign one of the top recruiting classes in the country, tossing in a quarterback with a familiar last name. More...

Sherman stresses Aggie positives on national signing day

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman stressed the positives of his latest recruiting class on Wednesday, while trying not to lament the two stars who got away. More...

Homeland security chief briefs lawmakers on various threats

AUSTIN - Transnational gangs fueled by Mexican drug cartels are the biggest threat to security in Texas, said the state’s homeland security chief at a Feb. 1 hearing at the Capitol. More...

Your Weekly Horoscope

ARIES: MARCH 21 - APRIL 20 Being the outsider is never what it appears to be. So what if you’re different? Who's to say that you have no place and what makes you think that your differences have to separate you from any sense of connection? More...

6 killed at bar in cartel-plagued Mexican state

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) - Gunmen killed six people at a bar Saturday in the northern state of Sinaloa, a drug-violence hotspot, state prosecutors said. More...

County Line barbecue owner found dead in car in flooded creek

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Randy “Rib King” Goss, the coowner of the County Line barbecue restaurant chain, has been found dead in a car in a creek. More...

Gateway RV Park Ladies Luncheon honors Lisa Gerdes

The Ladies Luncheon was held on Tuesday, February 9th and Lisa Gerdes was honored as our special valentine. Lisa was presented with a heart shaped pillow designed by Marian Mayhew and signed by the guests. She was also given a red rose and a crow. More...

Dedication of Lasara church

The congregation and pastor, Rev. Susan Roen, of Asamblea Pentecostes Nueva Vida, Lasara, invite you to attend the dedication of the new sanctuary. The service will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2010. More...

Manley’s Super Bowl ring now symbol

HOUSTON (AP) - Troubled football great Dexter Manley once pawned his 1983 Super Bowl ring to buy cocaine. More...

AZ sheriff wins lawsuit over jail policy

PHOENIX (AP) - A federal jury ruled Friday in favor of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in a lawsuit that claimed its policy of forcing resistant inmates with psychological problems to wear jail uniforms was unconstitutional. More...

3 killed in medical helicopter crash at Fort Bliss

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Army authorities say three people died after a medical helicopter crashed at Fort Bliss, just outside El Paso. More...

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HELICOPTER SUPPORT - Harlingen EMS air support made an appearance Friday during the grand opening celebration of the new Willacy EMS. Medical Director for Willacy County EMS Dr. More...

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SOME OF THE EMS DIGNITARIES PRESENT at grand opening ceremonies were ( l to r ) David Wittenbach, board president, Fred Gilbert, 1st board president in 1989, Frank Torres, EMS director, Dr. More...

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