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March 10, 2010 / News

Former Bearkat, Charlie Marshall, is Texas’ longest serving school board member

ARANSAS PASS - Charlie Marshall was first elected to the Aransas Pass Independent School District board of trustees in 1959. That was 51 years ago and Marshall has served with distinction all this time. More...

Bearkat soccer teams host ‘Parent’s Night,’ Lady Bulldogs will also see action

by Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Raymondville High School’s varsity boys and girls soccer teams conclude their District 32-3A schedule hosting La Feria during ‘Parent’s Night’ on Friday. The girls’ game will kick off at 5:30 p.m. More...

Austin police note upturn in random gang violence

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - After recent drive-by shootings and the death of a 75-year-old woman who was beaten during a pursesnatching, Austin police say they're increasingly concerned about random gang violence in the city. More...

Prison for killing San Antonio restaurant founder

VICTORIA, Texas (AP) - Life in prison is the punishment for a San Antonio man convicted of killing an elderly neighbor by shooting her in the head with an arrow. More...

Goat leads Odessa police, animal control on chase

ODESSA, Texas (AP) - All over town ran a lone goat as Odessa police and animal control officers tried to catch the roaming animal. The report to police came in Saturday as a sheep on the loose. More...

Mexican official fired for painting teen’s bottom

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A mayor in central Mexico says he has fired one of his town officials for spray-painting the buttocks of a teenage boy as punishment for graffiti tagging. More...

Gutierrez convicted of marijuana possession in Kingsville

Kenedy and Kieburg District Attorney John Hubert has reported that Raymondville resident Jose Isidro Gutierrez, 36, has been convicted of the possession of 88 pounds of marijuana. More...

County Commissioners deal with routine issues at Monday meeting

At Monday's county meeting commissioners dealt with long list of items -- mostly routine, some involving personnel. Mary Caballero has resigned from her job as a librarian at Reber Memorial Libray to return to West Texas. More...

Study: Food-borne illnesses cost U.S. $152 billion

YAKIMA, Washington (AP) - Food-borne illnesses, such as E. coli and salmonella, cost the United States $152 billion annually in health care and other losses, according to a report released Wednesday by a food safety group. More...

Mexico cops protest after ambush kills 3

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Police in northern Mexico protested Saturday hours after three of their colleagues were shot to death in an ambush and a fourth was wounded. More...

Meet results By Division Varsity Boys and Girls

Pionts By School in “Varsity Boys” Division 1st place Lyford, 175 points, 2nd place, MMA, 82 points, 3rd St. More...

Baby wounded, mother killed in Mexican border city

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Authorities in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez say assailants shot a woman to death and seriously wounded her 9-month-old daughter. More...

UT regents raise tuition

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The University of Texas System regents have voted to increase tuition at their flagship Austin campus by 5.4 percent next fall. More...

DPS: spring breakers avoid Mexican border cities

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Department of Public Safety is advising Texans on spring break to avoid Mexican border cities because of drug cartel violence. More...