April 14, 2010 RSS feed / News

Search for confederate soldiers graves in Willacy Co.

The RGV Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is compiling a list of Confederate graves in the four county area. This is a statewide project, (and part of a national project). More...

Concealed handgun permit backlog eliminated

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas has nearly wiped out a backlog of concealed handgun permit applications. Department of Public Safety officials said Wednesday only 34 applications are considered late - down from about 8,300 in August. More...

East Texas man charged in mailbox explosives case

DALLAS (AP) - Federal officials say a man suspected in a string of explosive devices dropped into east Texas mailboxes is being questioned about 36 devices placed in 23 locations. U.S. Attorney John M. More...

Texas making plans to deport alien inmates

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - State officials again are considering pursuing deportation for foreign nationals serving time in Texas prisons for nonviolent crime, according to the Austin American- Statesman. More...

U.S. oil production increased in 2009

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Increased crude oil production last year in the Gulf of Mexico and North Dakota more than offset declines elsewhere to result in the first annual increase in U.S. oil production since 1991. More...

Sebastian resident complains of water

Eulalio "Lalo" Mendez, 80, of Sebastian is unhappy with what he calls the "bad" drinking water in his community. Mendez lives at 13137 W. 3rd. St. More...

Santa Monica man sentenced to 6 months in jail, and 10 years probation for intoxication manslaughter

The Willacy County and District Attorney’s Office announces that on April 13, 2010, Mauro Concepcion Alvarez, 60, Santa Monica, Texas was sentenced by visiting Judge Martha Huerta to 180 days in the County Jail and 10 years probation after bei More...

Half of American pay no federal income tax

Credit for low-and middle -income families excempt many

WASHINGTON - Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it's simply somebody else's problem. More...

Big cities see population gains as boomers delay retirement

WASHINGTON (AP) - Many older Americans are staying put in traditional big cities to hold onto jobs, creating slowdowns in population growth at oncepopular retirement destinations in the South and West. More...

Reber Library to get security service following breakin and computer theft

Sometime after 8:30 p.m. March 22 thieves broke the plate glass door on the north side of the Reber Libary and made off with a computer that was mounted to a stand with screws. More...

Layoffs start at Ind. Whirlpool plant being closed

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - More than 450 jobs are being eliminated as Whirlpool Corp. ends a production shift at an Evansville factory that is being shut down in June. Union officials say Friday was the last day for 465 workers at the plant. More...

Candidates forum planned in Lyford

Lyford Mayor Henry De La Paz is planning a Candidate Forum to help voters fill three at large positions on the Lyford City Commission. The election will be held on May 2010, with early voting to begin April 26. More...

Texas school districts can get vanity plates

SOUTHLAKE, Texas (AP) - Bumper stickers on whose kid is smarter could go one better with vehicle license plates proudly touting Texas school districts. More...

Perry says Texas should move to online textbooks

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry is proposing that Texas move away from using textbooks in public schools in the next four years. More...

Grenades - Homeowner finds grenades in shed

DEMING, N.M. (AP) - A bomb squad from Fort Bliss, Texas, was called and a highway was closed for about half an hour after a southern New Mexico homeowner found World War IIOld era grenades and dynamite in a shed. More...

739 people apply for 15 Galveston police jobs

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Galveston Police department says more than 700 people applied for just 15 officer positions, but that it was not immediately clear if the hurricane-damaged city has sufficient money to fund the new salaries. More...

Gun sales on the rise after AZ rancher’s death

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) - Gun and ammunition sales are up at a Douglas store following the murder two weeks ago of a southern Arizona cattle rancher. More...

Texas jury awards injured man $3.8 million

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal jury has ordered boat manufacturer Brunswick Corp. to pay $3.8 million to a man who lost part of his leg after it was caught in a propeller on Lake Austin. More...

Texas prison escapees still on lam

DILLEY, Texas (AP) - Two escapees from the Briscoe Unit were still on the run nearly a week after slipping through a cut fence. More...

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY

Store Manager Saul Valero cuts the Grand Opening Ribbon yesterday at the new Stripes Store on E. Hidalgo and Hwy. 77 Frontage Road. More...

Court rebuffs man who didn’t accept vote tally

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A failed Pennsylvania judicial candidate who couldn't believe he received so few votes says he's finished fighting now that the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear his case. More...

Kenedy County Judge Garcia ready to retire

Having been in office since 1983, Kenedy County Judge J.A. Garcia is ready to turn off his office lights one more time once his final year expires. “This is my twenty-eighth year in office,” Garcia said. More...

Cattle Rancher Killed

U.S. rancher’s killing roils immigration debate

PHOENIX (AP) - Cattle rancher Rob Krentz often helped illegal aliens he found stranded on his sprawling Arizona ranch. Then two weeks ago, he and his dog were gunned down shortly after he reported spotting someone who appeared to be in trouble. More...

Indiana cow gives birth to rarity - triplet calves

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A part-time cattle farmer in western Indiana is celebrating a barnyard rarity - the birth of healthy triplet calves to one of his cows. More...

Why is the Willacy County Crime Stoppers’Walk/Run called the Moon Walk/Run?

This question is being asked by many people who weren’t around here 15 years ago, so we will try to answer their question. More...

Wily coyote evades NYC police capture for 2 days

NEW YORK (AP) - A wily coyote evaded New York City police for two days before being nabbed in a parking garage. It was the fourth coyote sighting in Manhattan this year. The animal first eluded police capture Wednesday near the Holland Tunnel. More...

Texas country singer-songwriter’s trial begins

WACO, Texas (AP) - A man allegedly shot by Billy Joe Shaver outside a Waco-area bar in 2007 has testified in the aggravated assault trial of the Texas country singer-songwriter. More...

Oklahoma State gets visit from Mike Leach

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy welcomed a former Big 12 South rival into his huddle this week as Mike Leach paid a visit to Stillwater. More...

Lady Bulldogs hold on to first place despite loss to Lady ‘Kats

District 32-3A leader Lyford High School and scrappy Raymondville battled in a back and forth softball game with the Lady Bearkats taking the win 6- 5 this past Friday. More...

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