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Gunmen kill 8 at bar in northern Mexico

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) - Authorities in northern Mexico say gunmen opened fire on a bar in the city of Torreon. Eight people are dead and 20 wounded. More...

Texas boating deaths decline

AUSTIN - Deaths from boating accidents on Texas public waters decreased last year compared with the year before and Texas game wardens, boater education proponents and others hope to keep the numbers trending downward. More...

Immigration reform needed for ag workers, farmers say

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Many farmers say that without immigration reform, they'll be facing a labor shortage. More...

Police arrest 8 for recent copper thefts

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Authorities say eight people linked to four separate cases of copper wire thefts in Kent and Sussex counties have been arrested over the past week. More...

Man detained after dropping large blade

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A man was detained after he dropped a large knife blade at a meeting of Texas lawmakers in Austin. More...

LYFORD OFFICIALS SWORN IN

The three newly elected city commissioners were sworn into office Monday evening by Willacy County Clerk Terry Flores. Shown left to right are Ms. Flores, Melissa “Missy” Rodriguez, Ramon Perez, Jr., and Tony Chavez. More...

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LA JARA AVENUE IN LYFORD gets two new street lights. Relieved residents say it was long overdue since it was really dark at night. More...

Marathon Kids

LASARA ELEMENTARY STUDENTS along with other valley school children have been running 26.2 miles, in increments of 1/4 to 1/2 mile at a time over six months as part of Marathon Kids. More...

Tough economy, more children in Texas foster care

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Department of Family and Protective Services will try to persuade more relatives of abused and neglected children in Texas to take in the youngsters as the foster care rolls grow. More...

Bodies of groom, wedding party members found

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - The bodies of a groom and two members of his wedding party were found in the back of a truck four days after they were snatched at gunpoint as they left the church in this violent border city, officials said Tuesday. More...

Harlingen cost of living among lowest in U. S.

The cost of living in Har1ingen, is the sixth lowest in the United States, according to the ACCRA Cost of Living Index released by the Council for Community and Economic Research. More...

Drone plane to fly over border

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - An unarmed, unmanned surveillance drone may be flying over the border in West Texas and New Mexico as soon as June. More...

South African woman killed by giraffe kick

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa’s press agency says a giraffe has kicked a woman to death at a game farm in northeastern South Africa. More...

Border cattle inspection station reopens

McALLEN, Texas (AP) - U.S. agriculture officials have reopened a cattle importation station that had been closed for six weeks due to increased violence in northern Mexico. More...

Texas could adjust 22- student class limit

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Some legislators want to look at adjusting the 22-student class-size limit for lower grades as Texas faces an estimated $11 billion budget shortfall going into the 2011 session. More...

CLOSER VIEW OF THE WHITEWING HOTEL

The walls inside the hotel have a lot of graffiti drawn on them but the murals inside were left untouched by the vandals through the years the motel has been closed. More...

All-Sports Banquet

MRS. SARAH M. More...

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HOUSE ON FIRE IN A RESIDENTAL AREA on N. Olendor Ave. in Lyford on May 12, late night. More...

Perry says oil slick 150 miles from Texas shore

HOUSTON (AP) - The oil slick polluting the waters of the Gulf of Mexico remains at least 150 miles from Texas waters and is not making much progress toward the state’s coastline, Gov. Rick Perry said on Saturday. More...

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