June 16, 2010 RSS feed / News

State agencies play role in Gulf oil spill response

AUSTIN - Birds and other Texas coastal wildlife have not been affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Texas General Land Office. More...

RHS Athletic Booster Club Meeting

There will be a RHS Athletic Booster Club meeting on Monday, June 21, 6:30 p.m. at the RHS gym. More...

15 wolves from 5 packs killed in Montana

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say 15 wolves from five different packs preying on livestock have been killed and that authorization has been given to kill at least 18 more. More...

Getting over the summer thump

by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn More...

10-foot-long gator near I-10 in Houston shot by game warden

HOUSTON (AP) - A 10-footlong alligator that apparently crawled from a bayou and onto an Interstate 10 service road in Houston would not budge and had to be euthanized by a game warden. Texas Parks and Wildlife Maj. More...

Peace Officer Training

THE WILLACY COUNTY AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE announced today that 38 peace officers comprising 11 law enforcement agencies that enforce criminal laws in Willacy County attended training on More...

Feds under pressure to open U.S. skies to drones

WASHINGTON (AP) Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the pressure's on to allow them in the skies over the United States. More...

6-week slide in gasoline prices may be ending

It looks like the nearly sixweek run in lower gasoline prices is just about over. Gasoline prices have dropped about 8 percent since hitting $2.93 per gallon on May 6 on the back of lower oil prices. More...

Bears lumbering back into east Texas

CLARKSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Before hunting season began, Don ``Dink'' Benton set up a motion sensor camera on his east Texas ranch to learn what kind of deer roamed his land along the Oklahoma border. More...

Kenedy County D.A. announces convictions

Bobby G. Woodson (3-8- 1971), a resident of Houston, was convicted on June 2, 2010 of Possession of Marihuana. Mr. More...

Lyford voters to decide Sales tax issue

In the November 2 general election Lyford voters will help choose the next governor of Texas and other state wide officials as well. On the ballot they will also find two local option issues to vote on. More...

Experienced administrator returns to Rio Grande Valley to lead largest hospital in Cameron County

BILL ADAMS NAMED CEO OF VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER IN HARLINGEN

HARLINGEN, Texas - William D. “Bill” Adams, FACHE, has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for Valley Baptist Health Center in Harlingen, Texas. More...

$350,000 in farm equipment recovered

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Law enforcement officers in several southwest Missouri counties have recovered about $350,000 in stolen farm equipment. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. More...

UT System announces layoffs

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The University of Texas System is laying off some more employees. UT System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa announced the cuts Wednesday. More...

Truck carrying 17 million bees crashes in Minn.

LAKEVILLE, Minn. - Rescue crews were using fire hoses to douse an angry swarm of bees after a fatal crash that involved a semitrailer carrying about 17 million of the insects. More...

Often-deported man facing life term in Washington

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - A man convicted of rape in Bellingham faces a life sentence as a three-strikes offender when he is sentenced June 8 in Whatcom County Superior Court. More...

"Free" Appliances

WILLACY RESIDENTS wait to apply for “free” appliances recently. The county received a grant to replace major appliances damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Dolly two years ago. More...

Man’s ashes in bag stolen from Austin woman’s car

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A thief who broke into a car in Austin and stole a purse also swiped an irreplaceable family item. Police say the purse contained ashes, the cremated remains of 89-year-old Charles Postell. More...

Son of Mexican singer Sebastian killed in bar

CUERNAVACA, Mexico (AP) The son of Mexican singer Joan Sebastian was killed in a bar fight early Saturday, four years after another of his children was shot dead. More...

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