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50 Days of Haiti: In the Market

Carlos Jinks and Nate Manthey are helping out in Haiti and documenting their journey online. Here is an excerpt from Jinks' latest entry: The market was very revealing today.  Nate and I saw so many different items for sell.  And the... Full story

WIN TICKETS: CajunFest celebration in Edinburg

Why even the pickiest Valley eaters will love what Cajunfest has got cooking

Brandon R. Garcia

WIN TICKETS! To win two tickets to this weekend's CajunFest, tell us about a time you took a chance and ordered something exotic or bizarre off a restaurant menu in a comment at the bottom of this article. Did it pay off? Or was it a total bust? The... Full story

'Rain' or shine, Valley country fans dig Eli Young Band

Tami Cupples

"Yeah the sun may brighten your day / but if I had my way I’d take the rain." The words made famous by Texas foursome Eli Young Band, part of the chorus in their hit song "When It Rains," were taken over by the crowd Friday night at Las... Full story

List of evidence against Handy includes recordings, campaign finance records

Jeremy Roebuck

WESLACO — On paper, Roxann Garcia appeared to be a model government employee. Hired as a maintenance worker in 2001 for Hidalgo County’s Precinct 1, she received a promotion after three years of service and was even recognized by her... Full story

Body found in airplane wheel well at Tokyo airport

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese authorities said Monday they are trying to identify a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York.The body of the apparent stowaway,... Full story

Watch San Juan actor this Thursday on CBS show 'The Mentalist'

Brandon R. Garcia

David Barrera has had roles in CSI: Miami, The West Wing, Veronica Mars, Nip/Tuck, ER, NYPB Blue and 24, just to name a few. If you haven’t caught the Valley’s most prolific television actor in one of his many appearances on primetime,... Full story

What to check out at Art Walk tonight

Zack Quaintance

It’s the mid-point of ArtWalk season, and the festivities and weather are at their best. The first Friday in February welcomes a number of artists to the event. The McAllen library will host many of them. The library’s main area... Full story

WIN TICKETS: Paul Rodriguez at the McAllen Convention Center

Travis Whitehead

WIN TICKETS To win a pair of tickets to see Paul Rodriguez on Feb. 13, tell a joke or wisecrack about the comedian (Paul Rodriguez) in a comment at the bottom of this article. The funniest comment will win its writer the tickets. Comments must be... Full story

50 days of Haiti: ASCASH Support

An excerpt from the Feb. 3 entry at 50 Days in Haiti: As you know, many people lost their homes on January 12th and many children became orphans.  Aid is slowly rolling in, but not fast enough.  Each organization has it’s own... Full story

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Boxing at McAllen Convention Center

The Monitor

CONTEST WINNERS: The grand prize winner of four tickets, announced at noon on Thursday, February 4, was wdwiz4. The three second-place winners (two tickets each), were rebeccapena, superstarsalazar and taniameza84. Each of the winners has been... Full story

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