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- Salvation Army’s ‘Angel Tree’ program will provide gifts for a few thousand area children
- McALLEN — The Salvation Army hopes Upper Rio Grande Valley residents will help make Christmas better for more than 5,000 area “angels.” The charity’s annual Angel Tree program is under way from now until Dec. 13. Each year... Full story
- Edinburg woman accused of plotting kidnapping for ransom
- McALLEN — An Edinburg woman and her husband face federal charges of plotting to kidnap two children in North Carolina. The pair is also accused of planning to send ransom notes to the children’s family, threatening to kill their youngest... Full story
- IDEA Schools will have to new sites in 2010
- MORE INFO >> Visit www.ideapublicschools.org or call (956) 377-8000. PHARR — Pharr and Alamo will have each an IDEA school open in time for next school year, officials announced Friday. Both campuses will open in August... Full story
- County unemployment rate falls slightly
- McAllen adds jobs
- McALLEN — The unemployment rate fell slightly in October as Hidalgo County added 3,000 jobs. The slight fall in the jobless rate to 11.2 percent, down from 11.5 percent in September, was not enough for the McAllen area to lose the designation... Full story
- Border Patrol seizes 577 pounds of marijuana from ATV
- RIO GRANDE CITY — U.S. Border Patrol agents seized 577 pounds of marijuana Thursday night after spotting a man driving an all-terrain vehicle with bundles of the drug strapped to it, authorities said. Agents spotted the ATV near La Casita... Full story
- Good time to sell gold, but beware some buyers and tread cautiously
- The price of gold has more than doubled since Armando De la Fuente and his partner opened their Mission pawnshop in April 2007. The number of customers coming in to sell their jewelry and heirlooms has doubled, as well, De la Fuente said, much as... Full story
- 24th International 10K Friendship Run set for Sunday
- The 24th annual International Friendship Run will be hosted by the McAllen Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday. The 10K road race begins 8 a.m. at Anzalduas Park and finishes at Los Encinos Park, 2900 Sarah Ave., McAllen. Spectators can cheer... Full story
- Texas farmers eligible for loans to cover drought losses
- McALLEN — The Farm Service Agency is urging growers assailed by drought, high temperatures and wild fires this year to apply for emergency loans to cover their losses, the agency said this week. Farmers in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy... Full story
- Customs officers seize 71 pounds of marijuana hidden in sedan's tires
- PROGRESO — U.S. customs officers seized a marijuana stash hidden inside the tires of a northbound vehicle at the Progreso-Nuevo Progreso International Bridge on Thursday. An X-ray scan revealed anomalies in all four tires on a 1997 Mercury... Full story
- NYC man accused of smuggling heroin pellets inside socks
- HIDALGO — A New York City man allegedly attempted to sneak heroin pellets across the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge by stuffing them inside his socks, authorities said. Gensy Parra Vargas, 23, was traveling into the United States on... Full story
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