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Omar Guerrero's family sues sheriff, justice of the peace
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasIllegal searches and excessive bonds are some of the allegations made by family members in the latest chapter of what's becoming the Omar Guerrero saga, Part II. Attorney Richard Zayas filed a lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in Brownsville on...Tags: Justice System, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Mexico
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Negotiations built last-minute compromise on med school
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasStanding together as an entire delegation, the Rio Grande Valley's House members pushed through a compromise Friday that would finally establish the region's long sought medical school and a super university. The House voted unanimously to adopt a...Tags: Rick Perry, Lobbying, Local Government, Petroleum Industry, Health and Safety at School
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FYI Book Club selects Domingo Martinez's memoir, "The Boy Kings of Texas," a National Book Award finalist.
The Kansas City StarWriter Domingo Martinez grew up in a big, border-town family in Texas, but his memoir hardly reads like a Latino version of life on Walton's Mountain with John and Olivia's brood. Way rougher and more uncomfortable than that. In "The Boy Kings of...Tags: Graduation, JC Penney Company Inc., Clubs and Associations, Dallas Cowboys, Lifestyle and Leisure
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RGV delegates reach compromise on med school
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasThe Rio Grande Valley's delegation reached a compromise late Thursday on legislation that would create a regional medical school and university, likely ending a dispute over location that threatened to derail the concept. Every House and Senate member...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Rick Perry, Eddie Jr Lucio, Local Government, Texas Legislature
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Amended bill would divide med school among counties
The Brownsville Herald, TexasThe amended version of a bill that creates a new combined university and establishes a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley passed its third reading in the Senate on Thursday. The amendment to House Bill 1000, added by Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Eddie Jr Lucio, Politics, Education
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Los Fresnos firefighters fight blaze at tourist shop
The Brownsville Herald, TexasA fire that erupted at Bobz World on Highway 100 Thursday afternoon might have been started by some type of electrical problem, authorities said. Los Fresnos City Manager Mark Milum said a preliminary investigation indicates the blaze was an...Tags: Arts and Culture, Fires, Museums
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Bomb victim pleads not guilty to drug charges
The Brownsville Herald, TexasThe victim of a January bombing awkwardly scratched his legs and torso with gloved, cuffed hands as he pleaded not guilty Thursday to drug smuggling charges. Jesus Mauricio Juarez Jr., 26, appeared Thursday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Ronald Morgan...Tags: Justice System, Emergency Incidents, Organized Crime, Explosions, Mexico
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Resident scares off burglar
The Brownsville Herald, TexasBrownsville police say a burglar thought he was breaking into an empty home Monday but fled after the resident emerged from the bathroom. The victim was able to see a man leave and drive away in a late-model Jeep Liberty, and that led to an arrest of... -
Community calendar - May 17-24
Friday, May 17 Sunrise Rotary meets at Academy Theater Banquet & Conference Center, 58 E. Washington St., 7:30 a.m. Lap sit for ages birth to 18 months, Boonsboro Free Library, 11 a.m. Story and craft time for ages 3 to 5 years, Smithsburg Library, 11...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Lutheranism, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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2 held for trial in child sex-assault investigation
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.Two people accused of sexually assaulting two children in Fayette County were held for trial on Wednesday following preliminary hearings, while a third suspect waived his right to a hearing in exchange for a tentative plea bargain. South Union...Tags: Medical Research, Fayette County, Prosecution, Trials, Justice System
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Rincon-Rincon gets life sentence
The Brownsville Herald, TexasA man who authorities say is a high-ranking member of the Gulf Cartel has been sentenced to life in prison on drug smuggling charges, and the U.S. federal judge who sentenced him said he would have to "deal with the consequences." Juan Roberto Rincon-...Tags: U.S. Border Patrol, Trials, Laws, Lawyers, Justice System
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College Board honors Los Fresnos High School
The Brownsville Herald, TexasThe College Board on Tuesday recognized Los Fresnos High School as one of the three best in the nation at providing its students with the tools to succeed academically. At a celebratory assembly in the school gymnasium, Dr. Peter Negroni, College...Tags: Teachers, Colleges and Universities, Students, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest
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