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updated: Sat Jul 05, 2008 02:18 pm

McAllen News

Local news for McAllen, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

3 hrs ago | KDBC

Jury says Pharr church must pay $550,000

A Hidalgo County jury is awarding $500,000 to the parents of a teenager who was sexually assaulted by a Pharr church pastor.

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Related Topix: Hidalgo County, TX, McAllen Metro

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Weeklong manhunt of Houston-area fugitives nets 363

A weeklong effort to arrest fugitives from the Houston area went into overdrive after a jail break on what was supposed to be the final day of the manhunt.

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Related Topix: Fayette County, TX, Houston Metro, McAllen Metro

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Brownsville Herald

McAllen man pleads guilty to child pornography charges

A McAllen man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in district court, and he could face decades in prison.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro

Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Brownsville Herald

Fugitive continues to avoid capture after murder sentencing

A Mission man convicted of murder eluded authorities again Wednesday, a day after a jury sentenced him to 40 years in prison.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro, Pharr, TX, Hidalgo County, TX

The Brownsville Herald

VBMC looks to form hospice partnership

Valley Baptist Health System is "in discussions" to form a partnership between its nonprofit Sandi Jo Funk Hospice and a for-profit hospice provider, hospital officials have confirmed.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro, Brownsville, TX, Medicine, Palliative Care, Medicare, Health

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Themonitor.com

McAllen man a no-show for his murder conviction

An Hidalgo County jury found a Mission man guilty of murder this morning - but he didn't show up to find out for himself.

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Related Topix: Hidalgo County, TX, Violent Crime, McAllen Metro

Austin American-Statesman

Grand juries opt against charges in juvenile center cases

Two years after investigators said they found systemic civil rights violations at Evins Regional Juvenile Center, grand juries in Hidalgo County have opted against indictments in several cases in which guards ...

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Related Topix: Hidalgo County, TX, US News

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Themonitor.com

More of this story

The record-setting seizure of more than 200 pounds of methamphetamine at a McAllen residence in early June stunned local law enforcement and stoked fears that usage could rise in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro

Free Republic

Pharr man found tortured, shot dead in Reynosa[South Texas/Mexico]

A local resident was found wrapped, tortured and shot execution-style in Reynosa on Friday, according to a Mexican news report released Sunday.

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Related Topix: World News, Mexico, Pharr, TX, Immigration Reform

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Golf.com

Teen star Hurst wins again on Futures Tour

Teen star Vicky Hurst won her third Futures Tour title in seven starts this year, shooting a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory over South Korea's Jin Young Pak in the Horseshoe Casino Classic.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro

Boston Globe

Texas real estate slump a boon for buyers from Mexico

More than a century and a half after Mexico lost Texas to the United States, Virgilio Garza wants a piece of it back.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Housing, Texas, McAllen Metro

Sat Jun 28, 2008

KFVS12

Traffic Stop Leads to Seizure of More Than 1500 Pounds of Marijuana

Police arrested a man after finding 1538 pounds of marijuana in his tractor-trailer Thursday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Drugs, McAllen Metro

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Valley Morning Star

Navarro pleads not guilty

Former Hidalgo County elections chief Teresa Navarro pleaded not guilty this morning to multiple counts of theft, document tampering and engaging in orgazined criminal activity.

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Related Topix: Hidalgo County, TX, McAllen Metro, Weslaco, TX

Thu Jun 26, 2008

KRGV

Motorcycle Rider Recovering After Collision

A man is recovering in the hospital after a major motorcycle accident. It happened near the intersection of 26th Street and Business 83 in McAllen this morning.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro

Wed Jun 25, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Lawmakers tired of Texas homeowners paying highest insurance rates

Members of a House-Senate committee said Tuesday that they are growing impatient with the fact that Texas homeowners pay the highest insurance rates in the nation year after year.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro, Texas, Texas Government

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Themonitor.com

Former jailer sentenced to two years on federal drug charges

A former Hidalgo County jailer was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for his role in a marijuana distribution conspiracy.

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Related Topix: Hidalgo County, TX, Drugs, McAllen Metro, Mission, TX

NY Daily News

Next battle over border fence may be Texas

McALLEN, Texas - A U.S. Supreme Court decision paving the way for a 670-mile federal fence along the U.S.- Mexico border drew swift criticism from environmentalists, who promised to make another legal stand in ...

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro, US News, US Supreme Court, Texas, Brownsville, TX

Mon Jun 23, 2008

KVIA-TV El Paso

Inmate falls through ceiling into Alton chief's office

An escape attempt from the Alton city jail ended when one inmate crashed through the ceiling and into the police chief's unoccupied office.

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Related Topix: Hidalgo County, TX, McAllen Metro

KWTX

Texas Child Center Owner Sentenced To Prison

The owner of a defunct South Texas children's rehabilitation center was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for using inflated Medicaid reimbursements to pay for his lavish lifestyle.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro, Healthcare Law, Law, Family, Kids, Travis County, TX

KHQA-TV Quincy

Woman accused of selling tiger cubs

McAlle police are investigating the sale of six Bengal tiger cubs outside a McAllen store on Sunday.

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