Amarillo Dillas hurler Ryan Mitchell continued his winning performances against the Rio Valley WhiteWings and pitched a one-hitter Tuesday night, over the locals, whose bats fell silent, in a 5-0 decision in the opening United League Baseball playoff game at Harlingen Field. It marked the third time that Mitchell has been the winning pitcher...
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Authorities say that Francisco Pinal shot and killed his ex-wife, her mother and one of his ex-wife’s patients, then turned the gun on himself. It was reported he tracked down his ex-wife, Lyudia Herrera, who had fled from him. Authorities said the four bodies were found Tuesday evening at a house at Old Suarez...
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In advance of the Labor Day weekend, the Texas Department of State Health Services is reminding swimmers and water skiers to take precautions to avoid infection from Naegleria fowlerim, an ameba assumed to be present in all rivers, lakes, ponds, tanks and streams. The ameba can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, an infection...
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An unmanned aircraft will begin flying along the Rio Grande in the Valley to El Paso Wednesday as part of the Customs and Border Protection effort to detect smugglers and illegal entries into Texas. The remote-controlled Predator B aircraft was recently approved by the federal government for this area. It is based at the...
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