The Harlingen City Commission will consult with City Attorney Roxann Cotroneo in executive session Wednesday concerning a lawsuit filed against the city by former policewoman Candice Shirley, alleging sexual harrassment, sexual assault and retaliation by fellow police officers. She also alleges she was fired by then-Acting Police Chief Michael Kester without cause and she...
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Alex Flores of Weslaco East High School and Mashad Arora of South Texas Science Academy are among the winners of the 2012 ExxonMobil Science and Engineering Fair held in San Antonio. The winners received scholarships that will allow they to attend the fifth annual Governor’s Science and Technology Champions Academy this summer at the...
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Five men arrested for an Olmito 8-liner robbery are believed to be members of the Zetas drug cartel, Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said Monday. Those arrested included Rodolfo Casares, 35, who is believed to be a recruiter for the Zetas and a former member of the Gulf Cartel. The men are charged with...
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Participants by more than 50 companies in the Job Fair at Texas State Technical College Harlingen represented a good omen for the U.S. and regional economies. The cross-section of manufacturers, producers and service providers collected hundrees of resumes and conducted interviews with students and graduates of the just ended fair. “The success of this...
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It’s been reported that the $640 million Mega Lottery ticket was purchased in Maryland, but it also is said there may be more winners. The winning numbers were 2-4-23-21-46.
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THE REAL DEAL By JERRY DEAL Something that is about to happen has come across this editor’s desk. But, Myleadernews cannot divulge this info until confirmed or when it happens, which may be soon. Sorry, Mayor Chris Boswell, as much you and others do not want this to be published, for fear you are...
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The unemployment rate in the Harlingen-Brownsville metropolitan region dropped in February to 10.9 percent, down from 11.5 the previous month, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday. It still has the second highest unemployment rate in the state, with the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro No. 1, at 11.1 percent. However, the rate there dropped from the January...
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UPDATE: Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the coalition of Midwest governors on Thursday visited a Nebraska plant that produces what some call “pink slime” to further defend the “lean, finely textured beef.” The governor, after attending the unveiling of the Tejano memorial on the Texas Capitol lawn Thursday morning, flew to the plant, where...
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For steak connoisseurs here and apparently there are many in and around Harlingen, the city is set to have a Longhorn Steak House in the area near Bass Pro Shops. Parent company of this chain is Darden Restaurants and negotiations have been going on for some time between the Economic Development Corporation, city and...
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Port Isabel attorney Ray R. Marchan, one of the defendants in the former District Judge Abel Limas racketeering case appeared in U.S. District Court at a pre trial hearing on Tuesday, that ended up getting his trial delayed until May 31. He had been set for a Thursday trisl before U.S. District Judge Andrew...
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