FOURTH UPDATE: Although it now appears that welders working outside the now destroyed warehouse may have set off thee blaze, investigators said they are not ruling out arson. County and state probers were at the scene again on Tuesday, along with the owner of the property, William Templeton. Myleadernews was the first to note that there were reports of previous violations. Another one has surfaced — in 2009 state environmental officials reported 6,000 cans...
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Bill Martin, chief executive director of the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation, is leaving the city for greener pastures. Martin said Tuesday he is resigning to take the position of president of Quad Cities First, the economic development arm of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce. The Quad Cities is a metropolitan area with a population of more than 400,000, with major cities of Moline and Rock Island in Illinois, and Davenmport and Bettendorf in...
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Seventeen-year-old twins Christopher and Pierre Contreras have each been released from jail on $1,000 bonds after being accused of an assault on their mother. The two were arraigned on charges of assault/family violence after spending the weekend in the city jail. Their mother reported they had assaulted her when she confronted one of them about a missing lock on her office door. TWO GIRLS HOSPITALIZED IN WRECK THAT KILLED SAN BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT...
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THE REAL DEAL By JERRY DEAL This writer did not believe in getting too involved in Super Bowl 46 (don’t remember the Roman numerals), but in watching the mostly exciting game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, it brought back so many memories of Super Bowls of past years. First off, I am no fan of the Giants, after all they seem to have pretty good control of the Dallas...
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OK, ignore that previous message I have here (see below). Although every media outlet will have the fact that the New York Giants, behind quarterback Eli Manning — plus some really good defense — defeated the New England Patriots, 21-17 in the Super Bowl Sunday night, someone might not know and can find out here. FORGET ALL THIS BELOW: Myleadernews is NOT going to relay any information on the Super Bowl game and score....
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GOP Presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney coasted to an easy victory in the Nevada Caucuses Saturday. Wire services reported the former Massachusetts governor blasted President Obama for high unemployment rates, in a state that has the highest unemployment in the nation. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas representative Ron Paul finished a poor second.
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Harlingen native and junior guard Blanca Torre moved into third place in career points in the history of the University of Texas-Pan American Broncs women’s basketball program during a 93-60 loss to the University of North Dakota on Saturday in Grand Forks, N.D. Torre led the Broncs (9-14, 2-3 in Great West Conference) with 14 points afte hitting 5-of-13 shots from the field, including 4-of-10 from behind the arc. She passed Becky Dube (1,156...
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The law office of Mayor Chris Boswell was broken into, police confirmed Saturday. The burglary, at 515 E. Harrison, was discovered by a cleaning woman on Friday. Reported taken were two pistols and two Boy Scout knives, Boswell reported the weapons were not his, but the knives were. Two other offices were also broken into. This makes the second time within six months that Boswell has been a burglary victim. His home was broken...
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Harlingen is among South Texas and Valley cities which are schdeulded to get a Corner Bakery Cafe, but the first one to be built will be in McAllen, early this year. Corner Bakery cafes are popular fast casual dine in, to go and catering ventures, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are 121 company-owned and franchises in 14 states, from New York to California. The company is headquartered in Dallas and there are presently...
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