HARLINGEN – Fireworks vendors said sales have fluctuated but not fizzled this Christmas and New Year’s season, but they hope to see some pop today.”Today will be good and on the 31st,” Fernando Fuentes, an Alamo Fireworks stand attendant, aid Tuesday.
HARLINGEN – As champagne glasses click and partygoers hoot and holler to welcome the New Year, dozens of taxicab companies will be on standby to drive revelers home safely.Choosing a designated driver or calling for a cab is the best way to start 2009,
RAYMONDVILLE – Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra stunned the nation in November when he persuaded a grand jury to indict Vice President Dick Cheney and other officials.The grand jury indicted Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto
Hurricane Dolly blew into the Rio Grande Valley on July 23, becoming the first hurricane to make a direct hit in the region since Hurricane Beulah in 1967.Residents warily watched Dolly as it reached tropical storm status on July 20, churning in the Gulf
HARLINGEN – A routine traffic stop at the intersection of F Street and Buchanan Avenue turned violent on June 25 when Abraham Mar, then 18, a reputed member of the West Side Aquas gang, fired 10 9 mm rifle shots into the windshield of police officer Carlos
The Rio Grande Valley entered the national spotlight in 2008, becoming a popular destination for candidates embroiled in a contentious presidential primary.Although former president Bill Clinton and wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., campaigned
McALLEN — A woman was abducted at gunpoint in a busy intersection Tuesday afternoon, McAllen police officials said.
As New Year celebrations get into full swing, many people will have one drink too many and should call a cab rather than risk an arrest or accident. For those needing a ride, Tino Izaguirre, a driver with ABC Taxi, and scores of other taxi drivers from
McALLEN — If you have type O-negative blood, United Blood Services needs your help.