FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith is seeing things a bit differently with the New York Jets this time around. No, it's not quite rose-colored glasses. But the veteran quarterback is wearing red contact lenses during training camp this summer in his return to the team that drafted him in 2013....
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Avan Ruben Mendoza T he final suspect involved in a fatal 2022 shooting outside a McAllen bar has been sentenced. Avan Ruben Mendoza, 21, pleaded guilty to the murder of 22-year-old Ryan Michael Serna on Sept. 14 and was sentenced to 38 years in prison, court records show. One of...
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M cAllen is working to diversify its water portfolio amid persistent South Texas drought conditions by developing a brackish groundwater desalination facility. But if the final cost exceeds current estimates, water users in McAllen could see a second rate increase in a handful of...
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By ANNA WILDER and JESSE BEDAYN | Associated Press A USTIN (AP) — A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was in custody Monday at an ICE detention center in Texas after he was released from a hospital with a bullet still lodged in his back, th...
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If Ryan Blaney’s analysis of the NASCAR Chase is accurate, then his championship bid is already over after only three of 10 races in the run to the title. “I just don’t see that you can finish outside the top 30 multiple times and have a shot,” Blaney said last week. “It’s just g...
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A request by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) for an emergency injunction to halt a land swap between SpaceX and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was rejected on Monday by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The land in question is part of the L...
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, an unannounced move that has made it far more difficult for lawyers and relatives to find them, according to current and...
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MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — The Americans broke into three groups on a light day of practice Monday at Medinah, all of them looking comfortable and trading occasional barbs. The Presidents Cup always seems to feel like a happy occasion, and for good reason: They almost never lose. There...
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Marcus Mariota will start at quarterback for the Washington Commanders this weekend after Jayden Daniels went down with a dislocated left elbow. Commanders coach Dan Quinn said he might have an update on Daniels on Thursday or Friday but declined to share a ti...
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A U.S. Border Patrol agent, another driver and three children were hospitalized Monday after the agent failed to yield at a stop sign and crashed into a vehicle, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS said the crash occurred at about 2:46 p.m. Monday on U.S. 83 w...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two adults and three kids were hospitalized following a crash involving a U.S. Border Patrol unit in La Grulla Monday afternoon. The crash happened at about 2:46 p.m. on US 83 west of FM 2360 by Border Patrol lane, according to the Texas Departm...
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Major League Baseball's postseason is rapidly approaching, with the Los Angeles Dodgers seeking a third-straight World Series title. It remains to be seen how much some of the game's biggest stars will be able to participate come October, though. The Dodgers are once again among ...
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M otorists will no longer be able to use a road in Rio Grande City. The Texas Department of Transportation on Monday permanently closed access to Fairgrounds Road at the intersection of SL 195. TxDOT said the new State Loop 195 divided highway project will create T-intersections ...
