A brush fire over the weekend burned roughly 1,500 acres of farmland on Saturday afternoon in northern Hidalgo County, endangering cattle and prompting a regional response, with both the McAllen and Edinburg fire departments aiding containment efforts. As of Monday, the brush fire has been 75% co...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Quarterback Jalen Hurts shared breaking news with his backup on his way out to the Philadelphia Eagles’ walkthrough on Thursday. “He just kind of turned to me and said, ‘looks like you’re going to be the guy this week,’” second-stringer Tanner McKee said. Up n...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A “local golfing legend” pleaded guilty to a federal gambling charge on Thursday. During a hearing on Thursday afternoon, Ronald Lynn Kilby, 71, of Lakeway, Texas, admitted to running an illegal gambling ring. Kilby managed LoneStarSB.com, which a...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — One loss from elimination, the Los Angeles Dodgers restored Shohei Ohtani to the top of the batting order for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night. The Dodgers trailed the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 in the best-of-seven series, and nee...
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An ICE agent pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of elder abuse and assault in Fresno, California, and is scheduled to appear in court again on Oct. 20....
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead, two-run homer, Gavin Williams struck out nine over five innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3 Thursday to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series. Game 4 in the best-of-seven matchup is...
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The Edinburg CISD administration building is seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy Photo) E DINBURG — The school district’s School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) held a meeting Wednesday to review the district’s wellness policy updates which included a restriction on energy drink...
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NEW YORK (AP) — An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership pleaded guilty to fraud charges Thursday in New York and agreed to pay back $500 million in losses caused by the scheme. Josh Wander, 45, a co-founder o...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism and Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn’t watch it. Trump sai...
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Dusty May is new to the NBA. He's not new to the NBA stage. Thanks in large part to a Final Four run at Florida Atlantic in 2023 and leading Michigan to the NCAA title last season, May has coached plenty of big games in plenty of NBA arenas and knows what it's like when [...]...
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I n the kitchen at Gourmet Central by Cel, Chef Celia Galindo was teaching a new recipe to the state champion Port Isabel ISD culinary arts team earlier this week after the World Food Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, asked team captain Gulmaro Alvarez to compete individual...
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has filed a lawsuit seeking to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed. The lawsuit against the Hobart-Lawrence (Wisconsin) Police Department was filed Wednesday in Brown County Circuit Court. Jacobs p...
