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The latest on MLB postseason clinches, Ohtani and Judge health updates, awards races and more
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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Man shot by ICE officer is detained in Texas with a bullet still in his back, attorney’s office says
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, ac...
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TxDOT permanently closed a road in Rio Grande City. Here’s what to know.
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 ...
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Man pleads guilty to causing crash that killed 77-year-old San Benito woman
A 77-year-old San Benito woman died in a fatal Harlingen crash on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Courtesy: DPS) A 30-year-old man has pleaded guilty to causing a fatal two-vehicle crash in Harlingen that killed a 77-year-old San Benito woman in 2024. Jose De La Cruz pleaded guilty on Se...
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High-ranking Gulf Cartel member sentenced to 12 years in prison
Cleofas Alberto Martinez-Gutierrez A high-ranking Gulf Cartel member who had been sought by federal authorities for a decade has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a scheme that saw nearly seven tons of marijuana smuggled. Cleofas Alberto Martinez-Gutierrez, als...
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Kyler Murray will return at QB for the Vikings this week after clearing the concussion protocol
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray has been cleared from the NFL concussion protocol and will return to action this week at Tampa Bay. Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed Monday that Murray will be back in the starting lineup for the game against t...
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Insisting that his coaching career is over, Doc Rivers joins NBC as an NBA analyst
Doc Rivers turned down an offer to become an NBA analyst for NBC after retiring as a player in 1996 because he couldn't promise then-NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol that he wouldn't become a coach. With Rivers now insisting that his Hall of Fame coaching career is over, the time...
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Commentary: Congress’ 100-day vacation
I n the past three months the House of Representative has been in session exactly 12 days. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has now canceled the last two weeks of the session scheduled for the last of September and all of October. The House will not be in session again until aft...
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McAllen businessman linked to major drug shipment
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A businessman from McAllen pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge on Thursday after federal prosecutors linked him to a major drug shipment. Prosecutors linked Jose Luis Garcia Gonzalez Jr., 46, of McAllen to a couple from Bay City, Texas, that...
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Kyle Larson, Joey Logano climbing in NASCAR Chase with pressure mounting on Ryan Blaney
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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Former Stars Scholarship Fund exec director charged with theft
Laura Escamilla T he former executive director of the Stars Scholarship Fund has been charged with theft of property by the Texas Rangers, according to a news release and jail records. Laura Escamilla was booked into the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center last Friday on a char...
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Man gets life in prison for fatal shooting of McAllen Masonic lodge member
E DINBURG — A 38-year-old Alamo man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the fatal shooting of a McAllen Masonic lodge member in 2023. Julio Diaz was found guilty of murder and two counts of arson on Aug. 6 following a jury trial. The jury deliberated less than an hour b...