KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox became the first team to follow consecutive 100-loss seasons by reaching the playoffs on Thursday, throttling the Kansas City Royals 9-1 to ensure no worse than one of the three AL wild-card spots for the postseason. They could still win the AL Centra...
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A pregnant woman’s unborn child died following a crash in Starr County caused by a Border Patrol agent, according to a local attorney. Attorney J. Michael Moore delivered a letter to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in McAllen on Thursday on behalf of the family involved in the crash, ...
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H ARLINGEN — A developer building a 1,100-acre data center campus on the city’s outskirts has “reserved” 1.5GW of power for the project’s $4 billion first phase. While Fluidstack’s reserved the amount from AEP-Texas, the company “could use less” power to operate the data center. ...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93. Pettit's alma mater, LSU, announced Thursday that he died a day earlier. The university did not provide a...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Alton Police Department arrested a person of interest on Wednesday in connection with a graffiti incident at a public park. The graffiti was reported on Sept. 17 along the walking trails at Josefa Garcia Park. Alton PD posted photos of the g...
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Throughout October, STHS will offer discounted mammograms and special community events focused on early detection and breast cancer awareness. Every year, thousands of women receive a breast cancer diagnosis. As breast cancer rates continue to climb across the United States, heal...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State's former director of sports medicine faces felony and misdemeanor criminal charges after being accused of sexually abusing former Wolfpack male athletes under the guise of treatment, which previously led to more than 30 athletes outlining allegatio...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong joined the 40-40 club by stealing his 40th base to go along with his major league-leading 45 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched their second straight postseason berth a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Seiya Suzuki homered f...
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M ISSION — Two weeks after deciding to continue negotiations, the council here on Tuesday unanimously adopted a meet-and-confer agreement with the Mission Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 3609. The agreement with the union, which continues to designate the Mission Fire Depart...
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T he Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation now offers online tools to help property owners know whether their buildings have existing historical designations and, if so, how to potentially take advantage of federal and/or state historic tax credits before beginning rehabi...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong joined the 40-40 club when the Chicago Cubs star stole his 40th base of the season Thursday against the Miami Marlins. A favorite to win the NL MVP award, Crow-Armstrong became the seventh player with at least 40 homers and 40 steals in a season...
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For Cass Meehan, childhood visits to their Mohegan homelands meant family time and basketball. At six, sporting a red jersey that hung past their knees, Meehan joined a roaring crowd at some of the Connecticut Sun’s first WNBA games. Two decades later, the Mohegans have sold the ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man accused of killing his parents and grandmother inside their Alton home in June has pleaded not guilty to charges. Gaurav Chopra, 19, pleaded not guilty to capital murder of multiple persons, a capital felony; attempt to commit capital murd...
