Only have a minute? Listen instead Marisol Gonzalez (left) and Jacqueline Mejia are students in the Electrical Lineworker Technology program at the TSTC campus in Harlingen. (Courtesy: Texas State Technical College/TSTC) HARLINGEN — The high-risk challenges that electrical lineworkers experience when working with electricity on utility poles would inspire Marisol Gonzalez and Jacqueline Mejia to … [Read more…]
Only have a minute? Listen instead Alberto Borrego of San Juan was killed Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, after driving this black Mazda 3 into a concrete fence in Pharr. (Texas Department of Public Safety photo) A 49-year-old San Juan man was killed Saturday after crashing into a concrete fence in the Pharr area, the Texas … [Read more…]
Only have a minute? Listen instead Raul Aleman, production manager for EPIC Piping, speaks with TSTC Welding Technology students about job opportunities available at EPIC Piping during a recent employer spotlight at TSTC’s Harlingen campus. (Courtesy: Texas State Technical College/TSTC) HARLINGEN — A group of Welding Technology students at Texas State Technical College recently learned … [Read more…]
More than 338 pounds of cocaine valued at around $4.5 million was seized at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo) Only have a minute? Listen instead An attempt to smuggle around 330 pounds of cocaine, which is worth more than $4 million, from Mexico to the … [Read more…]
Only have a minute? Listen instead A Mission police officer wears a pink tutu over her uniform at South Texas Health System McAllen’s annual Think Pink Parade on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. (South Texas Health System photo) In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month hospital facilities … [Read more…]
Only have a minute? Listen instead Michael Gallegos Martinez (Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office photo) A San Juan man who police said admitted to drinking before striking and killing a woman with his pickup truck in 2022 has been indicted in the case and faced a judge on Tuesday. Michael Gallegos Martinez, 44, of San Juan … [Read more…]
Only have a minute? Listen instead South Padre Island will be hosting the Ride for Rotary in which bicyclists will cross the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge on Sunday. The event will kick off at 7 a.m. at the Brownsville Event Center, located at 1 Event Center, Paredes Line Road in Brownsville., where participants will bike … [Read more…]
Only have a minute? Listen instead A bundled up Chihuahua looks out the window as temperatures fall below freezing on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected]) The Rio Grande Valley is finally about to turn a corner on this ridiculous heat, which has plagued deep South Texas since June 9. That’s … [Read more…]
Only have a minute? Listen instead TSTC police sergeant Michael Salinas conducts a recent Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training session for TSTC employees at TSTC’s campus in Harlingen. (Courtesy: Texas State Technical College/TSTC) HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College’s police department recently held a Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training … [Read more…]
By SARAH BAHARI | Dallas Morning News Take note, amateur astronomers: The final supermoon of 2023 will rise over Texas on Friday. September’s full moon, known as the harvest moon, rises tonight and will appear bigger and brighter than usual. It should reach peak illumination shortly before 5 a.m. Here’s what you need to know: What is a … [Read more…]