Hargill News

A family is mourning the loss of their 18 year old daughter, after she was killed in a rollover late Friday night.

The only road Norma Rodriguez plans to travel in her Nissan pickup this summer is between her home and Hargill Elementary, where she's a teacher's aide.

An Edinburg man was killed early Friday morning after he was thrown from his SUV as it repeatedly rolled over, authorities said. via Themonitor.com

“Punky Brewster"; and Keisha Knight Pulliam, aka "Rudy”

If Scott Baio and Bret Michaels can do it, why can't I? Now that the football season is officially over, my Sunday night television viewing has shifted to VH1's slew of celebrity reality shows. via Themonitor.com

“The herbs include rosemary, basil, dill and borage, which is used in cooking for flavoring, but it also used for medical purposes”

Customers planning to buy organic vegetables at the April farmers market in San Juan this weekend can expect the chemically free produce to be as fresh as possible, organizers say. via Themonitor.com

“Their sign is covering the traffic coming from the west side”

The Rio Grande Valley landscape is becoming as crowded with advertising as the Las Vegas strip as city and school board elections loom across Hidalgo County. via Themonitor.com

“We're from the border and we shouldn't take it for granted”

Leaders on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are ratcheting up their national campaign to get out their message that a border security fence will not solve the problems of illegal immigration and terrorism. via Themonitor.com

A federal jury on Monday convicted former Hidalgo County commissioner Guadalupe Garces and his wife Araceli of using their ambulance company to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of millions of dollars. via Themonitor.com

“There aren't many places like this in the Valley”

Follow the winding path between ebony and ash trees, past the wooden spire that rises through the brush. via The Brownsville Herald

“I have no recollection of any assault in anybody's apartment”

A four-page letter details alleged events that led to the termination of a former Hidalgo County constable candidate from a state law enforcement agency more than a decade ago. via Themonitor.com

“I'm hoping we're going to find the means to reduce the burden of diabetes and obesity in our population, both in children and adults”

A group of Rio Grande Valley researchers has received a $7 million grant to create programs designed to curb the region's obesity and diabetes epidemic. via Themonitor.com

“We have different types of wetlands from shallow to deep water. "But over time we've also seen the need to educate our own community on the resources we have here”

The argument could be made that Estero Llano Grande State Park came of age on Aug. via The Brownsville Herald

“This could be a breakthrough in terms of having hard data and measurable data”

Long waits at the region's international bridges have been the bane of border commuters, but there has been no way to accurately gauge the problem - until now. via Themonitor.com

“I have not been served with any papers”

Hidalgo County Constable Eduardo "Walo" Bazan relinquished his post Tuesday, ending a four-day standoff between a man described as a Delta institution and critics who have demanded his ouster for months. via Themonitor.com

A lottery ticket worth an estimated $8.3 million was sold in Pharr has yet to be claimed. via Themonitor.com

“We strive to equip our officers with modern equipment .... This is something that really would have been beneficial to the street officer.”

Local police leaders are questioning why the city denied funding for technology they believe helps street patrols and the municipal court system. via Themonitor.com

Thursday , March 27, 2008 Posted: 05:25 AM for the Valley THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR KENEDY...WILLACY AND CAMERON COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS ... via KRGV

“The other piece of it is to give them experience of life on a university campus.”

The University of Texas-Pan American will host a study program for migrant students this summer in hopes of getting them caught up with their peers and encouraging them to pursue college. via Themonitor.com

“Their efforts have really paid off in saving lives.”

A massive blaze that ravaged more than 41 square miles of northern Hidalgo County on Tuesday and Wednesday started as a small fire sparked by a fallen power line. via The Brownsville Herald

“Thank goodness the winds and weather are finally on our side. It threatened the whole town of Encino.”

Hundreds of firefighters from Hidalgo and neighboring counties are resting today after round-the-clock battles against flares they said hopped and skipped with the wind - the latest of a series of wildfires ... via MySA.com