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Pharr, Texas is located in Hidalgo County. Zip codes in Pharr, TX include 78577. More Pharr information.

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Yesterday | Themonitor.com

VIDEO: Robbery nets barely enough loot to buy a fast-food value meal

Comments 0 Recommend 0 December 01, 2009 4:42 PM Jared Taylor The Monitor GOT A TIP? >> Anyone with information about this robbery is urged to call Pharr Crime Stoppers at 787-8477. PHARR - Six dollars and a bit of frustration.

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Fri Nov 27, 2009

Themonitor.com

Six-ton coriander shipment denied entry at Pharr bridge

A two-ton coriander shipment was denied entry to the United States at the Pharr bridge Wednesday after customs officials discovered it carried a pest known for transmitting citrus greening disease.

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Thu Nov 26, 2009

Themonitor.com

Pharr RV park residents give thanks

The estimated 200 Winter Texans at Paradise Park in Pharr had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

KRGV

PSJA Students Give Out Free Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving came early for some families in the upper-Valley today. The National Honor Society at PSJA North High School delivered 30 Thanksgiving dinners to families in their community earlier today.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Themonitor.com

IDEA Schools will have to new sites in 2010

Pharr and Alamo will have each an IDEA school open in time for next school year, officials announced Friday.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

MySanAntonio.com

Four-wheeler found with $461,000 drug load, driver bails

Rio Grande City-based Border Patrol agents tracking on an all-terrain vehicle seen moving without headlights found it loaded front and back with 577 pounds of marijuana, Customs and Border Protection said Friday.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Brownsville Herald

Proposal would tie two bridges at mid-point

An innovative project that would tie two international bridges at center point to both link Brownsville and Matamoros, Mexico, is planned by the state , county and city.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Victoria Advocate

TX officials say 11 students arrested for riot

Originally published November 9, 2009 at 11:20 p.m., updated November 9, 2009 at 11:21 p.m. PHARR, Texas a ' Eleven students including six juveniles are accused of participating in a gang-related riot at a Pharr alternative high school.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

MyHighPlains.com

Heroin Stash

A 21-year-old Weslaco, Texas woman is facing federal drug charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say they discovered nearly one-point-eight-million-dollars worth of heroin in her vehicle.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

KRGV

Police Search for Driver in Deadly Hit and Run Accident

Police are searching for a driver who fatally hit a man and fled the scene. It happened on the 8000 block of South Cage early Sunday morning.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

KRGV

Murder Suspect Back in Court Tomorrow

Hidalgo County jail cell. His fate is now in the hands of a jury. Court adjourned Friday evening.

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KRGV

TxDOT Announces Construction & Maintenance Work Starting Today

TxDOT has announced the following construction and maintenance work starting today: FM 3362 TxDOT is performing maintenance work on the northbound FM 3362 lanes near the Nolana Intersection in McAllen/Pharr from October 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should expect lane reductions and delays.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

KRGV

High Speed Chase Ends in Crash on Expressway 83

Several men are facing charges after leading authorities on a high speed chase through multiple cities.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Themonitor.com

Second person dies from Sunday wreck in Pharr

A Mission teenager who was struck by a vehicle while changing a tire on Expressway 83 has died.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Brownsville Herald

Free business training offered

I have met some interesting crafters and artisans. When their home overflows with pottery, doilies, afghans, rag dolls or any number of handmade wares, they may try to sell a few items to make room for new treasures or to make a little money to buy supplies to keep creating and making.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Themonitor.com

Police catch would-be robbers with their own getaway car

Police caught a couple of would-be robbers using the duo's own getaway car Friday morning, officials said.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

KRGV

Driver Crashed into Guardrail in Mercedes

A 44-year-old Pharr man died after a morning accident. Police say the man lost control of his vehicle on east Expressway 83 and crashed into the guardrail near the floodway in Mercedes.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

The Brownsville Herald

Edinburg North HS principal, wife recovering from vehicle collision

Police are asking the public to help them find the drivers of two cars that were drag racing Sunday and caused and accident that hospitalized Edinburg North High School Principal Ramiro Guerra and his wife.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

Free Money Finance

Interesting Money Facts

Income at the top 5 percent of households a ' those making $180,000 or more a ' was 3.58 times the median income, the highest since 2006.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

Themonitor.com

Cuts to highway budgets leave short-term future bleak

A pothole-ridden stretch of Sugar Road may be a beneficiary of a bit of good fortune in highway funding.

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