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  1. Edinburg High School students involved in weekend crash in AltonRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | Valley Morning Star

    Edinburg school district officials have confirmed three of its students from Edinburg High School were involved in a single-vehicle wreck in Alton over the weekend.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc.

  2. Edinburg High School students involved in weekend crash in AltonRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | The Brownsville Herald

    Edinburg High School students grieved the loss of one of their own Monday, two days after the junior died in an Alton car accident.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  3. One person dies in weekend wreck in AltonRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | Valley Morning Star

    ... the weekend that killed one person. The wreck occurred just before 6 a.m. Saturday on Mile 5 North Road near Alton Boulevard/Conway Avenue, said Alton Acting Police Chief Enrique Sotelo. Authorities did not release the name of the deceased ...

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  4. One person dies in weekend wreck in Alton

    Sunday Nov 29 | Themonitor.com

    ... the weekend that killed one person. The wreck occurred just before 6 a.m. Saturday on Mile 5 North Road near Alton Boulevard/Conway Avenue, said Alton Acting Police Chief Enrique Sotelo. Authorities did not release the name of the deceased ...

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  5. Few details in aggravated robbery near AltonRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Valley Morning Star

    Sheriff's deputies are investigating a possible home invasion that occurred late Monday night near Alton.

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    Related Topix: Hidalgo County, TX

  6. Good-bye to a a true American heroa

    Oct 29, 2009 | The Brownsville Herald

    ... enforcement vehicles from local, state and federal agencies, the funeral procession departed Rivera Funeral Home on Alton Boulevard toward San Martin de Porres Catholic Church on 5 Mile Line in Alton. Veterans of various wars gathered at the church ...

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    Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Hood, Mission, TX, Hidalgo County, TX

  7. Community supports slain Mission soldier

    Oct 27, 2009 | The Brownsville Herald

    Wednesday public viewing at Rivera Funeral Home located on 1813 N. Conway in Mission from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a memorial at 7 p.m. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at 11 a.m. at the San Martin de Porres Catholic Church on 5 Mile Line, west of Conway Avenue in Alton.

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, McAllen, TX, Houston, TX, De Leon, TX, Fort Hood, TX

  8. Fallen Soldier's Body Arrives in Valley

    Oct 27, 2009 | KRGV

    ... tomorrow. A funeral mass is scheduled for Thursday at 11 a.m. It'll be held at San Martin De Porres Catholic Church in Alton. Immediately after the mass, the burial will take place at the RGV State Veterans Cemetery. That's located at 2520 South ...

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    Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX

  9. Strangers Line Streets To Honor Fallen SoldierRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 27, 2009 | KRGV

    Family and strangers alike are honoring the memory of Staff Sgt. Bradley Espinoza of Alton.

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  10. Funeral arrangements set for slain soldier

    Oct 27, 2009 | The Brownsville Herald

    ... at 7 p.m. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at San Martin de Porres Catholic Church, south of Inspiration Road in Alton. Espinoza - a Mission High School graduate - was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: McAllen, TX, Fort Hood, TX

  11. Remains of Alton soldier will arrive Tuesday

    Oct 27, 2009 | Themonitor.com

    The remains of the slain Alton soldier will arrive around noon Tuesday at the McAllen-Miller International Airport, and the Mission authorities invite the public to pay their respects to 26-year-old Staff Sgt.

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    Related Topix: Mission, TX, McAllen, TX, Fort Hood, TX

  12. Alton armed robbery suspects arrested after standoff

    Sep 24, 2009 | Themonitor.com

    Officers' final suspect in an armed robbery fell into their lap Thursday evening. Alton police responded about 5:15 p.m. Thursday to a report that four men had robbed a Pocket cell phone store near the intersection of Five Mile Line and Bryan roads. ...

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    Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Palmview, TX

  13. Tip leads authorities to two of La Joyaa s missing manhole covers

    Sep 22, 2009 | The Brownsville Herald

    ... this month, La Joya Police Chief Jose Del Angel said. Two of the city's three missing metal covers turned up at Alton Scrap Metal, 1405 N. Inspiration Road, Mission. A La Joya maintenance worker and police officers went to the scrap yard and ...

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    Related Topix: Hidalgo County, TX, McAllen, TX

  14. AlmanacRead the original story

    Sep 21, 2009 | Telegraph Herald

    ... * In 1989, Hurricane Hugo, packing sustained winds up to 135 mph, crashed into Charleston, S.C. Twenty-one students in Alton, Texas, died when their school bus, involved in a collision with a soft-drink delivery truck, careened into a water-filled ...

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    Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Charleston, SC, Australia, Oceania, World News

  15. 20 years since Alton school bus tragedyRead the original story

    Sep 21, 2009 | Victoria Advocate

    Originally published September 21, 2009 at 6:15 a.m., updated September 21, 2009 at 7:44 a.m. ALTON, Texas a ' A park in the Lower Rio Grande Valley serves as a reminder of when a school bus went into a water-filled pit in a wreck that left 21 children dead.

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  16. Today In History September 21Read the original story

    Sep 20, 2009 | WFMY-TV Greensboro

    ... Hurricane Hugo, packing sustained winds up to 135 miles-an-hour, crashed into Charleston, S.C. Twenty-one students in Alton, Texas, died when their school bus, involved in a collision with a soft-drink delivery truck, careened into a water-filled ...

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    Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Drama, Offbeat

  17. Pain Persists: Monday marks the 20th anniversary of bus crashRead the original story

    Sep 20, 2009 | Themonitor.com

    EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series. ALTON - The unease sets in the same time each year.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., McAllen, TX

  18. Survivors, responders recall a 89 bus wreck

    Sep 19, 2009 | The Brownsville Herald

    ... at the bottom of a flooded caliche pit. Ultimately, 21 children died. Many of the survivors and witnesses of the 1989 Alton bus crash describe the same annual September disquiet. For Luis Guerrero, the first firefighter to come upon the site, it ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., McAllen, TX

  19. Lewdness case could prompt suspension of Alton police chiefa s private security license

    Sep 9, 2009 | Themonitor.com

    Alton's suspended police chief would lose the ability to work at his private security company if the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office prosecutes the public lewdness case against him, officials said Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Hidalgo County, TX, Mission, TX

  20. Alton police chief arrestedRead the original story

    Sep 9, 2009 | Victoria Advocate

    Originally published September 9, 2009 at 3:09 p.m., updated September 9, 2009 at 4:12 p.m. ALTON, Texas a ' A South Texas police chief in Alton faces a charge of public lewdness over allegations he was having sex with his mistress inside police vehicles parked near a clusterof businesses.

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