Mcallen, TX

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Brownsville, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Brownsville man is facing federal charges after Border Patrol agents discovered 18 people inside a tractor trailer he was driving. According to a federal complaint, Border Patrol agents stationed at the Sarita checkpoint were approached by a tractor trailer at 10:12 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28.

Border Patrol agents discover 18 people inside trailer at Sarita checkpoint

Seven men were arrested at a Brownsville nightclub after police executed a search and arrest warrant early Sunday morning. According to a post on the Brownsville Police Department’s Facebook page, police collaborated with the Texas Department of Public Safety to execute the warrants at 2:50 a.m. at “The Palace” nightclub located in the 1600 block of Ruben M. Torres Boulevard as part of an ongoing investigation into “the nightclub’s activities.”

Brownsville police arrest seven men at local nightclub

Progreso, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Progreso’s chief of police has sued the city alleging he has not been paid for caring for a police canine that had previously bitten an officer, a firefighter and a visitor to his home. Chief Cesar H. Solis filed a federal Fair Labor...

Progreso police chief files wage lawsuit against city over aggressive K-9

Kentucky State

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Jefferson County, KY

Louisville, KY

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

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NewsNinja

‘This is a game changer.’ Ordering off the kid’s menu comes with a certain set of expectations. Small portions, lower prices—possibly an age restriction—but generally, nothing too off-base as far as ordering food.

‘For $6, who cares?’: Applebee’s customer shocked after ordering both adult and kids’ cheeseburgers

Salem, OH

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Thomson, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A Georgia city mayor has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation following an investigation and a grand jury indictment. According to GBI officials, the Thomson Police Department requested the agency to investigate an allegation that Thomson City Mayor, 52-year-old Benjamin Cary Cranford, provided alcohol to an inmate on work detail within the city limits on June 4, 2024.

Georgia City Mayor Arrested for Allegedly Giving Alcohol to an Inmate on Work Det

Texas State

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The world celebrates Labor Day as International Workers Day on May 1. The United States is an outlier, even though the May 1 solidarity day began in Chicago in 1886 as a result of police violence against people demonstrating for an eight-hour workday. President...

Commentary: Our forgotten workers

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Savannah, GA

The Current GA

The Harris-Walz campaign opened its Savannah-area bus tour Wednesday with political pundits across the nation pondering weighty issues of whether the events showed Georgia to be either a red or blue state.

Harris, Walz make barbecue stop in Sandfly

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Edinburg, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that left a 67-year-old man dead. In a news release sent late Tuesday night, the agency said deputies responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 8:32 p.m. in the 8200 block of East Curry Road in rural Edinburg.

Sheriff’s office investigating fatal shooting in rural Edinburg

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Right off the bat, September is living up to its reputation as the soggiest month of the year for the Rio Grande Valley, with thunderstorms cropping up around the region to dump their sometimes sizable loads. The National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV station on Tuesday...

Soggy September: Deep tropical moisture brings Valley relief

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Harlingen, TX

HARLINGEN — The fall season is upon us. And the cold and flu season. And … it’s time for a new COVID vaccination. These days COVID has joined the repertoire of yearly shots to protect people from variants of familiar viruses. Doctors are still trying to find a cure or a vaccine for the common cold, but fortunately health are professionals continue to monitor variants and mutations of COVID-19 to develop new vaccines each year.

New COVID strain has new vaccines this fall, Valley doctor says

HARLINGEN — Peace of mind. Elation. Joy. Relief. Ruth Rios probably experienced all of that and more when she landed a job with the city of Harlingen before she graduated on Aug. 21 from Texas State Technical College with her Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Management Technology.

TSTC grad feels like ‘unsung hero’ in new job

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A Denver City Council committee will consider Tuesday changing the term “feminine hygiene products” to the more inclusive “menstrual hygiene products” in city sales tax documents.

Denver considers name change for feminine hygiene products

Chesterfield County, VA

Margaret Minnicks

WRIC 8 News reported that a Chesterfield special needs student was found with drugs belonging to an elementary teacher on Thursday, August 29. Mary Horton was arrested at Hopkins Elementary School after an officer with the Chesterfield County Police Department responded to a report of “what appeared to be methamphetamine” in her possession."

A special needs student found drugs belonging to an elementary teacher in Chesterfield County

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Harlingen school board has called a special meeting for Tuesday afternoon to consult with legal counsel “regarding employment and possible resignation of Superintendent and appointment of Interim Superintendent.”. Former McAllen superintendent J.A. Gonzalez took the helm in Harlingen in September 2023. In...

Harlingen school board to discuss super’s employment in special meeting

Wyoming State

Pinedale, WY

WyoFile

PINEDALE—Rep. Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) lost to a political newcomer in a close-fought contest for a state Senate seat Tuesday, an upset that ousts one of the most influential figures in Wyoming politics in recent years.

Speaker of the House Sommers loses bid for Senate seat

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McAllen ISD board member retires; vacancy to be filled by appointment

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The McAllen school board is looking to fill a vacancy with Vice President Sam Saldivar, Jr. retiring from his position...

McAllen ISD board member retires; vacancy to be filled by appointment

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