Photo Gallery: State meet shows RGV’s finest
SAN DIEGO — Harlingen South made it look easy Saturday in San Diego, really easy. The Hawks defeated Victoria East 10-0 in six innings to advance to the Class 5A Region IV quarterfinals after also winning Game 1 the night before. “First and foremost, credit to our Lord and savior, but the girls definitely handled […]
AUSTIN — San Juanita Leal’s status as the Valley’s greatest distance runner of all time could hardly be called a debate heading into this year’s state meet. The Edinburg North senior already owned the RGV record in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter run heading into Saturday’s events. Leal also came in as a two-time state champion, […]
Weslaco native Brandon “Heartbreaker” Figueroa used a punishing body shot to score a ninth-round knockout of Jessie Magdaleno and successfully defend his Interim WBC Featherweight Title on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia fight card Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs) used his size to keep the fight […]
Photo Gallery: MXLAN with splashes of culture
Here are the unofficial results from Hidalgo County and Cameron County cities and schools in the May 4, 2024 elections.
NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose constantly evolving works are hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87. Gallery owner Jeffrey Deitch, who spoke with Stella’s family, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. Stella’s wife, […]
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Attorneys for a New Hampshire man who prevailed in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at a state-run youth detention center are asking for a hearing after the jury foreperson expressed dismay that the $38 million award could be slashed to $475,000. Jurors on Friday awarded $18 million in compensatory damages and […]
Tomatoes are enjoyed in many types of dishes, including sauces, salads, stews, soups, vegetable drinks and pizza. This fruit, or vegetable (both terms are legal), is also one of the most “in demand” in super markets, farm stands, and farmers markets across the United States.
An estimated 1,200 plants are native to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, making it an enormous selection from which to choose when considering populating a native habitat in your home garden. That number includes plants, vines, shrubs and trees. That is a lot of choice.
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Burt Rutan was alarmed to see the plane he had designed was so loaded with fuel that the wing tips started dragging along the ground as it taxied down the runway. He grabbed the radio to warn the pilot, his older brother Dick Rutan. But Dick never heard the message. Nine […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When Lori Hennesy imagined her outfit for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, she wanted to create something deserving of that monumental anniversary, a celebration of Kentucky’s greatness and history. So she got a bucket of chicken, red and white striped with Colonel Sanders’ famous face on the front, filled […]