Can curanderas fix my game?
By P.j. Hernandez Advance News Journal
The City of Alamo recently tapped a new face for its city manager role, according to a media post on Thursday.
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EDINBURG — There was a bit of a wake-up call late in the night Sunday as local police and fire departments responded to a single-vehicle collision at the Hidalgo County Courthouse at 11:35 p.m.
By P.j. Hernandez | Advance News Journal
The City of Mercedes released an announcement Friday stating that its city manager — Alberto Perez — has resigned.
By P.j. Hernandez | Advance News Journal
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced that his agency is pausing construction work in Big Bend National Park while he conducts an “on-the-ground evaluation,” reversing course after heavy machinery had begun moving dirt.
By Gabby Birenbaum | The Texas Tribune
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized cocaine that totaled more than $628,000.
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Can curanderas fix my game?
I play pool (8 ball) once a week with this buddy of mine, and I’m down five sets to one.
Bummer. We usually play about 10 games each time we meet (two hours), and up until this recent glitch, most weeks, we’d alternate wins. One week, I’d win; the next week, my buddy would win. (When he wins, he’s not my buddy.)
The last six weeks have been brutal. I’ve only won one week out of six.
By Gregg Wendorf Advance News Journal
Now that fall is doing its best to appear, with the occasional rain storm to help break the grip of summer, this would be a great time to visit the Cinderella Pet Rescue shelter and pick out the perfect canine companion for the coming cooler months.
Mitch and Rhythm are our featured dogs, waiting anxiously to meet the people who will take them home for their happily-ever-after.
Meet the gentle Mitch
By Cory Raymond Cinderella Pet Rescue
Sports
EDINBURG — The Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the region’s local G-League basketball squad, announced Thursday that they initiated in a three-team trade to acqure the returning rights to Alex Fudge.
Fudge is coming from the Stockton Kings, which is the G-League affiliate for Sacramento’s NBA squad.
By P.j. Hernandez Advance News Journal
There were a lot of eyes on the weather forecast this past weekend as the Rio Grande Valley saw a good amount of rain. Some areas receiving 2-4 inches, while others got about 5.
But for us sports folks down here in the RGV, rain means the possibility of football games being canceled — which is what no one wants. Luckily, no local games were canceled as the steady flow of rain let local squads scrap against one another for Week 6.
By P.j. Hernandez Advance News Journal
PHARR — Four weeks ago, the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots came here to PSJA Stadium and suffered their only loss of the season. A three- game winning streak is what Mission Vets was riding with as they entered this game on day two of October.
But the Patriots (5-1, 2-0) are one more game closer to defending the District 16-5A DII championship as they defeated the PSJA Southwest Javelinas (4-2, 0-2) by the score of 44-20.
By P.j. Hernandez Advance News Journal
Opinion
Besides medicine, probably the hardest grad major is physics. Pure math may come close, but physics actually takes the most difficult math (Calc 3, differential equations, abstract algebra etc.) and then applies it to the physical world.
Think Einstein, Musk, while setting aside his politics.
By Gregg Wendorf Advance News Journal
Here are the latest headlines around the state.
Paxton, Talarico spar over gas taxes, diesel prices
U.S. Senate candidates Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee, and Democratic nominee James Talarico traded jabs last week over rising gas and diesel prices, The Texas Tribune reported.
By Gary Borders Texas Press Association
I have noticed a steep decline in honesty when it comes to Internet videos.
A title will often contain a really radical statement like “This famous person is dead.”
By Tom Haughey Advance News Journal
Lifestyle
Over the years, when you hear of clever ways people made money, don’t you often think, man, I wish I would have thought of that.
Post-it notes, for example. Stuff like that, which people buy in bulk once it’s invented. Ideas just waiting to be found, floating around in the ether.
Do these rich inventors just sit around, trying to think up this stuff, or does it just come to them in a dream?
By Gregg Wendorf | Advance News Journal
In the Old Testament book of Daniel, the third chapter, is the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
These three young Jewish men were captive in King Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian empire, which existed 600 years before the birth of Jesus. The king sent out a royal decree that all his subjects would bow down and worship the idol the king had made of himself. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow down and worship the idol of the king.
By Chris Voss | First Christian Church
This week, Cinderella Pet Rescue is featuring two active senior dogs, Mabella and Brandi.
We’d like to remind our readers that even though a dog grows older, their ability to love whole-heartedly doesn’t.
Both Mabella and Brandi have lots of loving years left in them and each would be a great companion to a person or family looking for a very good dog.
Meet Mabella
By Cory Raymond Cinderella Pet Rescue
Obituaries
EDINBURG — Daniel Ozuna, 71, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at South Texas Health System Edinburg.
He is preceded in death by his father, Silvestre Ozuna; and brother, Rolando Ozuna.
Mr. Ozuna is survived by his mother, Jesusa Ozuna; four siblings, David Ozuna, Diana (Ricardo Ochoa) Ozuna, Criselda (Joe G.) Perez, Esperanza (Jeff) Holton; numerous nieces and nephews; and sister-inlaw, Rosa Ozuna.
Isabel Treviño, 73, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. She is preceded in death by her parents, Guadalupe and Trinidad Treviño; siblings, Gilbert Treviño, Jessie Treviño, Lupe Treviño, Freddy Treviño; sisters-in-law, Ester Treviño and Lolli Treviño.
Amalia M. Mariscal, 87, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2026, at her residence in San Juan.
She is preceded in death by her great grandson, Felix Jeremiah Morales, and granddaughter, Alma Leticia Rivera.
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PHARR — The PSJA North Raiders hosted the Lyndon B. Johnson Wolves out of Laredo here at PSJA ISD Stadium on Thursday.
The Raiders looked to be victorius as they took the scrimmage, 42-7.
Both squads look to start their seasons next week. The Wolves will take on Laredo Nixon on Friday.
The Raiders will travel to Laredo to take on the United Longhorns the same day.
SAN JUAN — The PSJA Bears, who are arguably the best team in the RGV, won their first postseason game against the Harlingen Cardinals on Thursday by the score of 13-0.
The second game is set for Harlingen on Friday. If there is a third game needed, it will be on Saturday in San Juan at 1 p.m.
The UTRGV Vaqueros (5-8. 0-3) took a regular season series against the Texas Southern University Tigers during a home stretch in Edinburg.
On Wednesday, the Vaqueros took the commanding win, 10-4. The night before that, they won 5-3.
This weekend, starting on Friday, UTRGV will host a Southland Conference three-game series against New Orleans University.
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