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Fire ants heat up the Valley
After I moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1979, I can’t remember how long it took before I got bitten by my first fire ant, but it couldn’t have been long. There I was out in the yard, cutting the grass, and what the… The pain. The searing pain. From one little ant? I’ve often said, if you get enough fire ants up your pants leg – the literal interpretation of ants in your pants – you will drop your pants no matter where you are, no matter who is around. Man or woman, those ants are headed north, and that’s not a place you want them. One bite includes searing pain. Ten bites become almost unbearable.
Smugglers use trailers to transport migrants
Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested 29 migrants and two drivers from two tractors pulling a grain hauler style trailer and a refrigerated trailer.
Edinburg PD launches alert software
Special to the Advance EDINBURG — The Edinburg Police Department has launched Socrata ‘Citizen Connect’ to allow city of Edinburg residents to stay informed and connected with police activity happening in their area.
McAllen partners with U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to host Toys for Tots sites
Special to the Advance McALLEN — The City of McAllen is proud to announce it has partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to host Toys for Tots drop-off sites at seven different City of McAllen facilities to begin collecting toys for needy children in the Rio Grande Valley this holiday season.