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A member of the Gang Unit investigates a small pavilion in C.B. Woods Park on the city's west side. The location has been a target for graffiti taggers.
Future of Gangs in Harlingen
Reaching youths in changing times
Ann McLelland fought tears when she spoke about attending the high school-equivalent graduation ceremony last summer for 15 of her Harlingen Secondary Alternative Center students.Principal for 11 years of this school, which regularly works with... Full story
Gang Unit officers take a suspect into custody after serving two warrants on Oct. 24, 2009.
Life as a Gang Member
A path to violence for Harlingen youths
The 12-year-old took a beating in order to be friends with what would become his first crew.Six teenagers, who were four to six years older than him, took turns bashing him with their fists, each getting one minute.One guy put a soap bar in a tube... Full story
Sgt. Stephen Mayer, head of the Harlingen police Gang Eradication Unit, begins a November night patrol.
Police Combat Gangs
Taking back the streets
The gunshot rang out like the first crack of thunder in a building thunderstorm.It was a Friday night in October, no different than any other high school football Friday night in the Rio Grande Valley.Police were responding to an earlier gunshot... Full story
Officer Jaime Palafox approaches a vehicle during an Oct. 24 traffic stop in Harlingen.
Rise of Gang Violence
Birth of the Gang Unit
EDITOR'S NOTE:In June 2008, Officer Carlos Diaz became the first Harlingen police officer shot in the line of duty in this century. The ambush by a local street gang leader - which Diaz miraculously survived - forced the city of Harlingen to... Full story
The Nature Conservancy bought a 1,300-acre conservation easement on the San Francisco Ranch near Raymondville on Dec. 22, hoping to restore the grasslands to the thick thorn scrub habitat favored by the endangered felines.
OCELOT HAVEN
Rancher sets aside 1,300 acres for endangered cats
RAYMONDVILLE — Few things would venture into the dense thorny scrub favored by the endangered ocelot. But with little of south Texas considered suitable habitat for the remaining 50 or fewer rare cats, the ocelots remain vulnerable.The Nature... Full story
Children stand in the doorway of a home in La Blanca the day after Hurricane Dolly stormed ashore July 23, 2008, as a Category 1 hurricane.
Memorable Decade
Valley Morning Star ranks the top events over the past 10 years
1-Hurricane Dolly stormed ashore July 23, 2008, as a Category 1, drenching the Valley with as much as 20 inches of rain, flooding whole neighborhoods across Cameron County. Winds gusting as high as 107 mph flattened billboards and all but blew away... Full story
GANGS ON THE WEB
Thug-themed videos show everything from gang signs to writing about drugs
The image of a young man with a gray baseball cap, large diamond earrings and big black sunglasses appeared on the screen inside a Harlingen police station briefing room last month.Officers of the Gang Eradication Unit listened to the man,... Full story
Game Warden Dan Waddell tapes an alligator's legs together after it was caught by a constable and a private citizen at beach Access 4 on South Padre Island. Waddell later took the gator to the Laguna Atascosa national wildlife refuge to be released.
THE ENFORCERS
There’s no such thing as a typical day at the office
A hunter spots a buck standing in a pasture along a road in rural Cameron County.It’s not deer season, but even if it was, shooting deer from a vehicle is against the law in Texas. But the buck is just too tempting to pass up.The hunter... Full story
A new solar panel array installed at TSTC in partnership with Green Mountain Energy will provide the Harlingen's campus Autobody Collision Technology building with pollution-free energy.
SOLAR-POWERED
TSTC goes GREEN with new energy panels
HARLINGEN — A flip of the switch and Texas State Technical College made history Friday with its first solar energy panels.The solar panels were activated after a ceremony attended by state representatives and city leaders who commended TSTC... Full story
A Pro-Medic ambulance, such as the one shown at left, and a South Texas Emergency Care ambulance, such as the one at right, both responded to a 911 call for help as Andres Gonzales, 77,  had an apparent heart attack at a San Benito restaurant. The clock
WHEN EVERY MINUTE COUNTS
Help was on the way, but things started to go wrong
Angela Montiel had just finished lunch at El Gallito Mexican Restaurant when she found a man lying on the ground near her car.She thought he was checking under the car, until she noticed his broken glasses.Certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation,... Full story
A member of the Gang Unit investigates a small pavilion in C.B. Woods Park on the city's west side. The location has been a target for graffiti taggers.
Future of Gangs in Harlingen
Reaching youths in changing times
Ann McLelland fought tears when she spoke about attending the high school-equivalent graduation ceremony last summer for 15 of her Harlingen Secondary Alternative Center students.Principal for 11 years of this school, which regularly works with... Full story
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