One Year Since Selena Quintanilla Murder Remembrance in Brownsville
Brownsville residents mark the first anniversary of Selena Quintanilla's death with a candlelight vigil at home and local ceremonies. Fans recall her voice and charisma while cars patrol the streets with lights on and black ribbons displayed. Details recall the 1995 corpus Christi motel shooting by former fan club president Yolanda Saldivar and the singer's death at Memorial Medical Center.
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Brownsville
Selena Quintanilla
Trevisio
Selena
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Corpus Christi
Yolanda Saldivar
Memorial Medical Center
Silverado Club
Corpus
Saldivar
Selena's death anniversary sparks memorials across South Texas
Brownsville Herald reports fans mark the first anniversary of Selena’s death with long lines at Bayfront Plaza, coffin viewing, and memories fueling tributes. Evelina Garcia performs as La Sombra de Selena, pursuing a potential film role while fans nationwide audition for portrayals.
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Brownsville
San Benito
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Weber
Vogue Beauty College
Garcia
Los Angeles
Chicago
Miami
San Antonio
Samuel Guerra
Kbor AM
Brownsville 11-year-old wins regional spelling bee
Eleven-year-old So Yeon Paek from Brownsville's Vela Middle School won the Rio Grande Valley Regional Spelling Bee at Harlingen High School South by correctly spelling confiscate after about 28 rounds. Lily Martinez finished second from Morris Middle School, with Sara Owens third. Paek advances to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
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Laura B. Martinez
Tearvingen
Yeon
Paek
Brownsville
Vela
Rio Grande Valley
Sameer Soleja
Star
Lily Martinez
Morris Middle School
McAllen
Sara Owens
Owens Christian Academy
Weslaco
Denise Leal
Pack
Vela Middie School
Don Pedro Reflects on Selena’s Death
Don Pedro looks sad as the editor stays silent about Selena’s death. The mood turns to a quiet plan to grab coffee, amid a partly cloudy forecast with highs in the 80s and lows near 60.
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Don Pedro
Selena
Doomed horses die in Browns ville stable fire
A Browns ville stable fire killed two racehorses, El Guante and Lady Dama, after an early morning blaze. Owner Jesus Garcia said he awoke around 1 a.m. and freed as many horses as possible, unsure of the cause of the fire.
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Brownsville
el Guante
Lady Dama
Jesus Garcia
Milpa Verde
Garcia
Migrant health fair draws 600 families in Brownsville
Brownsville Independent School District and the Brownsville Community Health Center sponsored a free health fair offering migrant families information on ailments. Fameliza Sanchez visited laundromats churches classrooms and neighborhoods with a loud speaker to recruit attendees. About 600 migrants walked through the doors seeking screenings and health information.
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Fameliza Sanchez
Brownsville Community Health Center
Brownsville Independent
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