Around Town Weekly Listings At Brown Plaza Booths And More
Celebration of dies y sets at Brown Plaza with 24 booths for individuals social groups school and church organizations and civic groups. Information at Whitehead Memorial Museum or from Oscar Rodrigues. Community notices include Brownie Troop 240 registration Laughlin AFB and a 80th birthday open house for Mrs Graf. Local events cover a fish fry First Christian Church Sunday bowling league meeting and a National Park Service program at Governor's Landing with native plant focus.
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Brown Playa
Oscar Rodriguez
Brown Plaza
Whitehead Memorial Museum
Oscar Rodrigues
Laughlin Air Force Base
Diana Williams
Suspected alien smuggler arrested on Second Street
A suspected alien smuggler from Ciudad Acuna and seven un documented Mexican nationals were in Border Patrol custody after agents stopped a car on Second Street at 7:30 am. Gabriel Martinez, 23, faces alien transporting charges and allegedly collected 325 dollars per person for transport to Abilene. A larger smuggling probe is possible alongside other arrests in Fagle Pasa and Del Rio.
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Ciudad Acuna
U.S
Border Patrol
Second Street
Gabriel Martinez
Durwood Edwards
William Burk
Martinez
Clenegas Road
Burk
Abilene
Newa-Herald
Fagle Pasa
Elgin
Maverick County
Irene Vasquez
Joaquin Garcia Perez
Sporting
San Antonio
Dallas
Edwards
del Rio
Oligario Martinez Rodriguez
Kinney County
Department of Public Safety
Brackettville
Martinez Rodriguez
Rio Grande
Burglary spree hits Del Rio eateries and shops
Del Rio police investigate thefts totaling about 750 dollars in meat cash and goods from Joe's Taco House at 1500 Ave F between 6 a.m. and 5 10 p.m. Thursday and a power jack at A A Auto Shop on Gibbs Street overnight. Additional vandalism and auto thefts include Travis Elementary, Plaza del Sol Mall parking, Las Vegas Lounge area, and several residences with windows, mirrors, and plant losses reported.
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del Rio
Jose Angel Martinez
Ave. F
A&a Auto
Gibbs St
Anselmo Vasquez
Auto Ap
Travis Elementary
Aguirre St
Salvador Peimbert
Rainy weekend forecast with showers and heat in south Texas
National Weather Service reports a 20 percent chance of thundershowers this afternoon and Saturday with mostly cloudy skies otherwise. Temperatures range from the low 70s to upper 90s, southeast winds near 10 mph, and rainfall above normal by 7.59 inches for the year.
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National Weather Service
NWS
South Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Texas judge outlines archaic special judge election
Starr explains that if parties had agreed a special judge would be chosen by agreement but since they could not, Texas law requires an election conducted by court lawyers. The sheriff proclaims the election at courthouse steps and lawyers organize the process though a recent bill to streamline it failed.
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Starr
State of
Texas
Lawn Texas
Scratchin
AWOL soldier arrested in Del Rio by local police
Patrolmen Robert Reyes and George McFarlen arrested Esteban Flores of 405 Linda Vista Drive on absent without leave from Fort Hood. Flores was taken to Laughlin Air Force Base security police for later military prosecution after the 9:30 a.m. arrest, acting Captain Charles Bruce said.
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del Rio
Robert Reyes
George McFarlen
Esteban Flores
Linda Vista Drive
Laughlin Air Force Base
Fort Hood
Killeen
Flores
Charles Bruce
Disorderly conduct lands alien in deportation on arrest night
An illegal alien from Torreon Mexico, 30 year old Valente Linares, was arrested by Del Rio police on disorderly conduct and handed to Border Patrol for deportation after a complaint about two men calling a woman’s daughters bad names at 10 15 p m. Jose Benito Sanchez Constancio 22 and Linares were booked on disorderly conduct in the incident near 20 percent N Main St.
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Torreon
Mexico
Valente Linares
U.S
Border Patrol
del Rio
United States
Jaramillo
N. Main St
Woman extradited to San Antonio over shoplifting charge
Blanca Bocanegra, 20, was extradited from Kinney County Jail to Bexar County to face a shoplifting charge after being stopped for speeding on U S Highway 90 East. An outstanding warrant dated back to November prompted the transfer following a driver’s license check. Her 13 year old brother was returned to his parents in San Antonio.
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Brackettville
San Antonio
Bexar County
U.S. Highway 90 East
Hooten
Texas Crime Information Center
Roswell Hotel Renovation Sparks Tenant Fears and
A Roswell hotel faces possible closure as HUD talks with Hughes stall a rent hike. Owner Billingsley vows to carry the ball if needed while tenants fear eviction notices and losing nearby services. Affected residents seek clarity ahead of an August shutdown.
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Hughes
Roswell Hotel
Billingsley
Gambler Hoff cited for contempt in Wood probe
Federal judge found high stakes gambler Robert Charles Hoff in criminal contempt and fined him the maximum 500 dollars for tardy testimony in the grand jury probe of Judge John Wood Jr. Hoff faced a 30 day jail term suspended on payment, with brief custody earlier. Authorities noted Hoff missed prior appearances and argued over his conduct related to the World Series of Poker.
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San Antonio, Texas
Robert Charles
Bobby” Hoff
U.S
John Wood Jr
William Sessions
Hoff
Jeff Morehouse
Morehouse
Sessions
Ray John
Ann Powell
Binion
Horseshoe Casino
Las Vegas
Federal Grand Jury
Cornelius van Denhandel
American Airlines
San Antonio
Margaret Bowden
U.S. Marshal’s Office
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Ima Je Fleetwood
Lake
Amistad
Amistad Dam
International Boundary and Water Commission
First Christan Church
Fellowship Hall
Frank E.T. Kennedy
John A. Graf
Robert Kusenberger
Central St
Kusenbergers
John &. Graf
James Tilman
T&j Lanes
Mitzi Brown
Amistad’s
Governor's Landing
National Park Service
NPS
Rough Canyon
Concepcion L. Sanchez
Plaza del Sol Mall
Zenon G. de Los Santos
Wernette St
Las Vegas Lounge
Las Vacas
Margarita Holguin
Dignowity
Associated Press
Galveston
Longview
Midland
Meral Wells
Patac
Presidio
San Sh
Stephenwiile Shreveport
Labl
Alt Texarkana
Albartier
Rio
el Paso
Fats Nw
Okia
Sirmii
Bism
Phoenix
Brownsville
Sir Halo Lan Aris
Honolulu
City Water Department
Martin Flores
North Main
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News-Hérald Phata
Roswel Hotel
Public Housing Authority
Doris Dyer
Ray Scratchin
Mrs. Dyer
HUD
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Wood
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