Alcala ready to begin third term as Del Rio mayor
Del Rio mayor Dora G. Alcala starts her third term grounded in four years of work she says exceeded expectations. She cites progress on affordable housing, clean water, police and fire services, relations with Laughlin Air Force Base, city governance, and a new water treatment plant as key accomplishments from her first two terms.
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Laughlin Air Force Base
Wool sale marks quiet Val Verde wool tradition revival
An early 2004 wool sale at Val Verde Wool and Mohair Co drew buyers from as near as San Angelo and as far as Australia. In Del Rio Val Verde County, once famed as the Wool and Mohair Capitol, the industry now relies on synthetic substitutes, with a modest gathering of about a dozen growers, brokers, and buyers processing a year’s fleece.
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Texas
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Val Verde
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Union Pacific
Bill Sontag
Ford Oglesby
Eldorado
Stabbings send two to hospital in Del Rio
Two men were stabbed Saturday in San Felipe and taken to Val Verde Regional Medical Center. One victim was airlifted to San Antonio for severe injuries after the 8:45 p.m. transfer from West Adobe Street. Del Rio police Capt. Antonio Becerra said no further details were available until Monday.
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Immigrant's Death Under Investigation Near Del Rio Ranch
A young man presumed in his early 20s from Oaxaca Mexico was found dead on the Nixon Ranch northwest of Del Rio. An autopsy was ordered after Border Patrol and Val Verde County investigators collected witness statements from a common law wife and a male companion who later returned to Ciudad Acufia Mexico. Identification was removed by the two companions and brought to Mexico. The death remains unsubstantiated pending autopsy results.
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Mexico
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Val Verde County
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Criminal Investigations Division
Pope
Oaxaca
Rio Grande
U.S
Border Patrol
United States
Val Verde
Justice of the Peace Precinct
Joey Gonzalez
Tornado Leaves Bradgate Iowa in Ruins After Storm
A Friday night tornado leveled Bradgate and damaged surrounding areas in northwestern Iowa. About 15 people in Bradgate and Rolfe were injured, none seriously, as 30 of 40 Bradgate homes became uninhabitable. Gov. Tom Vilsack toured the town amid widespread power outages and damage assessments.
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Iowa
Midwest
Tom Vilsack
Rolfe
Humboldt County Emergency Management
Doug Wood
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