Del Rio High School Class of 2000 Commencement at Ram Stadium
About 450 seniors graduated Friday night as friends and family filled Ram Stadium. Speakers included Senior Class President Frenchey McCrea, salutatorian Daniel Huang, valedictorian Henry Hilton, and University of Texas at San Antonio President Dr. Ricardo Romo. Principal Hector Montalvo praised achievements in academics, athletics, and arts.
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del Rio High School
Ram Stadium
Eloy Barrera
University of Texas At San Antonio
Ricardo Romo
Frenchey McCrea
Daniel Huang
Henry Hilton
David Schmit
Andrew Steffey
Melissa DelCastillo
David Kaleikini
Hector Montalvo
DRHS
McCrea
Montalvo
National Vocational Technical Honor Society
Steffey
Jimmy Yen
Hilton
Avalmede Frenchey McCrea
del Rio
Mexican Consul launches campaign to warn coyotes
Del Rio's Mexican Consul Jose Antonio Fernandez oversees a broad information drive to deter illegal border crossings by warning Mexican citizens about smugglers known as coyotes. Ads in Mexican papers and posters at Ciudad Acuna station highlight dangers and border violence as isolated incidents not tied to Texas residents.
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Karen Gleason
del Rio
U.S
Chamber of Commerce
Jose Antonio Fernandez
Fernandez
Ciudad Acuna
Patrula Fronteriza
Mexico
Val Verde
Kinney
Edwards
Texas
Louisiana
Brackettville
Arkansas
Rocksprings
Alaska
Alleged signal pirates in jail focus turns to buyers
Two men from Del Rio were arrested after a two year probe into cable and satellite signal piracy. Steve Hernandez and Edward Meza were booked on charges involving unlawful telecom devices and card descramblers. Detectives pursue buyers listed in ledgers as the Pegasus probe expands.
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Paige Scarlett Miller
del Rio
Meza
Pegasus
United States
Southeast
Kim Fanning
Fanning
Hernandez
Val Verde County Detention Center
Law enforcement joins seat belt safety push nationwide
Heather McDougal reports that Val Verde Community Action Plan for Safety and local police will participate in a national crackdown targeting drivers who fail to secure child passengers with seat belts during Memorial Day week. The effort aims to reduce injuries and save lives by enforcing belt use across the region.
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Heather McDougald
Local Law Enforcement
Val Verde
Border sheriffs form alliance to press for federal help
In Tucson, four border sheriff offices Pima Cochise Santa Cruz and Yuma counties unite to lobby for more federal immigration aid. They seek hearings or funding to hire deputies as they warn they lack personnel and budgets to handle migrant traffic and policy shifts.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Pima
Cochise
Santa Cruz
Yuma
Border Sheriffs Alliance
Jon Kyl
Rhyl
Santa Cruz County
Tony Estrada
Kyl
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