Door To Door Pot Salesman Busted Nov 19, 2009
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Selling pot door-to-door might have seemed like a good idea ... Authorities in Brownsville, Texas, charge Anthony Carrazco had three ounces of pot he was trying to peddle. (W-USA News, DC)
Mexico to Build 'New Cancun' Near Texas Border Nov 17, 2009
It's based in the municipality of Soto la Marina, roughly 100 miles south of Brownsville, Texas. The name honors the Atlantic Ridley tortoise, known as Tortuga Lora in Spanish. (Fox News)
Mexico plans big Gulf tourism center near Texas Nov 15, 2009
It's based in the municipality of Soto la Marina, roughly 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Brownsville, Texas. The name honors the Atlantic Ridley tortoise, known as Tortuga Lora in Spanish. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
PG East: Penn Hills' strategy is scuttled Oct 15, 2009
The next two weeks should be relatively light for Greensburg C.C. The Centurions travel to Brownsville (1-5) tomorrow night and play host to South Allegheny (0-6) next week. The Centurions close the season on the road against rival Jeannette (5-1). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Trial begins for mayor in Texas over missing check Oct 13, 2009
Opening arguments are scheduled for Tuesday in the trial of Brownsville Mayor Pat Ahumada. He is charged with abuse of official capacity, misapplication of fiduciary property and theft. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
County gets Farm Technology seed money back Aug 20, 2009
Frohling said a writer for the State Farm Journal noted the show was the biggest since it was held in 1991 on the Gordon Berg farm, located in Brownsville and also hosted by Dodge County. Frohling told the board state organizer Glenn Thompson said the county has raised the bar to a new level. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Florence Elizabeth Showalter Aug 14, 2009
Her humanitarian contributions to many charities include Veterans Organizations, Humane Societies and animal protection groups, various cancer and Alzheimer s research groups, conservation groups as well as a church in Brownsville, Texas where her parents were missionaries, and many more. She was an avid reader and humanitarian, a devoted mother and friend. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Bend woman dies in Hwy. 20 collision east of Sweet Home Jul 29, 2009
The fire was suppressed by about 20 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service, the Oregon Department of Forestry, and the Sweet Home, Lebanon, and Brownsville Fire Departments. Air support was provided by a helicopter operated by Weyerhauser, Inc.. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Valley Growers Worry About Fate Of Crops In Searing Heat Jul 28, 2009
BROWNSVILLE (July 27, 2009)The lingering drought in South Texas has growers worried about the fate of their crops this searing summer. The National Weather Service in Brownsville reported a critical fire danger threat Monday, as the hot, dry weather continues ... Leonard Loop told the Brownsville Herald that early spring and July have been terrible for the region, with growers talking about lower grain and corn yields. (KWTX.com, TX)
Spoken Word series offers cemetery talk Jul 15, 2009
She was formerly curator and education coordinator at Mission Mill Museum in Salem and worked at the Linn County Historical Museum in Brownsville. For information, call 503-615-3485 or visit www. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
The mother and daughter combo of Rosemary, left, and Chelsea Taugher made a stop in Port Lavaca in their way across the country - and later further south. The two are on a bicycle journey that will eventually take them to South America. (Contributed photo by Lauren Scroggs) Jul 2, 2009
From Port Lavaca, the duo will continue down the coast through Brownsville and across the border. They plan to cycle through Mexico, Central America and South America spending one, two and four years in each area, respectively. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Storms Leave Damage Behind In Rio Grand Valley Jun 5, 2009
National Weather Service Meteorologist Joseph Tomaselli in Brownsville said a large thunderstorm developed just north of Roma, prompting a graduation ceremony to be relocated from an outdoor stadium to an indoor facility. Silvas said there also was some minor flood 00003613 ing in Falfurrias, which is about 160 miles south of San Antonio. (KWTX.com, TX)
Sun to smile on big pickup Saturday (28) May 16, 2009
Last modified: Friday, May 15, 2009 1:26 PM PDT. Sun to smile on big pickup Saturday By AnneMarie KnepperAlbany Democrat-Herald. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Mexico City Reopens Wednesday As Texas Confirms Death Of First U.S Resident May 6, 2009
Dr. Joseph McCormick with the University of Texas School of Public Health's Brownsville campus said the woman was extremely ill when she was hospitalized. The Mercedes Independent School District, where the woman taught, is closing its schools until Monday. (KWTX.com, TX)
Port Authority to overhaul service May 4, 2009
Those corridors would be Oakland to Downtown, East End, Homestead to Oakland and Brownsville Road in the South Hills. A longer-term proposal involves the development of 13 transit centers around the county with sheltered, climate-controlled waiting areas and other amenities. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Oregon Celebrates Its 150th Birthda... May 2, 2009
The city of Brownsville celebrates history with the "Carriage Me Back" event this May ... Brownsville also hosts the Linn County Pioneer Picnic in June, considered Oregon's oldest continuous celebration according to Oregon 150. (Suite101.com)
On a mission May 2, 2009
Twenty-five years ago, Jackson's St. Luke's United Methodist Church founded a dental mission that travels annually to La Bartolina, Mexico - a town south of Brownsville, Texas - to provide dental care for the poor. Barbara Baine, missions chairwoman, said the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry provides the dentists. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Toddler Who Died Of Swine Flu In Texas Was From Prosperous Family May 2, 2009
He says Miguel, his mother and two brothers were visiting a family friend in Brownsville when he became ill April 6, the day after a visit to Houston. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
Mexico Begins Shutting down as Flu Fears Spread May 2, 2009
(Additional reporting by Maggie Fox, Steve Holland and Lesley Wroughton in Washington, Julie Steenhuysen in Chicago; Jason Lange, Alistair Bell and Helen Popper in Mexico City; Laura MacInnis and Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva, Robin Emmot in Brownsville, Cynthia Johnson in Cairo, Phil Stewart in Rome and Yoko Nishikawa in Tokyo; writing by Andrew Quinn; editing by Mohammad Zargham). Reuters Health. (MEDLINEplus)
Swine Flu Victim Visited Houston Mall May 1, 2009
Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos, who spoke with an aunt of the boy in Brownsville who made the Houston trip, said they spent three nights in Houston just before he fell ill and was hospitalized in Brownsville ... The hospital, city and health officials on Wednesday said the 23-month old boy had traveled from Mexico City to Brownsville, where he became sick ... When the hospital in Brownsville, a city of 140,000, could no longer care for him, he was medically transported to Texas Children's... (Click2Houston, TX)
ON BRINK OF PANDEMIC May 1, 2009
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BIDEN SOUNDS THE ALARM!... May 1, 2009
Officials in Brownsville were trying to trace his family's trip to find out how long they were in the area, who they visited and how many people were in the group, said Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos. The boy, who was 23 months old, had "underlying health issues" before he flew to Matamoros, Mexico, on April 4 and crossed into Brownsville to visit relatives, state health officials said ... He developed flu symptoms four days later and was taken to a Brownsville hospital April 13 and... (The Drudge Report)
Brownsville's 'Carriage Me Back' to celebrate sesquicentennial May 1, 2009
This weekend Brownsville is welcoming visitors to take a horse-drawn journey back to 1859 for its annual Carriage Me Back fundraising event to benefit the Linn County Museum and the historic Moyer House ... Visitors will begin their journey in 1859, watching Brownsville citizens celebrate Oregon statehood. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
World Health Org: Global Pandemic Imminent Apr 30, 2009
The victim was a 23-month-old toddler from Mexico City, who had traveled to Brownsville, Tex ... He checked into a Brownsville hospital on April 13 and was later transferred to Children's Hospital in Houston. (CBS News)
The scare: Swine flu Apr 30, 2009
The girl became ill more than two weeks ago while visiting relatives in Brownsville, Texas. She is believed to be the first person to die from swine flu outside of Mexico. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
U.S. flu spreads to 10 states Apr 30, 2009
Health officials in Texas said the child had traveled with his family from Mexico, to Brownsville on April 4 and was brought to Houston after becoming ill ... The boy, who was nearly 2 years old, arrived in border city of Brownsville with underlying health issues on April 4 and developed flu symptoms four days later, the Texas Department of State Health Services said ... He was taken to a Brownsville hospital April 13 and transferred to the following day to a hospital in Houston, where he died... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
US reports first swine flu death Apr 30, 2009
The Mexican boy had arrived in the Texan border city of Brownsville on 4 April and developed flu symptoms four days later, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. He was later transferred to a hospital in Houston, where he died on Monday night. (BBC News -- Science)
Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Border security has nothing to do with swine flu Apr 29, 2009
With 2,000 miles between Brownsville, Texas, and San Diego, good luck. Also, for those eager to blame the spread of the disease on illegal immigrants, the odds don't add up the way they might have a few years ago. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Has The Drought Ended? It Depends Which Type Youre Talking About Apr 28, 2009
The drought in extreme South Texas is rated severe, and Nezette Rydell, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Brownsville, said she does not expect improvement anytime soon. The weather patterns are not giving us great hope, she said. (KWTX.com, TX)
US, Mexico unite to fight smugglers of drugs, arms Apr 3, 2009
The first such vehicle checks are already being carried out in Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas. There have been about 1,600 drug-related killings in Mexico in the first three months of this year, about 25 percent less than during the last three months of 2008, Mexican officials say. (Yahoo News)
Obituaries for Thursday, April 2, 2009 Apr 2, 2009
Survivors include four children, Marvin (Mary) Lampert of Caledonia, Vicky (Eldor) Wunnecka of Brownsville, Minn. Sharon (Ronald) Goetzinger of Sturgeon Lake, Minn. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Jet boats raise money for MS (4) Apr 1, 2009
The event was organized by Matt Peltier, Gary Weaver and Allen Husky, and attracted thirteen boats from around the state, including Dundee, Brownsville, Portland, Stayton, Albany and Lebanon. Starting at Gills Landing, the group caravaned downstream to the confluence of the North and South Santiam rivers. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Bankrupt Brownsville hospital seeks cash to reopen Mar 29, 2009
In fact, the Brownsville Tri-County Hospital is more than shovel-ready ... Mr. Ricco, who some refer to as "Mr. Brownsville," isn't confident the hospital will get any federal money ... Brownsville was once a booming community in just 1. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Killer whales seen in Gulf of Mexico Mar 26, 2009
It is unclear how many Orcas live in the Gulf, but scientists estimate that as many as 200 can now be found in the waters from north of Key West, Fla to Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/Gary Finch Outdoors, HO). (Globe and Mail)
Feds Sue Union Pacific Over Drugs Brought Into U.S. On Rail Cars Mar 25, 2009
and Brownsville, Texas, on more than 37 occasions. The suits pose a difficult aspect of cross border trade along the U.S.-Mexican border as scrutiny over increasing violence among the drug cartels gains more attention. (Nebraska Statepaper)
American Eagle adds six cities to roster Mar 24, 2009
Brownsville; Lake Charles La. and Manhattan, Kan. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
American Eagle Airlines to Launch Nonstop Jet Service Between Brownsville, Texas, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Mar 24, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will begin nonstop jet service between Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), beginning June 11 ... "Brownsville is both important and popular as a business and leisure market," said American Eagle President and CEO Peter Bowler ... "We welcome American Eagle service to the historic Brownsville South... (PR Newswire)
Obituaries for Monday, March 23, 2009 Mar 23, 2009
Margaret Moriarty, 86, of Brownsville died Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia, is assisting the family with arrangements. (Winona Daily News, MN)
MS-13 gang seen as growing threat Mar 19, 2009
"They are getting more disciplined and more organized. And they're getting smarter," said Susan Ritter, chairwoman of the criminal justice department at the University of Texas at Brownsville, who is preparing a scholarly research article on MS-13 ... If things get hot for them in Houston, they can disappear to North Carolina or D.C." The FBI now assigns 10 agents to work with Houston police for investigations involving MS-13. Homegrown threat While MS-13 recruits heavily from El Salvador and... (FOX 11, AZ)
U.S. Sues Union Pacific R.R. for $37 Million for Allegedly Failing to Prevent Use of Rail Cars to Smuggle Narcotics Across Border Mar 19, 2009
and Brownsville, Texas ... The government's complaint filed in the Southern District of Texas alleges that on June 16, 2003, Union Pacific submitted a manifest to CBP for entry at the Port of Entry at Brownsville, Texas. (PR Newswire)
7 Americans Among 11 Dead in Mexican Bus Crash Mar 18, 2009
One of those killed was Ana Maria Bujanos, a middle-school reading teacher from Brownsville, Texas ... Ana Maria Bujanos, 56, who taught at Cummings Middle School in Brownsville, was traveling to Zacatecas with another teacher from Harlingen during their spring break. (Fox News)
Community calendar Mar 5, 2009
The main purpose of the business meeting is to gain input from Sweet Home, Lebanon and Brownsville Democrats on a variety of topics, ranging from how federal stimulus program funds should be directed locally to how the Democratic Party can become relevant to more voters in Linn County. To help the Central Committee plan for how much pizza to bring, people interested in attending are encouraged to confirm with Loyd Henion, LCDCC president, by calling 926-4061. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Couple takes care of houses, maintains homes Feb 26, 2009
We d like to spend the summer in Yellowstone, but we don t want to spend the entire winter in Brownsville, Texas, Kevin Shea said of the mobile home concept. They began to explore the idea of housesitting, and discovered that it is, in fact, something that people want to have provided to them, Kevin Shea said. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Mexican drug gangs wage war Feb 23, 2009
The report identified crime hot spots including Ciudad Jurez; Tijuana, across the border from San Diego; Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas; and Nogales, across the border from Nogales, Ariz. The Associated Press. (USA Today -- News)
Obituaries for Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009 Feb 15, 2009
She was born Feb. 8, 1917, in Brownsville, Minn ... She married Marcellus John Quillin on July 9, 1940, at St. Patrick s Catholic Church in Brownsville ... She came from a family of seven all have preceded her in death except her brother, Al (Jeanette) Graf of Brownsville. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Room taxes drop in late ’08 Feb 13, 2009
Efforts also are under way to promote interesting places to visit in cities near Albany, such as Lebanon and Brownsville ... But if we can entice people to go to Brownsville or see the covered bridges, they will stay longer in our motels. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
More than 200 American citizens killed in Mexico since 2004 Feb 9, 2009
They also included a 65-year-old nurse from Brownsville found floating in the Rio Grande after visiting a Mexican beauty salon and a retiree stabbed to death while camping on a Baja beach, reported the Houston Chronicle in a story published Sunday, which examined hundreds of records related to the deaths. The State Department tracks most American homicides abroad but releases few details about the deaths. (KHOU.com, TX)
Border Crossing Feb 8, 2009
El Paso, Laredo and Brownsville, Texas, are the other busiest points, while Columbus, N.M., and Presidio, Texas, often have no wait at all. Travelers can monitor wait times on the Customs and Border Protection's. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
