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Richard Moore Outdoor Report: Peregrines in Peril
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — For nearly half a century, biologists have been monitoring the biannual migration of Tundra Peregrine falcons along the South Padre Island shore capturing, banding, taking blood and feather samples, and releasing nearly 11,000 falcons. Bill Seegar, cofounder of Earth Span, partnering with the Peregrine Fund has been chronicling this […]
Harlingen reviews park projects for grant funding; mulling $941K Vestal upgrade
HARLINGEN — Months after residents pushed for upgrades, a north side neighborhood park’s in the running for its biggest grant request of the year. After weeks of debate, city commissioners appear to support a proposal to apply for a $750,000 state grant to help fund a $941,313 project aimed at revamping Vestal Park along Lafayette Avenue.
Rat droppings at Taqueria Food Patrol previously busted with roaches
MERCEDES, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In this week’s Food 4 Thought, the Food Patrol is exposing dirty secrets kitchens don’t want you to see. We got rats and mountains of proof they left behind. While one taqueria has some of the most egregious violations, we stopped at a...
New residence hall coming to UTRGV after 20 years
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Construction for a new residence and dining hall at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will begin this summer. The new residence hall was approved Thursday by the UT System Board of Regents and will be the first on the Edinburg campus in 20 years, according to the institution. UTRGV […]
Master baker: Cologne native brings European flavors to Palm Boulevard in Brownsville
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Jennie Baeckmann was a small child in her hometown of Cologne, Germany, when the path that would eventually lead her to Brownsville began to take shape. In the mid 1980s, Brownsville’s former mayor Tony Martinez Baeckmann’s aunt, who died in 1991. Martinez stayed in...
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