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 Violent Ex-Husband Convicted Murdered wife had no chance

Call this an opinion piece as opposed to a news story, because it’s hard to write some news copy without getting so angry at the perp that you wish you could rewind time and teach the murdered victim how to shoot.

Human Extinction

Can AI kill us all?

A long shot two decades ago, more are switching sides

What used to be considered a longshot, almost an oxymoron, a “Hispanic Republican,” is now becoming more common, according to polling data and news stories being published around the country. In Hidalgo County, although municipal elections are run in a non-partisan fashion, McAllen Mayor and former County GOP Chair Javier Villalobos is a Republican in a wide field of Democrats.

Virus lags; debate still rages

Hard to believe that four years ago this month, the COVID-19 pandemic was just getting warmed up. In fact, it wasn’t until the third week of March 2020 that the first reported case landed in Hidalgo County. From there, it was all downhill.

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Staff Report
Advance News Journal

There are nightly closures scheduled this week for the "Harlingen to Edinburg" connector. 

The direct connector — which merges west I-2 traffic onto the I-69C northbound main lanes — will close nightly through March 17, according to a release by Dragados-Pulice Joint Venture. 

Nightly closures throughout the week will take place as follows:

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Experience Edinburg. That was the theme on March 7, when Mayor Ramiro Garza, Jr. delivered the Edinburg State of the City Address at the Region One Education Service Center.

Massive wildfires ignited by power lines

Two wildfires that burned more than 1 million acres in the Panhandle were caused by downed power lines, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

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Staff Report
Advance News Journal

There are nightly closures scheduled this week for the "Harlingen to Edinburg" connector. 

The direct connector — which merges west I-2 traffic onto the I-69C northbound main lanes — will close nightly through March 17, according to a release by Dragados-Pulice Joint Venture. 

Nightly closures throughout the week will take place as follows:

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Special to the Advance

The Edinburg Municipal Court is giving residents the opportunity to settle any outstanding fines or fees.

This year, the amnesty program will run until May 31, 2024.

Residents with a Class C misdemeanor, like an outstanding traffic citation or warrant can pay their fine or make arrangements to pay without any additional fees. Failure to appear charges will be waived for those who come in voluntarily.

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By Ikram Mohamed
The Texas Tribune

Texas’ largest charter school network has been placed under conservatorship by the Texas Education Agency after a years-long investigation into improper spending within the system of 143 schools.

Sports

How to throw a game and shave points

By Gregg Wendorf
Advance News Journal

We’ve all seen sporting events where we swore up and down that the game was “fixed,” either by a player or by a ref.

“THAT WASN’T A DAMN FOUL. NO WAY.” Then we’d hear from other people who said we were out of our collective minds. No way is any game fixed. Never happens, we are scolded.

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Special to the Advance

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Pathways Toward Independence (PTI) proudly announces the remarkable success of four of its students at the recent State Powerlifting Competition Winter Games at Bee Cave, Texas. This event featured over 200 competitors across Texas, showcased the talent and dedication of the young athletes statewide.

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By Gregg Wendorf
Advance News Journal

Opinion

The State of the Union

By Tom Haughey

The president’s speech this year was unusual. Joe Biden, for one thing, did not wait to be introduced by the Speaker of the House. Instead, he shot from the hips by likening Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. Throughout the rest of the speech, he came across as perpetually angry.

If only movie ‘Minority Report’ was real

By Gregg Wendorf
Advance News Journal

Twenty-five-year-old Kassandra Krska was arrested last Friday by Edinburg PD for stabbing a mother and daughter during an aggravated robbery in the 1600 block of W. University. She fled on foot, but cops caught up with her not long after and hauled her off to jail.

Extremists get all the attention

By Gregg Wendorf
Advance News Journal

If you’re like me (hopefully not), you’re sick and tired of the paid whores (most, not all) in the hallowed halls of the U.S. Congress who can get nothing done but win reelection, year after year.

Lifestyle

Godly Plans, Godly Goads

By Chris Voss

Marbles was a religious affair in neighborhood

By Rene Torres
Special to the Advance

In the beginning, centuries ago when pebbles were used as marbles — the game was played for fun. Returning the winnings at the end of the day was common since it was a display of skill rather than to stockpile the winnings.

A bit of St. Patrick’s humor for this lucky Wednesday

With the St. Patrick’s holiday around the corner, here’s some humor to bring a bit of luck this week.

Remember, be safe and cautious during the holiday!

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• I went out last St. Patrick’s Day so I took the bus home.

That might not be a big deal to you but I’ve never driven a bus before!

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• Two Irishmen are walking home after a celebration on St Patrick’s Day.

Obituaries

PHYLLIS GRIGGS

Phyllis “Phyl” Griggs — an admired businesswoman, McAllen city commissioner, an active volunteer, and lover of animals — passed away at her home on March 7, 2024. A resident of McAllen since 1972 she embraced the popular saying “I may not have been born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could.”

She has been described as an icon,an original, a trailblazer, a force for good, a glass ceiling breaker, a mentor, a fierce animal advocate, a proud mom, and a good friend.

MICHAEL FOY COGGINS

Michael Foy Coggins, age 74, of Converse, Texas passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Michael was born in Columbus, Georgia to Bennie Foy Coggins and Mary Frances Barton.

Longtime Valley journalist Gilbert Tagle, Jr. dies at 68

By David A. Díaz
Special to the Advance

Veteran print journalist Gilbert Tagle, Jr., 68, most well-known as the former editor of the Edinburg Daily Review in the 1980s and 1990s, didn’t come up with the famous saying, “It’s a newspaper’s duty to print news and raise hell.”

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