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Drug trafficking helping economy along border
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:03:13 -0800
Drug trafficking helping economy along border San Antonio Express-News Copyright 2012 San Antonio Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:58 a.m., Monday, October 17, 2011 Experts who have studied the impact of drug money say it is undeniable that in a tough economy, trafficking has helped boost employment and ...
Donated equipment stirs children’s imaginations
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:05:40 -0800
ALTON - Children's imaginations are expected to boom at Alton Day Care and Learning Center, thanks to its newest and innovative playground equipment."It's basically Tinker Toys on steroids," Keith Neuber, chief executive officer of Alton Day Care, said about the new apparatus....
Dr Pepper fans mourn
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:03:10 -0800
A special variant made in Texas halts production after the parent company sues the bottler.
International counterfeit goods sweep hits Valley
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:06:14 -0800
International counterfeit goods sweep hits Valley express-news Copyright 2012 express-news. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 02:19 a.m., Friday, December 23, 2011 Three people were arrested in Alton as officials seized 327,000 counterfeit items worth $76.8 million in three countries.
Alton R. Prihoda
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:05:12 -0800
Visitation will be held on Friday, January 6, 2012, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Navarre Funeral Home, 2444 Rollingbrook Drive, Baytown, Texas 77521, with a rosary being said at 5:00 p.m. A funeral mass will take place on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, located at 800 West Baker Road, Baytown, Texas 77521.
Remains Local Angler Discovered Not Those Of Murdered Man
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:08:27 -0800
Remains discovered by a local professional angler and two companions along a border lake are not those of a murdered Texas man, the missing man’s widow said Tuesday.
Sentencing postponed in Alton DWI fatality
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:08:29 -0800
Jose Pena Madrid stood stone-faced as he listened to Judge Noe Gonzalez speak.
Suspect charged with murder in elderly man's stabbing death in Angleton
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:47:59 -0800
ANGLETON, Texas – Authorities have arrested a man accused of killing an elderly man and leaving his wife in critical condition after a double stabbing in Angleton on Saturday. James Harris, Jr., 52, has been charged with murder. Authorities said Harris was hired by 85-year old Alton Wilcox and his 69-year old wife Darla to do occasional yard work. On Saturday afternoon, he reportedly stopped by ...
Remains found on lake where jet skier disappeared
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:43:03 -0800
ZAPATA, Texas - Skeletal remains have been discovered on the same border lake where a Colorado man was reported dead.
Blue Springs man using art to fundraise for depot
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:03:36 -0800
Brad Ultican sits quietly in a chair and considers the sketch he’s just made. It’s the Chicago and Alton train depot in Blue Springs – a bit rough, yes, but identifiable. As a black and white sketch drawn in under three minutes, the one-story building jumps off the page.