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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 25, 2025

Alleged serial arsonist faces federal charges

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 36-year-old McAllen resident has been charged with arson and
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 24, 2025

Innocence Suspended: From Seeking Security to the Guantanamo Concentration Camp

Written by Katheryn Olmos, edited by  Ernesto Castañeda and Emma Wyler The story of Luis Alberto Castillo Rivera, a Venezuelan asylum
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 24, 2025

PSJA ISD Graduate Turns Passion into Success, Opens His Own Barbershop at 18

SAN JUAN– While most recent high school graduates are still mapping out their futures, David De Leon has already turned
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 24, 2025

McAllen felon sentenced for possessing multiple firearms

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 34-year-old man has been ordered to prison for possessing firearms
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El Periodico USA Staff Brownsville February 24, 2025

UTRGV invests over $60 million to strengthen academic infrastructure in Cameron County

UT System approves renovation of Brownsville Visual Arts Complex and new Marine Ecosystems Research Facility in Port Isabel To boost
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 24, 2025

Mission man sent to prison for drug trafficking, again

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release McALLEN, Texas – A 56-year-old convicted felon has been ordered
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 24, 2025

McAllen man sentenced to over 33 years for sexually abusing minors

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 29-year-old local resident has been sentenced for enticement of a
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 22, 2025

Welding program expanded with new state-of-the-art facility

South Texas College has officially ushered in its new 6,600 square-foot facility that opens the doors for future generations of
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 22, 2025

McAllen ISD music students earn 7 All-State positions

McAllen ISD has seven students who have earned All-State honors in three music programs this year. This includes four students
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 22, 2025

Empowering the RGV for emergency preparedness

In the face of unpredictable natural disasters, South Texas College is taking action to better prepare the Rio Grande Valley through
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