Tag: Pharr

EDINBURG — A judge on Thursday afternoon sentenced a 24-year-old Pharr man to 15 years in prison for driving at a high rate of speed and crashing into an apartment hitting two minors, including a 16-year-old who died.

The PSJA school board approved Monday a longevity stipend increase for employees with 30 or more years of service at the district.

Three men who allegedly tried to export 7,000 rounds of high-powered ammunition into Mexico are in custody after Homeland Security Investigations tracked the attempt on Monday at a residence in Harlingen, an apartment in McAllen, and at the Pharr Port of Entry.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD trustees voted 4-1 Monday to pay the city of Pharr $3.3 million to become a full partner in the natatorium in Pharr rather than lessee.

The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District announced last week that its classrooms will be equipped with ‘Stop the Bleed’ kits, a move the district says will expand access to potentially life-saving equipment.

Haylin Luna is a 2021 Corps Member with Teach For America. She’s currently finishing her second year teaching AP Chemistry and AP Physics (both standard and Dual Language) at PSJA Collegiate School of Health Professions.

During a brief specially called meeting on Saturday, the PSJA school board named its interim superintendent as the lone finalist for the position.

PSJA ISD could find out who the permanent replacement for former superintendent Jorge Arredondo is before the week’s out.

A 24-year-old Pharr man this week admitted to paying a prison guard at the La Villa Detention Center to smuggle a cellphone to an inmate charged with hostage taking.

Two weeks after the storm that left thousands of Rio Grande Valley residents without power and caused damages and various road closures due to debris, the area is once again facing thunderstorms across the area.