Island Breeze Web Updates
- Spring Break 2010: Photo Gallery 1
- Spring Break 2010 has arrived on South Padre Island.
Click on the picture at right to view a Spring Break Photo Gallery.... Full story
- Feds recommend loggerhead turtles for endangered listing
- JAY LINDSAY/The Associated Press
- The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades.
The massive, nomadic sea turtles have... Full story
- Trailriders mount up in Port Isabel
- Valley Freedom Newspapers
- South Texas Tip O’ Tex Trail Riders saddled up in Port Isabel Tuesday for their five-day ride to the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show parade in Mercedes.
The group celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, spokeswoman Marcy Mendoza, a board... Full story
- At least one killed in Reynosa shootout; bodies found in other border towns
- Valley Freedom Newspapers
- REYNOSA — At least one man was killed in a shootout among civilians on the city’s west side Wednesday morning — the latest in a string of fatalities reported this week.
Reynosa city officials first reported the incident about 10... Full story
- Ruben Vela fans to say farewell
- Valley Freedom Newspapers
- Fans who include many of Tejano music’s top stars will bid farewell today to conjunto legend Ruben Vela before his burial Friday, a family member said Wednesday.
"We want people to have their last goodbye," his daughter and recording artist... Full story
- Defense attorneys claim district attorney ‘blackballed’ them
- DA Villalobos submits list
- EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑO/Valley Freedom Newspapers
- After twice being ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald G. Morgan, Cameron County District Attorney Armando R. Villalobos on Tuesday turned over a list containing names of defense attorneys who say he developed a list black balling them.
While... Full story
- U.S. attorney urges parents to monitor kids’ Internet activities
- Valley Freedom Newspapers
- The attorney who prosecutes crimes against children for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brownsville has this advice for parents: Know where your children go on the Internet, what their passwords are, and do monitor their activity —... Full story
- Wing Ding: Air Fiesta marks 20th years with vintage aircraft and modern, aerial reenactments
- Valley Freedom Newspapers
- The skies over Brownsville are about to get a lot more interesting, as the rumble of World War II vintage warbirds mingles with the shriek of jet fighters this weekend at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport.
Saturday and... Full story
- Dredge equipment to be off beach by March 12
- The dredge of the Brownsville Ship Channel is nearing the end, according to a notice on the South Padre Island town website.
The Army Corps of Engineers says the dredge and all materials will be off the beach by Friday, March 12.
The... Full story
- SPI parking restrictions in effect
- Public Notice from the City of South Padre Island:
Restricted Parking on Residential Streets in South Padre Island
Effective March 1, the City of South Padre Island has RESTRICTED PARKING on its east/west residential streets located... Full story
