Lily Celeste

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La Joya Independent School District is working on safety upgrades across their campuses. The district is now using an app that allows any staff member to report suspicious activity and initiate lockdowns. La Joya ISD's Emergency Management Coordinator David Torres said it helps bridge gaps in communication. "An officer might be on the other side of the campus directing traffic, but we might have a custodian, a teacher, a coach who's actively seeing something," Torres said.

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Neighbors in Escobares are asking the city to help with drainage issues. They say the creeks in their neighborhoods can't hold enough water and flood the only route to their homes. "People are not going to be able to enter or exit. This is the only way in and the only way out," Escobares City Secretary Esmeralda Zarate said. "It is something that is in dire need for us to resolve."It's been an issue for a while, but the city says some creeks got damaged in the recent flood.

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McAllen Border Patrol agent Alejandro De Luna was laid to rest on Tuesday. He died on April 8 in a car crash while on his way to work. De Luna is now buried at the State Veterans Cemetery. Before his time as a Border Patrol agent, he served in the Army. During his funeral services, several active and retired military members were in attendance. Along with them, law enforcement from across the Rio Grande Valley. De Luna was a Mission native and served nine years as Border Patrol agent.

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Missing Starr County woman found deadA missing Starr County woman has been found dead, according to Starr County Sheriff's Office Major Carlos Delgado. Delgado said no foul play is suspected in the death of 83-year-old Maria L. Zambrano. A Silver Alert was issued for Zambrano, who was last seen on Estrella Street on April 13 in Roma and was reported to have cognitive impairment. The Silver Alert has since been discontinued.

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Three generations of a family in the Starr County community of Salineño were gathered on the porch of their home Monday, cleaning up what was left of it. On Saturday, a fire destroyed the home on Este Road. “I lived here all my life, I raised my children here and so it broke my heart,” Veronica Ibañez said. “All I had time was just to get out and save myself and my pets."Ibañez said she was in her room Saturday night when the fire started. “My heart is shattered, I'm heartbroken," Ibañez said.