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Dead sharks found illegally caught

PRESS Staff Report Officials with the U.S. Coast Guard South Padre Island discovered 65 dead sharks having been caught that were caught illegally with the use of a grill net. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545. Tweet

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2 dead, 1 hurt in ship channel

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel police officers responded to a chilly scene on Tuesday on the south side of the Brownsville Ship Channel in which two Mexican nationals died attempting to illegally cross the border. A third national is currently being treated for hypothermia-related symptoms at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. …

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Wreck leaves biker dead

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Jesus Caballero, 37, of Harlingen has died after wrecking his motorcycle Saturday evening in Laguna Vista. According to the report, Caballero had been riding his motorcycle on State Highway 100 when the accident occurred. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS …

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RESTORED: Woodcarver shapes dead tree into work of art

BY SASHA HELLERManaging Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Most people see a dead or dying tree, momentarily feel saddened by the loss of life, and then go about their business. But when woodcarver Chris Hawley recently passed by a dead tree in the Port Isabel Lighthouse Square, he saw an opportunity to make the world a little more …

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