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Hi Harlingen! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How deadly heat and power bills are hitting Valley seniors at home

Also on today's calendar: 100 Couples Who Care 2026.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 99, low: 79.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Senior Citizens in the Rio Grande Valley Are Paying the Price for Oppressive Heat (publichealthwatch.org) — Harlingen residents are highlighted in this report on how extreme heat and soaring electricity costs are endangering seniors across the Rio Grande Valley, including a Harlingen couple who died after avoiding air conditioning. The story explains how limited assistance programs, rising power rates, and aging bodies combine to make staying cool dangerously expensive for many older neighbors in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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