SAN JUAN — A regional SWAT team helped San Juan investigators recover various drugs and stolen goods during a home raid that ended in eight arrests Saturday.
Sgt. Rolando Garcia said police arrested three women and five men, all under 30, in...
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San Juan police arrest 8 during home raid
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Church sues city of Mission for permit denial
MISSION — Keeping with its promise, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sued the city of Mission on Monday for denying a permit to build a church.
On Aug. 23, attorneys for the Mormon church sent a notice of claim to the city of Mission...
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Drought harming buildings in Texas
McALLEN — Better Business Bureaus around the state added a new item to the laundry list of problems caused by the drought — cracking foundations.
Bureaus in Texas have reported up to 75 percent increases on calls about foundation repairs from...
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Armed robber strikes: Gunfire exchanged outside game room, witnesses say
HARLINGEN — An armed robber and a security guard exchanged gunfire outside a game room Sunday afternoon and the robber may have been hit before fleeing, witnesses said.
Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said the security guard fired at least once,...
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Transportation group hopes Proposition 4 passes
Among the 10 proposed constitutional amendments being decided by voters Tuesday is Proposition 4, which would give Texas counties more flexibility in financing transportation projects.
It’s not universally popular, but seems to have plenty of...
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Mayor claims being blocked
SAN BENITO — Mayor Joe Hernandez claims three city commissioners are stonewalling his nominations to city advisory boards.Hernandez said Commissioners Celeste Sanchez, Bill Elliott and Rene Villafranco are blocking most of his nominations to fill...
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Jury chosen in Marra trial
HARLINGEN — City Commissioner Kori Marra sat solemnly on Monday as a jury of four women and two men were selected to hear the case against her.Marra has pleaded not guilty to two counts of failing to file a conflict of interest affidavit.Testimony...
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Housing Boom: Homes, apartment developing throughout city
SAN BENITO — New homes and upscale apartments are springing up as a sign that construction is rebounding in town, officials said Monday.
Ninety new homes have been built since 2009 in the wake of the national recession that came with the collapse...
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Collective bargaining rights on ballot today
Voters will head to the polls today to cast their ballot on 10 Constitutional amendments and to determine if Cameron County deputies and detention officers will have collective bargaining rights.
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Election...
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Cold front moves into the Valley tonight
Sweater weather makes a return to the Rio Grande Valley later this evening as another cold front is expected to blow through the area.
The National Weather Service Office in Brownsville reports that a chance of showers and thunderstorms will...
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Mayor testifies in Kori Marra ethics trial
Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell is among half a dozen witnesses who have been called to testify in the ethics trial of Harlingen City Commissioner Kori Marra.
Marra is charged with failing to file a conflict of interest affidavit with the city...
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Gunmen crossed the Rio Grande into U.S. near shootout
ESCOBARES — Gunmen crossed the Rio Grande into the United States near a shootout between where the Mexican military and a group of gunmen was taking place.
Several area SWAT teams responded about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to a ranch near Escobares, just...
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Former commissioner Handy, 9 others, indicted in corruption probe
EDINBURG — A grand jury has indicted former Hidalgo County Commissioner Sylvia Handy and nine alleged co-conspirators following a sheriff’s office investigation that went public in August.
The county’s first female commissioner already is...
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Man accused of drug possession
HARLINGEN — A Houston man was arrested at a local bar Monday after police said they found prescription drugs and crack cocaine in his possession.Harlingen police went to Rack Daddy’s Bar in the 1800 block of South Sunshine Strip in response to a...
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Police seek carjacking suspects, victim says he was held at gunpoint
HARLINGEN — Police are searching for suspects in a carjacking in which a man was pulled off the road and held at gunpoint Monday evening.
Harlingen police went to the 2000 block of West Expressway 83 after a 30-year-old man told them he was forced...
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Community garage sale supports homeless pets
HARLINGEN — A garage sale to benefit the Humane Society of Harlingen and homeless pets in the community will be held Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon at Valley Race Park, 2601 So. Ed Carey Drive.Furniture, appliances, household items, collectibles and...
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Harlingen Police blotter
Police: Teen had drugs, no license
HARLINGEN — A 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday evening after police say he was in possession of marijuana and driving without a license.
Harlingen Police Department officers arrested the teen, of Harlingen, around...
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Voters shoot down collective bargaining
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputy Luis Mendieta expressed disappointment in voters’ rejection of collective bargaining for deputies and jailers, but he said the loss has made the group stronger.On Tuesday, voters said no to...
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Undercover ICE operation targets 26 in drug, cash smuggling ring
McALLEN — Federal authorities have targeted 26 people in an indictment alleging a drug and money laundering conspiracy that moved millions of dollars worth of marijuana through the Rio Grande Valley.
A dozen of the suspects remain under federal...
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Trial heats up: Attorney says he found evidence Marra violated state law
BROWNSVILLE — The attorney hired to investigate the initial complaint against City Commissioner Kori Marra testified Wednesday that he found evidence Marra violated state law and the Local Government Code and committed a higher offense than what...
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