Human smuggling suspect remains at large
McALLEN — A man accused of escaping from federal custody Monday at the federal courthouse remains on the run. Detailed information regarding 20-year-old Victor Alfredo Arriaga Chavez has been...
View ArticleReport details drugs, weapons and explosives seized by Mexican Military
McALLEN — A news release from Mexico’s Ministry of Defense details the results of a five-day span of gun battles and seizures in the military’s eighth zone, which covers Mexico’s region closest to the...
View ArticlePolice chief sees ‘gang undertones’ in teen stabbing
McALLEN — A 17-year-old boy accused of stabbing a 13-year-old boy multiple times and beating up a 14-year-old boy — in separate fights — was formally charged Tuesday afternoon at the McAllen Municipal...
View ArticleLos Fresnos man arrested with drugs
A 30-year-old Los Fresnos man was arrested Monday night after U.S. Customs and Border Protection found two different batches of tranquilizer pills, a Brownsville Police Department press release said....
View ArticleGRAPHIC PHOTOS: Huge firefight lights up Nayarit's night
XALISCO, Nayarit, Mexico - Monday night turned into virual inferno for the residents of this city as warring drug cartels exchanged assault rifle and grenade fire. At least one participant was burned...
View ArticlePEREZ KILLING: Sheriff reveals amount of life insurance policy; gun in custody
OLMITO - The insurance policy issued to Sonia Perez, who was killed last week, had a value of about $120,000, Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio revealed at a press conference Wednesday in the...
View ArticleIn Reynosa, 3 killed in shootout, 3 victims of execution found
A shootout in Reynosa between gunmen and federal police left three dead. The shootout took place Wednesday evening along Boulevard Hidalgo near Broncos Bridge, a Mexican law enforcement official said...
View ArticleMéxico Lindo: Artisans showcase wares in Brownsville
Some used beans, others seeds, and some used wild grasses, but most of the artisans at the Mexican Artisans Fair at the ITEC this week had one important thing in common — keeping alive the art forms...
View ArticleThat's pricey: 13 items that cost more, or will
Four-dollar gasoline is just a part of it. As most any shopper knows, prices are climbing for everything from coffee and chocolate to tires and toilet paper. The Consumer Price Index has climbed 2.7...
View ArticleArrest made in triple homicide
MCALLEN - Mexican authorities announced Friday the arrest of a man from Guatemala in connection with a triple homicide in Reynosa. Juan Jose Hermelindo Morales Gomez was arrested by Tamaulipas...
View ArticleRecords: Limas received $257K from racketeering
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑOand LAURA B. MARTINEZThe Brownsville HeraldBROWNSVILLE — Former state judge Abel Limas received more than $250,000 from racketeering in payments and bribes referred to as...
View ArticleMinnesota man dies in kite boarding accident
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — A 57-year-old Minnesota man died Thursday in a kite boarding accident near the Queen Isabella Causeway, a U.S. Coast Guard press release stated.A “good Samaritan,” who was...
View ArticleMayor: State of San Benito economy on the rebound
SAN BENITO — Several new businesses and new construction are signs of an economic rebound, Mayor Jack Garcia said Friday in a written State of the City statement.Business is picking up after city sales...
View ArticleLegal community reacts to Limas indictment
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑOand LAURA B. MARTINEZThe Brownsville HeraldBROWNSVILLE — The legal community is mostly guarding its thoughts on former 404th state District Judge Abel C. Limas’ guilty plea to...
View ArticleAuthor’s Night taking place at Cultural Arts Center
Valley Morning StarSAN BENITO — The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center will host its second annual Author’s Night at 6:30 p.m. today.The arts center’s writers’ forum will showcase original writings,...
View ArticleOfficials: Zetas raid Miguel Aleman
The MonitorMIGUEL ALEMAN — A convoy of armed gunmen allegedly belonging to the Zetas attacked the city Thursday shooting at, vandalizing and torching the headquarters of the Tamaulipas State Police,...
View ArticleElks donate $500 to La Feria school
Connie Torres, Exalted Ruler of Harlingen Elks Lodge No. 1889, recently presented a $500 donation from the Elks National Foundation to C.E. Vail Elementary in La Feria. Pictured, from left/front row,...
View ArticleLatter Day Saints Student Association helps Harlingen children
The Latter Day Saints Students Association recently donated Easter Baskets to the children in Harlingen’s Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Pictured are, from left, James Piña, of...
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