Border Patrol sued to family of slain Mexican national
The family of a Mexican national allegedly shot and killed by an unidentified U.S. Border Patrol agent is suing the U.S. federal government. The family claims Juan Pablo Perez Santillan was standing...
View ArticleFind where you can vote in Tuesday's runoff election
Polling places for the Democratic primary runoffs Tuesday in Cameron County are as follows: Precincts 1, 83: Bennie Ochoa III County Annex Building, 505 Highway 100, Port IsabelPrecincts 2, 99: Las...
View ArticlePolice Blotter for July 31
-HARLINGEN — Six persons were arrested in separate incidents Saturday for selling alcohol to minors, according to a police department press release.Sgt. John Parrish wrote that the arrests were part of...
View ArticleWillacy County seeks attorney advisor
RAYMONDVILLE — Willacy County Judge John F. Gonzales Jr. on Monday defended a plan to hire an outside lawyer to advise the commissioners court but County and District Attorney Bernard Ammerman said it...
View ArticleCity to discuss upcoming elections
HARLINGEN — The City Commission on Wednesday is slated to order municipal elections on Nov. 6 to elect city commissioners for District 3, 4 and 5.This is among the items that the City Commission will...
View ArticleELECTION 2012
CAMERON COUNTYDemocratic Party candidates- U.S. SenatorGrady YarbroughPaul Sadler- U.S. Representative, District 34Denise Saenz BlanchardFilemon Vela- Member, State Board of Education, District 2Ruben...
View ArticleCandidates battle on path to U.S. Congress
BROWNSVILLE — Amid what has been described by political observers as one of the nastiest political seasons in recent memory, polls open at 7 a.m. today for voters to cast their ballots in the...
View ArticleDuvall filming continues in Valley
RIO HONDO —Hollywood came to Rio Hondo on Saturday as local officials closed three blocks of Colorado Street to accommodate crews filming a movie starring Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall.Tammy Cowan...
View ArticleTugboat leaks 500 gallons of diesel
PORT ISABEL — The sinking of a tugboat near the Port Isabel turning basin early Monday is being investigated by the U.S. Coast Guard, as contractors clean up about 500 gallons of spilled diesel fuel, a...
View ArticlePolice: Lane change causes 3-vehicle accident
SAN BENITO — A 27-year-old San Benito man was arrested Monday, charged in connection with a three-vehicle accident on Expressway 83.Pedro Rivera III was driving northbound on Expressway 77/83 and made...
View ArticleFinal runoff election returns
Here are Tuesday night's final, unofficial election results: DEMOCRATIC PARTY: U.S. Representative, District 34 - FinalDenise Saenz Blanchard - 7824Filemon Vela - 15,625 Member, State Board of...
View ArticleFilemon Vela gets Democratic US House nomination
BROWNSVILLE (AP) — Attorney Filemon Vela has won the Democratic nomination for an open South Texas congressional seat. Vela defeated Denise Saenz-Blanchard in the race to represent the newly drawn 34th...
View ArticleCoast Guard untangles vessel
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Seven boaters were assisted Tuesday morning about 30 miles offshore when their vessel became entangled with a shrimper’s trawling gear, according to a U.S. Coast Guard press...
View ArticleGarcia to face Lopez in Cameron JP race
BROWNSVILLE — After months of campaigning for an unexpired term for justice of the peace, Erin Garcia has won the runoff to become the Democratic nominee in the November election.Garcia won Tuesday’s...
View ArticleNieto, Garza win Willacy constable runoff races
RAYMONDVILLE — Martin Nieto and Alberto Garza won Willacy County’s two constable runoff races on Tuesday.They do not have Republican challengers in the November general elections.Nieto edged Alberto...
View ArticlePolice Blotter for August 1
- HARLINGEN — Police stopped a car with three occupants but had to chase one man on foot before arresting him on drug possession charges, according to a police department press release.Sgt. John...
View ArticleEdinburg attorney Canales defeats Hernandez
EDINBURG — Terry Canales defeated a fellow Edinburg attorney Tuesday in a bruising campaign that was a contrast of styles.Canales held on with 53 percent of the vote against Agustin “Gus” Hernandez...
View ArticleCameron County officials to look at closing JP fines office
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County commissioners will consider closing the satellite office that collects justice of the peace fines at the Harlingen county annex on Wilson Road. Court documents state this...
View ArticleBrueggemann to battle Hinojosa for Congress
McALLEN — For Republicans vying to challenge longtime U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, the action was in Guadalupe County on Tuesday night.With a solid lead in the district’s Republican stronghold,...
View ArticleWreck snarls traffic on 83 westbound
HARLINGEN — Traffic is backed up on the westbound lane of Expressway 83 in the area of Farm-to-Market Road 800 as Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are trying to clear an accident, a DPS...
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