Two detained after shots fired
By NAXIELY LOPEZThe MonitorMcALLEN — Police detained two men accused of pointing a gun at U.S. Border Patrol agents just moments before opening fire at an intersection where police officers here were...
View ArticleTeen admits to wild chase
The MonitorMcALLEN — A Mission teen pleaded guilty to leading a chase that nearly killed two police officers and four illegal immigrants last month, authorities said.Guillermo Rocha, 19, pleaded guilty...
View ArticlePossible candidates emerge for proposed new Congress district
BROWNSVILLE — The list of potential candidates for Congress — to represent the proposed new District 34 — continues to grow.On Monday, the state Senate approved a controversial redistricting plan that...
View ArticleJudge assigned to Marra’s case
Valley Morning StarHARLINGEN — Judge Manuel Banales of Corpus Christi has been assigned to preside over District 3 City Commissioner Kori Marra’s case, special prosecutor Luis Saenz said Wednesday.Last...
View ArticleCounty likely to impose fireworks restrictions
By LAURA B. MARTINEZThe Brownsville HeraldThe Cameron County Fire Marshal will recommend to Commissioners Court today an order that would prohibit the sale of certain fireworks for Fourth of July...
View ArticleCitizens forum on June 22
Valley Morning StarWESLACO — A public meeting of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Citizens Forum, sponsored by the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, will be held at 3 p.m....
View ArticleAG: Developer violates colonia laws
PORT ISABEL — The Texas Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday charged a Cameron County developer with unlawfully subdividing and leasing lots in violation colonia prevention laws.The state enforcement...
View ArticleA box full of rarities
NUEVO PROGRESO — Walking through the streets of Mexican border towns like Nuevo Progreso or Reynosa, tourists can find a rare commodity that is not allowed in the United States.As he blows a cloud of...
View ArticleBaby injured after two-car rollover, witnesses say
HARLINGEN — Witnesses reported that a baby was taken by ambulance from a two-car rollover accident at the intersection of F Street and Tyler Avenue at about 7:40 p.m. Monday. Jerry Vasquez, who said he...
View ArticleSWEET BUSINESS: Local woman starts specialty cookie company
Martha McLemore may have named Wedgie Cookie Company as a joke, but her baked goods are quickly becoming serious business. The original idea was to deliver cookies to Marine Military Academy. The name...
View ArticleRecent cartel violence a sign of turf war, sources say
In recent weeks, the cities of Reynosa and Matamoros were subjected to what some perceived as random acts of violence. These were not the typical shootouts between rival cartel gunmen or between...
View ArticleTropical Storm Arlene forms in the Gulf of Mexico
The first tropical storm of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reports Tropical Storm Arlene formed this evening in the...
View ArticleUSDA declares all of drought-stricken Valley, Texas a disaster
LUBBOCK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has dubbed all of Texas a natural disaster as the worst drought in decades persists across most of the state. In a news release sent Tuesday, the...
View ArticleToddler killed after drinking gasoline
A Cameron County Sheriff's Department press conference is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today regarding a toddler who is believed to have died after drinking gasoline. The boy's name has not been released by...
View ArticleMan to be charged with attempting to run over officer
Alcohol and drugs were allegedly a factor in a late Monday afternoon police chase that ended with the suspect shot once in the stomach, but no injured officers, Police Chief Carlos Garcia said. Garcia...
View ArticleBaby hurt in Harlingen rollover released from hospital
HARLINGEN — A baby boy was taken to the hospital for observation following a Monday evening accident — officials say the child has since been released from the hospital. The two-car accident happened...
View ArticleStudies to restore suspension bridge to begin in 3 months
RIO GRANDE CITY — Environmental studies to begin restoring the historic suspension bridge that connects Roma to Miguel Alemán, Tamps., could begin in as early as three months.The next steps in the...
View ArticlePolice officer arrested
EDINBURG — Texas Rangers arrested a police officer Tuesday afternoon who was suspended without pay following allegations of misconduct, an Edinburg police spokesman said. An Edinburg municipal judge...
View ArticleReynosa man pleads guilty to kidnapping, botched execution
EDINBURG — A Reynosa man pleaded guilty to his role in a May 2010 abduction and attempted execution in South McAllen. Jose Luis Ventura accepted a six-year prison sentence in exchange for his guilty...
View ArticleSpace-Age Willacy: High-tech company could lease sites for satellite launches
RAYMONDVILLE — Ready for a facelift, Willacy County?It just might happen, officials say.Negotiations to bring an aerospace company to Willacy County for commercial satellite launchings are...
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