Harlingen South coach arrested on DWI
HARLINGEN — Gilberto Daniel Leal, head football coach and athletic coordinator of Harlingen High School South, was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge early Thursday, according to a police...
View ArticleMan, 23, charged with arson in 1 of 3 house fires
BROWNSVILLE — A 23-year-old man was charged with arson in connection with a fire that destroyed a house near his home early Wednesday on U.S. 281, Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said.Ruben Omar...
View ArticleCity officials against texting and driving
HARLINGEN — The City Commission has taken the first step toward banning texting while driving.Commissioners approved a ban on first reading Wednesday night. The ordinance would take effect Jan. 1 if it...
View ArticleGardening expo set for Saturday
SAN BENITO — The Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Cameron County Master Gardeners will host their fourth annual Plant Sale and Home Gardening Extravaganza from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the...
View ArticleDaniel Castillo to run for District 1 City Commission seat
Daniel “Danny” Castillo announced Thursday that he is seeking the Harlingen City Commission District 1 seat to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of City Commissioner Gus Ruiz. Castillo is the...
View ArticleThe Golden Celebration: Greyhounds mark 50th anniversary of stellar ’61
SAN BENITO — For many San Benito Greyhound fans, it may be hard to believe it’s been 50 years since the magical season of 1961. What’s regarded by some as the best football team ever fielded at San...
View ArticlePD: Drunk driver hits McAllen police car
McALLEN — Two severe wrecks from late-night drunken driving resulted in injuries here over the weekend, police said. One occurred about 2:45 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Nolana and 10th Street,...
View ArticleSuspect found: Police cite Texas Syndicate affiliation
HARLINGEN — A Texas Syndicate-affiliated shooting suspect, and two women hiding him, were arrested Saturday by Harlingen police at a First Street apartment building for alleged involvement in a Sept. 4...
View ArticleCounty looks at cutting fuel use
BROWNSVILLE —Cameron County Commissioners Court is trying to devise a county vehicle policy as it searches for ways to save money. The county spends about $1.8 million a year on fuel, about 80 percent...
View ArticleCold front expected today; fire weather watch issued
BROWNSVILLE — Cooler weather is on its way, and it’s bringing an increased risk of fires with it. A fire weather watch for the Rio Grande Valley was issued today by the National Weather Service Office...
View Article48-year-old man confesses to 3 incidents of sexual assault of a child
SAN BENITO — Cameron County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 48-year-old man for three alleged incidents of sexual assault of a child, Sheriff Omar Lucio said. Juan Ruben Martinez picked up a...
View ArticleTrial postponed for karate instructor accused of sexually assaulting 3 children
BROWNSVILLE — The trial of a Harlingen karate instructor accused of assaulting three teenagers has been postponed until next year. Jury selection in the trial of Carlos Levon Anderson, 39, was held...
View ArticleInmate testifies against Treviño
BROWNSVILLE — A prison inmate testified Monday that Jose Antonio Treviño, the man accused in the capital murder of Rose Marie Gonzalez in 2009, wanted to be declared not competent to stand trial for...
View ArticleDrowning incident at park raises concerns of city responsibility
BROWNSVILLE — A 6-year-old boy is dead and a 2-year old girl is in critical condition, while their mother has been arrested after a drowning incident at the Brownsville Sports Park on Sunday, police...
View ArticleReady to Shine: Cardettes to dance in Macy’s Parade
HARLINGEN — Lots of hard work, dedication and talent will pay off for five Harlingen High School Cardettes as they perform in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Three seniors and two juniors...
View ArticlePolice: Husband stabbed estranged woman
Police are looking for a man accused of stabbing his estranged wife nearly a dozen times. The woman was found lying on the bedroom floor early Saturday morning, Brownsville Police spokesman Jose...
View ArticleLIFE IN PRISON: Lopez sentenced in Rio Hondo teacher slaying
BROWNSVILLE — The man who shot Rio Hondo schoolteacher Sonia Perez pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in what prosecutors say was a murder-for-hire plot they allege was orchestrated by her husband,...
View ArticleWarmer winter expected
If you are hoping for colder and wetter weather for the upcoming winter season, you are out of luck.Weather forecasters predict Texas will have a drier and warmer than average winter season — the...
View ArticleHarlingen police blotter
STABBING ARREST Faustino Silguero, 18, of Harlingen, was arrested Friday in connection with an Aug. 1 stabbing, police said. The stabbing occurred at a home in the 600 block of North Eye Street at...
View ArticleProsecutor: Trevino cleaned up crime scene
BROWNSVILLE — Jose Antonio Treviño may not have been the “ringleader” in the slaying of Rose Marie Gonzalez, but he acted as a lieutenant by knowingly participating in her sexual assault and...
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