Hearing set in teacher assault case
SAN BENITO — A judge has set a hearing date in the case of a San Benito school board member who has charged that a teacher who’s married to a rival board member physically abused his son. Justice of...
View ArticlePolice charge man in aggravated robbery, kidnap attempt
HARLINGEN — A Harlingen man was arrested Sunday, after police say he attacked another man with a knife while he was riding his bicycle and took $300 from him. Officers responded to the 400 block on...
View ArticleBrownsville Police Blotter
-Police detained two suspects for firing shots into the air Tuesday, Brownsville Police spokesman J.J. Treviño said. Nearby residents reported shots fired around 11 a.m. at the 1800 block of West...
View ArticleHomeward Bound: Loves ones reuniting despite travel expenses
HARLINGEN — Marcos Gonzalez of San Benito will be one of the estimated 42.5 million travelers who will take to the highways and skies this year for the Thanksgiving holiday. According to AAA/Texas,...
View ArticleTimeless Tune: Fender's 'Wasted Days' hits Hall of Fame
McALLEN — Freddy Fender’s song “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights” has landed in the Grammy Hall of Fame’s class of 2012, which includes recordings by other musical legends ranging from Bruce Springsteen...
View ArticleCouple plead guilty to smuggling jaguar pelts
LA FERIA — A couple arrested in August when they tried to smuggle jaguar pelts from Mexico pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of conspiring to violate an endangered species act, according to a...
View ArticleThe Perfect Pair: Slim and Peg Owen
In January, Slim and Peg Owen got married.“I moved down here in hot pursuit,” Peg said of Slim.The couple are local artists who have been in the Rio Grande Valley for many years.Peg is a painter and...
View ArticleCameron County officials alter precincts; 2 constables eliminated
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County Commissioners Court on Wednesday extended Thanksgiving Day cheer especially to two justices of the peace whose posts were restored after having been eliminated at a past...
View ArticleGroups band together to help veterans
HARLINGEN — Military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan may face a new battle: finding a job in the worst economy since the Great Depression. Federal, state and local government agencies, as...
View ArticlePharr man charged with indecent exposure
PHARR — Police charged a man with indecent exposure after he revealed his genitals to two women Monday evening.Pharr police charged Aaron Keith Thomas, 25, with the class B misdemeanor Wednesday after...
View ArticleWeslaco fires claim 3 homes
WESLACO — Baldemar Gonzalez didn’t have a sip from his first Budweiser of the afternoon.It was just after noon Sunday, and Gonzalez had settled in front of his 52-inch television to watch the Cowboys...
View ArticleChase suspect has rap sheet, records show
SULLIVAN CITY — A driver shot during a police pursuit Tuesday morning has run from the cops on previous occasions, public records show. Paul De La Cruz Mireles, 32, of McAllen, led Texas Department of...
View ArticleAttorney RuBane announces bid for judge
BROWNSVILLE — Attorney Rebecca RuBane has announced her bid for judge of the state 404th Judicial District in the 2012 Democratic Party Primary.RuBane, of Laguna Vista, is seeking the position after...
View ArticleStudent charged with drug possession
Drugs found in student's back pack HARLINGEN — A Harlingen High School student was arrested Tuesday after school officials found prescription medications in his back pack, police said. According to a...
View ArticleTexas teachers say classes growing
AUSTIN — Since the Legislature’s intention to cut $5.4 billion from public education became a reality, one question has dominated the conversation: just how bad will it be? Not everyone comes up with...
View ArticleTransit survey shows need for more connectivity
McALLEN — The Rio Grande Valley’s mass transit providers must connect their services to provide seamless transportation from one end of the Valley to another, a regional coordination study found....
View ArticleWeather saps red tide's strength
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Cool weather fronts pushing through the Rio Grande Valley have reduced the red tide that peaked in September and October, causing fish kills and coughing spells among Laguna Madre...
View ArticleGirl, 8, selflessly hosting toy drive
HARLINGEN— Eight-year-old Gabrielle Gonzalez was diagnosed with leukemia on July 13 at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen.Gabby’s dad, Genero Gonzalez, Jr. said that his daughter enjoys playing...
View ArticleNonprofits in dire need of donations
McALLEN — Bell ringers standing at the ubiquitous Red Kettles began reminding holiday shoppers this past week to give what they could spare.The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign will greet people on...
View ArticleLoved ones say goodbye to victims of Weslaco fire
WESLACO — As people of faith, Ramon and Maria Ramirez always knew their time on Earth was limited, their son Rogelio Ramirez said.“They answered their call together, embraced in each other’s arms,” he...
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