Crash leaves 1 dead, 3 teenagers injured
SAN BENITO — A San Benito man died in a car crash early in the morning on New Years Day, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said.Ruben Torres III, 23, was killed after the vehicle he was...
View ArticleMexican officials reach out to voters living abroad
McALLEN — Mexican officials are reaching out to their fellow Mexicans who live in the U.S. in an effort to get them registered to vote in the upcoming 2012 presidential election.A change in the...
View ArticlePolice: Man stabbed during New Year celebration
McALLEN — Though most local police departments reported a quiet New Year’s Eve, McAllen officers responded late Saturday to at least one stabbing in the downtown entertainment district. Authorities...
View ArticleMan not arrested for shooting son
BROWNSVILLE — Police did not arrest a man who accidentally shot his young son Sunday, but the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office will review the case, Brownsville Police spokesman J.J. Trevino...
View ArticleReynosa bridge to undergo major renovations
HIDALGO — The Hidalgo-Reynosa Inter-national Bridge is set to get four new northbound lanes as the federal government ponies up funds for a major renovation of the aging international port.Hidalgo...
View ArticleBrownsville student ordered to 'Put the gun down'
The 911 call released by Brownsville police today reveals a tense scene where police officers yell "Put the gun down" multiple times. An assistant principal at Cummings Middle School called...
View ArticleAutopsy: Student died of wounds to chest, abdomen
A preliminary autopsy report indicates the cause of death of Jaime Gonzalez Jr. was two gunshot wounds, one in the chest and one in the abdomen. Pathologist Elizabeth J. Miller also noted in the report...
View ArticleLongtime SPI CVB executive director resigns
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Longtime executive director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau is resigning from his post effective today.Dan Quandt said he has been the executive director for the South Padre...
View ArticleNo deal for commercial helicopter operation
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County Commissioners Court on Thursday decided against a proposal to lease land at Andy Bowie Park on South Padre Island for a commercial helicopter operation.County Judge Carlos...
View ArticleBrownsville PD receive negative calls over shooting
BROWNSVILLE — Interim Brownsville Police Chief Orlando Rodriguez said Thursday that police officers have received a number of negative calls, including at least one threat, since Wednesday’s fatal...
View ArticleExperts: Pellet gun can cause serious injury
BROWNSVILLE — The pellet gun Jaime Gonzalez Jr. brandished at Cummings Middle School – a Umarex tactical pistol – is an air gun that can cause serious injury, police and an expert say.But, according to...
View ArticleMost property owners pay taxes on time
BROWNSVILLE — Despite record property foreclosures and economic stress, most property owners are paying their taxes and collection rates have increased in the past five years, Cameron County Tax...
View ArticleWoman, girl in fair condition after possible carbon monoxide
BROWNSVILLE — A woman and a girl were listed in fair condition Thursday after being overcome, city officials suspect by carbon monoxide, in a Rockwell Manor apartment a day earlier.Josefina Alaniz, 62,...
View Article9-1-1 call recounts shooting tragedy
BROWNSVILLE — The frantic 9-1-1 call that a Cummings Middle School administrator made to the Brownsville Police Department Wednesday morning gives details of what happened when eighth-grade student...
View ArticleSalary Defended: City Attorney Cotroneo earns less than peers
HARLINGEN — City Attorney Roxann Cotroneo said this week that her salary breaks down to $79 per hour, an amount that is much less than other cities pay for legal services. “I work for the citizens 100...
View ArticleWinter Texans lobby for WestJet
BROWNSVILLE — A lot of Winter Texans think it would be a good idea for WestJet, a low-cost air carrier based in Calgary, Alberta, to begin offering nonstop flights between Winnipeg and the Rio Grande...
View ArticlePolice blotter
* PORT ISABEL — Four men were arrested after the Port Isabel Police Department said they received an anonymous tip regarding possible fraudulent credit card use in the area.Police said Jose Hernan...
View ArticleJudge: Knapp must reveal financial info
EDINBURG — Knapp Medical Center will have to give up financial statements and employee compensation to doctors, according to a court ruling this past week that the hospital plans to appeal.Attorney...
View ArticleDouble Duty: Willacy shelter to also serve as events center
RAYMONDVILLE —Willacy County is set to get a “mini-Astrodome” that can host sporting events and concerts — as well as being a shelter “of last resort” should disaster strike.The 20,000-square-foot,...
View ArticleFeds expand Limas probe
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑOThe Brownsville Herald The federal investigation into the racketeering activities of former 404th state District Judge Abel C. Limas has expanded, and three prominent South Texas...
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