McAllen retailers unsupportive of proposed bag ban
McALLEN — H-E-B and Walmart, the Rio Grande Valley’s largest grocers, aren’t thrilled about McAllen City Commissioner Scott Crane’s proposal to ban the ubiquitous plastic bags found at checkout...
View ArticleAG orders release of Cadriel reports
BROWNSVILLE — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled that Cameron County must release to The Brownsville Herald the reports it made in connection with the hiring of the brother-in-law of Pct. 2...
View ArticleAssests from drug boss split among local agencies
BROWNSVILLE — The sheriff’s department announced it received more than $5.9 million in seized drug funds after an operation that convicted former Gulf Cartel head Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, who was...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter
-HARLINGEN — Police said they arrested a 34-year-old wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl. Carlos Perez was arrested Monday in the 1000 block of Fair Park Boulevard on an...
View ArticlePsychologist sought for teen in Galvan murder trial
BROWNSVILLE — The teenager accused of killing Tiffany Galvan appeared in court Tuesday for a short motion hearing during which his attorneys said they are seeking to put a psychologist on the stand as...
View ArticleCompetency hearing set for murder suspect
BROWNSVILLE — A state jury in Cameron County will decide whether a 23-year-old Brownsville man is competent to stand trial on murder charges.Judge Janet Leal, of the 103rd state District Court, on...
View ArticlePolice: Man admits to sexual assault of child
BROWNSVILLE — A Brownsville man remains in police custody following accusations he sexually assaulted an 8-year-old girl.Police said Melquides Saldana, 78, admitted to authorities that he sexually...
View ArticleSupreme Court orders Texas maps to be redrawn
It’s back to the drawing board on Texas redistricting.The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday vacated the interim maps drawn by a federal district court in San Antonio to reshape U.S. congressional districts...
View ArticleMexican man gets 10 years after McAllen carjacking
McALLEN — A Mexican carjacker faces more than 10 years in prison after he took a high-end SUV at gunpoint for the Gulf Cartel in 2010.Edgar Quezada Luna was sentenced Friday to 130 months in federal...
View ArticleSPI sets bait to stop spread of rabies to coyotes
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — City workers scattered oral rabies vaccine in brushy areas this week to ward off any possible outbreak of the dreaded disease rabies among the Island’s coyote population, city...
View ArticleRio Hondo teacher slaying case postponed until spring
BROWNSVILLE — A judge on Friday gave prosecutors and defense attorneys more time to prepare for the capital murder case of Julio Cesar Perez, the Pentecostal minister accused of hiring a hit man to...
View ArticleSan Benito mayor faces allegations from community activist
SAN BENITO — A resident filed an ethics complaint on Friday accusing Mayor Joe Hernandez of violating state conflict of interest laws and abuse of office.The complaint was filed by Alfonso Benavides, a...
View ArticlePrimera's new police chief fired
PRIMERA — Clemente Cantu, police chief for just two months, has been fired, City Manager Javier Mendez confirmed Friday.The decision to terminate, made by the Board of Aldermen, comes on the heels of a...
View Article1,248-pound steer takes grand prize at Youth Stock Show
SAN BENITO — For a year, Daniel Cavazos worked hours a day to groom Rosco into a champ.Friday, he took the grand prize in the steer competition at the South Texas Youth Stock Show.“It feels great,”...
View ArticleGulf Cartel launched kidnapping ring in Valley last year
NEAR ALTON — Two men stepped down from a white truck at a house near Alton. A pair of Jeeps pulled up close behind. It was Memorial Day weekend 2011. The truck’s driver said he was a policeman,...
View ArticleMoore hasn’t filed finance report
HARLINGEN — Gail Moore, an unsuccessful candidate for city commissioner, has not filed the required Jan. 15 campaign finance report with the city, but said she will file it soon. “I’m not in town; I...
View ArticleDelay in Texas primaries costs incumbents
AUSTIN (AP) — Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out interim political maps drawn by the federal court in San Antonio, Texans may have to wait a little longer to vote in their party primaries...
View ArticleLocal man charged with stealing packs of beer
HARLINGEN — A Harlingen man was arrested after police said he stole two 18-packs of beer from a Stripes store Friday.Harlingen Police Department officers said Raymundo Olivares, 30, entered and left...
View ArticleSullivan City requires all residents to post addresses
SULLIVAN CITY — Emergency responders and package delivery services should have an easier time finding homes in Sullivan City soon.The Sullivan City Commission passed an ordinance this past week that...
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