Energy prices fuel sustainable, affordable housing push
BROWNSVILLE — If you want to see what the future of affordable housing looks like in Brownsville, take a gander at the little blue house at 3132 Westwind Drive in the Inwood II subdivision.Built by the...
View Article‘Walk-through’ theater has unannounced religious focus
BROWNSVILLE — There were piercing screams heard at the 20,000-square-foot red tent emblazoned with “The 99” when the production opened in Brownsville Friday.The show, which is open on weekends until...
View ArticleBP horses heading for adoption event
MERCEDES — Border Patrol’s newest helpers will join horse lovers in Mercedes this week as agents show off adopted mustangs they are now using to patrol.The agents will bring the horses Friday afternoon...
View ArticleAnimal shelter on the brink
SAN BENITO — Cameron County’s animal control program cannot keep up with the population explosion of stray dogs and cats in rural areas, officials say.Most dogs or cats picked up by a county animal...
View ArticleSan Benito Police Department gets upgrade to radio system
SAN BENITO — A new digital radio system being installed in Rio Grande Valley police departments is expected to improve communication between police here and area law enforcement agencies, Assistant...
View ArticleMan admits killing McAllen dancer he met at NYC club
GOSHEN, N.Y. (AP) — A convicted sex offender who picked up an aspiring dancer from the Rio Grande Valley at a New York City nightclub three years ago has admitted killing her. Michael Mele pleaded...
View ArticleMissing Winter Texans found in Roma
WESLACO — Police are no longer searching for a winter Texan couple reported missing last week. Family members of Bruce Stewart, 61, and Linda Stewart, 65, contacted Weslaco Police after not hearing...
View ArticleMissing couple turn up in Roma
WESLACO — Police have located a Winter Texan couple who were reported missing last week.The couple is now staying in Roma.Family members of Bruce Stewart, 61, and Linda Stewart, 65, contacted Weslaco...
View ArticleSentencing delayed for suspect in Limas case
BROWNSVILLE — The sentencing of a suspect in the racketeering case against former 404th state District Judge Abel C. Limas has been postponed again. The sentencing of Karina Peña, who pleaded guilty in...
View ArticlePatrol car donated to Santa Maria ISD police department
SANTA MARIA — The police department for the Santa Maria Independent School District, which went into operation last fall, now has a patrol car, Police Chief Daniel Cruz said Monday.The 2002 Chevrolet...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter
- HARLINGEN — An 18-year-old Harlingen man was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony.Andrew Lawrence Garcia was arrested after police...
View ArticleBoswell to give annual address
HARLINGEN — Mayor Chris Boswell on Friday will give his annual State of the City address. This event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Harlingen and will take place at The Reese, 202 S. First Street...
View ArticleFormer Mercedes superintendent pleads not guilty; faces 7 years
MERCEDES — Former Mercedes Supt. Jesus Gandara Sr. was arraigned in California on eight felony and three misdemeanor charges and faces up to seven years in state prison. Gandara pleaded not guilty to...
View ArticleSurcharge review delayed; angers meeting attendants
SAN BENITO — The city’s utility board on Monday delayed a long-awaited review of the water surcharge ordinance because City Attorney Rick Morado had not issued an opinion about its legality, officials...
View ArticleTexas AG asks court to clear way for voter ID law
AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott asked a federal court on Monday to clear the way for the state’s voter ID law as it waits to hear from the Department of Justice.Abbot said the Obama...
View ArticleSheriff: Woman finds husband sexually assaulting relative
Cameron County Sheriff deputies arrested a man Sunday near Santa Rosa after his wife told authorities she walked in on him assaulting a relative, County Sheriff Omar Lucio said. Rodolfo Ramirez, 48, in...
View ArticleTwo arrested after fire near Edinburg school
EDINBURG - Officials have taken two people into custody for possibly starting a brush fire that firefighters quickly contained near Economedes High School early Tuesday afternoon. Arson investigators...
View ArticleParticipants sought for aspirin study
HARLINGEN — The Regional Academic Health Center continues its search for participants in a study to determine the possible benefits of aspirin. The study is being conducted by the school of medicine of...
View ArticleState leaders address Valley citrus threat
SAN JUAN — The indications are subtle, entomologist Mamoudou Setamou told growers, reporters and government officials as they gathered around a dying tree Tuesday in a San Juan orange grove. Leaves...
View ArticleBus passengers sentenced in cash smuggling case
McALLEN — A busload of passengers learned their sentences Tuesday after they admitted to a cash smuggling operation that yielded $3.1 million in 2010.Chief U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa handed...
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