Man, 29, accused of home invasion
BROWNSVILLE — Police served an arrest warrant Monday, charging a man in connection with a home invasion that happened more than a year ago, court documents show.Epigmenio Ahumada, 29, was charged with...
View ArticleWife accuses husband of assaulting relative
SANTA ROSA — Cameron County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Sunday near Santa Rosa after his wife told authorities she walked in on him sexually assaulting a relative, Sheriff Omar Lucio said.Rodolfo...
View ArticleMoore files final campaign finance report
HARLINGEN — Gail Moore, an unsuccessful candidate for District 1 city commissioner, filed her final campaign finance report this week, eight days after the Jan. 15 deadline. Attached to the report...
View ArticleLocal leaders want job creation
HARLINGEN — Jobs and the economy are what local political leaders said they most wanted to hear President Obama discuss in his State of the Union Address. Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos said jobs...
View ArticleAlleged Mexican cartel hit man guilty
McALLEN (AP) — A federal jury on Wednesday convicted an alleged hit man for a Mexican drug cartel on racketeering, conspiracy and weapons charges, about two years after a jury at his earlier trial...
View ArticleJuvenile detained after standoff with police
The standoff between a juvenile and Brownsville police near the 3000 block of La Plaza Drive in Southmost has ended, police said. Officers went to the boy's residence today to serve a juvenile arrest...
View ArticleSuspect wanted in La Paloma shooting
A man was shot in the chest today in La Paloma, and deputies are searching for a suspect Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said. Jose Guadalupe Garza, 44, was working in a small tire shop in La Paloma...
View ArticleTeen alleges sexual abuse
BROWNSVILLE — A teenage girl has accused a relative of sexual abuse, reporting that it lasted for about two years until she told her mother, court documents say.Manuel Eloy Gaona, 49, was arrested...
View ArticleHospital releases mother of Amanda Coronado
RAYMONDVILLE — A Lasara woman who has been confined for evaluation at Vernon State Hospital since last September after she and her husband were charged with manslaughter in the death of their teenage...
View ArticleStandoff ends calmly as armed teen surrenders
BROWNSVILLE — A nearly two-hour standoff between police and a teenager with a handgun ended peacefully Wednesday afternoon when the teen surrendered to officers.Officers went to the residence of Adrian...
View ArticleGrandmother hits grandson with vehicle
BROWNSVILLE — A Brownsville woman ran over her 1-year-old grandson with a vehicle Wednesday morning at a residence in Cameron Park, Brownsville police said. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. at the...
View ArticleSales tax receipts good news for city
HARLINGEN — Sales tax receipts in Harlingen for November amounted to the second largest increase in the Rio Grande Valley, behind McAllen. Harlingen received $1,524,459 in January for November 2011...
View ArticleSan Benito mayor says he was set up
SAN BENITO — Mayor Joe Hernandez on Wednesday accused City Commissioner Celeste Sanchez of luring him into a conversation that sparked an ethics complaint against him.But Sanchez strongly denied the...
View ArticleProsecutors get more time in 'Tweety' case
BROWNSVILLE — An alleged drug cartel member accused in the slaying of ICE Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata made a brief appearance Wednesday morning in a district court in Washington.Julian Zapata...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter
* HARLINGEN — Police said a Harlingen man was arrested Tuesday after he pulled his girlfriend’s hair, knocked her to the ground and then sat on her until the woman’s 21-year-old son...
View ArticleDenton: fire destroys main building at prep school
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Classes have been canceled until Monday after fire destroyed the main building at North Texas prep school. Officials say nobody was injured in blaze Thursday morning at the Selwyn...
View ArticleNWS: Fire warning issued
The National Weather Service Brownsville has issued a red flag warning for South Texas beginning at noon today. The warning includes Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo and Starr counties, as well as Zapata, Jim...
View ArticleOfficials: Shooting may have been over a debt
LA PALOMA — A Mexican national charged with killing a man in La Paloma was arraigned Thursday, accused in a slaying that authorities believe was over a debt of $10,000 in truck tires. Jose Guadalupe...
View ArticlePossible conflict raised in Rosenthal case
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑO/The Brownsville HeraldBROWNSVILLE — The issue of a potential conflict between Austin-based attorney Marc G. Rosenthal and a defense attorney has been raised and is slated to go to...
View ArticleChild pornography trial rescheduled for March 29
BROWNSVILLE — The trial for Pan American Airways President Robert L. Hedrick has been rescheduled again, this time for March 29. According to court records, Hedrick and his defense attorneys, J.J....
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