Funeral Mass planned at basilica for Brownsville priest
BROWNSVILLE — The Mary Mother of the Church community continues to mourn the death of its pastor Father Ricardo Garcia Jr., who died earlier this week.The body of Garcia, 49, an apparent suicide, was...
View ArticleCameron, Willacy awarded $2.9M for energy funding
HARLINGEN — An additional $2.9 million in energy program funds have been awarded to a two-county social service agency to help pay heating bills during the recent cold snap.Cameron-Willacy County...
View ArticleBrownsville man accused of smuggling 6 illegal immigrants
BROWNSVILLE — A 17-year-old man was apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents Tuesday evening and accused of smuggling six undocumented immigrants across the border, three miles east of Veterans...
View Article17-year-old accused of smuggling immigrants
A 17-year-old man was apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents Tuesday evening and accused of smuggling six undocumented immigrants across the border, three miles east of Veterans International Bridge....
View ArticleBrownsville woman accused of stealing identity
A Tennessee woman’s complaint led to the arrest Friday of 51-year-old Gloria Banda on charges of fraudulent use of identifying information. Police said the Tennessee woman suspected a person in...
View ArticleHARLINGEN EYESORE
HARLINGEN — Christina Sanchez’s mother lives on Knox Avenue; Ray David Zambrano’s mother lives on South 4th Street and both are concerned by the number of nearby delapitated, dangerous, and condemned...
View ArticleMexico army: Suspect says ICE agent slain in error
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican soldiers have arrested an alleged Zetas drug cartel member who allegedly confessed to killing a U.S. immigration agent, but said the attack was a case of mistaken identity....
View ArticleEdinburg officer arrested on DWI charge
EDINBURG — A veteran Edinburg police officer was arrested Thursday morning in McAllen on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Adan Oscar Bocanegra, 49, was arraigned at McAllen’s Municipal Court on...
View ArticleSheriff’s officials: Girl, 7, dies in drowning
SANTA MARIA — Cameron County officials said a 7-year-old girl drowned in a swimming pool Wednesday night at a Santa Maria city park.The sheriff’s department said Lupita Salinas, who had Down syndrome,...
View ArticleMan accused of robbery in $45 pharmacy case
HARLINGEN — A man is facing an aggravated robbery charge after police say he left a pharmacy with concealed merchandise and attacked an employee after being confronted Wednesday morning and fleeing the...
View ArticleHarlingen Corners generating new interest
HARLINGEN — The Harlingen Corners shopping center may be showing signs of re-energizing, with more retailers contacting the property owner.Jim Gissler, of Dallas-based St. Ives Realty, said Mattress...
View ArticleFeds: Man attempted to run over U.S. marshal
HARLINGEN — U.S. marshals were serving an arrest warrant Wednesday evening at a residence on West Wright Street in Harlingen when a man attempted to run over a deputy marshal and a task force officer...
View ArticleDrug gang sweep sends a message
By ALICIA A. CALDWELLThe Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal, state and local authorities across the country, including the Rio Grande Valley, are sending an unequivocal message to Mexican drug...
View ArticleChase nets almost 200 pounds of pot
Weslaco police officers responding to a call of shots fired ended up seizing approximately 199 pounds of marijuana and arresting one man after a brief chase. Raul Enrique Garza, 34, was arrested...
View ArticleMan claims to have smuggled more than 50 AK-47 rifles
HIDALGO — An Edinburg man arrested this week while trying to take a small weapons cache into Mexico told authorities that before his arrest, he had successfully smuggled more than 50 firearms for the...
View ArticleOfficials round up cartel suspects, nab suspected National Guardsman...
McALLEN — A drug smuggling ring accused of working with Mexico’s Gulf Cartel was dismantled Thursday after 11 people, including a U.S. National guardsman, were arrested in connection with the case...
View ArticleObservers: Zeta offers lame excuse for killing Zapata
The claim by a purported Zeta member that two U.S. agents were attacked in Mexico because their vehicle was mistaken for a rival gang doesn’t make sense, two observers said Thursday. The fact that the...
View ArticleAll Valley Boat show is ‘dream-building’ for marine enthusiasts
McALLEN— More than 70 boats ranging from 13 feet in length to 30 feet will fill the McAllen Convention Center this weekend for the All-Valley Boat Show. “It’s kind of incredible— 60,000 feet of boats...
View ArticleLatin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala ill during Texas show
BROWNSVILLE — Latin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala is recovering after becoming ill while on stage in South Texas. Manager Roman Pedraza on Friday told KGBT-TV that Ayala has a cold and overexerted...
View ArticleRGV Food Bank ready to move to Pharr
PHARR — In a crumbling, graffiti-tagged, 1940s era warehouse that once held tomato and citrus distributors, new signs edged the building. “Cooler” read one. Others said “Shipping Office,” “Meeting...
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