Officials plan 11 changes to City Charter
By FERNANDO DEL VALLE Valley Morning Star SAN BENITO — The city’s Charter Review Committee on Wednesday proposed 11 changes to the City Charter, including the removal of a clause that the past City...
View ArticleMonsignor Maher passes away
The Catholic Diocese of the Rio Grande Valley is reporting that Monsignor Robert Maher, Vicar of the diocese and pastor of St. Joseph parish in Edinburg passed away Wednesday night. He was 67. Msgr....
View ArticleLeaping Into Life: Babies born Feb. 29 share unique bond
HARLINGEN — Saul Adrian and Letty Flores hoped their baby would be born on Valentine’s Day. Instead, Alyssa Victoria Flores is a Leap Day baby, one of at least a dozen babies born Wednesday who share...
View ArticleBISD mum on ailing student; coach on leave during school’s investigation
BROWNSVILLE — A teacher and coach at Brownsville Veterans Memorial High School is on administrative leave pending investigation of an incident involving a student, Brownsville Independent School...
View ArticleValley man convicted of wife's fatal beating
WESLACO — An Hidalgo County jury convicted a rural Weslaco man Thursday of murder in connection with the 2011 beating death of his of his wife. Pedro Villalobos, 27, murdered his wife, Farrah, on...
View ArticleAmid warden's suspension, La Villa prison faced separate recent inquiry
LA VILLA — Details remain sketchy about a federal investigation into a La Villa prison warden, but the facility has faced separate scrutiny in recent weeks. But Hidalgo County’s only private detention...
View ArticleCBP officers uncover large load of cocaine
The Brownsville Herald BROWNSVILLE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $381,000 worth of cocaine at the B&M Bridge in Brownsville.Authorities report the 11.92 pounds of...
View ArticleMan, 24, accused of marijuana distribution
SAN BENITO — Police arrested a man accused of distributing marijuana, according to a press release issued on Thursday.Police arrested Armando Martinez, 24, on Tuesday after they found 7 pounds, 12...
View ArticlePolice Blotter
Valley Morning Star * HARLINGEN — Two people who wanted to wet their whistle ended up making a big splash — into a canal.Around 10 p.m. Wednesday, police were called to the scene of a one-vehicle...
View ArticleLeaders added to Walk of Fame
EDINBURG — Former San Benito City Commissioner Victor Garza and 40 other Rio Grande Valley leaders were inducted on Wednesday to the city of Hidalgo’s Walk of Fame.Garza, who served as city...
View ArticleIndictments in Texas immigrant smuggling case
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) — Prosecutors in South Texas have announced the indictment of more than 30 people in an immigrant smuggling ring allegedly operating since 2002. Details released Thursday indicate...
View ArticleEast Texas cockfight, gunfire leaves man dead
ATHENS, Texas (AP) — Investigators say gunfire during an illegal cockfight in East Texas has left a man dead and authorities seeking the shooter. The Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office said Thursday...
View ArticleAnother Brownsville student complains of illness after workouts
The Brownsville Independent School District in recent months investigated an incident at Hanna High School in which a teacher punished a student by requiring him to do squat jumps — a disciplinary...
View Article9 guilty in Valley scheme to get ransom for immigrants
McALLEN (AP) — Nine people have pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to hold 18 illegal immigrants for ransom in a Mission apartment. The U.S. attorney's office says brothers Juan De Dios...
View ArticleHispanic group closes to join city association
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce closed its doors Friday and transferred its members to the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce, which has officially changed its name to the Chamber of Harlingen, Texas.The...
View ArticleCold, high winds expected today
BROWNSVILLE — After nearly a week of warm temperatures, the Rio Grande Valley will likely cool down a bit.Temperatures are expected to drop but not as low as a few weeks ago when daytime temperatures...
View ArticleMan charged with aggravated sexual assault of toddler
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Thursday accused of molesting the 3-year-old granddaughter of his girlfriend, Sheriff Omar Lucio said.Matthew James Salinas, 23, is...
View ArticleMan wanted in sexual assault arrested
BROWNSVILLE — Authorities arrested a man Thursday wanted for the 2010 alleged rape of a girl, Sheriff Omar Lucio said.Border Patrol agents arrested Mexican national Edgar Alvarez Martinez, 23, as he...
View ArticlePrescribed burn in works
BROWNSVILLE —The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife will conduct a joint prescribed burning scheduled for Monday deliberately setting fire to about 20 acres near the...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter
HARLINGEN – Police arrested a 28-year-old man wanted for a robbery stemming from a Feb. 2 police report filed by an unidentified woman against her boyfriend. Police pulled over a brown pickup in the...
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