South Padre rocks as Spring Break party peaks
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND (AP) — When guests at the party next door number about 10,000 and the sound system is rock-concert quality, older visitors and residents say their options during spring break are to...
View ArticleDA: Family spares man from prison after years of abusing young relative
EDINBURG — A Mercedes man who faced 28 felony counts in a child sexual abuse case was spared from prison at the request of his family, prosecutors said. Eleazar Tanguma Gonzalez, 43, received...
View ArticleFormer cop admits taking beer-filled ice chest from driver
EDINBURG — A former policeman admitted Tuesday to shaking down a motorist for a beer-filled ice chest during a traffic stop. Gilberto Montezano, 30, pleaded guilty to official oppression Tuesday in the...
View ArticleRGV Livestock Show Results
2012 Jr. Santa Gertrudis H Class 01 Late Junior Heifer Calf - April 1, 2011 and after 1 Harrison Kimble, Comal Co. 4-H 2 Nicole Ozuna, Four Winds 4-H 3 Victoria Gutierrez, Edinburg FFA 4 Cynthia...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter
* HARLINGEN — Police on Tuesday arrested a Harlingen man accused of climbing into the bedroom of a 4-year-old boy at a home where he worked as a “yardman,” according to a police report.Abelardo...
View ArticleWoman accused of selling fake Botox
BROWNSVILLE — Federal agents arrested a Brownsville woman Wednesday accused of selling fake Botox, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson said.A federal grand jury indicted Gloria Olvido-Lopez, 43, Tuesday on...
View ArticleWeslaco man pleads guilty to trafficking
WESLACO — A Weslaco man who was on the run for two years pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case in which federal agents seized about $800,000 in drug proceeds.Juan Becerra Vallejo, 53, admitted in front of...
View ArticleOfficials nix West Parkway toll road plan
BROWNSVILLE — It’s the end of the line for the West Parkway project, a proposed toll road that would have run from the B&M Bridge to U.S. Expressway 77/83 near the 77 Flea Market along what is...
View ArticleWomen to express their creativity at cultural event
SAN BENITO — A group of women will read their work Saturday as part of International Women’s Month.The Writer’s Forum at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center at 225 E. Stenger St. is sponsoring...
View ArticleMan, 64, accused of molesting girl
SAN BENITO — A man wanted in Cameron County was arrested this week in Corpus Christi on a charge of molesting a 9-year-old girl, Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said.Corpus Christi police arrested...
View ArticleMan, 52, stabbed in downtown Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — An officer patrolling downtown Brownsville around noon Tuesday found a man bleeding profusely from the arm and chest in an alley, a police report said.The man, 52, was with his wife and...
View ArticleMan wanted for McDonald's kidnapping
Harlingen police are searching for a fourth man wanted in connection with a kidnapping that happened at a McDonald's last week. An arrest warrant has been issued for Jose Antonio Gonzales, 42, of El...
View ArticleMan accused of nursing home burglary
A man with easily identifiable tattoos was arrested on charges he and a partner burglarized the storage room of a Harlingen nursing home. Police say late Thursday night Juan Jose Garcia, 26, and...
View ArticleMezmar trounces Hushen for District 3 seat
Mike Mezmar has become Harlingen's newest city commissioner. From the early voting to election day, Mezmar trounced Hushen for the District 3 seat vacated by former commissioner Kori Mara. Mezmar...
View ArticleDistrict 3 voters elect new city commissioner
HARLINGEN — Slightly more than 1 percent of District 3 voters made their choice Friday, electing Mike Mezmar by a sizeable margin to the City Commission.Mezmar received 531 votes to 167 for Tom Hushen,...
View ArticleGulf Cartel bribery suspects arraigned
BROWNSVILLE — A federal judge has ordered that seven men, including a Harlingen man, accused of participating in a bribery scheme connected to the Gulf Cartel be held without bond until they go to...
View ArticleResidents say park should be named for Stookey sisters
SAN BENITO — Bessie Garza doesn’t want the city to rename the ball field long known as Stookey Park.For decades, the park has had a great name, she said. It’s the name of the two sisters she’ll never...
View ArticleFourth kidnap suspect sought
HARLINGEN — Police are searching for a fourth suspect, identified by a relative as the son of San Benito City Commissioner Tony Gonzales, in connection with a March 9 kidnapping in Harlingen.A...
View ArticleFeds: Former Roma cops on the run in Mexico
ROMA — Federal prosecutors say two former Roma police officers are on the run in Mexico after avoiding arrest in a 2010 drug trafficking indictment that targeted several local residents.U.S. Attorney...
View ArticlePetition surfaces against razing old library
SAN BENITO — Residents have launched a petition drive to try to stop the city from demolishing the old public library that houses the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center.The Save the Old San Benito...
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