Police: Ouija board commands teen to stab friend
WESLACO — A 15-year-old teen faced attempted murder charges Monday after police said a Ouija board told him to stab the root of his problems — a 14-year-old friend.Three Weslaco East High School...
View ArticleIn The Swing
LAGUNA VISTA — Park improvements in this small town near Port Isabel will not only make life more pleasant for local residents but should also encourage more people to move to this pleasant bayside...
View ArticleSan Benito Police Blotter
SAN BENITO — San Benito police were investigating several cases:- March 10 — A man told police that $90 in cash was stolen in the burglary of his home on South Sam Houston Boulevard. Entry was gained...
View ArticleMan accused of sexual assault of child arrested
BROWNSVILLE — Brownsville police detectives arrested a man Thursday accused of molesting an 11-year-old girl, police spokesman J.J. Treviño said.Sergio Garcia Gomez, 65, is charged with continuous...
View ArticleNatives of Ireland remember, celebrate the holiday
BROWNSVILLE — Monsignor Patrick Doherty and Sister Dorothy Carey have been in the Rio Grande Valley for decades, but they remember their Irish origins, especially on St. Patrick’s Day.Doherty, who...
View ArticlePolice conduct ‘no-refusal’ operation over weekend
BROWNSVILLE — Police Sgt. Albert De La Rosa admitted that St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Saturday — near the end of Spring Break, no less — could be a potent mix for drunk driving.On Friday and...
View ArticleWrongful deatgh court battle gets heated
Attorneys for Union Pacific Railroad and train engineer Ernesto Ortegon have been requesting a “death penalty sanction” against attorney Marc G. Rosenthal and his clients in a wrongful death lawsuit,...
View ArticleGrand champ steer brings $20K
MERCEDES — Thirteen-year-old Syanne Escobar started raising animals because her father and grandfather wanted her to follow the family tradition.Syanne, an eighth-grader at Cathey Middle School in...
View ArticleLocal officials want to know more about state security contracts
McALLEN — Local politicians said they wanted to learn more about state border security contracts with a private defense contractor after the Austin American-Statesman shed light on the subject.An...
View ArticleState looks for ‘practical solution’ to healthcare changes
Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Tom Suehs will work with state legislators to adjust a rate cut for physicians who care for large numbers of elderly patients who qualify for both Medicare...
View ArticleTSC ‘not overly concerned’ about bond rating
BROWNSVILLE — Debt ratings by Standard & Poor’s for Texas Southmost College indicate a perception of risk, but TSC’s president said that is likely to change once the process of splitting from the...
View ArticleSouth Padre Island Arrest List
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND POLICE BLOTTER March 12 Austin man, 25, arrested in the 200 block of Pompano Street on a public intoxication charge. Neenah, Wis. man, 21, arrested in the 200 block of Laguna...
View ArticleTrip to D.C. yields longer bridge hours
DONNA — Officials have returned from Washington, D.C., with a bit of good news — that hours at the Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge will be extended this spring.A meeting with officials from the...
View ArticleRival cartel activity continues in Tamaulipas
The ongoing struggle between rival criminal organizations for control of lucrative drug smuggling routes in Tamaulipas continue to make shootouts and grenade attacks an everyday occurrence.On Saturday...
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SAN BENITO — A 35-year-old man was arrested by San Benito police and charged with drug possession after he was searched and found to have cocaine, crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia in his...
View ArticleSentenced to life at age 16, new trial to begin in fatal beating
EDINBURG — A new trial is scheduled to begin for a man sent to prison for life at age 16 after jurors decided he beat a McAllen man to death inside his home in 2008.Michael Anthony Mancha, 19, was...
View ArticleTSTC links money to jobs
Texas State Technical College System officials say their top priority is placing students in good jobs. And they’re preparing to put their money where their mouths are.While some university leaders...
View Article4-H, FFA students auction shop projects
MERCEDES — Numbered paddles waved from a large crowd and excited youths waited in the wings to see whether their items would sell at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show’s FFA and 4-H Shop Projects...
View ArticleSpring Breakers face consequences before judge
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Kater King was glad to be out of jail on Thursday afternoon.He’d spent the night at the South Padre Island City Jail after his arrest on a public intoxication charge the previous...
View ArticleHarlingen commission to decide on funds for marketing in Mexico
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑO Valley Morning Star HARLINGEN — The City Commission is poised to decide Wednesday if it will approve $100,000 from the Hotel Occupancy Tax to market the city’s retail and...
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