Cop recovers from police dog attack
By ALLEN ESSEX Valley Morning Star HARLINGEN — A Harlingen police officer badly bitten by a police dog during a March 9 pursuit of kidnapping suspects is now recovering from surgery at home,...
View ArticleVoting figures begin to surface
HARLINGEN — It is estimated that the votes in Friday’s special election for City Commission District 3 cost candidates Mike Mezmar and Tom Hushen each $31.63 a vote and $50.29 a vote,...
View ArticlePolice: Man charged in SPI stabbing
By ALLEN ESSEX Valley Morning Star SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — A 33-year-old San Antonio man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 21-year-old man from Dallas Saturday during Spring Break, Police Chief...
View Article$4 utility increase has city questioning plant project
RIO HONDO — A new study shows the city would have to boost its water and sewer rates about $4 a month in this rural community where the average utility bill is about $100 a month, City Commissioner...
View ArticleNeighborhood alligator shooting prompts investigation, possible charge
By ALLEN ESSEX Valley Morning Star LAGUNA VISTA — Charges related to a March 12 shooting of an alligator inside the town limits are pending in Municipal Court, Police Chief Robert McGinnis said...
View ArticleJudge Lopez to preside over wrongful death lawsuit
RAYMONDVILLE — Senior Appellate Judge Linda Yañez found no merit to attorney Marc G. Rosenthal’s request to remove 197th state District Judge Migdalia Lopez from a wrongful death lawsuit that he filed...
View ArticleHCISD expected to approve upgrades tonight
By TRAVIS M. WHITEHEAD Valley Morning Star HARLINGEN – The school board tonight will consider improvements to facilities, including heating and ventilation systems at several schools, and technology...
View ArticleTexas suspends burro-killing policy in state park
LUBBOCK (AP) — The Texas wildlife agency said Tuesday it is suspending a policy that allows the killing of burros in a state park along the Mexican border after the Humane Society of the United States...
View ArticleAG: Justice committed to protecting gays, lesbians
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is "committed to using every tool in its arsenal" to combat bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and has already made strides in bringing...
View ArticlePolice Blotter
SAN BENITO — A judge ordered a 20-year man held on $25,000 bail after he was arraigned on a charge of injury to a disabled woman, according to a press release.Police arrested Frank Quiroga and a...
View ArticleMan accused of smuggling 11 people in vehicle
BROWNSVILLE — A U.S. magistrate judge ordered Monday that a man accused of human smuggling be held without bond until a detention hearing later this week.Erick Smith Chavez-Bobadilla is charged with...
View ArticleSix women arrested in prostitution case
McALLEN — Police arrested six women on prostitution charges this weekend.The women reportedly were arrested in the city’s downtown area, Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said.Authorities released the...
View ArticleChinese businessmen, film producers scheduled to visit San Benito
By FERNANDO DEL VALLE Valley Morning Star SAN BENITO — Chinese businessmen and film producers will travel to San Benito as a result of city officials’ trip to China last month, City Manager Manuel...
View ArticleAttorneys to appeal census results
McALLEN — Hidalgo County attorneys will use an administrative appeals process to challenge the 2010 Census results in hopes of boosting the county’s population figure.Attorneys began preparing to...
View ArticleBevy of Bovines
2012 Jr. Breeding Goat Judging Results (Special Placing Overall) (Showmanship) 3 age groups Class 01 Percentage Females Ages 4 to less than 8 months1 Vanessa Martinez, Queen City 4-H2 Olivia...
View ArticleJudge delays ruling over annexation suit
BROWNSVILLE — A hearing on a lawsuit over Harlingen’s annexation controversy was cut short Tuesday by 103rd state District Judge Janet Leal due to a heavy caseload.The judge said she will review...
View Article7 men accused of Gulf Cartel bribery scheme waive hearing
BROWNSVILLE — All seven men accused in what prosecutors say was a bribery scheme meant to ensure a Gulf Cartel member’s safe passage to Mexico upon his release from U.S. prison waived a preliminary...
View ArticleJurors hear opening statements in trial of Brownsville fugitive
BROWNSVILLE — During opening statements in the capital murder trial of a Brownsville man who was a fugitive living in Mexico for more than a decade, attorneys for both sides told the jury an almost...
View ArticleNo jail time for Hidalgo County elections official
EDINBURG — A former Hidalgo County elections official will not face jail time after admitting to pilfering public funds and abusing his power, nearly four years after he became tangled in a public...
View ArticleJudge increases bond for suspect accused of Spring Break stabbing
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Authorities have increased the bond amount on a 33-year-old San Antonio man accused of stabbing a Spring Breaker, citing the victim’s medical status and the suspect’s potential...
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