Sealed documents filed in Limas case
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑOValley Morning Star BROWNSVILLE — New documents pertaining to the racketeering case against former Judge Abel C. Limas were filed Wednesday but remain sealed, according to the...
View ArticlePolice crash during training
HARLINGEN — A Harlingen Police Department motorcycle officer was in stable condition Friday at Valley Baptist Medical Center after a collision with a police sport utility vehicle during a training...
View ArticleLocal churches come together for Good Friday
SAN BENITO — Jasmine Ortega said Friday that she joined members of six area churches in a march along the Heavin Resaca Trail to thank God for changing her life.“I had a rough life when I was younger...
View ArticleSan Benito High School chorale wins sweepstakes at UIL
SAN BENITO — Adrian Soliz was shocked when he learned his choir group had done so well at a recent competition.Soliz, a 17-year-old San Benito High School senior, is one of the 48-member Greyhound...
View ArticleLocal migrants named state students of the year
McALLEN — High school seniors from Sullivan City and Alamo received a statewide Student of the Year award this week from the Migrant Student Graduation Enhance-ment Program at the University of Texas...
View ArticlePolice Blotter
HARLINGEN — Police said they arrested a Harlingen man on a charge of possession of a controlled substance on Thursday.A special investigations unit was conducting surveillance in the 1000 block of...
View ArticleTSC hires consulting firm to oversee election
BROWNSVILLE — Texas Southmost College trustees have selected Chicago-based RBM Consulting to administer services for the May 12 election for two seats on the board.The action came at a special meeting...
View ArticleEdinburg formalizes agreement for UTPA policing
EDINBURG — A long-standing gentleman’s agreement between police departments in Edinburg and at the University of Texas-Pan American was formalized this week when the agencies stipulated how they will...
View ArticleUTB settles on five new mascot finalists
BROWNSVILLE — The ocelot, the jaguarundi, the vaqueros, the bullsharks and the parrot are the five finalists in UTB’s search for a new mascot, the student newspaper reported Friday.As the University of...
View ArticleShortage of rural vets in Texas creates a challenge
For 40 years, Roberto Margo has been the only veterinarian in the border town of Rio Grande City, which not long ago had more cattle than people.Margo enjoys his work. But there is enormous physical...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter
FORMER MOTHER-IN-LAW ACCUSED OF ASSAULT HARLINGEN — Police arrested a Harlingen man’s ex-mother-in-law for assaulting him. According to a police report, Herlinda Gillam, 59, and the victim’s...
View ArticleWynne: Marchan tried to mislead investigation
BROWNSVILLE — Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Wynne rebutted attorney Ray Marchan’s claim that the defendant was indicted based in part on information that he provided to the FBI.Wynne said that...
View ArticleDriver flees after 1 man dies, 17 hospitalized in rollover accident
LA JOYA — One man died and 17 others were hospitalized in a rollover crash about 10 a.m. Monday on Expressway 83 near Farm-to-Market Road 2221, west of the La Joya city limits.At least one of the...
View ArticleCounty might become launch site; FAA seeking environmental review
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County is one of three sites being considered for Space Exploration Technologies’ launch of the Falcon 9 and other commercial space vehicles. SpaceX is considering a launch site...
View ArticleHCISD students developing greater thinking skills
HARLINGEN — Think you know the story of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz? Think again. The students in Angela de la Fuente’s freshman English classes at Harlingen High School South are finding there’s much...
View ArticleNew program aims at repairing water plant leaks, replacing meters
RIO HONDO — The city has launched a program that has reduced leaks at its old water plant and to replace water meters across town, officials said Monday.City Administrator Hipolito Cabrera helped...
View ArticleTSTC hosts forum for Congress hopefuls
HARLINGEN — The public will have the opportunity to hear the candidates for the U.S. District 34 congressional seat at a forum today at Texas State Technical College.TSTC’s Student Government...
View ArticleExtension of Bass Pro Shop’s quality control manager to be considered
HARLINGEN — The Economic Development Corporation is expected to vote tonight on extending the Bass Pro Shop’s quality control manager’s position for an additional 120 days or until the outdoor retailer...
View ArticleTroopers: Fatal rollover leads to arrest
PENITAS — Troopers arrested a Mexican national suspected of driving a van that rolled over Monday, killing an illegal immigrant inside. Juan Carlos Rodriguez Sanchez, 20, was arrested by Texas...
View ArticleWillacy to sell seized vehicles in online auction
RAYMONDVILLE — A second online auction of seized cars and trucks is being held by the Willacy County District Attorney’s Office.“We have 26 vehicles that were seized in narcotics investigations,” Chief...
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