Marchan case moves forward
BROWNSVILLE — A federal judge found Thursday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office did not engage in prosecutorial misconduct when a proffer agreement and summaries of debriefings with attorney Ray R....
View ArticleCounty political parties to hold conventions this weekend
The Cameron County Democratic Party and Republican Party have their precinct and county conventions this Saturday. The conventions are being held prior to the May 29 primaries due to the changes in...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter
- HARLINGEN — Police said that on Thursday they responded to the Harlingen Medical Center about a 7-month-old boy who displayed injuries consistent with abuse.During the interview with the child’s...
View ArticleCity competes for fruit orchard
EDINBURG — The city wants to win a fruit tree orchard. The city and its housing authority are competing to be one of 17 communities nationwide awarded a fruit-filled orchard.The competition is part of...
View ArticleSevere weather doesn’t impede start of ocelot fest
HARLINGEN — The first day of the 13th annual Ocelot Family Fiesta began late Friday with thunderclaps and heavy rain moving in at Marine Military Academy.As eager visitors walked into the auditorium...
View ArticleJulio Cesar Perez sentenced to 45 years in wife's murder case
RAYMONDVILLE — Ramon Guillen still struggles to understand how his family member, a religious woman, a teacher, a preacher’s wife, ended up a murder victim at the hands of her husband.Sonia Perez, 39,...
View ArticleSan Benito internal probe clears Hernandez
SAN BENITO — An internal investigation has found no evidence that Mayor Joe Hernandez violated the City Charter, but several allegations remain pending in the case in which he’s accused of breaking...
View ArticleVictims identified in cockfight shooting
McALLEN— Authorities believe the wild shooting that left three dead and eight wounded at a cockfight near the Mexican border was a sloppy hit on two brothers.Three people were charged with cockfighting...
View ArticleStudents plant tree, learn about environment
PRIMERA — Members of Wilson Elementary School’s student council on Friday tossed scoopfuls of red mulch at the base of a newly-planted oak tree.The morning was bright as students, parents and community...
View ArticleMan charged in animal cruelty case after 3 puppies found shot
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County Sheriff deputies arrested a man Friday who they say shot three puppies in the head, Sheriff Omar Lucio said.John Paul Nolan, 56, is charged with three counts of animal...
View ArticleSixth person held in Palmview rollover case
McALLEN — A sixth person facing federal charges for his alleged involvement in an illegal immigrant smuggling ring in which nine Mexican citizens died in a van crash will be held pending trial.Carmelo...
View ArticleFunnel clouds and hail move across Valley again
HARLINGEN — Funnel clouds were reported over Harlingen, San Benito and parts of Willacy County Friday evening as the second fast-moving thunderstorm this week passed over the area, producing drenching...
View ArticleCBP marine unit dedicated
PORT ISABEL — As the federal government works to seal the United States and Mexico land border, officials are increasingly seeing drug smuggling operations move to the sea in coastal areas, a...
View ArticleRailway project picks up support
MERCEDES — Planning for a Rio Grande Valley commuter rail system took a step forward this past week as Mercedes became the first city to officially throw its support behind the project.City...
View ArticleInfant injured after car hits pole
HARLINGEN — An infant was hospitalized with head injuries after the car in which it was traveling hit a light pole in the 5000 block of the Expressway 77 frontage road about noon Saturday, police...
View ArticleStudy finds that college remediation fails students
A new study released this past week faults college remediation programs for failing struggling students, but local trends suggest public schools have significantly helped lower the need for development...
View ArticleFlit and Flutter: Habitat conditions entice bounty of butterflies
An abundance of spring butterflies illustrates how wildlife habitat in Cameron County is rebounding since last summer’s devastating heat and drought, experts and enthusiasts said Friday.The area’s lush...
View ArticleWeekend Earth Day celebration continues with cookoff
BROWNSVILLE — Dozens of youth cooked in a contest to celebrate the connection between humans and the nature that supplies our food on the eve of Earth Day at Brownsville EarthFest 2012 on Saturday.It...
View ArticlePolice Blotter
SAN BENITO — Police are searching for two men accused of robbing a convenience store, a San Benito Police Department press release said Saturday.A clerk at a Stripes convenience store at 304 South Sam...
View ArticleUTB/TSC Scorpions baseball game its last
BROWNSVILLE — Anyone not from around here probably didn’t know they witnessed the historic final home game of the UTB-TSC Scorpions baseball program’s last season on Saturday.The focus seemed to be on...
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