Medical supply company owners plead guilty to making kickbacks
McALLEN — Two medical supply company owners pleaded guilty Tuesday at a federal court hearing to paying kickbacks to build their businesses.Jose “Joe” Treviño and Pedro “Pete” Medrano both pleaded...
View ArticleGrand opening planned for District 3 boat ramp
HIDALGO — Early this month, Border Patrol began launching boats from Hidalgo County Water Improvement District 3’s newly completed ramp on the Rio Grande, giving the federal agency another staging...
View ArticleKidnapping suspect shot by U.S. Marshal
SOUTH OF ALAMO — A U.S. Marshal shot a kidnapping suspect at a home here late Wednesday morning. It all began about midnight, when San Juan police received a call about an aggravated kidnapping at a...
View ArticleCBP: Clay pots filled with $900K in marijuana
PHARR — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the seizure of more than 1,100 pounds of marijuana over the weekend that had been hidden in a shipment of clay pots. The seizure took place Saturday...
View ArticleTestimony: 'He wanted to kill a girl'
A week before Javier de la Rosa stabbed to death his ex-girlfriend Tiffany Galvan, he told a friend he had a problem and needed to borrow a weapon to fix it, a Cameron County investigator testified...
View ArticleMexican who ran Hidalgo County stash houses gets prison
McALLEN (AP) — A man from Mexico has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for running two Rio Grande Valley stash houses for illegal immigrants. Prosecutors in McAllen on Wednesday announced...
View ArticleSept. 4 hearing for suspect in slain ICE agent case
BROWNSVILLE — A status hearing for one of several suspects accused in the slaying of ICE Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata has been pushed back to September.A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the...
View ArticleDistracted driving a continued problem
Texas highway safety officials are telling drivers to take their hands off their cellphones and remember that a good driver just drives.The Texas Department of Transportation is in the midst of the...
View ArticleHarlingen EDC tables payback plan
HARLINGEN — The Harlingen Economic Development Corporation tabled an agenda item seeking a repayment plan of $3 million from the Harlingen TIF Zone No. 3 that the EDC spent on infrastructure...
View ArticleJurors chosen in Hedrick child porn case
BROWNSVILLE — Attorneys selected the jury Wednesday that will hear the expected two-week trial for the former Pan American Airways president facing child pornography charges.A pool of prospective...
View ArticlePolice Blotter (includes crime map)
POLICE: MAN STEALS CANDY AND HOTDOGS HARLINGEN — Police said they arrested a man early Tuesday for stealing a large amount of candy and hotdogs from the concession stand at Victor Park. At 12:20 a.m....
View ArticleRecord: McDonald's abduction linked to Gulf Cartel
HARLINGEN — A publicly witnessed kidnapping in a Harlingen McDonald’s parking lot in March was ordered because the victim owed money to the Gulf Cartel, according to a court document obtained...
View ArticleFourth arrested after Edcouch cockfight shooting
EDINBURG (AP) - Hidalgo County authorities investigating a cockfighting operation where three people were killed last week say the ring's "main organizer" has been arrested. The Hidalgo County...
View Article7 AmFELS workers hospitalized after leak
Brownsville fire crews rushed seven AmFELS workers to the hospital after a gas leak occurred in an oil rig in which they were working. Brownsville Fire Chief Lenny Perez said all workers are in stable...
View ArticleNew dealership to bring 130 jobs to Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — The realization of a decade-long dream took place Thursday evening at 2547 N. Expressway 77/83, with the ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration of Charlie Clark’s new Nissan...
View ArticleService calls for average 2012 hurricane season
BROWNSVILLE — A commercial weather service is forecasting an average 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but officials remind residents that a single storm can cause problems. AccuWeather’s 2012 forecast...
View ArticleSheriff: Texas cockfighting ‘kingpin’ arrested
EDINBURG — A local businessman who investigators called a “kingpin” on the South Texas cockfighting circuit was slapped with a $1.25 million bond on Thursday even though he isn’t suspected in the fatal...
View ArticleGas leak sends 7 AmFELS workers to hospital, all in stable condition
BROWNSVILLE — Fire crews rushed seven Keppel AmFELS workers to the hospital Thursday afternoon after a gas leak occurred at the facility. Brownsville Fire Chief Lenny Perez said all workers were in...
View ArticleValley accordionists to show off talent at Big Squeeze
BROWNSVILLE — For a year, Juan Longoria Jr. has turned to the lessons he learned from his father to teach his son to play the instrument that is part of his family’s musical heritage.Juan Longoria III,...
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