City moves forward on new VIA apron
HARLINGEN — The City Commission Wednesday voted unanimously to accept an anticipated $1.6 million Federal Aviation Administration grant to build a north apron at Valley International Airport. Building...
View ArticleLife sentence sought in teen's stabbing death
BROWNSVILLE — In an impassioned plea for what he said is justice for Tiffany Galvan, state prosecutor Chuck Mattingly asked the jury to hand down a life sentence for Javier de la Rosa, convicted of...
View ArticleSheriff: Drive-by shooter, 14, wounds 2
SOUTH OF ALAMO — Police said a gang-related shooting at a school bus stop here left two Donna students injured and involved a 14-year-old shooter.Four Donna school district students were waiting for a...
View ArticleMan, 24, stabbed in back outside bar
HARLINGEN — A restroom altercation at Rack Daddy’s early Wednesday turned into a parking lot stabbing, police Sgt. John Parrish said.The altercation started with two or three men and the victim in a...
View ArticleFamily helps investigators identify skeletal remains
PORT ISABEL — Investigators have identified the bones found here last month as those of an undocumented immigrant from Ciudad Victoria who drowned in the Brownsville Ship Channel while trying to cross...
View ArticleOfficial: Fire marshal proposal won't affect ratings
SAN BENITO — A proposal to assign the fire marshal’s position to a firefighter certified as an arson investigator would not affect the city’s insurance rating, a state official said Wednesday.City...
View ArticleFormer state rep Jim Solis disbarred in connection with Limas case
BROWNSVILLE — Former state Rep. Jim Solis’ legal career ended Tuesday with his expulsion from the practice of law. Solis, of Harlingen, on April 10 entered into an agreed judgment of disbarment with...
View ArticleH-E-B recalls Asian Ready-to-Eat meals
H-E-B has issued a voluntary and precautionary recall for certain Asian Ready-to-Eat meals because they make contain undercooked chicken. The company says there have been no confirmed illnesses...
View ArticleH-E-B issues recall for Asian ready-to-eat meals
Valley Morning Star SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B has issued a voluntary and precautionary recall for certain Asian Ready-to-Eat meals due to the possibility of undercooked chicken in those meals, the company...
View ArticleDMV installs new equipment
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County motorists will be able to spend less time in line to renew their auto registrations with the aid of a new generation of computers recently installed by Texas Department of...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter for May 4
HARLINGEN — Police said Thursday that additional suspects may be arrested in connection with a Wednesday morning stabbing in Rack Daddy’s parking lot. Police have arrested Armando Alejandro Lopez, 23,...
View ArticleTejano musician Cali Carranza dies at 59
PHARR — Cali Carranza, a Tejano musician who was born and raised in Pharr, died Tuesday at the age of 59. Carranza succumbed to ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, a debilitating condition that affects...
View ArticleBrownsville working with SpaceX company
BROWNSVILLE — The City Commission has thrown in its support for SpaceX coming here by passing a resolution in favor of the $3 billion company. “It’s a win-win situation for everyone,” Mayor Tony...
View ArticleH-E-B issues recall of Asian ready-to-eat meals
SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B has issued a voluntary and precautionary recall for certain Asian Ready-to-Eat meals due to the possibility of undercooked chicken in those meals, the company said in a press...
View ArticleKnapp Medical Center sale halted
WESLACO — The potential sale of Knapp Medical Center to South Texas Health System, the local branch of Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services, is off the table for now, city and hospital...
View ArticleUT System regents approve higher rates for UTB, UTPA
Staff and Wire reports AUSTIN — University of Texas System regents froze tuition rates for most students at the flagship Austin campus for the next two years, voting instead to provide a short-term...
View ArticleBrownsville dealership gets new home
BROWNSVILLE — The ink was barely dry on the contract and the Hyundais were already rolling across town to their new home at Tipton Motors, 3840 N. Expressway in Brownsville. On Thursday, Tipton...
View ArticleStepmother of slain student reports death threats
BROWNSVILLE — The stepmother of the Cummings Middle School student fatally shot by police in January filed a police report Thursday evening, telling officers a man on a motorcycle followed her while...
View ArticleHundreds of athletes compete in Special Olympics
WESLACO — There were plenty of races Friday afternoon at Weslaco’s Bobby Lackey Stadium, but nothing could compete with Daniel Sanchez’s jubilation as he crossed the finish line at the end of a sprint....
View ArticleEx-Linebarger attorney no longer with Common Cause
BROWNSVILLE —Attorney Mario X. Perez was still listed Friday as the chairman for Common Cause Texas on the parent organization’s website, but the nonpartisan group that advocates for campaign finance...
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