San Benito sting operation yields 16 arrests
SAN BENITO — Police made 16 arrests in a crackdown designed to reduce the number of burglaries linked to the growing use of crack cocaine, Martin Morales, the police department’s operations chief,...
View ArticleHarlingen beautification workshop set for today
HARLINGEN — Improving Harlingen’s appearance will be the subject of a City Commission workshop scheduled for today on the second floor of City Hall, 118 E. Tyler Ave. The workshop, which begins at 5:30...
View ArticleForecast calls for more rain
HARLINGEN — Rainfall received in Harlingen was only 0.26 inches on Wednesday and Brownsville received 0.27 inches, the National Weather Service reported.Most of Tuesday’s severe thunderstorms and high...
View ArticleCandidates vying for 3 alderman seats in Santa Rosa
SANTA ROSA — Ten candidates are seeking three seats on the Board of Aldermen in Saturday’s election. Voting will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at City Hall, 413 W. Santa Cruz Ave., Santa Rosa. Candidates...
View ArticleBody of missing La Feria man found
LA FERIA — The body of an elderly man who had been reported missing was found near his home Wednesday by La Feria police, Police Chief Don Garcia said. The body of Robert Scoggins, believed to be in...
View ArticleGuerra files to remove Villalobos
BROWNSVILLE — A petition to remove Cameron County District Attorney Armando R. Villalobos from office was filed Wednesday in the state 444th District Court. Harlingen attorney Juan Angel Guerra, former...
View ArticleDouble-murder suspect's alleged drug dealers arrested
EDINBURG – Five men are behind bars accused of having sold cocaine to 24-year-old Raul Garza, who authorities say was on a 48-hour drug binge when he killed his wife and raped and killed her...
View ArticleGas prices drop a few cents
HOUSTON (AP) — A travel association survey finds retail gasoline prices have tumbled 7 cents across Texas this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump fell to $3.61 per...
View ArticleOfficial: Storm threat remains
BROWNSVILLE — A tornado watch issued for South Texas on Thursday was just that, a watch. But the threat of thunderstorms remains in the forecast for today and tonight. There is a 60 percent chance of...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter for May 11
HARLINGEN — Police said a Wyoming man arrested on a public intoxication charge was found to have less an ounce of cocaine in his possession during booking. According to a Harlingen Police Department...
View ArticleCigarroa: Chairman didn’t direct me to fire Powers
Texas Tribune University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, responding to a news report suggesting UT Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell had asked him to fire University of Texas at...
View ArticleRio Hondo commissioners discuss Cabrera’s suspension
RIO HONDO — City commissioners have called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to discuss Mayor Alonzo Garza’s suspension of City Administrator Hipolito Cabrera. City Attorney Eddie Lucio III said...
View ArticleTwo people in custody after Port Isabel raid
PORT ISABEL — Several law enforcement agencies on Thursday morning raided a residence in the Modern Venice neighborhood. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Johnny Hernandez said two persons were...
View ArticleImmigration drama plays out in east Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — Border Patrol agents and Brownsville firefighters spent hours Thursday searching marshy land and water for two suspected undocumented immigrants who jumped into a resaca on the east side...
View ArticleNWS: Tornado hits near Rio Hondo, warnings cancelled
Several tornado warnings issued for Cameron County have expired. The National Weather Service in Brownsville early this morning issued tornado warnings for Central and Eastern Cameron County. The NWS...
View ArticleThousands lose power in Houston, Austin storms
HOUSTON (AP) — Thousands of homes and businesses have lost electricity as thunderstorms swept through parts of Texas. CenterPoint Energy reported about 7,300 customers in the Houston area without power...
View ArticleTeacher removed: Erratic behavior revealed in YouTube video
SAN BENITO — School officials replaced a ninth-grade teacher after a video of her telling her class that Jesus Christ impregnated Mary Magdalene was posted to YouTube, officials said.The video...
View ArticleProgram educates about finances in La Feria
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation introduced the Money Smart financial education program Thursday to officials in La Feria. An FDIC representative trained La Feria Independent School District and...
View ArticlePolice: Ex-boyfriend wanted for shooting woman
Police are searching for a 25-year-old man they suspect shot his ex-girlfriend just after 5 p.m. Friday. Police found the vehicle of Victor Manuel Hernandez, of Brownsville, abandoned downtown near...
View ArticleToys “R” Us opens in Mercedes outlet mall
MERCEDES—Five-year-old Polo Leal was on a mission Friday in Mercedes’ new Toys “R” Us store, excitedly pulling Animal Planet toy sets to look at and begging his mom for an Angry Birds game. “I think...
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