Spring breakers invade SPI for week-long fun
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — On the first official day of Texas Week, the traditional spring school vacation was in full swing and included beachgoers from well outside the Lone Star State.Students from...
View ArticleEx-deputy gets prison over gun smuggling
BROWNSVILLE (AP) — A former South Texas lawman has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison in an undercover investigation of firearms smuggled into Mexico. Prosecutors on Tuesday announced the...
View ArticleJapanese plant poses little threat to US - for now
It's a big ocean between northeastern Japan and the United States and thousands of miles from the crippled nuclear power plant to much of Asia. That means there's little chance — at least for now —...
View ArticleMay 14 election to fill Rio Hondo mayor, commissioner seat
RIO HONDO — City Commissioner Joe Lopez will run against Mayor Alonzo Garza in the May 14 election, when Commissioner Gloria Barrientos faces two former commissioners in her bid for re-election.Mike...
View ArticleEx-Cameron deputy given 57 months for gun smuggling
BROWNSVILLE — A former Cameron County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to gun smuggling charges.Jesus A. Longoria, 31, appeared Monday before...
View ArticleEDC must tackle budget ‘burden’
HARLINGEN – The Harlingen Economic Development Corporation budget is facing an “immediate burden” as a result of the Bass Pro Shops project, a memo from EDC CEO Bill Martin to the board states.Meeting...
View ArticleCommunity shows support for injured couple, pilots from air show
BROWNSVILLE — An outpouring of support has gathered traction on the Internet for the married pilots who were critically injured when they crashed during their aerobatic performance Saturday at Air...
View ArticleBeachgoers wild about Spring Break
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Ben Ramsey and his other teammates from Angelo State University gripped the rope tightly in their hands, the Spring Break crowd cheering wildly. Ramsey, 22, and his friends were...
View ArticleAll the pretty horses
MERCEDES — Participants from all over the state, the majority of them young girls, led their horses by the reins around a rodeo arena as a judge closely inspected each equine’s strut.About 20...
View ArticleImmigrant kidnapped, forced to work in restaurant to pay off smuggler debt
PHARR — Federal agents arrested a woman who allegedly held an illegal immigrant against her will and forced her to work in a local restaurant. Angelica Cordova Suarez told investigators she was forced...
View ArticlePolice chief: Officer shoots own leg at training session, sustains minor injury
SAN JUAN — A police officer accidentally shot himself in the right leg while holstering his weapon late Wednesday afternoon, during a training session at the police firing range here, San Juan police...
View ArticleMan accused of torching mother-in-law's house
The Hidalgo County Fire Marshal’s Office arrested a Pharr man accused of torching his mother-in-law’s trailer home. Luis Rey Sanchez Medina, 40, turned himself in to the Fire Marshal’s Office on Monday...
View ArticleWoman accused of sex with child
After allegedly forcing her 14-year-old stepson to have sex with her by threatening him, a 39-year-old woman was arrested by Brownsville police Tuesday. Flora Martinez was charged with one count of...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Border Patrol uses infrared technology to nab smugglers
U.S. Border Patrol agents stationed at Brownsville’s Fort Brown station apprehended four alleged smugglers and seized more than 300 pounds of marijuana early Wednesday. Authorities said the...
View ArticleTwo men detained following morning pursuit north of Palmview
NORTH OF PALMVIEW — At least two men are in custody following a foot pursuit North of Palmview this morning. The incident began about 8 a.m. after deputies noticed suspicious bundles near Mile 6 North...
View ArticleSPRING BREAK PHOTOS: Wild times in Cancun
Photos are courtesy of www.springbreakcancun.com. This website has the latest in travel arrangements, nightlife, hotels, restaurants and plenty of photo galleries.
View ArticleALERT: Accident closes Ed Carey/Expressway 77 intersection
HARLINGEN - A major accident at the intersection of Ed Carey Drive and Expressway 77/83 has closed the intersection to traffic. All surface traffic is being diverted around the intersection.
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