Harlingen man pleads guilty in $200K bank scheme
A Harlingen man pleaded guilty this morning to a bank fraud scheme that netted him almost $200,000. Curtis Sparks, 29, entered a cold plea, meaning he did not reach a sentencing agreement with the U.S....
View ArticleGreat Expectations: Bianca Quintanilla
Bianca Quintanilla is a gopher, a grammar fiend and a former state champion. The junior at Harlingen High School South won first place in 2011 at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) state...
View ArticlePolice blotter for June 1
Valley Morning Star SAN BENITO — Police said they arrested a San Benito woman after a records check showed she owed almost $5,000 in unpaid municipal court warrants, and later added drug possession...
View ArticleHarlingen man pleads guilty to bank fraud
BROWNSVILLE — A Harlingen man pleaded guilty Thursday to a bank fraud scheme that had netted him almost $200,000, authorities said. Curtis Sparks, 29, entered a cold plea, meaning he did not reach a...
View ArticleExpressway lane closure set for Sunday
Valley Morning Star HARLINGEN — The east- and west-bound lanes of Expressway 83 near Tamm Lane in Harlingen and at the frontage roads on either side of the expressway, will be reduced to one lane from...
View ArticleCornyn: Bill to allow cities to pay for own improvements
HIDALGO — If the federal government can’t fund critical improvements at the Rio Grande Valley’s border crossings, local cities should have the ability to pay for the improvements themselves, U.S. Sen....
View ArticlePersonal preparation key as hurricane season begins
As hurricane season begins today, emergency management officials are reminding Rio Grande Valley residents that it only takes one storm to make a season. A forecast by the National Oceanic and...
View ArticleMarchan letter to court still sealed
BROWNSVILLE — A sealed letter to the court regarding Ray R. Marchan, a suspect in the racketeering scheme of former state District Judge Abel C. Limas, remains closed to the public — leaving unknown...
View ArticleSan Benito board votes to hire a temporary school legal counsel
SAN BENITO — The San Benito school board on Thursday voted 6-1 in favor of hiring interim district legal counsel. The action gives school board President Yliana Rodriguez, Vice President Anna Cruz and...
View ArticleHurricane Ready: Relief project outfits clinics with preparedness kits
BROWNSVILLE — Su Clinica Familiar in Harlingen and the Brownsville Community Health Center will be able to provide medical assistance during hurricane season with the donation of hurricane preparedness...
View ArticleTwo resign from Cornejo-Lopez’s office
BROWNSVILLE — Two top staff members of 404th state District Judge Elia Cornejo-Lopez have resigned, one before and one after Tuesday’s primary election, but she said Friday this has not disrupted court...
View ArticleCrop-duster pilot burned after plane catches fire
BLUETOWN — A crop-duster pilot sustained burns to his face, arms and a hand in a fire that broke out Friday while he was checking repairs to his plane after a test flight, authorities said.Michael...
View ArticleIllegal immigrant rescued after activating beacon
ARMSTRONG — Border Patrol agents this week rescued an illegal immigrant who had activated a rescue beacon on a ranch near Armstrong, authorities said.The rescue occurred Wednesday, a day after Border...
View ArticleFeds OK report on 2nd SPI bridge
BROWNSVILLE — A push to get a second causeway to South Padre Island has crossed another hurdle with the Federal Highway Administration’s approval of a draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS.The...
View ArticleBrownsville youth in finals of contest for up-and-coming accordionists
BROWNSVILLE — Peter Anzaldua has been playing the accordion as long as he can remember.He first picked up the mainstay instrument of Texas-Mexico conjunto music at age 2, singing the lyrics to songs he...
View ArticleOfficers: Man found with 13 lbs. of cocaine
BROWNSVILLE — Customs and Border Protection officers said they seized more than $400,000 of cocaine at the B&M International Bridge Thursday.Officers inspected a green Jeep Cherokee and discovered...
View ArticleJury selection to begin in Marchan trial
BROWNSVILLE — Attorney Ray R. Marchan will be in federal court Monday.“We’re going to trial,” his attorney Noe Domingo Garza Jr. said Friday.Marchan, 54, of Port Isabel, is charged in connection with...
View ArticlePolice Blotter for June 2
- HARLINGEN — A man was charged Friday in connection with public intoxication and disorderly conduct, police said.Rudy Thomas, 32, was arraigned on one count of public intoxication and disorderly...
View ArticleSan Benito seniors take final steps toward future
SAN BENITO — The graduates stood around the track, their deep purple robes ruffling in the gentle breeze as dusk fell.They were the San Benito High School graduating Class of 2012, and the moment for...
View ArticleBond set for man in child sex abuse case
BROWNSVILLE — A municipal judge set bail at more than $1 million Friday for a man accused of sexually abusing two young children and a toddler.Oziel Vasquez, 24, was arrested on May 26 on two counts of...
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