PHOTOS: Woman killed in accident as HPD chased suspected gang member
HARLINGEN - Police said a 44-year-old woman died when the car in which she was a passenger was hit by a pickup driven by a suspected gang member at the intersection of Ed Carey Drive and Expressway...
View ArticleLower Rio Grande Development Council to find a new home in Weslaco
WESLACO — The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council has found a new home, after McAllen city leaders chose to terminate the organization’s lease in February after 15 years. The Development...
View ArticleDriver charged with intoxication manslaughter after car plows into home,...
McALLEN — A man was charged with intoxication manslaughter after the vehicle he was driving veered off the road and crashed into the bedroom of an apartment complex, killing a 19-year-old man who was...
View ArticleManhunt launched after human smuggling suspect escapes federal custody
McALLEN — A manhunt was launched after a suspected human smuggler, who was expected to make an initial appearance in federal court Monday morning, managed to escape from custody. Victor Alfredo...
View ArticleECONOMICS HIT HOME: Low interest rates push banks to charge schools more.
Local school districts, already struggling to pinch every penny and save almost any job they can, now face a new obstacle in balancing their cash-strapped budgets: higher bank fees. Driven mostly by...
View ArticleLucio: Suspected ‘trigger man’ arrested
LOS FRESNOS — The third suspect in the shooting death of Rio Hondo teacher Sonia Perez was arrested about 1 p.m. Monday in Los Fresnos, Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said.Daniel Lopez, 37, will be...
View ArticleBrownsville man killed in overnight accident
Brownsville police are investigating a one-vehicle accident that left one man dead early this morning. The accident happened at 1 a.m. at the 9800 block of FM 803. Francisco Aguirre-Rosales, 21, of...
View Article3 plead guilty in South Texas bank fraud
McALLEN — Two former bankers and a businessman have pleaded guilty in a South Texas financial fraud case. Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced the pleas by 45-year-old Arsenio Alfaro, 41-year-old...
View ArticleMexico arrests another suspect in ICE agent Zapata slaying
VERACRUZ, Mexico — Mexican federal police have arrested another suspect in the attack that killed one U.S. immigration agent and wounded another on a highway in central Mexico nearly two months ago,...
View ArticleMexican authorities announce one more arrest in ICE agent’s slaying
McALLEN - The Mexican government announced the arrest of another individual in connection with the February shooting that killed ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata and injured his partner, Victor Avila....
View ArticleRubio files ethics complaint against Boswell
HARLINGEN — An ethics complaint was filed Monday against Mayor Chris Boswell by Joe Rubio, a former Harlingen Police Department lieutenant and former mayoral candidate.Boswell denies the allegations in...
View ArticlePolice: San Benito man arrested after son takes Ecstasy pills to school
SAN BENITO — Police said a San Benito man was arrested Tuesday after his son took Ecstasy pills on school premises and distributed them to his classmates.Bernardo Bernal, 27, was charged with...
View ArticleLos Fresnos’ technology plan may see cuts
LOS FRESNOS — While staff and teacher layoffs are unlikely, Los Fresnos schools may feel the pinch from the state’s gaping budget deficit in a particularly sensitive area — technology funding,...
View ArticleLongoria placed under $100K bond
BROWNSVILLE — A 52-year-old San Benito suspect in the racketeering case involving former 404th state District Judge Abel C. Limas has been placed under a $100,000 bond.Jose Manuel Longoria appeared...
View ArticleLocal man killed when mobile home collapses on him
HARLINGEN — A 47-year-old Harlingen man was killed Tuesday morning when a mobile home being prepared for moving fell on him a second time, relatives said.Arnulfo de la Rosa, the owner of the mobile...
View ArticleBright Life, Brutal End: Officials believe killer hid in Perez’s vehicle
OLMITO — The man accused of killing Rio Hondo teacher Sonia Perez apparently hid in her van before he forced her to pull over and shot her twice, a Cameron County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said...
View ArticleBright Life, Brutal End
SAN BENITO — Family and friends Tuesday remembered Sonia Perez as a loving mother and gifted teacher who used her earnings to help keep her husband’s church open.Amy Perez, 16, cradled a cross in her...
View ArticleBass Pro lease unveiled
HARLINGEN — In re-sponse to a March 24 ruling from the Texas Attorney General’s Office, the lease between the Harlingen Economic De-velopment Corporation and Bass Pro Shops has been released in its...
View ArticleCBP new rule for poultry imports from Mexico
HIDALGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced new measures regarding the importation of poultry products and eggs into the country. The changes come after the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
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