Harlingen lines up July 4 events
HARLINGEN — The city is hosting an old-fashioned Independence Day celebration, beginning with a parade along Jackson Avenue with veterans groups and many other organizations marching to show their...
View ArticleCounty Historical Commission awarded for service, dedication
Cameron County was recently recognized by the Texas Historical Commission with the 2011 Distinguished Service Award.The award directly recognizes the efforts of the Cameron County Historical Commission...
View ArticleMan arrested for aggravated sexual assault
A Santa Rosa man has been arrested on aggravated sexual assault charges after he was accused of assaulting three children. Jose Jesus Zamarripa Alejos, 63, was taken into custody at his residence at...
View ArticleLucio seeks dismissal of federal charges
BROWNSVILLE — The dismissal of a charge and the unsealing of some documents are sought in ongoing developments regarding federal indictments arising from the investigation into public corruption within...
View ArticleStationary rain leads to flooding in Brownsville’s Westside
BROWNSVILLE — As parishioners hurried into Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, huddled under their umbrellas, they could be heard saying “we wanted rain.”Shaking rain from their umbrellas and their...
View ArticleMan accused of sexual assault of minors
SANTA ROSA — A man was arrested Saturday on aggravated sexual assault charges after he was accused of assaulting three children.Jose Jesus Zamarripa Alejos, 63, was taken into custody from his home at...
View ArticleSurfrider Foundation shines a light on beach trash issues
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — The South Texas Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation wants everybody to be able to enjoy the beach, which is why the nonprofit organization champions public beach access as part of...
View ArticleBudget shortfall forces SBCISD to dip into cash reserve
SAN BENITO — For the second year in a row, the school district will dip into its cash reserves to offset a shortfall that could be as much as $3 million arising from the state deficit, Superintendent...
View ArticleICE: Wounded agent's condition improving
McALLEN — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot early Tuesday morning remained at McAllen Medical Center on Wednesday as his condition improved, ICE spokeswoman Nina Pruneda said.The...
View ArticleCascos helps Panama Canal group
BROWNSVILLE — The Panama Canal expansion project, slated for completion in 2015, will allow the passage of more and bigger cargo ships through the Isthmus of Panama.Deepwater ports along the Texas Gulf...
View ArticleKidnapping victim escapes from captors in Hidalgo County
NEAR MISSION — Four days after being wrestled into a black van at gunpoint, a shade-tree mechanic managed to escape from his captors Tuesday night, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño said.The...
View ArticleCameron County 911 system back after outage
Cameron County's entire 911 system is back in service. The entire system went back up shortly before 10 a.m. this morning. The system went down countywide at bout 6 a.m. Calls were being routed to...
View ArticleFather, son charged in shooting of ICE agent
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A father and son were charged Thursday with shooting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent in the Valley, prosecutors said Thursday. Pedro Alvarado, 41, and his...
View ArticleOfficials stumped over 911 outage
Authorities still don’t know what caused Cameron County’s entire 911 emergency calling system to fail for nearly four hours Thursday morning — and service provider AT&T Inc. hasn’t given any...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter for July 6, 2012
* HARLINGEN — A man and a woman were arrested and charged with aggravated robbery when they tried to steal clothing from the local Walmart and then threatened a store employee, according to a police...
View ArticleTrash talk brings local dignitaries together
BROWNSVILLE — There was no shortage of trash talk, literally, at Thursday’s meeting of the Cameron County Commissioners Court.Prompted by a Surfrider Foundation campaign demanding attention be paid to...
View ArticleAttorney in Limas case cedes license to Texas high court
BROWNSVILLE — The Supreme Court of Texas has accepted the resignation of attorney Jose Martin “Joe” Valle from the practice of law.The state’s highest court took the action June 26 at Valle’s request,...
View ArticleFather, son charged in ICE agent shooting
McALLEN — A father directed his 18-year-old son and another teen to grab guns and shoot into a vehicle parked near their South Texas home, wounding a federal agent who was conducting surveillance,...
View ArticleBoard not to strip Limon’s hire/fire powers
SAN BENITO — School board members Tuesday unanimously voted to let Superintendent Antonio Limon retain his power to hire and fire employees. Board members also voted to seek proposals to assign a...
View ArticleJudge denies father, son bond in ICE agent shooting
McALLEN — A federal judge denied bail Tuesday for a father and son charged in the shooting of a federal immigration agent conducting surveillance near their South Texas home.U.S. District magistrate...
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