Man confesses in Brownsville to 1970s Ore. slayings
BROWNSVILLE — About 35 years after he allegedly killed two people in Portland, Ore., 63-year-old Jeffery Paul Cutlip wanted to talk to someone about the crimes.Cutlip called the Brownsville Police...
View ArticleConstituents head to polls in Republican, Democratic run-off
HARLINGEN — Early voting is underway through Friday for the July 31 run-off races in the Democratic and Republican primaries.The races and candidates on the Democratic Party ballot are as follows:-...
View ArticlePolice begin probe of couple found dead; call it homicide
HARLINGEN — Police are investigating the death of a couple who was found in their home on Rangerville Road Monday evening.The couple, in their 50s, was last seen alive Sunday night, and their bodies...
View ArticlePolice seek owner of ammo left in van
BROWNSVILLE — Police are trying to identify the owner of 5,000 rounds of ammunition that were found in a Dodge van over the weekend.Authorities received a tip on the police departments Crime Stoppers...
View Article70-year-old accused of drug smuggling
BROWNSVILLE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say a 70-year-old man tried to smuggle more than 10 pounds of cocaine into the U.S. this weekend.According to a CBP release, the Matamoros...
View ArticleWoman killed in motorcycle wreck, driver sought
LA VILLA—Authorities are searching for a man involved in a motorcycle crash that killed his passenger Sunday night, according to a Department of Public Safety email. Melinda Ann Guerra, 44, of Edcouch...
View ArticleDPS: Tire likely cause of deadly South Texas truck crash
McALLEN (AP) — State authorities believe that a pickup truck's front right tire came apart, likely causing the vehicle to veer off a rural highway and crash, killing 14 suspected illegal immigrants in...
View ArticleDeath of Harlingen couple ruled murder, suicide
HARLINGEN — Police are calling the deaths of a Rangerville Road couple a murder-suicide. According to the preliminary investigation of the deaths that were discovered Monday evening, the man hanged...
View ArticleLucio to host forum for colonia residents
HARLINGEN — Colonia residents will have the opportunity to voice their concerns Friday at an event held especially for them. The Valley Colonia Summit will be held at the Harlingen Cultural Arts Center...
View ArticlePolice Blotter for July 25
-SAN BENITO — A judge ordered a 48-year-old San Antonio man held on $15,000 bail after charging him with aggravated assault, according to a police department press release.Wotzbely Martinez was accused...
View ArticleDistrict 34 candidates continue push for campaign funds
Candidates in the July 31 runoff for their party’s nomination for the newly created U.S. Congressional District 34 continue their push for the campaign dollar. Democratic candidate Filemon Vela was the...
View Article‘Project Uncle’ on EDC, Commission budget
HARLINGEN — The City Commission and Harlingen Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors will meet today in a joint session to discuss a business prospect.The prospect is referred to as...
View ArticlePolice seek identity of suspects in kidnapping case
BROWNSVILLE — A week after Reyes Bocanegra was kidnapped from a local restaurant and slain, police are still working to identify suspects in the crimes.Authorities are talking to witnesses and to...
View ArticleRobert Duvall films latest production at Valley theater
BROWNSVILLE — Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall was filming in the Camille Playhouse on Tuesday, the theater’s Executive Artistic Director Eric Vera confirmed.Production on a film titled “A Night in...
View ArticleDEA probes smoke shops; Feds looking for ‘synthetic marijuana’
An undercover operation of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration resulted in applications Monday to search 13 smoke shops throughout the Rio Grande Valley for synthetic cannabinoids, commonly...
View ArticleSynthetic designer drug under attack
Raids of smoke shops in the Rio Grande Valley Wednesday apparently were part of the first-ever nationwide action by federal law enforcement against the synthetic designer drug industry. The U.S. Drug...
View ArticlePolice Blotter for July 26
SAN BENITO — A judge ordered a 44-year-old Brownsville man held on $120,000 bail after charging him with forgery, the San Benito Police Department said in a press release.Ramiro H. Chavez turned...
View ArticleValley Baptist's surgical robot offers demonstrations
HARLINGEN — Valley residents of all ages are invited to “test drive” a surgical robot Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen East Tower Lobby.The robot will also...
View ArticleActor Robert Duvall in area shooting film
By JACQUELINE ARMENDARIZThe Brownsville Herald BROWNSVILLE — The film production in Brownsville starring high-profile actor Robert Duvall on Wednesday took cast and crew to the lonely-looking group of...
View ArticleIdentities of slain Portland, Ore., victims released
BROWNSVILLE — Police on Wednesday released the names of a woman and a girl in Portland, Ore., who a 63-year-old man living in Brownsville is accused of killing decades ago.Jeffrey Paul Cutlip confessed...
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