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Police investigating choking death of 4-year-old
The death of a young boy, who police detectives believe died after he choked on a pushpin, is under investigation by the police department's Criminal Investigations Unit. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Thursday, police dispatchers were told by the 4-year-old...
Group donates exercise equipment to Pct. 1
For the past few months, Norma Zavala has been getting a workout and has lost a few pounds. The 28-year-old Brownsville woman has joined other women in rural Cameron County for morning exercise workouts at the Cameron County Social Services Center...
La Feria students send packages to soldiers
LA FERIA - The school district will take part in a project to create care packages to send to soldiers abroad. The school board approved a district resolution to adopt a military unit supporting 80-plus military personnel in a Provincial Reconstruction...
Few and far between
HARLINGEN - These five young men could be on the path to great things. Adam Anthony of Flower Mound, Sam Fite of Harlingen, James Flowers of Colleyville, Phillip Garcia of Houston; and Andrew Lugo of Agoura, Colo., all cadets at Marine Military...
$50K in copper stolen from school construction site
HARLINGEN - The Harlingen school district will not be affected by a $50,000 copper tubing theft that occurred at an elementary school construction site Monday, officials said. For now, the contractor, Scoggins Construction, is responsible for the site,...
Green Energy
This Memorial Day weekend, Texans will have an added financial incentive to invest in green energy. State Rep. Rene Oliveira, D-Brownsville, announced the state's first ever Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday at Parra Furniture in downtown Brownsville. The...
BND holds off canvassing ballots
After learning that the ballots from voters serving overseas in the military arrived, the Brownsville Navigation District cancelled today's special board meeting so the county could count overseas ballots. BND CEO Eddie Campirano said county officials...
Body found in Southmost
A body found in the Southmost area Thursday morning is believed to be that of a man in his late 20s to early 30s. The death is being investigated as a homicide by the Cameron County Sheriff's Department, Sheriff Omar Lucio said. The man, who...
'48 Hours' to air Traci Rhode story
The "48 Hours" one-hour episode on Traci Rhode, who was convicted in late 2007 of killing her husband, Scott, is scheduled to air Saturday on the local CBS affiliate KGBT-4. The show, titled "Point Blank," will air at 9 p.m. on Channel 4, and...
Odonata Occasion
WESLACO - They may be more popular than ever, but the dragonflies are still dwarfed by the birds. That's what local nature enthusiasts said about dragonfly-watching - an activity similar to birding that attracts thousands of people who scour...
Bond set for murder suspect
A 30-year-old Brownsville man accused of killing a 20-year-old El Ranchito man is being held at a county jail on a $250,000 bond. Efrain Puente was arraigned Thursday morning by Cameron County Magistrate Judge Luis V. Saenz, who set his bond,...
City spent $40K to defend benefits
Brownsville taxpayers have paid more than just the $300,000 in benefits city commissioners received. The city has also spent $40,853 in legal fees for contract attorney Mark Sossi to defend those benefits in court. The figure does not account for the...
Harlingen prepares for 100th anniversary
HARLINGEN - Mark your calendars for April 15, 2010, for the city's 100th anniversary celebration. Centennial Celebration committee members met Thursday to discuss strategies to develop a yearlong celebration. "Harlingen has come a long...
Valley Baptist offers free information on mental health
Valley Baptist Inpatient Behavioral Health Services will be providing free information on depression, anxiety and other mental health problems as part of "Mental Health Awareness Day" today. The new facility, which opened in September at 1 Ted...
Police catch suspected burglar
A 21-year-old man was arrested Wednesday by Brownsville police detectives on charges of burglarizing city homes and businesses. Jorge Huerta was arrested Wednesday at the 2400 block of Hortencia Avenue on two counts of burglary of a habitation,...
Landfill employees lock out
EDINBURG - They say they work 12-hour days but get no overtime pay for it. They are promised pay raises but never see the money. And they are forced to work without restroom breaks. The workers at Edinburg Regional Sanitary...
Leading by Example
The rest of America could learn a thing or two from the Brownsville Independent School District, national education experts said Wednesday as they evaluated BISD for the prestigious Broad Prize for Urban Education. "What's going on here in Brownsville...
Text message prank ties up zoo's phone lines
Employees at the Gladys Porter Zoo are accustomed to a steady stream of phone calls. But the 1,700 calls they received on Tuesday made it clear that something was unusual. On Tuesday afternoon, cell phone users all over the state of Texas began receiving...
An artist who loved Brownsville, remembered
The Brownsville Museum of Fine Art will present a retrospective of the work of Mexican painter Jose Salazar. Salazar passed away in 2006 after painting for nearly 70 years and was a longtime friend to many Brownsville residents. More than 80 of Salazar's...
Suspect arrested in stabbing death
EL RANCHITO - Cameron County sheriff's deputies have arrested a suspect in the Tuesday stabbing death of a 20-year-old man in what investigators are calling a "crime of passion." Deputies located Efrain Puente, 30, of Brownsville about 1 a.m. Wednesday...
Work continues to boost CHIP enrollment
WESLACO - Since the Texas Legislature restored some benefits under the Children's Health Insurance Program, Rio Grande Valley enrollment has surged, but the work isn't done, advocates said Wednesday. Many local children who are eligible for CHIP or children's...
Border Patrol to check legal status of evacuees
Plans by the Border Patrol to check the immigration status of people fleeing a hurricane could slow the county's evacuation process, or scare people from buses sent to rescue them, Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos said Wednesday. But Border Patrol...
Imagine Brownsville hopes to turn vision into action
With 3,600 acres of land projected to be developed in the city in the next 10 years - coupled with a population growth from roughly 190,000 to 300,000 - the development of Brownsville's master plan shifted from "vision to action" Wednesday, host Brian...
Appeals court sides with DA in drunk driving case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that a Harlingen man's Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was not violated by local law enforcement, overturning a decision made by the 13th Court of Appeals. Harlingen police arrested Alberto Cantu on March...
Police officers honored at Los Fresnos park
The crowd at Los Fresnos Memorial Park was silent as Carlos Ramos, a Harlingen police officer, told his most compelling story. "There were flames dancing on my arms," Ramos said. "All I could see was a dismal yellow light." In 2004, Ramos was chasing...
As temperatures heat up, state and electric companies offer help for those in need
McALLEN - Area low-income residents are set to get a break on their energy bills this summer. Under the "Lite Up Texas" program, any family that receives food stamps or Medicaid qualifies for a 20-percent discount on their monthly electric bill between...
Hole in none?
A border fence equipped with lock gates could translate into some property and business owners unable to qualify for insurance. Bobby Lucio, head golf coach and manager of the Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course, said he's concerned that he may not be able...
Starr County Vioxx plaintiff's $32 million jury verdict overturned
A Texas appeals court has reversed a $32 million jury verdict against drug maker Merck, saying a Starr County woman did not prove the drug Vioxx caused her husband's death. The case of Leonel Garza, who died in 2001 after taking the drug, was one of...
Roma mother killed hours after college graduation
RIO GRANDE CITY -- Sorangela Garcia Rios died just as she was ready to embark on the next phase of her life. Hours after graduating from the University of Texas-Pan American on Saturday, the 23-year-old mother of two was fatally shot at a family gathering...
Millennium Scholars
Becoming a Gates Millennium Scholar is worth the hard work and extra effort, Brownsville Independent School District recipients of the minority-targeted scholarship say. "It's a lot of help - a full ride all the way through graduate school," said Sarah...
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