Valley and State
- Fort Hood massacre stuns Valley veterans
- Salvador Salinas had just returned home from a medical appointment Thursday afternoon when his son Daniel asked if he knew what happened at Fort Hood. When Salinas said no, his son told him there had been a shooting that left 12 soldiers dead and... Full story
- Alamo soldier returns home today
- Funeral service set for Monday
- SAN JUAN — The body of the Alamo soldier killed in Afghanistan last week is set to return to the Rio Grande Valley today, with visitation and funeral services set for Sunday and Monday, respectively. U.S. Army Sgt. Fernando "Ferna" De La... Full story
- Authorities: Gang violence culminates in fatal shooting
- Anyone with information about this case is urged to call the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office at (956) 668-8477. EDINBURG — A gang skirmish that began with graffiti culminated in a street battle in the southeast Edinburg area Thursday... Full story
- Brownsville CBP officers present colors at NBA game
- Amid a packed Houston arena filled with screaming fans, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection color guard from the Brownsville office presented the national colors at he Houston Rockets versus Los Angeles Lakers basketball game Wednesday... Full story
- U.S. federal judge may unseal documents in Gulf Cartel leader's case
- Details into the world of former Gulf Cartel leader Oziel Cardenas-Guillen could be available in the not-too-distant future, if his attorneys aren’t able to show a federal judge why court proceedings and documents in the record should continue... Full story
- Casey: Fort Hood rampage was a 'kick in the gut'
- FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Army Chief of Staff George Casey has asked Army leaders across the country to review force protection measures after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, left 13 people dead. Casey described the shooting as a... Full story
- Police commander slain in Mexico's deadliest city
- CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Authorities say gunmen have killed a police commander in Mexico's deadliest city, where a dismembered, decapitated body was found hours before. Police spokesman Jacinto Segura says Noel Martinez was shot inside... Full story
- Texas allocated about 3 million swine flu doses
- AUSTIN (AP) — Texas has been allocated about 3 million doses of swine flu vaccine by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday afternoon announced the agency continues to... Full story
- Obama, Perry order flags half-staff over shootings
- AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry has ordered all Texas flags lowered to half-staff until Sunday over the Fort Hood massacre that claimed 13 lives. President Barack Obama on Friday said the "whole nation is grieving right now" over the mass... Full story
- Ft. Hood suspect reportedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar' , Arabic for 'God is Great'
- FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, a neighbor said Friday. The neighbor, Patricia Villa,... Full story
- Public records: Trooper fired at suspect as man attempted to flee
- EDINBURG — Court documents reveal that a state trooper fired three gunshots at a suspected drunken motorist as he allegedly resisted arrest last month, but it remains unclear whether one of those shots struck him as he tried to run away. The... Full story
- Construction moving forward on park at historic cemetery in Brownsville
- Construction is under way on a park that will be on the site of one of Brownsville’s oldest cemeteries, if not first city cemetery. The memorial park will be across from the historic Dancy Building, which houses county offices and is the... Full story
- Texas cattle industry groups meet to discuss tick fever prevention
- COLLEGE STATION – Representatives from Texas’ cattle industry recently discussed future research and educational partnerships related to fever ticks at a summit hosted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. The fever... Full story
- Hard drive: Car makers and shops split on repair data access legislation
- Cars and trucks used to be simple enough that nearly anybody could work on them — all you needed were a few tools, most of your fingers and maybe a grease-smudged repair manual. But cars got more complicated, and "shade tree mechanics" became... Full story
- "Mobile Consulate" to be held Saturday in Port Isabel
- The Mexican consulate will have a mobile unit at Port Isabel on Saturday as part of its "Mobile Consulate" program to provide outreach to the community. The Brownsville consulate’s office, under Consul General Victor Manuel... Full story
- Former CBP officer sentenced to more than 11 years for alien smuggling
- A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer has been given a lengthy prison sentence on charges of alien smuggling, bribery and drug trafficking, said a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sergio Lopez Hernandez, 41, of... Full story
- Federal authorities seize four assault rifles and arrest one
- Federal agents working southbound operations at Gateway International Bridge have arrested a Brownsville man accused of trying to smuggle four high-powered assault rifles into Mexico, said a CBP press release. Francisco Reyes Martinez, 38, was... Full story
- Woman charged with possessing 35 pounds of cocaine
- A Brownsville woman remained jailed Thursday after being arrested with more than 35 pounds of cocaine, authorities said. On Tuesday afternoon, Erika Cespedes went before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Morgan who set her bond at $100,000, with... Full story
- Army: Fort Hood shootings suspect is alive; 12 others dead, 31 wounded
- Valley soldiers accounted for
- FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military mental health doctor facing deployment overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, setting off on a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded, Army officials said. Authorities said... Full story
- Drug dog follows its nose; sniffs out pot at house
- NEAR WESLACO — Sheriff's deputies made two arrests after receiving a tip about marijuana at a house between Weslaco and Mercedes on Wednesday. Hidalgo County Sheriff's deputies showed up at the house adjacent to Don's Auto Parts, west of Mile... Full story
- 1 UP freight train hits another in South Texas
- PLEASANTON, Texas (AP) — A conductor suffered minor injuries after jumping from one Union Pacific freight train before it struck another in South Texas. UP spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza-Williams said Thursday that the line in Atascosa County... Full story
- New U.S. citizens have a 'great' day
- When Yaseen Patel was a high school student in Karachi, Pakistan, he knew so much about U.S. policy and pop culture that his friends would tease him. "They would joke: ‘You should have been born in that country. You should not have been born... Full story
- City pays nearly $7,000 for tree and more to plant it
- An approximately 25-foot-tall live oak tree has taken center stage at the Brownsville Public Library on Central Boulevard and it temporarily took the stage at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. The tree raised eyebrows when a resident... Full story
- UTB-TSC wins national award for landscaping and grounds maintenance
- The Professional Grounds Management Society has awarded the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College first place in the category of Urban University Grounds. PGMS’s annual competition evaluates different categories of... Full story
- Court records: informant helped feds get former officer
- Court records state that an informant led federal agents to the trail of a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer accused of helping smuggle at least six undocumented immigrants into the U.S. The informant names Rudy Soliz III,... Full story
- Man fails to make bond on human smuggling charge
- A Mexican man remained in federal custody Wednesday after failing to make bond on an alien smuggling charge, records show. Edgar Abraham Martinez, on Tuesday, went before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Morgan, who set his bond at $25,000 and remanded... Full story
- Mistrial in theft case of former Hidalgo County foreman
- EDINBURG — Jurors failed to reach a verdict in the theft trial of a former Hidalgo County foreman Wednesday afternoon. Javier Carreon was arrested in February after investigators said he ordered supplies through his job as a general... Full story
- Ex-teller in Houston pleads to bank fraud
- HOUSTON (AP) — A now-former bank teller in Houston who stole money by changing withdrawal and deposit slips faces up to 30 years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office on Wednesday announced 27-year-old Angela Harris pleaded guilty to... Full story
- Gunmen kill 6 in bar in Ciudad Juarez
- CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — A gang of gunmen killed six men in a bar in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez on Wednesday, prosecutors in northern Chihuahua state reported. Another man was wounded in the attack early Wednesday at the... Full story
- Tropical depression forms in southwest Caribbean
- MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression has formed in the southwestern Caribbean, prompting storm warnings for the coast of Nicaragua and two Colombian islands. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the 11th tropical depression of the... Full story
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