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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of multiple border crossings for hours. Authorities weren't sure what spurred the wreck but said there were no signs it was a terror attack.

In the wake of an FBI raid on Edcouch City Hall last month, city officials have repealed an ordinance that allowed for the regulation of electronic game rooms, more commonly known as eight-liners or maquinitas.

The Mercedes school district has responded to a lawsuit brought by the district’s former superintendent and also in a separate filing asked a federal judge to dismiss it.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

A Donna woman was arrested on Saturday after she allegedly drove while intoxicated, crashed into another vehicle and killed the driver, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is asking the Texas Attorney General whether it has to release probable cause affidavits for three men accused of fatally gunning down a 16-year-old in early November.

An Edinburg man was arrested on Thursday for attempting to hire someone to murder a person he had a “child custody” issue with, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Hidalgo County Precinct 3 Commissioner Everardo “Ever” Villarreal has announced that he is running for reelection.

MERCEDES — The chorizo and egg breakfast taco lays bare its charms, enticing me with its aromas and the memories of those aromas.

The James Nikki Rowe High School Student Council held its second annual food drive last Saturday giving community members boxes full of Thanksgiving sides, hoping it becomes an annual tradition for future generations.