Alerts MCM

Two men are facing capital murder charges in the shooting death of a San Benito police officer during two chases stretching from South Padre Island to Brownsville that erupted in gunfire.

EDCOUCH — Federal agents descended upon city hall here Wednesday morning in search of documents, meeting records and computer data as part of an ongoing investigation.

A San Benito police officer responding to a pursuit was shot and killed overnight Tuesday.

McALLEN — The McAllen ISD board of trustees voted 5-2 to name Brownsville ISD superintendent René Gutiérrez as the finalist for the district’s vacant superintendent position at a special meeting Monday.

The city of Weslaco has become the latest in a long list of Rio Grande Valley communities to implement stricter water conservation measures as lake levels at Falcon and Amistad International Reservoirs continue to plummet.

A scholarship fund established by the Mission Economic Development Corporation in conjunction with South Texas College has paid dividends for Mission students seeking financial aid.

Movie theaters are flashing back to the 1980s this weekend at the speed of 1.21 gigawatts to bring Marty McFly to your screens once again.

McALLEN — The school district’s board of trustees here during a special board meeting Monday night named René Gutiérrez as the finalist for superintendent four months into the search to replace J.A. Gonzalez, who was recently hired for the top spot at the Harlingen school district.

Federal prosecutors allege that the Progreso school district’s board president was involved in smuggling approximately 88 pounds of cocaine in 2020.

A 34-year-old man pleaded not guilty on Friday to eight counts of manslaughter for crashing into a bus stop by a migrant shelter in Brownsville where he killed eight immigrants, court records show.