Alerts VMS

EAGLE PASS — The park, fenced off from the center of town and patrolled by troops, is inaccessible.

HOUSTON (AP) — A woman in a trenchcoat opened fire with a long gun inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's megachurch in Texas before being gunned down by two off-duty officers who confronted her, sending worshippers rushing from the building between busy Sunday services, authorities said.

The Harlingen Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident after responding to a call at 1:52 a.m. Sunday about a man lying on the side of the road near Business 77 and New Combes.

A man charged with criminal negligent homicide after a woman jumped out of his moving vehicle on Feb. 3 has been assessed a total of $51,000 in bonds.

The San Benito Historical Society on Feb. 17 will host its Black History Month program that includes the unveiling of a Texas Historical Commission historical marker for the Joe Callandret School.

Once upon a time, not all that long ago, people’s eyes were not constantly glued to smartphones.

A new documentary about legendary Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla and her murderer Yolanda Saldivar is set to air next week, but it has drawn the ire from many of her fans and those who knew her personally.

The Harlingen animal shelter’s “deplorable condition” is leading city officials to push back its re-opening until next week, Assistant City Manager Josh Ramirez said.

SAN BENITO — The bands are gearing up to play one of conjunto music’s biggest Valentine’s Day dances.

HARLINGEN — The school district here is enjoying another banner year of academic progress awarded with sizeable monetary incentives.