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San Benito police arrest man on Texas’ most wanted fugitives list

San Benito police on Wednesday nabbed a 45-year-old man with gang affiliations who was active on the Texas Department Public Safety's Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list.

Brownsville police make arrest in 2020 double homicide

Brownsville police on Tuesday arrested a 30-year-old man accused of a July 4, 2020 double homicide.

10 shots fired in fatal Mission road rage murder

A 23-year-old Mission man was arrested Tuesday after shooting at another man multiple times from his vehicle into the victim’s due to a “road rage” incident and killing him, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Former Valley editor exposed national scandal; invented parking meter

A century ago, a remarkable editor blew the lid off the Teapot Dome affair. He would go on to lead the Lower Rio Grande Valley newspapers.

Edinburg woman sentenced to 18 years in prison for husband’s murder

EDINBURG — A 51-year-old Edinburg woman has been sentenced to prison after she was convicted for the murder of her husband on Dec. 8, 2019 following an argument regarding adultery.

Harlingen water rate hike slated for approval

HARLINGEN — For the first time in 10 years, commissioners are set to call for a new water rate plan boosting utility customers’ charges by about 50% during the next five years to help fund a sewer system overhaul that’s part of WaterWorks’ $258 million five-year master plan.

San Benito mass tuberculosis tests clear students, staff

The San Benito school district’s mass tuberculosis testing has cleared students and staff after a case turned up at the high school late last month.

Execution scheduled for condemned Cameron County man

An execution date has been scheduled for a 46-year-old Cameron County man convicted of a brutal murder in 1998.

Melissa Lucio death penalty case headed back to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

A judge on Friday signed off on an agreed order between the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office and appellate attorneys for Melissa Lucio that she did not have access to evidence that would have corroborated her story that her 2-year-old daughter died from a fall, not child abuse.

San Benito man facing multiple charges for operating private revenge porn group

The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office on Monday announced the arrest of a 23-year-old San Benito man accused of running a private revenge porn group.