Port of Brownsville hires new police chief
The Port of Brownsville has hired a new police chief.
3 Pharr teens arrested for string of car burglaries
Following a string of car burglaries in South Pharr, the police department there detained a juvenile and arrested two teens Wednesday for allegedly stealing about $10,500 from a company vehicle owned by a business in Hidalgo, according to a news release from police.
‘How we train’: McAllen police conducts tactical training at elementary school
McALLEN — A TK-4 tactical SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) vehicle and a SWAT personnel transportation vehicle were parked outside of Sharyland ISD’s Donna Wernecke Elementary School Tuesday morning.
Residents pick $5.6 million Harlingen transit’s canopy
HARLINGEN — Hundreds of residents here have their hands in the design of the city’s $5.6 million transit center.
Stressing the grid: BPUB chief says backup capacity lacking
These days, with Texas suffering through prolonged, record-breaking heat and dry weather, being able to keep the lights and air conditioning on depends largely on whether the wind is blowing or not.
Edinburg man gets 15 years for second child pornography offense
An Edinburg man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison for downloading child sexual abuse material just months after he finished serving a previous sentence for the same crime, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
All San Benito CISD students to get free school supplies
SAN BENITO - All San Benito CISD students will get free school supplies for the 2022-2023 school year, the district announced July 12 on its Facebook page.
Smugglers gave 2 hatchets to group of 70 hidden in tractor-trailer in case of...
Nearly two weeks after what may be the deadliest smuggling event in United States history in which 53 people died from heat-related illness in the back of a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, smugglers continue to try to move large groups of people in the same way.
Jill Biden apologizes after remark about Latinos causes stir
Police name 3rd suspect in Edinburg kidnapping
Edinburg police on Tuesday identified a third suspect arrested after a woman held against her will escaped her alleged captors and waved someone down for help last week.