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Ex-San Juan police officer charged with intoxication assault months after major collision

A former San Juan police officer is accused of driving against traffic while allegedly drunk and causing a head-on collision in November, according to a criminal complaint affidavit.

Mission woman caught with gas tank full of heroin, meth pleads guilty

A 27-year-old Mission woman who was arrested after law enforcement in Jim Wells County found more than a $1 million of heroin and methamphetamine in the gas tank of her vehicle entered a guilty plea Thursday.

Burglary suspect got stuck in a window, police say

A burglary suspect in Brownsville got stuck in a window, according to police.

Police warn: Don’t buy into latest social media scam

Don’t fall for this social media scam, Brownsville police warned early Thursday.

Customs officers seize $1M in meth, cocaine at Hidalgo bridge

A total of $1 million worth of narcotics was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge over the weekend, federal authorities said in a news release.

Photo Gallery: Following stay of execution, Melissa Lucio advocates press for her release

For months, Wednesday was set to be the day in Huntsville when Texas executed the state’s first Hispanic woman on death row. Yet, following...

Undercover operation in McAllen leads to 9 arrests related to prostitution

The McAllen Police Department led an undercover operation over the course of two days which resulted in the arrest of nine people involved in prostitution.

Border Patrol discover 40 trapped inside metal box

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents discovered 40 people illegally present in the United States inside a large metal container trying to cross the Falfurrias checkpoint Tuesday, according to a news release.

Mission man facing 26-count indictment for fatal smuggling crash

A Mission man is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday morning on more than a dozen charges, including two counts of murder, for a fatal smuggling crash in November that left two men dead.