Local News

Shop Local Brownsville is teaming up with the Brownsville Police Department, Brownsville Sports Park and about 30 locally owned, independent businesses in offering a free concert at the sports park from 6 to 11 p.m. on Nov. 25 to bring attention to Small Business Saturday.

An Edinburg man was arrested on Thursday for attempting to hire someone to murder a person he had a “child custody” issue with, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Trials for three family members accused of killing teenager Jesse Harrison are scheduled to be held separately in 197th state District Court, Willacy County District Attorney Annette Hinojosa said in a reply to questions from the Raymondville Chronicle.

The San Benito Police Department is actively searching for a suspicious male who allegedly broke into someone’s vehicle and is believed to have used a stolen credit card, according to a news release.

Hidalgo County Precinct 3 Commissioner Everardo “Ever” Villarreal has announced that he is running for reelection.

Texas Senator Morgan LaMantia has announced that she is running for reelection to District 27 following her freshmen term.

Harlingen police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man who was struck and killed by a vehicle on North Ed Carey Drive.

BROWNSVILLE — Many paid tribute here during a Brownsville Veterans Day march along Central Boulevard and helicopter dedication at Veterans Park on Saturday morning.

MERCEDES — The chorizo and egg breakfast taco lays bare its charms, enticing me with its aromas and the memories of those aromas.

The James Nikki Rowe High School Student Council held its second annual food drive last Saturday giving community members boxes full of Thanksgiving sides, hoping it becomes an annual tradition for future generations.