Start of Stage 1 of Drought Contingency Plan begins
Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) on Friday began Stage 1 of its drought contingency plan, which calls for voluntary conservation of water.
Stage 1 is...
Two arrested in stabbing incident
Two suspects were arrested in connection to a stabbing incident that occurred outside of Brownsville city limits on April 26, according to the Cameron...
COVID-19 takes toll on San Benito PONY softball
HARLINGEN — The lights are staying off at diamonds across the Rio Grande Valley as the COVID-19 pandemic has spring youth softball seasons in...
TSC board unanimously approves comprehensive care package
The Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a comprehensive care package during Thursday night’s meeting, which includes six free semester credit hours...
Theft probe leads to guns, drugs, money
When Edinburg investigators worked to determine who evaded arrest after leading them in a police chase in a stolen car on April 14, they...
Bishop provides update on church reopenings
Bishop Daniel E. Flores, of the Catholic of Diocese of Brownsville, hopes to announce soon when he will order the reopening of the churches...
Texas court warns residents of scammers
Texas’ highest court is warning residents to be on the lookout for scammers calling claiming to represent its officers.
An alert posted by the Supreme...
DSHS warns most cases include people of working age as businesses re-open
On the day that businesses statewide began to open back up, health officials warned that the majority of cases in the region were of working-age people.
About 70% of the cases in the area range between the ages of 20 and 59, according to Dr. Emilie Prot, regional medical director of the Texas Department of State Health Services’ Region 11.
Region 11 encompasses 19 counties in South Texas, from north of Corpus Christi to Laredo and down to Brownsville.
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Frontline Workers: Brownsville Fire Department leads COVID-19 response
Brownsville’s first responders have led the coronavirus response since shelter in place and other Cameron County mandates brought the city to a halt in...
DA cites COVID-19 executive order in opposition to murder suspect receiving PR bond
A 40-year-old Elsa man accused of killing his father in 2017 walked out of jail Thursday on a $250,000 personal recognizance bond.
Joseph Robert Nocar, who has steadfastly maintained his innocence in letters written to the court and to The Monitor, is charged with murder for the Oct. 24, 2017, death of 76-year-old Frederick Joseph Nocar, whose daughter found him lying in a pool of his own blood inside his Weslaco home.
On Wednesday, state district Judge J.R. “Bobby” Flores granted Joseph Robert Nocar the personal recognizance bond. Jail records indicate the man was released Thursday.
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