‘The heat is on: NWS: No tropical relief on the horizon
For anyone who’s enjoyed the last couple of days of overcast skies, lower temperatures and maybe even a drop of rain or two, and would like for it to stick around for awhile, sorry, you’re out of luck.
Hospital patient steals ambulance in Mission after being discharged
A Mission woman was arrested Friday for stealing an ambulance from the local hospital where she had just been discharged.
STC grant affords free class, or other expenses, for students
McALLEN — The South Texas College Board of Trustees recently approved an $800 grant students can use in the fall to pay for a free class or other expenses.
San Juan man accused of choking ex-girlfriend, lighting her house on fire
The Pharr Police Department has arrested a 42-year-old San Juan man on a charge of arson for allegations that he lit a woman’s home on fire in June.
Pharr man pleaded guilty to smuggling people in trailer full of onions
Like father, like son. Leonardo Davila Sr. pleaded guilty Thursday in a Corpus Christi federal court to attempting to smuggle 68 people in a tractor trailer filled with onions, a case that bears similarities to one his son faced earlier this summer.
Pharr retirement community employee accused of stealing from retiree
A 54-year-old San Juan resident who worked as a Pharr retirement community’s marketing director found herself in jail this week for allegations that she stole nearly $150 from a retiree.
Deputies: Woman found in possession of 62 pounds of marijuana
A 19-year-old woman has been charged with possession of marijuana after 62 pounds of the drug were found in a vehicle she was driving, authorities said.
Man awaits extradition after being arrested on warrant charging him with child rape
A man wanted out of Walla Walla County on several warrants on allegations including rape of a child remains jailed at the Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center awaiting extradition, authorities said.
DHR seeking participants in breast cancer study
DHR Health is encouraging women to participate in a nationwide breast cancer clinical trials that aim to challenge current preventive practices for breast cancer.
Former administrator sues Edcouch-Elsa ISD over firing
A former Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District administrator sued the district last week, claiming the district terminated him wrongly last year during an administrative personnel shakeup that followed Superintendent Gregory Rodriguez joining the district.
