Sentencing date for former IBC Bank employee charged with embezzlement rescheduled
The sentencing date for a former IBC Bank employee, who pleaded guilty to embezzling thousands of dollars from the financial institution, has been rescheduled due to a scheduling conflict with the attorney representing her.
Scattered showers expected Friday in Rio Grande Valley
Bears crush Jaguars in district opener
‘Gringa’ plate at Calaca’s Tacos and Beer has a San Benito twist
South Texas Republican candidates talk faith in call for voter turnout
McALLEN — The three Republican candidates running to represent the Rio Grande Valley in Congress came together for a prayer breakfast here, highlighting their faith as they called on people to vote in the midterm elections.
Brownsville exhibit features symbol of Halloween
There’s something about the human imagination where, in the words of William Blake, it is possible to see “the world in a grain of sand” or, in the case of painter Jerry Lyles, see the world or at least South Texas—in a pumpkin.
Online petition seeks firing of CEO John Bruciak, from BPUB
An online petition has started requesting the firing of John Bruciak, CEO of Brownsville Public Utilities Board.
Brownsville police call in hostage negotiator in family violence case
The Brownsville Police Department said it had to call in a hostage negotiator to assist in a situation where a 36-year-old man refused to let a 12-year-old leave a residence, following an argument between the man and the boy’s mother.
Nepotism indictment against Brownsville ISD trustee Peña dismissed again
The 13th Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal of an indictment against Brownsville Independent School District trustee Minerva Peña that charged nepotism, effectively ending the case.
Brownsville man sentenced to 18 years in federal prison in meth smuggling case
He was to be paid $7,000 to transport 23 pounds of meth from Mexico into the United States, but this never happened. Instead, Julio Cesar Loyde Jr. was caught transporting the drugs and was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.