The Brownsville Herald

With a tropical disturbance expected to bring heavy rain into Cameron County Saturday or Saturday evening, the county and city of Brownsville will hold sandbag distribution events beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday.

A tropical storm warning remains in effect for Cameron and Willacy counties as forecasters predicted tropical storm Danielle would form overnight Friday in the Gulf of Mexico.

Federal agents disrupted a stash house in San Benito, arresting three U.S. citizens and apprehending several undocumented immigrants, according to a federal criminal complaint.

A traffic stop by a Cameron County Sheriff’s Department canine unit led to the discovery of 55 baggies that contained what appeared to be crack cocaine, the sheriff’s department said in a press release.

Additional arrests have been made in a July 3 kidnapping in Cameron Park with the most recent arrestee being a man the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department said was the “mastermind” behind the alleged crime.

The National Hurricane Center says a tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico and Bay of Campeche has a 60% chance of developing into a tropical depression later Friday or Saturday.

Responding to a call of shots fired led to the arrest of three people including one who is a convicted felon, according to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department.

Brownsville Animal Defense will host its second annual Pump for Pups, a community workout fundraiser at Hardknox Strength & Performance at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Securing the nation’s borders is the top priority of the U.S. Border Patrol.

A year after a Brownsville man was kidnapped and killed, one of three suspects has been found guilty on one count of murder and another charge.