Tag: Crime

Jury selection has officially begun in the case involving an Edinburg man accused of shooting and killing a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper in 2019.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Friday discovered more than 300 pounds of methamphetamine and nearly 15 pounds of heroin concealed in a man’s Ford F-150, according to a criminal complaint.

Lyford school police and other local police agencies went on alert late Tuesday after a threat was made that was treated as an “active shooter” incident.

EDINBURG — The jury began deliberating Tuesday afternoon in the case of a 62-year-old Harlingen man who was convicted in the stabbing of his ex-girlfriend in 2016.

HARLINGEN — Authorities are investigating the biggest fentanyl outbreak to spread across the area, leading to what they believe have been eight deaths and six overdoses in the last two weeks, including two deaths and an overdose since early Tuesday morning.

A 62-year-old Harlingen man has been found not guilty of capital murder for the 2016 fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old man in Edinburg and was acquitted of three counts of aggravated sexual assault over allegations regarding his ex-girlfriend, court records indicate.

A 39-year-old Mercedes man was sentenced last week after pleading guilty to shooting and killing his ex-wife’s 19-year-old daughter.

A 20-year-old McAllen woman who was initially charged with murder was released on bond pending her sentencing after she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Thursday.

Melissa Banda was almost out.

Agustin Molina Uribe was on his way home from work the night of May 5, 2022. He had gotten off work early and may have been excited to see his family. He may have tried bringing food home. It was a Thursday, close to the weekend, he may have been looking forward to rest.