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Suspect in deadly McAllen shooting was in ICE custody

A 27-year-old man wanted in a December shooting on Ware Road and Business 83 is under arrest and charged with murder after McAllen police learned he was in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Former Weslaco commissioner Fox gets time served in bribery case

The final defendant tied to the Weslaco water plant bribery case has learned his fate nearly five years after admitting to his role.

Men from Donna, Mercedes sentenced for fatal 2012 home invasion in Edinburg

Three mid-Valley men on Wednesday were sentenced to prison for a fatal home invasion that happened in Edinburg more than a decade ago.

Former Starr County DA crime victims coordinator to plead guilty

The former crime victims coordinator for the Starr County District Attorney’s Office plans to plead guilty in a human smuggling operation that used a government vehicle.

Pharr man with extensive drug trafficking history gets 22 years in prison

A 63-year-old Pharr man with a history as a drug trafficker was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly 22 years in federal prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 24 pounds of cocaine, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.

Pharr man caught with 3,500 fentanyl pills gets 8 years

A 21-year-old Pharr man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday following his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.

Former Donna High School students get probation for planning school shooting

The two Donna High School teenagers who conspired to shoot up their school in 2022 pleaded guilty on Monday and were sentenced to 10 years probation, according to court documents.

Peñitas man sentenced to 25 years for killing Mission man during drug deal

A Peñitas man was sentenced to prison on Thursday following a guilty plea for the death of a Mission man who he shot over drugs.

Feds arrest two in Brownsville for possession of over 19 pounds of fentanyl

Two people were arrested on Sunday at the B&M International Bridge in Brownsville after authorities found 18 packages and four bricks of fentanyl hidden inside the gas tank of the vehicle they were occupying, according to a criminal complaint.

Brownsville man charged with smuggling Gulf Cartel cocaine to Florida

FBI special agents on Friday arrested a Brownsville man who they accuse of smuggling 88 to 110 pounds of cocaine to Louisiana and Florida.