Tag: Edinburg

A 21-year-old San Juan man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a nine-year-old child.

The truth will be out there once again this weekend.

The Edinburg Police Department is seeking information regarding a crash that occurred on Easter Sunday after they found a couple with major injuries, according to a press release from the city of Edinburg.

An Edinburg man has been sentenced to prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute over 11 pounds of cocaine while taking advantage of his position at UPS, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.

Federal prosecutors had to wait more than a decade, but a high-ranking Gulf Cartel member accused of smuggling nearly seven tons of marijuana has pleaded guilty.

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

McALLEN — Medium range weather models from the National Weather Service in Brownsville indicate that the Rio Grande Valley will again experience a hot and dry spring this year, further exacerbating historic low water levels at the two international reservoirs that supply the region.

Robert and Janet Vackar have long made a name for themselves in running and expanding the Bert Ogden Auto Group across the Rio Grande Valley; it's named after Janet Vackar's father, who founded the business decades ago. The Vackars' name also will live on as a result of their continued generosity to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Texas' SB 4 sent the state swirling into confusion this week as the Supreme Court briefly allowed the immigration law to go into effect for several hours before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals placed the legislation's implementation on hold.

EDINBURG — The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Thursday announced it is renaming UTRGV Stadium, formerly H-E-B Park, to the Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium.