Tag: Hidalgo

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A Mexican citizen was arrested Thursday after surveillance conducted by the United States Homeland Security Investigations special agents revealed him dropping off two bags containing bundles of cocaine weighing nearly 74 pounds, according to a criminal complaint.

A nonprofit preservationist organization has released its annual list of places it deems endangered, and three Rio Grande Valley locations are on this year's list.

A 21-year-old Hidalgo man died early Wednesday morning after crashing his vehicle into a cinder block wall, another vehicle and a utility pole, according to Lt. Joel Morales, the public information officer for the McAllen Police Department.

It was a night of upsets in Hidalgo County as incumbents across several cities lost their bids to keep their seats on their respective city councils during Saturday’s municipal elections.

Rio Grande Valley voters will have one more chance to cast their vote for the May 4 elections with the conclusion of early voting on Tuesday.

Early voting is underway in several municipal elections across Hidalgo County. Residents are being asked to choose new leaders, amending the rules that govern their city, or taking on decades’ worth of debt to finance public infrastructure.

There was no fooling U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on April Fool’s Day at the Hidalgo Port of Entry.

A man from the United States was arrested on Wednesday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge discovered over 100 pounds of methamphetamine inside his vehicle as he attempted to enter the country.

HIDALGO — Forgotten generation who?