Tag: Laguna Heights

Cameron County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved $171,120 for construction materials to rebuild six houses that were demolished following the May EF1 tornado that touched down in Laguna heights, killing one and injuring 11 others.

The Cameron County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday announced it has identified a suspect investigators accuse of gunning down a 27-year-old man in Laguna Heights.

LAGUNA HEIGHTS — Cameron County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a man dead from an apparent gun shot wound after responding to a shooting on July 25.

The National Weather Service Brownsville-Rio Grande Valley station released the results of its damage survey of the tornado that struck Laguna Heights in the early morning hours of May 13, killing one resident and injuring 11 others.

Laguna Heights is the site of the Rio Grande Valley's first tornado-related death in years, going back to the 20th century, after it ripped through the area with 85-106 mile per hour winds early Saturday morning.

In just five minutes, a tornado tore through the small Laguna Madre community of Laguna Heights early Saturday morning, leaving in its wake one death, 11 injuries and significant damage to area residences, businesses and other property.

Two weeks after the storm that left thousands of Rio Grande Valley residents without power and caused damages and various road closures due to debris, the area is once again facing thunderstorms across the area.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is currently investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred Thursday night and would like to remind the public...

A third suspect arrested in the 2019 stabbing death of a Laguna Heights man pleaded guilty Monday morning to murder.

PORT ISABEL — A local realtor’s persistence and determination to help make people’s dreams become a reality has led her to become a standout...