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Woman agrees to smuggle 56 pounds of cocaine through Roma for free, complaint says

A woman claimed she was not going to be paid for trying to smuggle approximately 56 pounds of cocaine through the Roma port of entry on Friday.

Roma school district to bring nearly $42M in bond projects to voters

Roma school district voters will decide in May whether nearly $42 million in bond projects move ahead.

Roma man who shot self during struggle with McAllen police pleads guilty

A 40-year-old Roma man who pulled a loaded gun on McAllen police officers in 2021 before accidentally shooting himself during the struggle was sentenced...

Rangers open criminal investigation into Roma employee

The Texas Rangers have opened a criminal investigation into a former and unidentified city of Roma employee involved with the municipality’s finances, according to a news release.

6 charged in smuggling conspiracy that killed 8 people who were in the country...

BROWNSVILLE — The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas announced on Friday the arrest of six people accused of running a deadly smuggling ring that resulted in the deaths of eight people.

Man crashes into telephone pole during Roma smuggling attempt

A Mexican national who had been residing in Roma crashed into a telephone pole as he attempted to smuggle two siblings also illegally present in the United States on Friday.

Roma man sentenced for 100 mph chase; rollover that left person on life support

A Roma man was ordered to serve six years in federal prison for a dangerous crash that flung two people 50 feet in the...

Christmas loses magic for Roma family who lost father to COVID

ROMA — Jose Angel Torres and his family had been isolated from each other on the morning of February 1, 2021 due to COVID-19.

Starr County jury sentences man to life for 2020 murder in Roma

A jury in Starr County has sentenced a man to life in prison after convicting him of murdering a man in Roma more than two years ago.

Man smuggling 2 Mexican women crashes into Roma home

A man crashed into a home near Roma on Tuesday and was arrested after Border Patrol initiated a vehicle pursuit after he picked up two women who had crossed the Rio Grande.