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Police make arrest in decades-old case
One of Leo Martinez’s last wishes was that Brownsville police would arrest the suspect or suspects responsible for killing his son. → Read More
Texas spring breaker missing on South Padre Island
A search that began last night for missing Spring Breaker Justin Kirby Walker, 18, of Kendall Texas, continues this morning authorities said. → Read More
Judge: Yzaguirre must stay away from tax office
A visiting state district court judge on Thursday in Brownsville ordered Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre Jr. to stay away from the county’s tax office until his case has been resolved. → Read More
Border Patrol agent arrested in headless body murder
A bizarre murder investigation into a headless body found in the Laguna Madre last March has led to the arrest of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who allegedly worked for the Gulf Cartel. → Read More
Valley boy struck by lamp post on life support
The family of an 8-year-old McAllen boy who was crushed under a lamp post Sunday in a restaurant parking lot in Port Isabel is preparing to donate his organs, an attorney for the family said Thursday morning. → Read More
Multi-agency investigation results in arrest
A multi-agency investigation of burglaries in Edinburg, Weslaco and Brownsville resulted in the arrest of a Brownsville man and the confiscation of several stolen birth certificates, social security cards and other documents Thursday morning, authorities said. → Read More
Man found dead at Brownsville hotel identified as Pharr resident
Brownsville police say the body found at the La Quinta Inn and Suites on Wednesday was that of a Pharr man. → Read More
Teen person of interest in California Road homicide
Brownsville police are searching for a teen last seen with a Laguna Heights man found dead on California Road earlier this week. → Read More
Sales tax holiday weekend approaches
As families across Texas edge closer to the start of the new school year, local businesses are preparing for the annual state sales tax holiday that occurs Aug. 7-9. → Read More
ACLU sets meetings on gay marriage ruling
The ACLU of Texas and several organizations will host a series of town hall meetings in Brownsville, Harlingen and McAllen beginning Monday. → Read More
U.S. retracting some DACA work cards
To comply with an order from U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is retracting some three-year employment authorization documents by July 31. → Read More
USS Ranger arrives at Port of Brownsville
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Along the jetties of Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island, spectators lined the jagged rocks Sunday afternoon in anticipation of the USS Ranger, a naval ship that was once home to thousands of crewmen at a time. → Read More
Brownsville bee attack hospitalizes one individual
A bee attack in Brownsville this morning has led to one victim being transported to a local hospital. → Read More
Authorities await signature to send convicted murderer back to U.S.
A signature is all Cameron County authorities are waiting for to bring convicted murderer and fugitive Amit Livingston back to the United States from India to serve a 23-year prison sentence for a murder committed in 2005, authorities said. → Read More
Officials remind residents of heat dangers as summer nears
As temperatures rise across the Rio Grande Valley, officials caution residents against leaving children and pets unattended in vehicles. → Read More
SPI spring breaker's death ruled an accident
An autopsy report released today reveals that the death of 20-year-old Jordan Britten, a spring breaker from Kileen, was an accident. → Read More
Family awarded $1.5M in wrongful death suit
Almost three years after a McAllen man’s death, the family of the man who was crushed to death by the rear wheel axel of a semitrailer was awarded $1.5 million in a wrongful death suit Monday in the 81st state District Court of La Salle County in Cotulla, court records show. → Read More
Police: Driver involved in fatal hit and run surrenders
Brownsville police say the driver involved in a fatal hit and run accident Monday morning has turned herself in to authorities. → Read More
Body found on FM 511 had plastic wire around neck
Brownsville police continue to investigate the death of a man whose body was discovered on the 3100 block of FM 511 Sunday, authorities said. → Read More
Solo bicycle trip to San Antonio to benefit local Planned Parenthood
Seventy-six-year-old Eugene “Gene” Novogrodsky left Brownsville early Thursday morning to embark on a 300 mile solo bicycle trip to San Antonio, aptly called “The Spirit of ‘76” to raise money for Planned Parenthood of South Texas. → Read More