February 23rd, 2012
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Edinburg man faces arson, auto theft, burglary, organized crime charges in Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — Brownsville and Edinburg police apprehended a man Thursday wanted on several warrants when officers went into his home and found him hiding under a pile of dirty clothes, a police report said.
A municipal judge has arraigned Guadalupe…
Rio Grande Valley swimmers head to Austin
Pressure comes in many different forms.
Ranked eighth among Class 5A boys, McAllen Memorial’s Juan Rocha de Murga is feeling it as he chases a top eight spot among University Interscholastic League state swimming & diving competitors in the 50-yard…
Teens charged after Weslaco robberies, chase
WESLACO — Four teenagers remain behind bars after two robberies and a high-speed chase this week.
On Thursday afternoon, 18-year-old Francisco Pizana, 17-year-old Eliseo Martinez, 19-year-olld Miguel Angel Figueroa and 18-year-old Antonio Guerrero…
22-year fugitive arrested, returned to court in Weslaco
WESLACO — Deputy U.S. Marshals arrested a Mexican national who had been on the run for more than 22 years.
Macario Garcia, 54, was arrested Wednesday in Weslaco on a federal warrant charging him with failure to appear, according to a U.S…
1 hospitalized, 3 held after possible machete attack near Edinburg
NEAR EDINBURG — At least three men are in custody in connection with an aggravated assault involving an edged weapon, possibly a machete.
Details were not readily available, but authorities confirmed that the assault took place shortly after 5:30…
Indicted former Reynosa press secretary’s bond set at $150,000
The former press secretary for the city of Reynosa remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Ormsby set bond for 55-year-old Edmundo Lozano Rendon at $150,000 on the charge of violating the conditions of his…
Recovered Pharr PD rifle tied to murder probe
EDINBURG — Two men face charges in connection with a drug-related killing that may have been committed using a Pharr police-issued rifle that mysteriously went missing four years ago.
Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputies found Oscar Treviño’s…
Brownsville Veterans set for area game
Be honest, who saw this coming?
“That was it,” Brownsville Veterans Memorial coach Larry Gibson said. “I think that goes for Ray, too. Because they came in very over-confident.”
The fourth-seeded Chargers upset District 31-4A top-seed Corpus Christi…
Soccer Notebook: Los Fresnos rebounding in District 32-5A
Most teams probably would prefer not to go to a shootout because anything can happen. But sometimes, it can’t be avoided, just like Tuesday at Rivera when the Raiders and Los Fresnos Falcons went to a shootout with the match tied at 1.
It turned…