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Two local drug traffickers sent to prison
McALLEN — A judge sentenced two drug traffickers to prison Friday in U.S. District Court.
Lauro Arturo Treviño Sr. and Roberto Lee Coronado each learned their prison sentences after pleading guilty to smuggling marijuana in February.
Treviño, 60,…
Another man arrested in Pharr underage Facebook sex case
PHARR — Authorities arrested a Mexican national accused of attempting to have sex with who he thought was a 15-year-old girl.
Instead, when Felipe de Jesus Ponce Torres stepped out of a motel room in Pharr that he rented, Immigration and Customs…
After convicted Weslaco medical supply owner attempts to appeal case, feds moves to seize $44K
McALLEN — A convicted Weslaco medical supplier faces foreclosure on a life insurance policy that the FBI said he paid for with ill-gotten proceeds from a federal health care scam, court papers state.Juan De Leon was sentenced to 10 years in federal…
3 charged after ambush at La Blanca cockfight that left 11 shot, 3 dead
EDINBURG — Three people — including a married couple — face felony charges after masked gunmen ambushed a cockfight near La Blanca early Thursday morning.
Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Homer Jasso formally charged Leticia Leandro, 52,…
ALMOST WITHIN REACH: Harsh realities after immigrants die in Hidalgo County crashes
PALMVIEW — In an instant, it was over.
The lives of nine illegal immigrants were snuffed out, their broken bodies strewn along the highway after the overstuffed minivan with bald tires in which they were being smuggled by a teenage driver rolled…
Fired amid federal investigation, Precinct 4 constable challenger files lawsuit
McALLEN — A former deputy constable running for his former boss’ job filed a lawsuit that claims he has been threatened by incumbent J.E. “Eddie” Guerra, who said he fired the deputy after admitting to federal agents that he’d assisted drug…
‘Man without country’ wins illegal reentry case
McALLEN — Had Robin Whiteley worn long sleeves that day in March 2011, he may still be a free man in Mexico.
But the kidnapping that ensued may have dealt him a new chance at regaining status to live in the United States — something he has only…
New trial to begin for man sentenced to life in 2008 beating death
EDINBURG — A new trial is scheduled to begin for a man sent to prison for life at age 16 after jurors said he beat a McAllen man to death inside his home in 2008.
Michael Anthony Mancha, 19, was sentenced to 99 years in prison in November 2009 for…
After ton of pot found in house, man says he smokes $9K worth of marijuana monthly
RIO GRANDE CITY — A man who admitted to storing more than a ton of pot in his basement told federal agents he burns though $9,000 every month smoking marijuana.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained 28-year-old Michael Sepulveda on…
Family of suicide victim at Edinburg jail sues city
McALLEN — The family of an inmate who committed suicide in the city’s jail has sued the city, alleging the police department was negligent and ignored the man’s medical condition, leading to his death.
Joel Albino De La Rosa, 18, was found…