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Police search for spree suspects
Brownsville police are searching for two vehicles suspected of involvement in a spree of criminal mischief focused on the north side of Brownsville that left car windows broken and tires slashed, a press release said.
Brownsville pays tribute to military's fallen
Flags fly at the half-staff position on Monday as several hundred people attend the Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Park in Brownsville.
Several car crashes over the Memorial Day weekend left one Brownsville man dead and multiple people injured in different incidents on Highway 48 and South Padre Island.
Diana Naranjo went back to school to earn a college degree to set an example for her children.
Truck-Lite completes Signal-Stat acquisition
Truck-Lite Co Inc has completed its acquisition of the assets of Signal-Stat Lighting Products, a division of Federal Mogul Corp, said Stephen Davis, president of Penske Transportation Components, the parent company of Truck-Lite. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Limas corruption case shadows judicial races
Candidates in Tuesday's state district judge primary race said the deep reach of the corruption case surrounding former Judge Abel Limas has undoubtedly altered public perception.
Feds open grant competition to Valley school districts
Rio Grande Valley school districts may now compete for millions of dollars in federal education grants that until this week had been available only to state applicants.
Mexico's former ruling party suspends ex-governor
Mexico's former ruling party on Saturday suspended the membership of a former governor accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from a drug cartel.
Texas in talks with SpaceX on possible spaceport deal
Texas is engaged in talks with private spaceflight company SpaceX on a possible deal for the latter to build a spaceport in the state, local media reported Friday.
Charges against a Park Girla outlined
JoLeigh Ares, who operated her La Feria-based mobile-home businesses as the Park Girl, will stand trial in July on criminal charges of theft and deceptive trade practices.
Brownsville Border Patrol vet charged with weapons scheme
Federal agents arrested a Customs and Border Protection officer in Brownsville on charges he twice acted as a "straw purchaser" and illegally bought hunting rifles for an immigrant who could not.
Jessica Lynn Canelos and her 4-year-old son, Aidan Canelos, were last seen May 18, according to a release from Havelock Police.
San Benito board to keep superintendent
New San Benito school board members say they plan to work with schools Superintendent Antonio Limon, whose contract expires in 2014.
UTB-TSC pursues ties with foreign universities
Visitors from Universidade de Fortaleza in Brazil accompany Camilla Montoya of UTB-TSC on a tour of the local campus Thursday.
Border Patrol agent charged with sexual assault of a child
Cameron County sheriff deputies arrested a Border Patrol agent accused of sexually assaulting a young relative, Sheriff Omar Lucio said.
Mom Gouged Son's Eyes Out In Drug-Fueled Ritual, Mexico Authorities Say
Police in a Mexico City suburb arrested a mother and several relatives Thursday for allegedly gouging out the eyes of her 5-year-old son in what authorities said appeared to have been a drug-fueled ritual.
Brownsville woman, daughter-in-law get prison for Medicaid fraud
Police search for credit card thief
Brownsville police are searching for a man suspected of burglarizing a vehicle Tuesday and then using a stolen credit card at a drive-thru, police spokesman J.J. Trevino said.
Red Hot Ballroom Dancing Competition
Elementary school students waltz during the annual Red Hot Ballroom Dancing competition hosted by the BISD Fine Arts Department on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Brownsville Events Center in Brownsville, Texas.
Border agents find $610,050 in pickup spare tire
Mexico's former ruling party says it won't defend a former governor accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from drug cartels.