Del Rio News

Hundreds of area residents demanded curbs on deficit spending by the federal government during a Del Rio TEA Party Saturday morning.

City administrators are keeping a close eye on steadily declining revenues from the city's international bridge and the rising costs of litigation in the SE Ranch lawsuit.

A 66-year-old woman faces a felony child endangerment charge following her arrest by police Saturday.

Two members of the city council who have faced recent attempts to remove them from office said changes are needed to the city's recall election procedure.

Has she had enough? During a discussion Tuesday night of revisions to the city charter detailing recall elections, Del Rio Councilwoman Lisa Cadena Craig announced she would not seek re-election to her District I council seat when her term expires in early 2010.

The public school board has called a special meeting tonight, which will include the first in a series of budget workshops.

Laughlin Air Force Base officials reported Monday afternoon there are five confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus linked to the base.

Unlike the rest of Texas, water rights holders downstream of Amistad Reservoir on the Rio Grande are not assured of water based on the seniority of their rights, the longevity of their claim.

Thousands of homes and businesses lost power Friday afternoon after a car ran into a utility pole cable on the north side of the city.

The public school board is set to hear a number of issues tonight related to administrative changes, textbooks and grant awards.

No one was injured in an apartment fire Monday afternoon, officials said. The fire happened at Gateway Apartments near Laughlin Air Force Base around 2 p.m. Monday when a plumber soldering a water line in the bathroom of one of the units accidentally sparked the blaze, which traveled to the attic, said Del Rio Fire and Rescue Department Fire ...

A Del Rio News-Herald staff member was arrested early Friday morning after she allegedly assaulted her husband and son, police said.

H. C. Hill passed away June 11, 2009 at his home in Del Rio, Texas. He was born September 21, 1917 in Del Rio, Texas to Carnell and Burness Dawson Hill.

The fight for state legislation to protect Laughlin Air Force Base from encroachment will continue, city officials vowed.

A popular Italian eatery is getting a new home in downtown Del Rio. Avanti, which has remained operational in name and menu since the death of its owner, Bob Michelini, in August 2008, will be relocated to South Main Street by the restaurant's current owners, professional fisherman Byron Velvick and his business partner Michael Bonnee Located ...

Alice J. Wickson, longtime resident of Del Rio, TX, passed away in a nursing home in Comfort, TX.

Since Jessica Rodriguez was a freshman, she wanted to graduate at the top of her class.

The death of a 48-year-old Del Rio man from an apparent gunshot remains under investigation by police.

A request for a $10,000 donation from the Del Rio Boys and Girls Club will be considered by the city council at its next meeting.

The district's coaches recognized Del Rio's impressive debut in District 29-5A softball.