Falfurrias News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on a routine search found the skeletal remains of one suspected undocumented immigrant on Mariposa Ranch, and the body of a man in his 30s on Bennett Ranch, said John Lopez, spokesman for U.S. Border Patrol, South Texas region.

A 52-year-old man was expected to leave the hospital after being gored by a bull at a rodeo in South Texas.

Luis and Candy Estrada married three years ago. Candy says, a oeI dona t care if my husband gets sent back to Guatemala.

The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he's bedeviled by a fly in the White House.

CORPUS CHRISTI — Three people were killed Thursday morning in a house explosion in the Flour Bluff area that authorities believe was accidental.

A single bust uncovers just over three tons of marijuana. Agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint discovered over 6,000 pounds of the drug in a tractor-trailer. The drugs were hidden in duffle bags behind boxed appliances.

Just because Mexican drug cartels and border violence have filtered out of the mainstream news cycle, don't be lured into a false sense of security.

Power outages and some roof damage have occurred in the Rio Grande Valley as strong storms moved through the region.

Onstar notified Falfurrias police around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday telling them one of their customers ws threatening to commit suicide.

People rallied outside the Border Patrol headquarters asking them to close border checkpoints during hurricane evacuations.

Authorities say alcohol contributed to an overnight rollover accident. A DPS trooper told KRIS 6 News that a Falfurrias man was headed home just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning when he rolled his vehicle on FM 70 near County Road 55.

Story Created: May 27, 2009 at 5:57 PM CDT Story Updated: May 27, 2009 at 6:12 PM CDT May 27, 2009 Corpus Christi Police continue to investigate the 7th traffic fatality of the year.

A Manvel High School senior and her mother died in a head-on crash with an 18-wheeler near Falfurrias, in South Texas, this weekend.

Three people are dead Saturday night, including one three-year-old child, after a car they were riding in collided with an 18-wheeler in Brooks County.

Story Created: May 7, 2009 at 6:30 PM CDT Story Updated: May 7, 2009 at 6:30 PM CDT In 2 Thousand and 4 then high school senior Yadira Moya gave birth to a baby girl two weeks prior to graduating from a small high school in Concepcion, Texas.

Around the Falfurrias checkpoint, authorities are concerned after four illegal immigrants died from dehydration over the last week.

The Long Star Conference Track Championships are just a week away, and are being a held at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Sinton high jumping product Trent Hesseltine and Falfurrias grad Erica Alvarado will be looking to lead the Javelinas to the medal stand.

The Hidalgo County Sheriff's office sent out an all points bulletin to surrounding agencies to look out for the vehicles.

AROUND 4:30 PM A GRASS FIRE BROKE OUT JUST NORTH OF PREMONT ON HWY 281. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY A HELICOPTER WAS ON THE SCENE TO ASSIST LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS AS WELL AS HELP FROM THE FALFURRIAS FIRE DEPARTMENT.

There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile.