Mercedes News

She was born on December 24, 1929 in Jalpa, Guanajuato, Mexico to Ramon and Ramona Ortiz and resided in Mercedes most of her life.

Outside the Theatre Gallery in Deep Ellum a quarter-century ago. It was the summer of 1984 and the city of Dallas was in the midst of a serious makeover.

If you drive a few feet down Diaz Street, you'll see why neighbors want help. Neighbors there have invested their own money into caliche to help fix the road in the area.

Funeral arrangements for Maria Palomo, 82, who passed away on Sunday are pending with Amador Funeral Home.

An ongoing family feud led to a drive-by shooting Sunday night. Sheriff's deputies are looking for a Ramiro Lozoya, the alleged gunman in the drive-by shooting and member of the Hermanos Pistoleros gang.

The search is on for 26-year-old Benjamin Perez of Weslaco . DPS say Perez was driving a Crown Victoria when he veere d onto the oncoming lane and struck a van almost head on.

The Mid-Valley Airport is going international. The general and private aviation facility in Weslaco began work on a customs facility that will allow international flights to land, airport director George Garrett said.

The Hidalgo County sheriff is promising a full investigation into what he calls an "unnatural death." Authorities say they found Samuel Fernandez Jr.

Police say they have a suspected gunman in custody. As a result, the lockdown order for two Mercedes schools has been lifted.

A man died after he apparently jumped out and was run over by a moving car driven by his common law wife Saturday evening, sheriff's deputies said.

Police found an Iraq war veteran who allegedly shot another man early Tuesday morning.

A five-hour standoff ends after a SWAT team stormed a Mercedes home. But they didn't find the suspected gunman.

Weslaco police are trying to track down a suspect who ran from the scene of a major accident on Expressway 83.

The ground Ana Nava stood on was a vacant lot just 60 days ago. Overgrown grass and weeds ran wild on the huge plot of land.

A Mercedes man is in jail for a setting a deadly house fire that killed a Weslaco woman and her 12-year-old son.

Weslaco police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal house fire. The blaze killed 46-year-old Melva Martinez and her 12-year-old son AJ on October 10.

Hidalgo County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating after a stolen car was found on fire.

Sheriff's deputies made two arrests after receiving a tip about marijuana at a house between Weslaco and Mercedes on Wednesday.

State troopers arrested a Weslaco man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident last month.

The Hidalgo County Historical Commission hopes the historical marker for the Rev.