Cameron County News

The Cameron County Commissioners' Court on Friday approved a contract with LCS Correctional Services Inc.

CBP officers caught a fugitive at the Veteransa International Bridge in Brownsville.

A Cameron County grand jury decided there wasn't enough evidence to indict a Harlingen police officer.

An assistant principal at Porter High School is accused of offering money to a 15-year-old student in return for sex, Brownsville police said.

The Cameron County Sheriff's Department continues an investigation into allegations of a gang conflict that led to a weekend search at the Carrizalez-Rucker Detention Center in Olmito.

The Cameron County Commissioners' Court has held off on providing a contractor with a temporary storage site for demolished construction material from South Padre Island's Ocean Tower, which is scheduled for demolition.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested an elderly man accused of trying to smuggle more than $225,000 in marijuana hidden inside some pallets of wooden flooring, officials said.

After months of waiting to learn if the border fence would cut through Alice Wilson Hope Park, city officials managed to work out a compromise with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

A 38-year-old man remains behind bars at a Cameron County jail after he was arrested Friday night for allegedly raping a bedridden, elderly woman.

At least "from a technical perspective," as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in September, some economists believe the recession is very likely over.

Salvador Salinas had just returned home from a medical appointment Thursday afternoon when his son Daniel asked if he knew what happened at Fort Hood.

A Port Isabel man who left the scene of a deadly accident is facing a more serious charge.

Cameron County voter turnout was light in Tuesday's Constitutional Amendment Election, but registered voters who cast ballots appeared to support the idea of bringing a veterans hospital to the Rio Grande Valley.

A former Brownsville city commissioner has announced his candidacy for the Cameron County commissioner Precinct 2 seat in 2010.

The crossing lanes at the Veterans International Bridge were temporarily closed on both sides of the border Thursday afternoon because of the possibility of a shooting in Matamoros, officials said.

Today is the last day for early voting. Early voting locations for the Constitutional Amendment Election follow: Cameron County Elections Department, 954 E. Harrison in Brownsville - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central Fire Station, 121 W. Jefferson St.

Authorities are investigating a shooting in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent fired his service weapon at an oncoming vehicle, officials said.

A local attorney has announced his candidacy in the Cameron County Commissioners' Court Precinct 2 race in 2010.

One of Cameron County's most wanted was arrested in Nicaragua by deputy U.S. Marshals, said a press release by Carmeron County DA's Office.

Tonight, Fransico Javier Martinez, Brent Escamilla and Gina Escamilla are all behind bars.