HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A federal judge on Monday denied conservation groups' attempt to pause a land swap between the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge and SpaceX. In a 27-page order, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that the Center for Biological Divers...
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The mother of an Edinburg teenager who was arrested by ICE earlier this month while taking a friend to enlist in the Marines and posted about it, was arrested and deported on Monday outside her work....
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Laura Escamilla T he former executive director of the Stars Scholarship Fund has been charged with theft of property by the Texas Rangers, according to a news release and jail records. Laura Escamilla was booked into the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center last Friday on a char...
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Cleofas Alberto Martinez-Gutierrez A high-ranking Gulf Cartel member who had been sought by federal authorities for a decade has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a scheme that saw nearly seven tons of marijuana smuggled. Cleofas Alberto Martinez-Gutierrez, als...
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M cAllen is working to diversify its water portfolio amid persistent South Texas drought conditions by developing a brackish groundwater desalination facility. But if the final cost exceeds current estimates, water users in McAllen could see a second rate increase in a handful of...
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M otorists will no longer be able to use a road in Rio Grande City. The Texas Department of Transportation on Monday permanently closed access to Fairgrounds Road at the intersection of SL 195. TxDOT said the new State Loop 195 divided highway project will create T-intersections ...
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A U.S. Border Patrol agent, another driver and three children were hospitalized Monday after the agent failed to yield at a stop sign and crashed into a vehicle, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS said the crash occurred at about 2:46 p.m. Monday on U.S. 83 w...
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Avan Ruben Mendoza T he final suspect involved in a fatal 2022 shooting outside a McAllen bar has been sentenced. Avan Ruben Mendoza, 21, pleaded guilty to the murder of 22-year-old Ryan Michael Serna on Sept. 14 and was sentenced to 38 years in prison, court records show. One of...
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A request by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) for an emergency injunction to halt a land swap between SpaceX and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was rejected on Monday by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The land in question is part of the L...
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E DINBURG — A 38-year-old Alamo man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the fatal shooting of a McAllen Masonic lodge member in 2023. Julio Diaz was found guilty of murder and two counts of arson on Aug. 6 following a jury trial. The jury deliberated less than an hour b...
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M ission voters will have various choices to make this November. The mayor’s, as well as all seats on the council are up for grabs, with the exception of Place 4 which is held currently by Jose Alberto Vela. His term expires November 2028. Early voting begins Oct. 19 and will run...
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A 77-year-old San Benito woman died in a fatal Harlingen crash on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Courtesy: DPS) A 30-year-old man has pleaded guilty to causing a fatal two-vehicle crash in Harlingen that killed a 77-year-old San Benito woman in 2024. Jose De La Cruz pleaded guilty on Se...
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Donald is ready for the final step in his comeback. The three-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year was active for the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night when they faced the New York Giants, clearing the way for the longtime superstar's first NFL g...
