MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After a three-day trial, a jury deliberated for less than 3 hours Wednesday before finding Veronica O’Cana guilty on bribery, money laundering and witness tampering charges. Veronica O’Cana, 50, of Mission accepted bribes on behalf of her sister former Mission sch...
News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs thought they had beaten the Indianapolis Colts on a bizarre fumble in overtime Sunday night. The Colts ended up with a chance to win instead, yet chose to play for a tie. And once again, Patrick Mahomes and the rest of his crew made ...
library
Mike Burton, a three-time Olympic swimming champion who was the first American to win gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle at consecutive games, has died according to his son. He was 79. Eric Burton announced his father's death Friday on his Facebook account. “My dad, Mike Burton, h...
News
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott celebrated breaking Tony Romo's career franchise record for touchdown passes in a victorious locker room for the Dallas Cowboys. Somber would be an understatement for the postgame mood around the other starting quarterback. Prescott threw four...
News
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow again, less than a year after the previous injury that sidelined the Washington Commanders quarterback for most of the second half of last season. Coach Dan Quinn said imaging showed the dislocation but no fracture ...
News
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers handled the return from Australia just as well as the trip there and have started the season with two convincing victories. Christian McCaffrey became the fourth-fastest player in the Super Bowl era with 100 career touchdowns, Br...
News
By JESSE BEDAYN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Associated Press A USTIN (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene. The unidentified man...
News
MILAN (AP) — U.S. star Christian Pulisic made his first start and scored his first goal of the season with AC Milan on Sunday. Pulisic scored in the 14th minute to help lead Milan to a 3-0 home win over Lecce in the Italian league. Pulisic had made two other appearances with Mila...
News
CHICAGO (AP) — Rome Odunze knew something was wrong when Caleb Williams stayed on the ground. Williams left Chicago's 9-3 loss to Minnesota in the fourth quarter with a right hamstring injury, punctuating a frustrating afternoon for the Bears. The third-year quarterback got hurt ...
News
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed has movement in his extremities after injuring his neck early against the New York Jets and being taken to a hospital Sunday. Coach Matt LaFleur said after the game that Reed would remain in the hospital in ...
safety
T wo men are dead following a Sunday morning crash north of McAllen. The men were identified as McAllen residents Fabien Diego Guerrero, 31, and Fabien Guerrero, 64. According to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at about 11:38 a.m. Sun...
News
BALTIMORE (AP) — Twice in a row, Tyler Shough disappeared into a pile of bodies at the goal line with the game tied late in the fourth quarter. Officials ruled he was stopped on third down and scored on fourth — it could well have been the reverse — and that was good enough for [...
safety
A n inmate at the Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center died Sunday following what Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Treviño referred to as a medical emergency, triggering a Texas Rangers investigation. The detention center is located at 7100 Old Alice Road in Olmito. The sheriff said i...
