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Work force agency could suffer own layoffs
Thirteen employees that rely on Cameron Works for their jobs could be on the unemployment line Dec. 31 unless the board counteracts a drop in federal funding, according agency officials. "We are looking at every possible avenue. We don't want that,"...
McAllen Memorial senior to cheer at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade
McAllen residents will have something to cheer about when they watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. Ashley Moore, co-captain of McAllen Memorial High School's cheerleading squad, will be performing at the parade this year with a team of...
‘Operation WorkForce' provides training in skilled trades
McALLEN - A grant to train unemployed workers won't offer immediate help to the 21,000 Hidalgo County residents who are jobless this month. But officials say the U.S. Department of Labor grant will eventually bolster one of the most economically...
Police Briefs
Police arrested a Brownsville man and a minor Friday for allegedly striking a man with a metal crowbar and stealing his wallet. Police Sgt. Juan Lopez said Roberto Jay Gutierrez and the male juvenile were arrested and charged with aggravated robbery....
Trios, Tacos y Tragos
The Brownsville Historical Association will host Trios, Tacos y Tragos, a museum fundraiser at 6 p.m. today Saturday at the Brownsville Heritage Complex. The fundraiser will benefit the preservation of the museum's collections by generating money for...
Hearings on Cheney, others halted
Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra brought a hearing to a halt on Friday when he asked that Judge J. Manuel Bañales recuse himself from presiding over the arraignments of several high-profile public officials. Guerra filed a motion...
Man’s body found in north Edinburg welding shop
EDINBURG - A man's body was found Friday afternoon at a welding shop near a busy intersection on the city's north side. The man, believed to be in his late 40s, was found at 902 E. Monte Cristo Road, just west of Expressway 83, inside an office at Cactus...
Spring Break killer gets 77 years in prison
Adrian Piña Contreras was sentenced to 77 years in prison and order to pay a $10,000 fine for the stabbing death od David Garcia on Friday morning. Garcia died during spring break in 2004 from blood loss stemming from a stab wound to the...
Napolitano to lead DHS
Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff has become a household name in the Rio Grande Valley during the last two years, a result of his prominent role in the implementation of border security policies in South Texas. It's no wonder, then, that...
Court halts trial of ex-DA
The Texas 13th Court of Appeals has delayed the start of the criminal trial of former Cameron County District Attorney Yolanda de Leon. The court has ordered proceedings in de Leon's trial to cease until further judicial orders, according to court documents. De...
Quick Response: Battles start immediately over indictments of several high-profile public officials
Did defense attorneys for several high-profile public officials jump the gun on Wednesday when they appeared before Judge J. Manuel Bañales to quash indictments against their clients? According to court documents obtained by The Brownsville Herald,...
Oddities define much of Guerra's career
In his 18 years of practicing law in Texas, Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra has never been publicly sanctioned by the State Bar of Texas. Disciplinary action could have been taken against Guerra in the past. He may have received a...
Humane Society charges national chain with selling puppies from mills
McALLEN - The Humane Society of the United States is accusing Petland stores of selling puppies from mass breeding facilities that keep animals in poor conditions. On Thursday, the national animal protection organization released the results of an eight-month...
Trial ends in courthouse squabble
The murder trial of Adrian Piña Contreras ended in a squabble Thursday after the jury found him guilty of stabbing David Garcia. After four hours of deliberation, jurors found Contreras guilty of the 2004 spring break murder of Garcia. Trouble...
Joy of Giving: Police Department, Walgreens employees team up for toy drive
Santa Claus made an early appearance as he joined Brownsville police officers and Walgreen's employees for the kickoff of the fourth annual Brownsville Police/Walgreen's Toy Drive. The event took place Thursday morning at the store's parking lot on the...
Brownsville man on trial for murder gets life
A Brownsville man, who admitted in court to being a member of the Valluco prison gang, was found guilty of murder on Thursday. Javier Chavez, 30, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Stephen Rodriguez. The body of Rodriguez was found Jan....
Airport uses simulated crash for training exercise
HARLINGEN - Police vehicles Thursday blocked Valley International Airport entrances on Loop 499 while emergency personnel prepared for the biggest plane crash in Rio Grande Valley history. But for local response teams, the simulated crash was part of...
Prosecutor of Cheney vows to fight on
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - The South Texas prosecutor who won indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a state senator and others said Thursday he developed the case secretly so as not to alert political...
Guerra returning for indictment hearings
Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra told The Brownsville Herald today that he is heading to the Rio Grande Valley and likely will attend Friday's court hearing as a show of respect for the judge and the court. Guerra did not say where...
Hidalgo County DA questions actions by Willacy prosecutor
The recent indictments in Willacy County against several high-profile officials have at least one Rio Grande Valley district attorney wondering why they were handed down. Hidalgo County District Attorney Rene Guerra said he was shocked by the indictments...
International Flourish: UTB-TSC celebration welcomes diversity
The celebration of internationalism that has brought culture, entertainment and artwork to UTB-TSC this week may mostly serve as a welcome diversion for students heading into the intense last stretch of the semester. However, to Chinese university administrator...
BISD expands superintendent evaluation process
Two months after giving Superintendent Hector Gonzales a positive evaluation and a $20,000 raise, BISD trustees decided to make evaluating the superintendent an ongoing process. After meeting behind closed doors for about 3½ hours on Tuesday,...
‘Tis the Season for Sharing
An hour after the doors opened at Jacob Brown Auditorium, more than 3,000 Brownsville residents were sitting down with their early Thanksgiving meals, courtesy of H-E-B. At the 16th annual Feast of Sharing sponsored by the food retailer, a line wrapped...
Consumers looking for deals
After months of rising consumer prices Ray Krawchuk was happy to see gas prices in retreat before his yearly trek to Brownsville. Krawchuk and his wife have been spending the winter in the Rio Grande Valley for the last five years, making the journey...
Rodriguez murder trial deliberation set to resume
A jury will resume deliberation this morning in the capital murder trial of Javier Chavez, who is accused in the stabbing of Steven Rodriguez in retaliation for providing witness testimony in another case. The body of Rodriguez was found Jan. 21, 2007...
Purported gunman in custody after 15 years
A Brownsville man charged with the capital murder of two teenagers was turned over to police by Mexican authorities on Wednesday. Javier Cisneros Campos, 35, was on the run for thirteen years prior to being taken into custody by Brownsville police shortly...
ARRAIGNMENTS SET: Judge rules DA’s indictments may proceed against officials
Read the indictments handed down by a Willacy County grand jury: READ: St. Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. indictment READ: GEO, formerly Wackenhut Correction Corp. indictment READ: Gilbert Lozano indictment READ: Gustavo Garza indictment READ:...
Court of Appeals orders former DA's trial halted
The Texas Court of Appeals has delayed the start of the criminal trial of former Cameron County District Attorney Yolanda De Leon. The court has ordered the proceedings in De Leon's trial to cease until further orders from it, according to court documents. De...
State senator wants broad indictments dismissed
McALLEN (AP) - A state senator named in a string of South Texas indictments that included Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss the charges. An administrative judge, who needs...
Man struck, pinned between vehicles
A Brownsville man suffered minor leg injuries after being struck by a slow moving car. Jose Zermeño, 38, was loading fruit on to a large truck when police say his brother-in-law, Hector Garcia, backed up his black late model Volkswagen Beetle...
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