Charged With Murder The 18-year-old accused of ambushing a Harlingen police officer two months ago has been indicted on a charge of attempted capital murder. Abraham ...[more]
Police Look For Second Suspect Weslaco police have named a second suspect in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy last weekend. Police believe 22-year-old Jose Antonio Sanchez Zapata was a second person inside a stolen pickup truck, when Robert Castro Junior was gunned down ...[more]
Man To Be Extradicted to New York Homicide detectives from New York are on their way to the Valley to pick up a murder suspect apprehended in Brownsville. Border Patrol agents arrested Segundo Penafiel (pay-nyah-fee-EL) at the Brownsville bus station, as he was about to board a bus ...[more]
Special Eelection Called in Harlingen Harlingen voters will get to decide if they want a single-member district city commission. Commissioners Tuesday night agreed to call a special election after resolving the problem of not enough voting machines. Voters in Harlingen will receive ...[more]
BP: "We're Ready for Hit Men" We're more than ready for ya. That's what local law enforcement officials are telling any Mexican drug cartel hit men who may cross into Texas in pursuit of their targets. Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio says he's telling his deputies to just ...[more]
The Search for More Body Parts Authorities are continuing to scour an area in and around a canal northeast of Raymondville, where a human arm was discovered yesterday. Crews surveying damage from Hurricane Dolly spotted the arm in the water amid some debris. Authorities have ...[more]
Katrina Remembered; Gustav Being Watched Three years ago today, Hurricane Katrina reached its peak strength and devastated parts of the Gulf Coast, especially New Orleans, Louisiana. Residents there are still trying to regain normalcy and volunteers from across the country are working to ...[more]
Another N.O. Evacuation? People in New Orleans are preparing for the possibility they'll have to evacuate their homes as Tropical Storm Gustav heads their way. The storm is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane this weekend, with Louisiana's governor saying ...[more]
Obama Makes History American history was made Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention as Barack Obama became the first African-American presidential candidate to be nominated by a major political party. The Illinois senator gives his nomination ...[more]
McCain Ready To Select VP Republican John McCain has decided who his vice presidential running mate will be. Politico.com says the Arizona senator finalized his decision in the past few days. McCain will announce his VP choice at a mid-day presidential campaign rally in ...[more]
Consumer Spending Up? The government says consumer spending and net exports were higher than initial estimates during the second quarter of this year. The positive economic news puts the Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, up by three-point-three percent for the April-June ...[more]
Police Officer Arrested After Ordeal Austin Police say a 26-year-old Bexar County Sheriff's deputy who allegedly barricaded himself in an Austin hotel room for several hours and assaulted a woman is behind bars in San Antonio. On Tuesday, police in San Antonio arrested Laurence James ...[more]
Austin Rail Service Put on Hold After announcing that commuter rail would be available this Fall Capital Metro is now backpedaling, saying service may not begin until March. The "Austin American-Statesman" reports the Cap Metro board will meet next month to get a full briefing on ...[more]
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Charged With Murder
Police Look For Second Suspect
Man To Be Extradicted to New York
Special Eelection Called in Harlingen
BP: "We're Ready for Hit Men"
The Search for More Body Parts
Katrina Remembered; Gustav Being Watched
Another N.O. Evacuation?
Obama Makes History
McCain Ready To Select VP
Consumer Spending Up?
Police Officer Arrested After Ordeal
Austin Rail Service Put on Hold
