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Complaint: Suspect in Edinburg crash wanted to flee to Florida, potentially under the influence
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Illinois woman charged in a fiery crash that left two people dead was potentially under the influence and wanted to flee to Florida, according to a criminal complaint. Amanda Bender was charged with two counts of criminal negligent homicide in connection to an April 23 crash that left 29-year-old Sergio […]
Harlingen woman had 9 beers before fatal crash, docs show
MERCEDES, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Harlingen woman told authorities she had nine beers before a crash that left a woman dead, a criminal complaint stated. Imelda Velez was arrested on one count of intoxication manslaughter, according to Hidalgo County Jail records. At 6:36 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2023, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper […]
Man charged in Progreso drug case pleads guilty
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS (ValleyCentral) — On Tuesday morning, Gregorio Salinas said the word he’d been avoiding for more than two years: “Guilty.” Salinas worked with several people from Progreso — including former school board President Francisco “Frank” Alanis and former Mayor Gerardo “Jerry” Alanis — to ship cocaine from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston, according […]
Hundreds of miles away from home, East Texas teen is desperate for permanent family who supports his dreams of service to others
McAllen, Texas (KLTV) - After 10 years in the foster care system, Raymond, 15, can only be described as compassionate, protective and hopeful. “I’m doing pretty good actually,” he said with a eager smile over our zoom interview. Raymond joined us digitally from a library in McAllen, Tx....
Weslaco man killed from fall inside wind turbine identified
ARCHER COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL) — A Weslaco man who died after falling inside of a wind turbine has been identified. Archer County Sheriff Jack Curd identified the man as 31-year-old Marco Anthony Portillo Jr. from Weslaco, Texas. Portillo was working with the Windthorst II Wind Project owned by EDF Renewables...
VA to hold McAllen enrollment event for new law
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A new law makes all veterans exposed to toxins or other hazards while serving the country at home or abroad — including all veterans who served in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan or any other combat zone after Sept. 11, 2001 — now eligible for VA health care.
PD: Man ‘intentionally’ ran over man’s legs during car repo
ALAMO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Alamo police arrested a man after a high-speed chase following an assault with a vehicle. Juan Lopez is expected to face a “multitude of charges” after allegedly running over a man Tuesday morning, according to the Alamo Police Department. At 8:15 a.m., police responded to an auto-pedestrian accident at the intersection […]
Santa Rosa Police Seek Gray Ford F150 in Hit-and-Run that Left Motorcyclist Critically Injured
In a harrowing incident of hit-and-run, a motorcyclist was left fighting for his life after a collision with a pickup truck in Santa Rosa on Tuesday. The crash occurred at the busy intersection of Hopper Avenue and Airway Drive, and the driver of the truck involved fled the scene, leaving the victim unconscious on the road.
‘Major gas leak’ reported in Alamo, firefighters association says
ALAMO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Alamo Firefighters Association is reporting that a major gas leak is causing neighborhoods to be evacuated. Alamo city officials told ValleyCentral the leak occurred at the 800 block of S. 13th Street, where a pipe was busted while moving a mobile home. In an update, city officials stated situation was […]
Texas A&M in talks with Starr County about how to provide transportation for students
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – Texas A&M University is in talks with Starr County about how to provide students with transportation to and from its higher education center in McAllen. The talks started at a Starr County Industrial Foundation event held at South Texas College’s campus in Rio Grande...
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