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Ex-President of Board of Chamber of Commerce arrested
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Ex-President of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce was arrested early Saturday morning. The Edinburg Police Department confirmed with ValleyCentral that Mario Lizcano Jr. was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated. At 2:03 a.m., authorities saw a black Chevrolet Silverado stopped on the roadway of the 2600 block […]
WCSO: Chase ends with van crashing into game room, several injured
WILLACY COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Raymondville man is facing several assault charges after crashing a van into a building during a pursuit with law enforcement, authorities said. George Mendez was arrested on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of criminal mischief, a post from the Willacy County Sheriff’s […]
PD: Child pronounced dead after drowning at apartment complex pool
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Edinburg police are investigating a drowning incident that left one child dead. At 5 p.m. on Friday, authorities responded to the 1400 block of W. Freddy Gonzalez Dr. where a 6-year-old boy was found unresponsive at an apartment complex pool. At the scene, responding officers immediately started chest compressions, according to […]
Edinburg Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Using Snapchat to Target Minor
An Edinburg man, initially from Mexico, has been slapped with a decade-long prison sentence after using Snapchat to prey on a minor, federal authorities declared. Santos Emilio Marcial-Castro, a 31-year-old, will also endure five years of supervised release and sex offender registration after finishing his 120-month stint behind bars, U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton decreed, as per an announcement by U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani obtained by justice.gov.
Groups sue to get info on child who died in CBP custody in South Texas
Two nonprofits on Friday filed a federal lawsuit for more information on an 8-year-old migrant girl who died exactly a year ago in custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in this Rio Grande Valley border town.
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