CRIME & SAFETY
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Police: Armed men held more than 100 migrants in home
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Juarez say they have turned over to Mexican immigration authorities 104 migrants found in an overcrowded stash house late Tuesday. The group included four minors. Almost all the migrants were from Central America and were being guarded by armed caretakers at a home on the corner of […]
Back-to-back car accidents in Alamo leave 10 hospitalized
ALAMO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Up to 10 people are hospitalized following a series of car accidents that occurred Wednesday evening in Alamo, city officials say. The City of Alamo referred the accidents as “back-to-back,” happening within minutes of each other in the same area. Authorities responded to the first accident around 6 p.m. on the […]
‘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 […]
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