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PD looking for help as stranger approaches underage girl
On April 26th, 2024, at 8:02 P.M. a Del Rio Police Department officer responded to the Peter Rabbit Convenience Store located at 1009 Veterans Blvd. for a suspicious male that approached a female juvenile. Upon arrival police met with a 13-year-old female who said she was in the Laundry Mat...
NEWS — Brown Plaza featured in San Antonio’s Fiesta Flambeau Parade
A float representing one of Del Rio’s most recognizable landmarks represented the city of Del Rio Saturday in San Antonio’s 76th Annual Fiesta Flambeau Parade. Brown Plaza Association members and volunteers built the float, recreating the Brown Plaza’s iconic pagoda and streetlight. The float carried a bevy of queens, Brown Plaza royalty, and organizers said 2024 marked the first year a float from Del Rio participated in the Fiesta Flambeau Parade.
Exmark Roughstock Athlete of the Week: Josh Frost Goes Two-for-Two in Del Rio
Josh Frost is now the No. 5 ranked bull rider in the World after a huge win came his way at the 46th George Paul Memorial Xtreme Bull Riding. This win makes him your Exmark Roughstock Athlete of the Week. Frost’s matchup in Round 1 was Rafter G Rodeo’s Caesar....
NEWS — Council gives go-ahead for water well tests
City council members have given the go-ahead for the next step in the city’s search to find at least one alternate water source. The council took action on the issue during its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 23. Assistant Public Works Director Greg Velazquez spoke to the council about...
NEWS — Council discusses funding for street improvements
Planned repaving and reconstruction of city streets was the focus of a discussion by city council members during a recent workshop on next year’s proposed capital improvements project. The proposed capital improvement projects were presented during a special council workshop on Tuesday. Interim Assistant Finance Director Roxy Soto gave...
NEWS — Del Rio man killed in Uvalde crash
Texas Department of Public Safety press release — The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on April 19, 2024, at approximately 6:42 a.m., on US 90 approximately 16 mile east of Brackettville in Kinney County. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2002 Toyota Camry was traveling...
NEWS — Tuesday’s boom remains mystery
The source of a loud ‘boom’ heard across Del Rio and into parts of the county Tuesday remains a mystery. Val Verde County Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez said he personally received “dozens” of calls shortly after the loud sound echoed across north Del Rio about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
BREAKING — Authorities investigating boom
Both the Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office and the Del Rio Police Department are investigating a loud booming noise heard on Del Rio’s north side about 2:30 this afternoon. Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez and a spokesman for the city said the noise is being investigated. This information will...
Laughlin AFB Student Pilot Killed on Train Tracks in Del Rio
LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, TX — A U.S. Air Force student pilot was found dead off-base in Del Rio Tuesday, April 16. Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office notified Laughlin AFB security forces that a body was found dead near a railway off base.
NEWS — Council members balk at potential $28M City Hall
Several city council members expressed unhappy surprise when they learned of the most recent price tag attached to a new City Hall – nearly $30 million. Interim City Manager Manuel Chavez said he has called a halt to the project until further and more detailed discussions can be completed.
NEWS — Part 3, Council discusses alternate city water sources
Members of the Del Rio City Council had a range of questions for one of the city’s administrators following a presentation Tuesday about the effects on an ongoing drought on the San Felipe Springs and the city’s efforts to find alternate water sources. Assistant Public Works Director Greg...
NEWS — Carmen Gutierrez seeks election to council seat
Maria Botello “Carmen” Gutierrez is seeking election to the Councilperson-at-Large, Place A, seat on the Del Rio City Council. Gutierrez was born in Laredo, Texas, but has lived in Del Rio since 1962 when her father transferred from the since-deactivated Laredo Air Force Base to Laughlin Air Force Base.
NEWS — Councilman blasts plans for city animal service facility
City staff members say they want to move toward a kinder, gentler version of dealing with the city’s lost, abandoned and feral dogs and cats, but at least one city councilman is balking at the perceived change. Councilman Jesus Lopez Jr. again voiced his opinion that the city’s primary...
SPORTS — Sophomore Diaz takes third at regionals, qualifies for State
It may have taken an extra year, but Del Rio’s golfing sensation Isaac Diaz is headed to the state golf tournament. Diaz, a sophomore at Del Rio High School, shot rounds of 71 and 70 at the Region IV-6A Boys Golf Tournament held at The Golf Club of Texas in San Antonio to finish third overall and qualify for his first Class 6A Boys State Golf Tournament.
NEWS — Early voting in city, school and hospital elections begins Monday
Early voting begins Monday in the 2024 elections to seat members of the Del Rio City Council, the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees and the Val Verde Regional Medical Center Board of Directors. Registered voters may cast early ballots in person beginning at 8...
NEWS — Laughlin student pilot ID’ed as man struck by train
A 24-year-old student pilot stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base has been identified as the man struck and killed by a train on railroad tracks south of Del Rio early Tuesday. Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Gina Garcia, who heads the sheriff’s office criminal investigations division, today identified the deceased as 2nd Lt. James Mwailenge Chitika, 24, of Atlanta, Ga., a student pilot stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base.
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