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History teacher at Juan Diego Academy accused of having improper relationship with student
The Mission Police Department on Tuesday arrested a history teacher at Juan Diego Academy accused of having sex with a student. Officers arrested Mario Javier Delgado Jr., 31, of Edinburg, who is accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with a student. Delgado confessed when confronted by the principal, a dean, and a counselor. “Yes,”…
Read MoreVillalobos wins McAllen mayoral election by just 206 votes
McAllen elected a new mayor on Saturday. City Commissioner Javier Villalobos won 51% of the vote during the mayoral runoff election — and defeated City Commissioner Veronica Vela Whitacre by just 206 votes, according to results announced by the City Secretary’s Office on Saturday night. “It was a tight one, so I congratulate my opponent,”…
Read MoreJudge sets bond at $75,000 for Peñitas chief of staff
A judge set bond at $75,000 for Peñitas Chief of Staff Andy Morales on Thursday — two days after the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested him. During a hearing on Thursday afternoon, U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Scott Hacker set bond at $75,000 with a $3,500 cash deposit. Morales, who is jailed…
Read MorePeñitas chief of staff arrested on federal firearms charge
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested Peñitas Chief of Staff Andy Morales — a major player in western Hidalgo County politics — on Tuesday. Agents charged Andres “Andy” Morales, 42, of Mission with making false statements when he purchased firearms in 2017. “Andy’s name comes up a lot in a lot…
Read MoreDEA arrests Donna police sergeant on drug charges
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a Donna police sergeant on Tuesday after a four-month investigation. The DEA arrested Donna police Sgt. Alejandro Martinez on drug charges Tuesday morning, said Richard Sanchez, the assistant special agent in charge of the McAllen Office. The DEA also arrested a man named Victor Vallejo. “And we anticipate additional…
Read MoreJudge may order federal government to fix Hidalgo County levees before the start of hurricane season
U.S. District Judge Randy Crane may order the federal government to fix levees in Hidalgo County before the start of hurricane season. During a hearing on Monday morning, Crane asked Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Smith III how the federal government planned to fix gaps in the levee system caused by construction on the border…
Read MoreRGV Border Patrol Arrests MS-13 gang member, two criminal migrants
EDINBURG (4/22/21) – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member, a migrant previously convicted of attempted capital murder in Virginia, and a sex offender. Yesterday morning, April 21, Fort Brown Border Patrol Station (FTB) agents apprehended a group of six migrants near Brownsville. Record checks revealed one noncitizen, an…
Read MoreBorder patrol encounters three large migrant groups
EDINBURG – McAllen Border Patrol (MCS) station agents encountered three large groups totaling 320 migrants in two days. MCS agents working in Hidalgo County responded to several reports of large groups of noncitizens crossing the Rio Grande. The three groups encountered on Monday morning and Tuesday evening totaled 320 migrants. The groups consisted of 229…
Read MoreHolocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony to be held tonight
After the horrors of the Holocaust, the world vowed to never let such a thing happen again. For that reason, the City of McAllen and Temple Emanuel will host the second McAllen Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony, to be held tonight at the McAllen Performing Arts Center, 801 Convention Ctr. Blvd., tonight, April 21, 2021, with…
Read MoreFormer guard at East Hidalgo Detention Center sentenced to more than two years in prison for bribery
A judge sentenced a former guard at the East Hidalgo Detention Center to more than two years in prison Thursday for accepting bribes — including a horse. U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez sentenced former Correctional Officer Amber Marie Estrada, 22, of Weslaco during a hearing Thursday morning. Estrada apologized for accepting bribes and thanked the…
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