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A man charged in the La Joya corruption case announced Monday that he had reached an agreement with his attorney — and will not represent himself at trial. Ramiro Alaniz didn’t want to pay his attorney, Gregorio R. Lopez of Edinburg, which threatened to delay the case. Jury selection is scheduled for May. During a…

Officers arrested a former Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office deputy Saturday in Edinburg. Roberto “Bobby” Rivera — a former sheriff’s deputy — is charged with criminal trespass. After his arrest on Saturday morning, Rivera was released from the city jail and transported to a medical facility. He was booked at the Hidalgo County jail on Wednesday.…

When Isamar Cavazos’ husband picked up their 4-month-old Corgi at the groomers, she expected their pet to return home happy and clean, not in poor health and gasping for air. The puppy, named Hunter, was dropped off at the Doggie Experts Salon in Palmview, TX, for a first-time grooming appointment on Saturday morning. “When my…

Mission City Council gathered for a workshop on April 14 to discuss the preliminary guidelines for the $24.3 million in recovery funds the city will receive from the U.S. Department of Treasury. Last month President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law, providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief. The U.S Treasury has specific…

The city of Peñitas plans to catch up on four years of long-delayed audits by June. Peñitas switched accountants and discovered problems with the 2015-2016 audit, which delayed audits for the next four fiscal years. The City Council finally approved the 2016-2017 audit in February. Audits for the 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 fiscal years should…

A federal judge sentenced the former Gulf Cartel plaza boss for Miguel Aleman to nearly four years in prison Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Randy Crane sentenced Abiel Gonzalez-Briones, who went by the nicknames “R-2” and “Tacua,” to 46 months in prison during a hearing on Tuesday morning. Gonzalez-Briones was the Gulf Cartel plaza boss in…

When a police officer with a checkered past asked him for a job, La Grulla police Chief Desi Olivarez weighed his options. Heriberto “Eddie” Sanchez, 46, of Mission had resigned from the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office in 2016 after being accused of sexual harassment. Another complaint against Sanchez had surfaced in 2019, when he worked…

The Shary Village Industrial Park and El Milagro subdivision projects are underway, according to the CEO of the Mission Economic Development Corporation Daniel Silva. In December 2019, Laredo-based real estate company Killam Development purchased more than 3500 acres of land in Mission and McAllen with the promise of creating new housing, entertainment and educational facilities.…

The Palmview Police Department on Monday arrested a woman accused of scamming people in western Hidalgo County. Officers arrested Sylvia Rodriguez Flores, 49, of Mission on Monday — her fourth arrest on theft charges during the past five years. Flores is accused of scamming people with legal problems, according to court records. In exchange for…