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• Cameron County DA requests new execution date for convicted murderer Play Video

  February 27, 2020 10:23 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – The Cameron County district attorney is requesting a new execution date for a convicted murderer. Ruben Gutierrez is on death row for the 1998 robbery and murder of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison, a Brownsville teacher. He lost an appeal based on a DNA request on Wednesday. "When... more »

• Documents reveal what led up to Edinburg police chief's suspension Play Video

  February 6, 2020 10:28 PM

  EDINBURG – In January, Edinburg Police Chief Cesar Torres was suspended from his duties for five days . When asked why, city leaders responded with "no comment." A city disciplinary action form obtained by CHANNEL 5 NEWS describes three separate incidents leading up to the chief's suspension. The... more »

• FEMA Representative Advises to Appeal if Denied for Assistance before Deadline Play Video

  August 21, 2019 6:19 PM

  WESLACO – There is less than a month before the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance in the Rio Grande Valley. Don’t disqualify yourself and don’t take matters into your own hands if you don’t have to. Just because your initial application was denied doesn’t mean you won’t... more »

• Judge Grants Request for Trial for Family of Firefighter Play Video

  March 11, 2019 6:23 PM

  EDINBURG – The trial will move forward for the family of a McAllen firefighter who died from cancer. The city of McAllen filed a lawsuit in order to keep the widow of the firefighter from receiving benefits in 2016. Cristela Torres and her family began receiving benefits after... more »

• Appeal Denied for Man Convicted in Connection with Decapitated Body at SPI Play Video

  January 28, 2019 4:58 PM

  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – A man who was convicted for dumping a body has been denied for an appeal. The body was decapitated when it was dumped off the coast of South Padre Island. Eduardo Luna was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the killing of ‘Franky’... more »

• Court Rejects 2 Appeals from Brownsville Man on Death Row Play Video

  May 23, 2018 12:49 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – Two appeals from a man on death row were rejected by the state’s highest criminal court Attorneys for John Allen Rubio argued unsuccessfully that he was denied the chance to a plea bargain, had unconstitutional counsel because they failed to discover he suffered from a condition and that... more »