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• Records: Cameron County drainage officials falsified documents to receive $300,000

  March 14, 2026 1:11 PM

  Former and current board members of Cameron County Drainage District #3 were paid $300,000 in excess pay since 2000 after falsifying records, according to arrest records obtained by Channel 5 News. Board President Ronaldo Garcia, former board member Randall McMurray and former general manager Sonia Lambert were arrested on... more »

• Hondurans vote to elect new president in a close race under shadow of Trump's surprise intervention

  November 30, 2025 1:58 PM

  TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hondurans voted Sunday to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced that he would pardon a former president. At a voting site in the capital, the country's major... more »

• Former Progreso mayor sentenced to nearly 4 years for smuggling cocaine Play Video

  July 24, 2025 10:21 AM

  Former Progreso Mayor Gerardo Alanis was sentenced Thursday to 46 months in prison in connection to a federal drug trafficking charge. Following his prison term, Alanis will serve three years of supervised release and pay a $15,000 fine. RELATED STORY: Former Progreso mayor pleads guilty to federal drug... more »