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• Man found dead near Edinburg, investigation underway Play Video

  December 1, 2025 2:45 PM

  An investigation is underway after a man was found dead near Edinburg, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies with the sheriff’s office responded to the 23700 block of Calle Guillermo Sunday shortly after midnight and found an unresponsive man lying on the property, according to a news... more »

• Cameron County deputies, jailers receiving 10 percent salary increase Play Video

  September 6, 2025 12:54 PM

  Cameron County employees will soon be seeing a bump in their pay. The county approved their yearly budget to include the pay raise. Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Trevino said this increase will help the department keep jailers and deputies. He says the raises will make their pay more... more »

• Sheriff's office: Man dies in custody after striking head against driveway in Edinburg Play Video

  August 6, 2025 9:29 AM

  The Texas Rangers are assisting in the investigation of an of a man in Edinburg who died while in the custody of the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office, according to a news release. Gonzalo Reyes Hernandez. 34, was arrested late Tuesday night. He died after "repeatedly striking his head" against... more »

• Donna man sentenced in connection with deadly police chase crash

  July 1, 2025 3:43 PM

  A Donna man convicted in a fatal accident following a police chase was sentenced to 45 years in prison, according to Hidalgo County court records. Jose Guadalupe Padilla was found guilty of murder and evading arrest in connection with a deadly crash that happened on August 21, 2023, according... more »

• Victim heard yelling 'please stop' during deadly Mission stabbing, complaint says Play Video

  July 1, 2025 12:34 PM

  The victim in a deadly stabbing in Mission was heard yelling 'please stop' during the crime, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Channel 5 News. Kevin Lee Gutierrez is accused of stabbing his domestic partner, Armando Giovannotto, multiple times on June 29. Gutierrez was charged on Monday... more »

• Deputies heard bullets 'whizzing' by during Edinburg shooting, complaint says Play Video

  June 16, 2025 6:10 PM

  Deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office said they heard bullets 'whizzing' by their person during a shooting on Saturday, according to a criminal complaint. Alex Pena is accused of shooting at his daughter and her husband, and also at deputies. Deputies responded to the 25000 block of... more »

• Hidalgo Co. Sheriff’s Office Locate Missing 82-Year-Old Play Video

  April 30, 2019 7:40 AM

  UPDATE 10:52 AM: Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra confirmed in a tweet 82-year-old Arnulfo Moreno has been located. Mr. Arnulfo Moreno who was reported missing early this morning has been located in good health and reunited with family. — Sheriff Eddie Guerra (@SheriffGuerra) April 30, 2019 ... more »

• Brooks Co. Judge Speaks on Funding for Recovery of Immigrant Remains Play Video

  April 11, 2019 10:43 PM

  NEAR FALFURRIAS – The Brooks County judge says about $14,000 of county funds goes to the recovery of immigrant bodies or remains. This includes the recovery, identification and autopsies performed on immigrant bodies found. Judge Eric Ramos believes federal reimbursement will help the community with much-needed medical expenses.... more »

• Deputies on Standby to Help Officers with Caravan near Eagle Pass Play Video

  February 5, 2019 5:58 PM

  EAGLE PASS – A caravan has arrived in the Mexican border city of Piedras Negras across from Eagle Pass. An improvised shelter has been set up at an unused maquiladora factory. Coahuila State Governor Miguel Angel Riquelme says they arrived on Sunday using 49 buses. Sheriff Tom... more »

• Pharr Police Searching for Burglary Suspects

  January 16, 2019 9:29 PM

  PHARR – Suspected burglars are still on the run from Hidalgo County Sheriff’s deputies. The burglary happened on Dec. 22 on Veterans Road in Pharr. Investigators say a surveillance video caught one man breaking into a business, while the other waited outside. The suspects left with beer... more »