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• Former Hidalgo Co. Jail Employees Accused of Smuggling Contraband into Facility Play Video

  November 26, 2019 8:38 PM

  MCALLEN – Former detention center employees will face a judge Wednesday. They're accused of taking contraband into the East Hidalgo Detention Center in La Villa. Erasmo Loya and Veronica Ortega are both set for arraignment. The GEO Group, the company which runs the jail, told CHANNEL 5 NEWS... more »

• Detention Center Employees Facing Charges Play Video

  November 23, 2019 11:29 PM

  LA VILLA - Several employees at the East Hidalgo Detention Center are charged with bribery. Three employees are accused of bringing contraband into the correctional facility and giving it to federal inmates. Another employee was also indicted for sexual abuse of an inmate. The jail holds detainees... more »

• Feasibility Tests Being Conducted for Overcrowded Hidalgo Co. Jail Play Video

  June 6, 2019 9:05 PM

  EDINBURG - The overpopulation at the Hidalgo County Jail is causing the sheriff to look for alternatives. Two feasibility studies are underway to determine how the county can solve the problem. CHANNEL 5 NEWS spoke to Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra. “Currently today I'm housing somewhere in... more »

• Local Attorney Involved in Detention Center Employee Bribery Case Play Video

  May 31, 2019 5:38 PM

  RAYMONDVILLE – A Rio Grande Valley attorney is at the center of a corruption case involving immigrants who crossed the border illegally. According to federal court documents a licensed Texas attorney in the Rio Grande Valley paid money to co-conspirators in return for receiving detainee rosters. Local immigration attorney Priscilla... more »

• Former Valley Detention Center Employees Charged with Bribery Play Video

  May 29, 2019 6:36 PM

  RAYMONDVILLE – The information of immigrants in federal detention was sold for profit by former employees, now charged with this crime. According to a federal indictment, three people working in Raymondville are currently charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery. Benito Barrientez, of Lyford, worked at the... more »

• Flu-Related Illnesses Confirmed at Migrant Processing Center Play Video

  May 21, 2019 10:16 PM

  MCALLEN – Medical staff at a processing center in McAllen identified a large number of people in custody with high fevers, displaying signs of a flu-related illness. Medical staff is currently working to provide people affected with proper medical treatment before being released. A Customs and Border Protection... more »

• Woman Speaks Out on Brother's Death in Detention Center Play Video

  March 27, 2019 5:34 PM

  EDINBURG - A death inside a Cameron County jail is bringing back memories for a local woman who lost her brother while he was an inmate at the same detention center. Yolanda Perez-Pilgrim says her brother Ernesto Perez Jr. was an inmate at the Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center in 2008... more »

• Fight Breaks Out between Several Minors at Local Detention Center Play Video

  March 18, 2019 5:16 PM

  EDINBURG – Authorities believe there’s a gang problem at a local juvenile detention center following a fight that took place. A report of a brawl including 33 people was released by the Office of Independent Ombudsman. The communications director at Evins Regional Juvenile Center says 33 people were... more »

• Raymondville Resident Wants More Jobs Options, Mayor Cites Lower Unemployment

  January 6, 2019 9:57 PM

  RAYMONDVILLE - Claire Sharpe grew up in Raymondville. She is now looking for a good job at home. Sharpe says "the only places I could work here in Raymondville would be a Stripes or a Dairy Queen." She says she would like to see the city... more »