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• Arrest made in connection with two women found dead inside Brownsville home Play Video

  December 14, 2025 1:23 PM

  An arrest has been made in connection with two women found dead inside a Brownsville home. Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Trevino said the arrest was made Sunday night. No further details were provided. The Cameron County Sheriff's Office received a call at around 11 a.m. on Sunday in... more »

• ‘They picked him up and they threw him away,’ Man reacts after Edinburg relative was fatally beaten and dumped outside his home Play Video

  December 4, 2025 12:54 PM

  Members of an Edinburg family said they’re in shock over the death of a loved one. Three men are now in custody on murder charges in connection with the death of 43-year-old Roberto Carlos Ornelas. “I got chills,” Ornelas’ brother-in-law said. “I was asleep and I got a... more »

• A California family was about to cut the cake when gunfire erupted at a toddler's birthday party

  December 1, 2025 2:26 PM

  STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Family members were getting ready to cut the cake at a toddler's birthday party when the gunfire started inside a banquet hall packed with relatives and friends over the weekend in California. "I actually thought it was my balloons popping. It was gunshots," said Patrice... more »

• Man arrested in connection with death of girlfriend's husband in Mission Play Video

  September 22, 2025 11:47 AM

  A man was arrested on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of his girlfriend's husband, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. The suspect was identified as one of two men who beat the victim before he was fatally struck by a vehicle in an unrelated incident,... more »

• 11-year-old boy fatally shot in Houston after 'ding dong ditch' doorbell-ringing prank, police say

  September 1, 2025 11:05 AM

  An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away, police said Sunday. The boy had been ringing doorbells as a prank late Saturday evening, the Houston Police Department said in a statement. Commonly referred to... more »

• Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story

  August 29, 2025 3:36 PM

  President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to fight what he says is runaway crime. Yet data shows most violent crime in those places and around the country has declined in recent years. Homicides through... more »

• Man sentenced to 15 years after body found in burning vehicle in rural Edinburg Play Video

  August 22, 2025 11:02 PM

  A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty in connection with a kidnapping turned homicide in rural Edinburg, Hidalgo County court records show. The body of 37-year-old Teodoro Martinez was found in a burning vehicle in March 2022. Juan Antonio Duñes... more »

• A US tourist who flew to Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot, police say

  August 10, 2025 2:08 PM

  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. tourist who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny's residency was fatally shot early Sunday at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown, police said. The victim was identified as Kevin Mares, a 25-year-old who lived in New York, according to a... more »

• Man admits to killing woman in Weslaco, police say Play Video

  July 17, 2025 10:16 AM

  A man turned himself into Alamo police and admitted to killing a female in Weslaco, according to Weslaco Police Department spokesperson Heriberto Caraveo . A heavy police presence was seen at a home in Weslaco early Thursday morning. During a news conference, Caraveo said the Weslaco Police Department... more »

• U.S. Border Patrol releases timeline of deadly shooting at McAllen annex Play Video

  July 11, 2025 1:59 PM

  The U.S. Border Patrol released a timeline of the deadly shooting at the U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector Annex in McAllen. The gunman, identified as 27-year-old Ryan Louis Mosqueda of Michigan, was killed after firing toward the federal building and the agents inside; three people were also... more »

• Deadly stabbing investigation underway in Cameron Park Play Video

  July 2, 2025 11:42 AM

  The Cameron County Sheriff's Office is investigating a stabbing in Cameron Park that left a man dead and a woman in critical but stable condition, according to a news release. According to the release, deputies with the sheriff's office responded to the 2100 block of Florencia Avenue Wednesday shortly... more »

• Hidalgo Co. Sheriff’s Office Investigating Homicide South of Donna Lake Play Video

  January 14, 2020 8:13 PM

  DONNA – The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide south of Donna Lake. Investigators are on the scene east of Valley View Road in a sugarcane field. They identified the victim as a 19-year-old local high school student shot multiple times, according to the Sheriff's Office.... more »

• Authorities Continue Search for Suspect in Port Isabel Homicide Investigation Play Video

  October 7, 2019 5:20 PM

  PORT ISABEL – Authorities are still searching for a suspect in the murder of a Laguna Heights man. Investigators say the murder happened inside a trailer home early Sunday morning on Garfield Road in Laguna Heights. The body was found after a 9-1-1 call, when a neighbor went... more »

• Family Question Loved One's Death in Progreso, Investigation Underway Play Video

  September 17, 2019 6:09 PM

  PROGRESO – Police are now treating a man's death as a homicide. They are trying to figure out why 67-year-old Ruben Garcia, who spent just about half of his 67 years in the city of Progreso and was well-known, was found dead Sunday with wounds on his head. ... more »

• Two People in Custody in Connection to Cameron County Homicide Play Video

  August 18, 2019 3:22 PM

  NEAR HARLINGEN- Two people are in custody in connection to a homicide investigation in Cameron County. Sheriff Omar Lucio tells CHANNEL 5 NEWS one of them is a witness, the other is a 28-year-old male suspect. Around 5:00 Saturday morning, deputies responded to a call of gunshots at... more »

• Sheriff Deputies Investigating after Body Found with Gunshot Wounds

  July 27, 2019 12:11 PM

  UPDATE: Hidalgo County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for two, or possibly three suspects in a homicide investigation. Two others are already in custody. Saturday morning, the body of 23-year-old Fernando Garza was found in the area of Mile 13 and Iowa Road. Investigators say he was discovered... more »

• Man Wanted in Connection to 2015 Homicide Arrested following Attempt to Cross Border Play Video

  March 12, 2019 12:24 PM

  NEAR MISSION – A man who was wanted in connection to a homicide in Hidalgo County has been charged. Javier Rodriguez, 29, was arrested while attempting to cross back into the U.S. through the Hidalgo Bridge on Sunday. Rodriguez is charged with capital murder in the deaths of... more »

• Starr County Sheriff's Deputies Investigating Homicide Play Video

  February 3, 2019 2:23 PM

  FRONTON- The Starr County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide after a body was found Saturday night. Investigators say they found a male with what appeared to be road rash on his body. A white pick-up truck was allegedly seen leaving the area. The male was found... more »

• Investigation into Body Found in Hidalgo Co. Ruled Homicide Play Video

  May 31, 2018 4:02 PM

  NEAR MONTE ALTO – A nearly four-month-old investigation into the death of a man, whose body was found near Monte Alto, is being ruled a homicide. On February, a passerby told authorities they found the body of 62-year-old Antonio Urbina Jr. in a ditch north of FM 1422. If anyone... more »

• Galveston Police Release Photo of Child Victim in Homicide Investigation

  January 30, 2018 3:29 PM

  GALVESTON – Galveston police released the photo a child that washed up lifeless on a beach last October. The child, believed to be 3 to 4 years old, was found unclothed near the shoreline on the 700 block of Seawall Blvd. The Galveston Police Department’s investigation prompted searches in local,... more »

• Suspect in 30-Year-Old Woman's Murder Arraigned Play Video

  October 1, 2017 8:45 PM

  UPDATE (10/3): The suspect held in the case of a 30-year-old woman's death was charged. Twenty-nine-year-old Eduardo Cruz Gonzalez is charged with murder. He was arraigned Tuesday morning at the Hidalgo County Detention Center. It's believed the victim was bludgeoned to death at a home on Brittney Street near Penitas.... more »

• Homicide in Rural Donna Play Video

  January 14, 2017 5:21 PM

  RURAL DONNA--The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide in Rural Donna. Deputies said a homeowner shot and killed a burglary suspect. Deputies were called to a home on the 6000 block of Ithaca St. in Rural Donna just before 4 a.m. They found a man with gun shot... more »