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• Man sentenced for falsifying weapon sales form in McAllen Play Video

  February 7, 2020 9:15 PM

  MCALLEN – According to the feds, lying to obtain guns is a growing problem in the Rio Grande Valley, but it’s worse in two counties in particular. Straw purchasing is when you lie and buy a gun for someone else . Twenty people in the Valley were arrested this... more »

• Man convicted in deadly hit-and-run in McAllen receives 7 years' probation Play Video

  February 5, 2020 5:15 PM

  EDINBURG – No jail time for a man convicted in a deadly hit-and-run. Leonel Martinez Adame will serve seven years' probation, including community service. Adame hit and killed Kevin Andrade three years ago. It happened in McAllen on Business 83. Court documents show he was drunk at... more »

• Man gets 1-year probation for killing sea turtles along Valley coast Play Video

  January 27, 2020 5:13 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – A man accused of catch and killing an endangered species on South Padre Island in August has been sentenced to one-year probation. According to court records, Baldemar Veliz was found with turtle shells after Game Wardens stopped him. Veliz appeared before a judge last week and... more »

• No Jail Time for Former La Joya ISD Officer Who Stole $16K Play Video

  June 10, 2019 5:32 PM

  LA JOYA – A La Joya Independent School District police officer who stole $16,000 from the campus crime stoppers program will not do any time behind bars. The former officer, Carlos Javier Garcia of Brownsville, was sentenced to a four year probation last Monday. Just before his sentencing,... more »

• Operation Revocation Cracking Down on Probation Violators in Starr County

  April 20, 2019 4:32 PM

  STARR COUNTY- A new operation is working to put probation violators behind bars. It's called Operation Revocation. The efforts led to the arrest of Jonathan Guzman, who had a warrant stemming from probation violation in an drug possession case. Any residents who believe they have a warrant,... more »

• SACSCOC Releases Report on UTRGV’s Probation

  December 15, 2016 10:42 PM

  EDINBURG - The accrediting body for universities in Southern states explained in a report why UTRGV was placed on probation. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission said UTRGV failed to comply with a number of principles of accreditation. It also detailed what could be ahead for the university.... more »