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• Alamo man found guilty of killing Donna High School student Play Video

  September 24, 2025 12:15 PM

  A 23-year-old Alamo man was found guilty in the January 2020 death of a Donna High School student. Carlos Contreras was charged in the death of 18-year-old Genaro Isaiah “Izzy” Castillo. Jurors returned with the guilty verdict Wednesday after over four hours of deliberations. Sentencing for Contreras is... more »

• Mission Taco Ole manager sentenced to 6 months probation for hiring undocumented employees

  August 19, 2025 4:27 PM

  The manager of a Taco Ole in Mission was sentenced to six months probation after pleading guilty to hiring undocumented employees, federal court records show. Juan Ramirez Cortez, 40, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of aiding and abetting unlawful employment of undocumented individuals. He was sentenced that same... more »

• Edinburg man pleads not guilty in father's fatal beating

  August 5, 2025 12:34 PM

  An Edinburg man accused of fatally beating his father pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Monday, according to Hidalgo County District Attorney Terry Palacios. Francisco Coronado Jr. was initially charged with injury to an elderly person on April 17 after relatives said he assaulted his 86-year-old father, Francisco... more »

• Aunt of disabled Brownsville teen gets probation in connection with his death Play Video

  June 10, 2025 2:43 PM

  The aunt of the disabled Brownsville teen who was killed in 2022 will receive 10 years probation in connection with his death as part of a plea agreement with the Cameron County District Attorney's Office. Julie Brewington accepted the plea agreement on Tuesday; she pleaded guilty in August 2024.... more »

• McAllen Stripes manager pleads guilty to sexually assaulting customer

  May 23, 2025 6:20 PM

  The manager of a Stripes Convenience Store has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a customer in 2023, according to a news release from Israel Perez Law. Juan Francisco Briones will serve seven years probation as part of a plea deal, according to the news release. The law firm... more »

• 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 »