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• Student arrested after lying about gun on campus at Rivera Early College High School, district says Play Video

  April 21, 2026 9:54 AM

  A student was taken into custody following a lockdown at Rivera Early College High School that Brownsville ISD said was caused by a false alarm. The district said the lockdown was initiated at around 8:51 a.m. Tuesday following reports of a student in possession of a weapon on campus.... more »

• Edcouch-Elsa High School student made up shooting threat to reconnect with friend, police say Play Video

  April 13, 2026 7:23 PM

  A 17-year-old student at Edcouch-Elsa High School created an Instagram account under another student's name to post fake threats about a school shooting, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Channel 5 News. Natasha Juliet Vargas was arrested and charged with terroristic threat and false alarm in connection with... more »

• Bond set for teen who allegedly confessed to sending threat at Edcouch-Elsa High School Play Video

  April 1, 2026 10:49 AM

  A 17-year-old girl is in custody in connection with a school threat that resulted in the lockdown of Edcouch-Elsa High School, according to police. Natasha Juliet Vargas was arrested and charged on Tuesday with terroristic threat and false alarm, according to the Elsa Police Department. Her bond was set... more »

• Texas teen who shot teacher before killing himself seemed to be struggling in school, officials say

  March 31, 2026 2:52 PM

  BULVERDE, Texas (AP) — A 15-year-old student who shot and injured a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself appeared to have been struggling academically before coming to the campus armed with a gun he brought from home, authorities said Tuesday. The shooting Monday at... more »

• Elsa police: Middle school student shoots self in the leg on campus Play Video

  October 15, 2025 11:33 AM

  A seventh grade female student was hospitalized Wednesday morning after bringing a BB gun to school and shooting herself in the leg with it, according to the Elsa Police Chief Robert McGinnis. The shooting triggered a lockdown at Carlos F. Truan Junior High School that was quickly lifted, McGinnis... more »

• Authorities say a student is dead after shooting 2 peers and then himself at Colorado high school

  September 10, 2025 4:06 PM

  DENVER (AP) — A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said. The handgun shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, about 30 miles west of Denver in the Rocky... more »

• Out-of-town suspects arrested in Donna caused brief school lockdown

  September 6, 2025 1:34 PM

  Donna IDEA had a brief lock down Friday morning as authorities arrested two out-of-town suspects nearby. Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson Sgt. Maria Hernandez said 19-year-old Johnson Jaelon and 19-year-old Johnathan Paul Coleman were arrested for different parole violations. Jaelon was arrested for violating parole on an... more »

• Two Hidalgo County students charged following social media threat at Edinburg North High School Play Video

  May 22, 2025 1:51 PM

  Two students in different school districts in Hidalgo County were arrested and charged Thursday following a social media threat against Edinburg North High School. The social media threat was made on Monday, and triggered a lockdown at the campus. One of the students is a juvenile at... more »

• La Feria Police Suspend Search for Suspicious Person, Lockdown Lifted

  August 12, 2019 1:05 PM

  UPDATE (2 p.m.): La Feria ISD says authorities have contacted them and the search has been suspended. All student activities have been cancelled for the rest of the day. ----- LA FERIA – Some schools in La Feria are currently on lockdown as law enforcement search for... more »