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• Combes Police Department seizes more than $150,000 during traffic stop Play Video

  March 1, 2026 1:31 PM

  The Combes Police Department seized $152,660 from a tractor-trailer following a traffic stop, according to Police Chief Patrick Quill. Quill said the incident occurred on Feb. 27 at around 10:30 p.m. Officers conducted a traffic stop on a commercial tractor-trailer for a traffic violation. During the stop, officers... more »

• Tractor-trailer rollover crash causing traffic issues in Brownsville

  December 15, 2025 5:46 PM

  Drivers are being asked to seek an alternate route following a rollover crash involving a tractor-trailer, the Brownsville Police Department said. A spokesperson for the police department said it may take a few hours for the road to clear. The crash happened Monday at around 5 p.m. on... more »

• Alamo man killed in crash near Alice

  November 26, 2025 4:33 PM

  An Alamo man was killed following a Sunday crash involving a tractor-trailer near Alice, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. According to DPS, 20-year-old Thomas Gomez was traveling behind a tractor trailer Sunday at around 11:20 a.m. southbound on U.S. 281 in Ben Bolt. Gomez attempted... more »

• Smugglers to spend life in prison for 53 migrant deaths in 2022 human smuggling tragedy in Texas

  June 28, 2025 1:52 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two smugglers convicted of federal charges in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants found in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas in 2022 will spend the rest of their lives in prison after being sentenced Friday on the third anniversary of the tragedy.... more »

• DPS Investigating Fatal Crash in Willacy Co. Involving Tractor-Trailer Play Video

  December 24, 2018 8:27 PM

  RAYMONDVILLE – The Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal crash. It happened on FM 2629 near FM 1427 in Willacy County at 3:48 p.m. Monday. According to DPS Lt. Johnny Hernandez, a preliminary investigation revealed a 2013 Nissan Altima was traveling northbound on FM 1425, approaching... more »

• Tractor-Trailer Heat Simulation Shows Health Risks Play Video

  July 24, 2017 5:22 PM

  WESLACO - With summer temperatures, symptoms of heat exhaustion can show in just minutes. A typical trailer with aluminum walls and ceiling can turn into an oven. Monday morning, CHANNEL 5 NEWS reporter Frank McCaffrey spent a half hour inside a tractor-trailer in Weslaco as it reached 113 degrees. The... more »