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• Jury awards $2.8 million to victims in San Perlita shooting incident

  September 22, 2025 12:10 PM

  A jury has awarded seven individuals $2.8 million in damages that stemmed from a shooting incident near San Perlita, according to a news release from the Ryan Solis Law Group. The news release said on December 27, 2020, seven teenagers were shot at by William Dan Rhodes while driving... more »

• Abby's Bakery owners found guilty of harboring undocumented employees Play Video

  August 13, 2025 12:29 PM

  The owners of a Los Fresnos Bakery were convicted Wednesday on charges of harboring undocumented employees within their business. Owners Leonardo Baez-Lara and Nora Avila-Guel will be sentenced on Nov. 18, 2025. They are permanent, legal residents but could lose their residency status following their convictions. They are currently... more »

• Sean 'Diddy' Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case

  July 2, 2025 10:01 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) — Sean "Diddy" Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the courtroom after he was acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop's celebrated figures behind bars for life. The rapper was convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses and denied... more »

• Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Tampering with Evidence in Starr Co. Murder Play Video

  November 8, 2019 5:36 PM

  EDINBURG – A judge has sentenced the man found guilty of tampering with physical evidence in a 2017 Starr County murder. Jose Luis Garcia, Jr. has been sentenced to eight years in prison and a fine of $10,000 for his role in the murder of 17-year-old Chayse Olivarez. ... more »

• Man Sentenced to for Tampering with Evidence in Starr Co. Murder

  November 8, 2019 3:19 PM

  EDINBURG – A judge has sentenced the man found guilty of tampering with physical evidence in a 2017 Starr County murder. Jose Luis Garcia, Jr. has been sentenced to for his role in the murder of 17-year-old Chayse Olivarez. After nearly 13 hours of deliberation, jurors reached a... more »

• Jury Reaches Verdict in Starr Co. Murder Trial

  November 8, 2019 1:44 AM

  EDINBURG – Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of the man accused of killing Chayse Olivarez in 2017. Jurors found Jose Luis Garcia Jr. not guilty of murder, but guilty of tampering with physical evidence in connection to the homicide in Starr County. The verdict was... more »

• Suspect Found Guilty in 2017 Road Rage Incident in Edinburg Play Video

  October 29, 2019 6:03 PM

  EDINBURG – A verdict was handed down in a murder case stemming from a fit of road rage in Edinburg. Fabian Paredes was convicted of shooting and killing 27-year-old Joshua David Sanchez after a road rage incident in Oct. 2017. Paredes maintained a self-defense plea from the beginning,... more »

• Former Valley Police Chief Found Guilty Play Video

  March 7, 2019 3:09 PM

  MCALLEN – A former La Joya police chief has been found guilty. Jurors found former police chief Geovani Hernandez guilty Thursday on two counts for aiding and abetting to distribute over five kilograms of a controlled substance. Hernandez was accused of intentionally scouting and assisting in drug trafficking.... more »

• El Chapo Jury Reaches Verdict on 6th Day of Deliberations Play Video

  February 12, 2019 11:42 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors at the U.S. trial of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman have reached a verdict in their sixth day of deliberations. They had returned Tuesday to grapple with the complicated case at a federal courthouse in Brooklyn. The trial testimony lasted nearly three months... more »