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• A California family was about to cut the cake when gunfire erupted at a toddler's birthday party

  December 1, 2025 2:26 PM

  STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Family members were getting ready to cut the cake at a toddler's birthday party when the gunfire started inside a banquet hall packed with relatives and friends over the weekend in California. "I actually thought it was my balloons popping. It was gunshots," said Patrice... more »

• 2 people dead and 8 wounded in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say

  September 28, 2025 1:20 PM

  GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service and set the building ablaze, killing at least two people and injuring eight others before police shot him, authorities said. Hundreds of people... more »

• 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 »

• More than a dozen injured in Minneapolis shootings at homeless camp and near transit station

  September 17, 2025 11:27 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight people have been wounded, including four with critical injuries, in a shooting at a homeless camp on private property in Minneapolis, police said. The shooting happened just hours after and blocks away from another shooting that left five injured near a transit station as city... more »

• Long-elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty in US

  August 25, 2025 3:50 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping flood the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances and for fueling deadly violence in Mexico. "I recognize the great harm illegal... more »

• CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren't surprised

  August 13, 2025 5:24 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) — A barrage of bullets launched at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccinations is the latest attack directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic. Some public... more »

• Target store shooter fired randomly and had a history of mental illness, Austin police say

  August 12, 2025 3:29 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A shooting outside a Target store in Texas that killed three people, including a 4-year-old girl and her grandfather, began with the gunman randomly firing on an employee collecting shopping carts and set in motion a terrifying sequence of stolen cars and crashes that ended with... more »

• Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

  August 11, 2025 11:56 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he's deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city's police department in the hopes of reducing crime, even as the city's mayor has noted that crime is falling in the nation's capital. The Republican president, who said... more »

• A US tourist who flew to Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot, police say

  August 10, 2025 2:08 PM

  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. tourist who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny's residency was fatally shot early Sunday at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown, police said. The victim was identified as Kevin Mares, a 25-year-old who lived in New York, according to a... more »

• New State Law Fines College Employees for Not Reporting Sexual Misconduct Play Video

  December 31, 2019 5:27 PM

  EDINBURG – Starting January 1, 2020 college employees could be fired and charged for not reporting sexual misconduct. Senate Bill 212 amends the Texas Education Code to require an employee who witnesses or receives information regarding incidents of sexual assault, dating violence or stalking to report it. If... more »

• Tamaulipas to Receive Unspecified Federal Aid to Combat Cartels Play Video

  August 30, 2019 8:24 PM

  NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas – The state government of Tamaulipas is waiting for federal support following their request for aid from the Mexican president. Since Tuesday, many residents are living in fear following the violence that erupted in the city. The clashes were targeted attacks against the state police... more »

• Uptick in Tamaulipas Violence Prompts Stern Warning Play Video

  August 15, 2019 11:09 PM

  MIGUEL ALEMAN, TAMAULIPAS - A shooting in broad daylight in the border city of Miguel Aleman in Mexico is prompting a stern warning from the Tamaulipas governor. There are concerns that mounting pressure could overflow into the U.S. side of the border. A video capturing a gun battle... more »

• Banners in Tamaulipas Threaten More Violence as Tensions Build Between Gov't, Cartels Play Video

  March 13, 2019 5:01 PM

  WESLACO – Tension in Tamaulipas is building between the government and cartels. Banners hanging along public roads threatened more violence unless the governments complied. A photo of one banner, addressed to Mexican leaders, has been circulating online since Friday. KRGV’s Valerie Gonzalez reached out to former FBI... more »

• Venezuela Native Explains How Gov’t Crisis Impacted Family Play Video

  March 1, 2019 10:51 AM

  WESLACO – A Rio Grande Valley resident, who is also a Venezuela native, is speaking out about the political crisis in her homeland. Liviania Zavala migrated to the U.S. in the 1990s and says she hasn’t made a visit due to the violence. She brought her 82-year-old mother... more »

• Edinburg Man Speaks Out on Neighboring Restaurant Crime Scene Play Video

  February 12, 2019 4:21 PM

  EDINBURG – A man who works across the street from the crime scene on Monday night is speaking out. Officers responded to reports of gunshots on the 1300 block of North Closner Boulevard. Juan Serna says he has worked every day without thinking about the restaurant building the... more »

• Gun Violence Survivor Speaks Out About Incident Play Video

  February 5, 2019 6:14 PM

  WESLACO – A Rio Grande Valley woman shot by her father in 2012 is speaking out about the incident. Mariam El-Haj says she doesn’t consider herself a victim. “I call myself a survivor because despite the circumstance that I have to live with, I am surviving every day,”... more »

• Increase Border Security Could be Cause of Cartel Dispute Play Video

  January 25, 2019 4:18 PM

  WESLACO – Increased security along the U.S. side of the river could be sparking violence in Mexico. Several cartels are working along the border. A security expert believes it’s causing rival criminal organizations to fight over territory in Tamaulipas. Confidential informants shared information with former FBI agent... more »