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• Work set to begin on $76 million Ware Road expansion project Play Video

  May 7, 2026 6:03 PM

  A $76 million road expansion project is set to bring years of construction and traffic changes to Ware Road, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The project will expand Ware Road from two lanes to six lanes between Monte Cristo Road and Mile 5 Road. The work is... more »

• Power restored to most McAllen AEP customers

  March 8, 2026 12:36 PM

  The power has been restored to most McAllen AEP Texas customers, but 249 customers are still without power. The power outage was initially reported at around 12:30 p.m. Sunday near Ware Road and Expressway 83. A total of 2,154 customers were affected by the outage. Since then, AEP... more »

• McAllen firefighter recalls helping brother injured in motorcycle crash Play Video

  June 18, 2025 2:30 PM

  Responding to major car accidents and fires is something McAllen firefighter Bryan Jensen is trained for, but nothing prepared him for the motorcycle accident he responded to on June 8. According to the McAllen Police Department, Bryan's brother, — McAllen firefighter Jeremy Jensen — was hit by an alleged... more »

• Records: Driver confessed to drinking 4 beers prior to crash that hospitalized McAllen firefighter Play Video

  June 9, 2025 12:14 PM

  The driver accused of causing a Sunday crash in McAllen that fractured the pelvis of a firefighter told police he drank four beers prior to the incident, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Channel 5 News. Paul Cooper Garza, 53, was charged with intoxication assault following the crash... more »

• TxDOT anuncia cierre de carriles en Interestatal 2 en McAllen Play Video

  February 10, 2020 4:10 PM

  MCALLEN - El Departamento de Transporte de Texas anuncia que la empresa Anderson Columbia Co., un contratista de TXDOT, instalará letreros elevados y retirará las barreras temporales en los carrilles con dirección al oeste de la Interestatal 2 en McAllen. Los carriles entre la calle 2 y Ware Road se... more »

• Body Found in McAllen Canal Play Video

  January 18, 2019 6:39 PM

  MCALLEN – The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a body found in a McAllen canal. Hidalgo Country Sheriff Eddie Guerra says his office received a call from a fisherman who found a red duffel bag floating in a canal on Ware Road in McAllen. When authorities arrived,... more »

• Ware Road in McAllen Under Construction Play Video

  January 14, 2019 4:26 PM

  MCALLEN – An area off of Ware Road in McAllen will be closed until Jan. 25. The closure will be between Mile 3 and Mile 5 roads. A Texas Department of Transportation spokesperson said they are adding utility crossings in the area. To make the additions, the... more »