Two members of the Weslaco Fire Department who died Wednesday in what officials have called an off-duty incident were identified Thursday as Johnny Peña, 43, and Julia Rocha, 21, according to the Weslaco Firefighters Association. “We have lost two great people who answered the call for...
A 40-year-old woman who was seriously injured Monday night after falling from a semi-truck cab in east Lubbock died early Thursday at University Medical Center, Lubbock police said. Police identified her as Rosalinda Gonzalez. She was hurt Oct. 26 in the 1300 block of East Rice...
Beeville ISD’s new superintendent, Franklin Cahuasqui, laid out four priorities for the district at his first public event Monday: student safety, student achievement, staff support, and family and community partnerships, according to a district news release. The meet-and-greet took place Oct. 26 in the A.C. Jones...
Corpus Christi police have charged a 24-year-old man with murder in a Wednesday afternoon shooting on the Westside that left one man dead and a woman wounded, according to the police department and an arrest affidavit. John Guerra, 24, told investigators during questioning that he shot...
Construction on a $15.8 million rebuild of Alameda Street in Corpus Christi starts Wednesday, Nov. 4, and is expected to last about two years, according to a city announcement. The work, paid for with the city’s 2022 bond, covers the stretch between Airline Road and...
An officer with the Edinburg Police Department was hospitalized Thursday morning after being shot several times while answering a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex, and the 21-year-old man who opened fire was later found dead inside the unit, Police Chief Jaime Ayala said...
San Benito voters approved a $40 million bond in 2018 that included the district’s first aquatic center, alongside a performing arts theater and an indoor practice field. Nearly eight years later, the district has built neither facility: the theater is under construction at a new...
Val Verde County Judge Lewis Owens announced Wednesday evening that he has been diagnosed with cancer, saying he plans to fight the disease and still intends to serve another term if voters choose him. In a statement to county residents, Owens said he and his family...
Zapata County Fire Department firefighters on A Shift recently spent a training session working with ladders, and the department’s newest members learned from officers with years of local emergency experience, according to the Zapata County News. Captain Epitacio J. Martínez, Lt. Roel González Jr. and Firefighter...
Zapata County commissioners on Monday designated the Sheriff’s Office as the county’s emergency operations center, according to the Zapata County News. County Judge Joseph Rathmell requested the item for the Oct. 26 regular meeting, held at 9 a.m. at the Zapata County Courthouse. The court also...
