Border Firefight For the second time in recent months, law enforcement officers on this side of the river were deployed amid armed clashes among rival drug cartels ...[more]
Bridge Toll Collector Headed To Prison A former toll collector at the Progreso International Bridge is facing some lengthy prison time, after admitting to having sex with an underage girl. 57-year-old Carmen Alonzo pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of engaging in illicit sexual ...[more]
Medical Equipment Company Owner Headed To Prison A maximum 10 years in prison for the owner of a Mid Valley medical equipment company found guilty of ripping off Medicare and Medicaid. 41-year-old Juan De Leon learned his punishment Thursday, following his conviction last fall on charges of ...[more]
Prosectution In Brownsville Drowning Case? The Cameron County District Attorney's Office is working to decide whether to prosecute the case against a Brownsville mother, whose 6-year-old son drowned in a pond at the Brownsville Sports Park. Police have turned over their investigation into ...[more]
Searching For Clues In Homicide Hidalgo County sheriff's deputies continue to search for clues into what appears to be their second homicide of the year. The bloodied body of a man was found yesterday afternoon under a pile of tires outside a vacant home west of Alton. The ...[more]
Unemployment Rate 8.3% The national unemployment rate is down to eight-point-three percent. A new Labor Department report says 243-thousand jobs were added in January. It cited widespread job growth in the private sector. The business services, manufacturing, and ...[more]
Major Snowstorm To Already Taking Toll On Colorado A major snowstorm is hitting Colorado today and forecasters say people there should expect it to stick around until tomorrow. WeatherBug Meteorologist Chad Merrill says seven to ten inches have already fallen in the Denver area with more expected. ...[more]
Last Full Day Of Campaigning Before Nevada Caucus White House hopefuls Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are making some last-minute stops in Nevada today. It's the last full day of campaigning in the state before tomorrow's Republican Caucus. Frontrunner Romney is scheduled to make three ...[more]
American Tourists Kidnapped In Egypt's Sinai Peninsula Two American tourists have reportedly been kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The two women were in a party of close to half a dozen people making a trek from a popular monastery in central Sinai to the Egyptian resort town of Sharm ...[more]
Komen, Planned Parenthood Rift Stirring New Fundraising The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation's decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood has others planning to donate money to the organization. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Thursday that he's personally donating ...[more]
Gay Marriage Bill Advances In New Jersey A gay marriage bill is advancing in New Jersey and the stage is now set for a showdown between the governor and Democrats. An Assembly committee voted on Thursday to approve the legislation that Governor Chris Christie has steadfastly vowed to ...[more]
Top Terror Leaders Killed In U.S.-Backed Airstrike A U.S.-backed airstrike in the Philippines kills three of the most wanted terrorists in Southeast Asia. The Thursday strike targeted a training base in the southern Philippines. Officials say the dead include top leaders of the al-Qaeda-linked ...[more]
Oakland, California Hires First Black Woman As Fire Cheif The city of Oakland, California has named the first black woman to serve as chief of a major metropolitan fire department anywhere in the U.S. Teresa Deloach-Reed will assume the duties of chief of the 580-person Oakland Fire Department in March. ...[more]
Super Bowl Is An Economic Touchdown This weekend's Super Bowl is forecast to make a big economic score. The National Retail Federation expects Super Bowl 46 to add about eleven-billion dollars to the economy. The group says the average game-watcher will spend about 64-dollars on ...[more]
Super Bowl Viewers Watch For Game, Commercials Is it the halftime show, the commercials, or even the game itself that makes people gravitate to the Super Bowl? The debate remains as to what the main attraction really is on Super Bowl Sunday. Just over 60-percent of the respondents in an ...[more]
Border Firefight
Unemployment Rate 8.3%
Major Snowstorm To Already Taking Toll On Colorado
Last Full Day Of Campaigning Before Nevada Caucus
Gay Marriage Bill Advances In New Jersey
Super Bowl Is An Economic Touchdown
Super Bowl Viewers Watch For Game, Commercials
