While we typically don't have postcard holidays with snow on Christmas morning and a frosting on Edinburg street lights, we enjoy the season as much as anyone anywhere. We enjoy holiday get-togethers with family and friends and enjoy shopping across the Rio Grande...
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Texas court orders release of Randy Travis DWI video
Back in the late 1980s, Randy Travis was the undisputed king of country music. His smooth baritone wrapped around a clean and contemporary country sound that had its roots in the genre's time-honored traditions. That was then and this is now: the country music legend...
What happens if you refuse a breath test during a traffic stop?
Getting stopped by law enforcement is almost always a hassle. Even if you know you weren't breaking the law, you may worry about what the officer thinks of the situation. Mistakes happen all the time, resulting in innocent people getting arrested and charged with...
Trendy marijuana dabs are a felony in Texas
Although marijuana concentrates, like pressed hashish, have existed for centuries, a modern form of this extract is currently quite popular. Butane hash oil, also called BHO, wax, glass, shatter or dabs, is a highly concentrated form of marijuana extract that has seen...
Holiday alert: Auto traffic expected to be heavy
Don't be surprised if you see an increase in traffic rolling in and out of Edinburg over the next few days. We are right at the doorstep of the holiday season, kicking off this Thursday with Thanksgiving, of course. Complete with turkey, football, family and friends,...
The dangers of distracted driving
As anyone who has driven on Interstate 2 knows, traffic moves quickly in and around Edinburg. When someone isn't paying full attention to other vehicles, pedestrians, traffic signs and weather, motor vehicle accidents, injuries and fatalities can occur. One of the...
A Diamond in the rough
It is about 150 miles north of Edinburg along the coast, you will come to Flour Bluff, a part of Corpus Christi. The suburban area is known as the childhood home to actor Lou Diamond Phillips. The 55-year-old starred in a number of major movies such as "La Bamba,"...
When a traffic stop leads to a drug charge
Even lawyers get into trouble with the law. A recent example was when a Rio Grande City criminal defense attorney ran a red light. The traffic stop resulted in multiple charges. Booked into Hidalgo County jail on charges of driving while intoxicated and possession of...
Technology could help reduce distracted driving among truckers
Our electronics not only entertain and inform us, they also distract us. Experts say that distracted driving is on the rise across the Rio Grande Valley, all of Texas and the rest of the United States, too. Though technology has provided us with powerful distractions...
The Nation: Bail system is an unjust part of justice system
A stone's throw from the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Jail sits a little Edinburg side street named Bail Bond Drive. Several bail bond businesses sit on the appropriately named lane. The businesses help family, friends and others get people out of jail on bail. Most...