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,...
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...
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,"...
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...
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...
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...
At first blush, it sounds like a joke. But as you read more of the story, the humor fades. The punchline of the story is that a 64-year-old man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine while armed with a weapon. The reality: police had mistaken the crumbled...
Texas law enforcement officials believe that a man north of Edinburg has been carrying unusual accessories with him on trips to convenience stores: a lit Roman candle, a hammer and a Jabbawockeez mask. The Lockhart man is suspected of carrying the fireworks and other...
There is little doubt that facial hair has made a big, bushy comeback in recent years. Think of sports stars such as Mike Napoli of the Texas Rangers and James Harden of the Houston Rockets as two celebrities making thick, long beards popular. The fad extends to...
This last year, thousands of people died of opium overdoses around the country, including across Texas. As a result, both law makers and law enforcement are looking carefully at heroin, opiate and opioid medications in the hope of curbing this public health epidemic....