8 March 2010, 10:25 am
Renewed violence in Mexican cities bordering Texas has ignited fear among nearby residents, some of whom have turned to social media despite cartels' efforts to limit information.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 10:17 am
Seven Democrats seeking their party’s nomination as candidates for two county justice of the peace positions faced voters during a candidate forum Friday night.... Read More »
7 March 2010, 1:16 am
Tensions between two drug cartels exploded into violence last week in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, on the Texas border. Shoot-outs, explosions, kidnappings and reports of convoys of armed men freely roaming the streets rattled the area from Reynosa to Matamoros known as the Little Border."... Read More »
6 March 2010, 8:56 pm
COURTNEY PERRY/DMNDrug cartel-fueled violence is pushing a new wave of emigrants, including civic leaders and entrepreneurs, who have moved dozens of businesses north, generating jobs and a boost in the housing and real estate markets in El Paso.... Read More »
6 March 2010, 8:02 pm
Del Rio native Armando Ramirez Jr. has returned to his roots as the new Resident-Agent-in-Charge (RAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Eagle Pass/Del Rio regional offices.... Read More »
5 March 2010, 5:37 pm
Identity theft cases rose 12 percent in 2009 to 11.1 million.... Read More »
5 March 2010, 5:20 pm
Everyone who buys an advance ticket for the 7:05 p.m. hockey game today between the Odessa Jackalopes and Laredo Bucks will raise money for the Odessa Peace Officers Memorial Foundation, which is having an $88,000 statue sculpted in honor of three officers slain in September 2007.... Read More »
5 March 2010, 3:34 pm
Frontera NorteSur A long-simmering conflict between drug cartels exploded into violence in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas bordering Texas last week. Shoot-outs, explosions, kidnappings and reports of large convoys with armed men freely roaming streets rattled a broad swath of the state, especially ... Read More »
4 March 2010, 9:10 pm
CORPUS CHRISTI - There are street lights out all over town and police say that's a dangerous situation. A man was hit by a truck on Laredo Street Sunday night and police say part of the blame was a lack of lighting. Captain Bernardo Torres said, "It's dark right now, it's kind of blinding in some ar... Read More »
1 March 2010, 1:14 am
Lytle is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it kind of town, one of hundreds that dot the vast flat ranchlands of southern Texas. A smear of houses by the main highway between San Antonio and Laredo. Population: 2,383. The first streets only got paved here in the years after the second world war.... Read More »
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