Latest local news, weather, high school sports in the Rio Grande Valley

Today at 5:15 PM  A Matamoros man is behind bars after he allegedly tried to smuggle more than 18 pounds of cocaine into the United States.

Today at 2:38 PM  Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed off the coast of Veracruz, some 12 hours south of the Rio Grande Valley.

Today at 1:20 PM  Some drug smugglers caught at a highway checkpoint about an hour north of the Texas-Mexico border are losing their drugs but not facing prosecution because cooperation between local and federal prosecutors has broken down.

Monday, June 17, 2013  A Reynosa man is facing criminal charges in the Rio Grande Valley after he was arrested for allegedly driving a stolen pickup truck into Mexico.

Monday, June 17, 2013  The National Hurricane Center has reported that the second tropical depression for the season has formed off the coast of Belize.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  The search for a Rio Grande Valley marine who was reportedly kidnapped in Mexico is getting a boost from lawmakers in Washington DC.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A lawsuit filed by the South Texas Civil Rights Project on behalf of Laura S’s family stated that the young mother of three begged and pleaded with Border Patrol agents not to deport her four years ago.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Mexican authorities have confirmed that soldiers rescued 165 immigrants kidnapped by a drug cartel in a small town across the border from La Joya.

Monday, May 27, 2013  A Harlingen family's search has ended in tragedy.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  An accused Mexican drug cartel member has pleaded guilty in the killing and wounding of two U.S. agents in Mexico.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  It was a high-dollar human smuggling scheme that spanned the globe.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  Authorities are working to learn the identity of a body found in a rural community south of Sullivan City.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Seven men are behind bars after a remote video system allegedly spotted them smuggling more than 400 pounds of marijuana.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A Brownsville woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of taking part in an $8,500 scheme to smuggle a Central American child to Virginia.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Authorities are investigating an immigrant chase that ended when the driver crashed her SUV into a tree in Mission.