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

Yesterday at 10:44 PM  Game rooms in Willacy County are nearly extinct serving only as eyesores and a reminder that they are not welcome there.

Yesterday at 10:16 PM  A shocker at Shoney's after the Brownsville restaurant on 2355 North Expressway 77 scored the most demerits this week on Food 4 Thought.

Yesterday at 9:20 PM  Some city employees in La Grulla are in hot water today after being accused of stealing funds.

Yesterday at 8:39 PM  A Hidalgo County woman who was injured in a car accident that was caused by an unsecured recliner has been awarded over half a million dollars.

Yesterday at 8:03 PM  A Harlingen woman received an eviction notice only two months after she had been living in her apartment.

Yesterday at 7:17 PM  Cameron County continues its fight against illegal 8-liner establishments, and this time authorities are resorting to more creative measure to spot where these businesses are setting up shop.

Yesterday at 6:57 PM  The Rio Grande City Commissioners approved a resolution today to monitor the city's electric provider.

Yesterday at 6:25 PM  Authorities used a SWAT team to arrest two men who they believe robbed a pawn shop over the weekend.

Yesterday at 5:47 PM  A Rio Grande City family is mourning the loss of a teen that died in a bizarre car accident on Tuesday, and now police are revealing the results of the autopsy report.

Yesterday 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.

Yesterday at 4:08 PM  A San Benito security guard is facing criminal charges after he fired a gun at a car he thought was involved in a crime.

Yesterday 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.

Yesterday at 11:38 AM  A man is behind bars after authorities allegedly found more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana hidden inside a secret compartment of a cargo truck.

Yesterday at 10:48 AM  Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a Harlingen who has been missing for more than two weeks.

Yesterday at 10:20 AM  Federal authorities say a South Texas mailman has been arrested for opening customer mail and stealing money contained in gift cards.