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

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

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  A Starr County teenager is dead following a bizarre accident where she may have been run over by her own car.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Governor Rick Perry signs a bill for mandatory drug testing for some unemployment recipients.

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  With temperatures soaring beyond the century mark in Deep South Texas, a ranch country oasis quickly becomes a magnet for wildlife.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Summertime is here, and that means it's also time for fleas.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  An accident in Mission sent three people to the hospital.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A man involved in a cartel related murder back in 2010 is now behind bars.

Friday, June 14, 2013  It is not every day that an alleged criminal is arraigned from a hospital bed but Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino says 32-year-old Oscar Daniel Granados was too weak to enter the Hidalgo County prison complex courtroom.

Friday, June 14, 2013  An accident involving a family of four has claimed the lives of a woman who was seven months pregnant and a 4-year-old girl.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  A 2-year-old was accidentally run over on the 1000 Block of East Polk in Harlingen.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Police are looking for a man who stabbed another while the victim was working on his yard.