José Ángel Hinojosa Jr., 36, a resident of Weslaco, pleaded guilty to buying and possessing child pornography on his cell phone, prosecutor Alamdar S. Hamdani announced Friday.

Agents of the Customs and Border Protection Field Operations Office intercepted at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas port of entry a batch of Peyote Gel, a cream that sometimes contains marijuana and is used to relieve muscle and joint pain. CBP said that peyote and marijuana are prohibited by federal law, and that bringing them can cause entry delays.

Emmanuel Durón, former Edinburg High football player, accepted a no-contest agreement on the charge of assault with bodily injury that was filed against him in diciembre de 2020. The one‑year agreement requires 12 horas of anger management, a fine of 200 dólares, 25 horas of community service, and bars him from possessing firearms, as well as from using alcohol and drugs.

A BMW struck the main entrance of Hidalgo County Court on Sunday night, leaving the driver, the sole occupant, hospitalized in critical condition. Judge Richard F. Cortez and Edinburg police announced that the building will remain closed on Tuesday September 1 while engineers assess the damage, preventing attendance at hearings and juries that day.

Chick-fil-A locations in the Valle del Río Grande are offering a free chicken sandwich to anyone who downloads the restaurant’s mobile app and places an order between January 23 and February 4. “We invite guests to come and join us to enjoy a complimentary chicken sandwich,” said Luis Maldanado, the restaurant operator…

The fire consumed 22.3 acres. Firefighters from Elsa and Edcouch worked together to contain it as the wind picked up. No one was affected.

Police activity is reported in Mercedes and Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office authorities are in the area. This is a developing story.

On Saturday, September 5, at 4:10 p.m., a citizen reported to a Cameron County park ranger that a kayaker went missing 0,25 miles north of Beach Access No. 6. On Tuesday, September 8, at 2:21 p.m., Texas game wardens and local authorities recovered the body of William Raney, 59, a resident of Midland, Texas; his family was notified and the investigation into the incident remains open.