In Harlingen, Texas, John Lucio said his family still hopes Melissa Lucio will be freed after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed her 2008 murder conviction and death sentence on September 24, 2026. He spent four hours visiting her in jail—the first meeting in four years—though a glass wall prevented any physical contact. The court rejected new evidence that had prompted a lower‑court review.

A 32-year-old ICE agent from McAllen faces charges of elder abuse, assault, and battery after allegedly attacking a 72-year-old homeowner and his daughter in Fresno, California, before being shot by the homeowner.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley women’s soccer team, coming off three consecutive conference losses, will try to break the streak Thursday at 6:30 p.m. when they host Nicholls at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Complex. Coach Nataki Stewart stressed that scoring goals is essential to climb the Southland Conference standings and earn a tournament berth.

UTRGV volleyball currently sits at the top of the Southland Conference standings with a perfect 6-0 record, with five of them coming via sweep.

The Federal Aviation Administration has begun a public review of SpaceX’s proposal to raise the Boca Chica launch site’s annual limit from 25 to as many as 456 launches and from 50 to 912 landings. The notice, released Wednesday, starts a scoping period and will include in‑person meetings at 1 p.m. Residents such as South Padre Island’s Tommy Saenz worry the increase could mean more frequent closures of Boca Chica Beach.

Heavy rainfall across Cameron County has prompted increased alligator movement, resulting in a 10-foot gator capture in Bayview and a pool discovery in Laguna Vista.

McAllen High School senior Addison Humphreys manages an autoimmune diagnosis while excelling in rodeo, founding Books 2 Borders to donate thousands of books to Reynosa, and preparing for a pre-med track at Rice University.

More than 1,100 volunteers are preparing for the 32nd annual Rio Reforestation event on Oct. 17, 2026, at the Milagro Tract in Pharr to plant native trees grown across the Rio Grande Valley.

Edinburg officials have broken ground on a $760,000 voter-approved flood prevention project featuring a new detention pond near South Veterans Boulevard and Alberta Road to protect nearby subdivisions from stormwater flooding.

A Brownsville Early College High School student is in custody and the campus was placed on lockdown after the student brought a gun to school, according to Brownsville ISD.

Military Highway Water Supply Corporation announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14 2026 that the boil‑water notice for Del Mar Heights customers supplied by East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation has been rescinded. The notice had been issued after an emergency water‑line break at 5 p.m. on Oct. 8, and the agency said the water is now safe for drinking, cooking, making ice and other household uses.

A 26-year-old woman faces intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault charges after a fatal two-vehicle crash on Coffeeport Road in Brownsville left one man dead and three others injured.

The Brownsville Police Department is searching for Mario Alberto Soto, a 76-year-old deaf and non-verbal man with dementia last seen Tuesday on Palm Boulevard.

A man in his 20s has died and three others were hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night near Coffeeport Road in Brownsville, Texas.

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Highlights from the McAllen High vs. McAllen Memorial volleyball match in district play.

CHANNEL 5 Sports is featuring high‑school senior athletes in its Playmaker of the Week segment each Tuesday during football season. The weekly broadcast highlights players from Rio Grande Valley schools, listing their total yards, touchdowns and defensive stats, such as Juan Hernandez of Brownsville Pace with 243 yards and five scores. Viewers get a snapshot of top performers across the region.