Alamo News

Newsman Chris Marrou is joined by his wife, Kathy, and twin daughters Mirage and Molly at the conclusion of Tuesday night's tribute to his long career.

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Two teenagers died after their car rolled over twice north of Donna early Wednesday morning.

Seven Fort Lewis soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan were "decent, ordinary, yet extraordinary" young men to whom the nation owes more than it can repay, Vice President Joe Biden told a memorial service Tuesday.

A domestic dispute that ended in gunshots left a man's brother-in-law on the brink of death Monday evening.

Hidalgo County dispatchers are telling CHANNEL 5 that a man was shot during a drive-by. Witnesses saw four people speed off in a black Jetta.

The body of the Alamo soldier killed in Afghanistan last week is set to return to the Rio Grande Valley today, with visitation and funeral services set for Sunday and Monday, respectively.

Afghanistan: As of Thursday, at least 815 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of seven soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Two Texans and a 23-year-old Fort Hood soldier from Michigan have died in separate enemy actions in Afghanistan.

Three men robbed a convenience store clerk as they took off with the cash register Tuesday afternoon, sheriff's deputies said.

Police say the victim opened the door to her apartment on 9th Street Saturday night and a gunman opened fire.

The shooting happened at an apartment complex on the 300 block of North 9th Street last night around 8 p.m. Alamo police tell CHANNEL 5 NEWS that a woman between the age of 25-30 was shot when she opened her front door.

Officers in Alamo say a piece of road debris may to blame for a freak accident. Police say at least six vehicles ran over a piece of road debris on the westbound lanes of Expressway 83 this afternoon.

They want workers to fix their rough road thata s filled with huge potholes. Alberto Aguirre says the farther south you go on Alamo Road the worse it gets.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Stories on the Alamo inevitably stir deep emotions, and Jan Reid's personal reflection on the storied shrine in the September issue was no exception.

A driver in Alamo died after slamming into tree. DPS troopers say he was trying to pass another car as he headed west on Rancho Blanco Road.

ALAMO A 27-year-old Alamo man died after his car swerved off the road and slammed into a tree this afternoon.

WHEN Davy Crockett made his way from Tennessee to Texas in 1835 to join the Texas battle for independence from Mexico, he was enthralled by the beauty and promise of East Texas, a forested land much like his homeland.

Juan Josue Carrillo winced when the judge set a six-figure bond on robbery and drug charges Tuesday afternoon.