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Community supports slain Mission soldier
Wednesday public viewing at Rivera Funeral Home located on 1813 N. Conway in Mission from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a memorial at 7 p.m. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at 11 a.m. at the San Martin de Porres Catholic Church on 5 Mile Line, west of Conway Avenue in Alton.
Good-bye to a a true American heroa
The U.S. Army recognized Staff Sgt. Bradley Espinoza's exemplary service to his country and gave him full honors as a "true American hero" at the soldier's funeral Thursday.
Funeral arrangements set for slain soldier
Viewing for Staff Sgt. Bradley Espinoza will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Rivera Funeral Home on Conway Avenue and 19th Street.
Fallen Soldier's Body Arrives in Valley
The body of Staff Sgt. Bradley Espinoza has arrived at McCreery Aviation this afternoon.
Alton armed robbery suspects arrested after standoff
Officers' final suspect in an armed robbery fell into their lap Thursday evening.
Tip leads authorities to two of La Joyaa s missing manhole covers
A "lucky" tip helped authorities unravel the mystery of this city's missing manhole covers.
20 years since Alton school bus tragedy
Originally published September 21, 2009 at 6:15 a.m., updated September 21, 2009 at 7:44 a.m. ALTON, Texas a ' A park in the Lower Rio Grande Valley serves as a reminder of when a school bus went into a water-filled pit in a wreck that left 21 children dead.
Survivors, responders recall a 89 bus wreck
The unease sets in the same time each year. The jangled nerves. The tremors. The recurring dreams - each with dozens of small hands pressed against closed bus windows and the screams of 81 children trapped at the bottom of a flooded caliche pit.
Lewdness case could prompt suspension of Alton police chiefa s private security license
Alton's suspended police chief would lose the ability to work at his private security company if the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office prosecutes the public lewdness case against him, officials said Wednesday.
Records detail Alton police chiefa s lewdness arrest
Alton's police chief had sex with a 22-year-old woman inside police vehicles on a weekly basis for more than a year, according to an auto parts store manager cited in police records.
Alton police chief charged with public lewdness
Alton Police Chief Baldemar Flores turned himself in Monday morning after learning he was wanted for public lewdness.
Stash House in Alton Shut Down
To many people just speeding by, a home on Inspiration Road looks like a regular home.
Driver in fatal Alton crash charged with intoxication manslaughter
The driver involved in an accident that killed two of his relatives Sunday morning turned himself in to police this afternoon.
Police continue to investigate a crash that left two brothers dead over the weekend.
Police: Man bit Alton officers, escaped from moving squad car
A "highly intoxicated" man bit two officers and jumped out of a moving police vehicle early Thursday morning, officials said.
Police Search For Suspect In Chase
Authorities are searching for a suspect who led them on a manhunt near Alton. It happened near Inspiration Road and 6 Mile Line.
NEAR ALTON a ' A manhunt has been called off in Hidalgo County. Earlier today several law enforcement agencies, including DPS and constables, were out searching an area near 5 Mile and Inspiration Road, thata TMs near Alton.
Police say he barricaded himself and fired a gun inside his house. The standoff happened on Nogales Street .
Gas Leak Forces Street Closure
ALTON a ' Several streets in an Alton neighborhood were shutdown this morning after a gas leak in the area.