Brownsville News

A former state trooper has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison on a drug possession charge following his guilty plea earlier this year.

An elderly Brownsville man was arrested at the Gateway International Bridge on Monday when he allegedly tried to smuggle nearly a quarter million dollars in marijuana into the United States.

A 62-year-old man is accused of owning DVDs and more than 40 photographs of nude children, some in sexual positions.

The U.S. government has agreed to build a removable border fence segment between the Rio Grande and a Brownsville city park.

The "NASA Space Adventures" exhibit at the Children's Museum of Brownsville is stretching young minds this month.

"Let's Clean Up Brownsville" is the theme for a fall cleanup and Texas Recycles Day on Sat., Nov.

Investigators are searching for a woman who robbed a Brownsville bank. They say the woman claimed to have a bomb and demanded money.

The Mexican consulate will have a mobile unit at Port Isabel on Saturday as part of its "Mobile Consulate" program to provide outreach to the community.

The Professional Grounds Management Society has awarded the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College first place in the category of Urban University Grounds.

A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer remained in federal custody following his arrest on a charge of smuggling an undocumented immigrant.

The cheery works of art made by children ages 3-14 will feature skeletons with different personalities and interests, such as an athlete or a dancing calavera .

When Maria Elia Gonzalez was younger, her mother used to take her and her siblings to the graveyard every year in honor of Day of the Dead.

Brownsville native P.J. Calapa knows his way around a knife. So it was no surprise to this chef's family when they learned he would be starring on an episode of Chopped on the Food Network.

HOURS: Wed. Sun. 5 p.m. 11 p.m. PHONE: 542-5054 When Don Breeden drops by Gio's Villa Pizza and Pasta, the cooks and wait staff know exactly what he wants.

Approximately 8,000 children and their parents are expected to participate in today's Halloween Day celebrations at the Brownsville Police Department's community network centers - celebrations that have evolved into an annual event.

PoliceNewsLink.Com October 27, 2009 9:20 PM Brownsville police and the FBI were on the lookout Tuesday for a woman who robbed a downtown Brownsville bank.

The First National Bank of Edinburg is attempting to recover a near $2 million loan it made to a Mexican air taxi firm - a loan that is guaranteed by a developer of extensive tourist attractions in northern Mexico along the Gulf of Mexico.

Brownsville, Texas has a fun family event at the Gladys Porter Zoo this Halloween weekend.

Court filed documents provide grisly details into last week's murder of Barry T. Horn, the executive director of the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art.

Police and the FBI were on the lookout Tuesday for a woman who robbed a downtown Brownsville bank.