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Whether Twilight mania is driven by lust, passion or just hunky wolves - excuse me, shapeshifters - shedding their shirts on screen, die-hard fans hit theaters midnight Thursday for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," the latest Hollywood adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's vampire romance series.

Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a murder suspect they believe may be hiding in Brownsville, Weslaco, or Mexico.

Former Mayor Emilio A. Hernandez passed away Thursday after a lengthy illness. Hernandez, 78, a two-term mayor who served the city from 1979 to 1987, was also a former member of the Brownsville Public Utilities Board.

Selling pot door-to-door might have seemed like a good idea. That was until the accused salesman knocked on a policeman's door.

A 19-year-old Brownsville man is jailed on a drug charge after he allegedly went door-to-door trying to sell marijuana.

An assistant principal at Porter High School is accused of offering money to a 15-year-old student in return for sex, Brownsville police said.

A Texas judge has issued final approval of Grupo Mexico SAB's plan to regain control of copper miner Asarco LLC, ending a lengthy takeover battle with rival suitor Sterlite Industries.

Mexico is planning a big new tourism center near the U.S. border along the Gulf of Mexico.

A federal judge has issued a ruling supporting a nearly $2.5 billion bid by Grupo Mexico , the country's largest mining company, for Asarco LLC, paving the way for the U.S. copper miner to exit bankruptcy.

Eds: APNewsNow. Moving on general news, financial and lifestyles services. MEXICO CITY Mexico is planning a big new tourism center near the U.S. border along the Gulf of Mexico.

An assistant principal at Porter High School is accused of offering money to a 15-year-old student in return for sex, Brownsville police said.

What: Reception for the official debut of black and white photo exhibition When: 2 p.m. Saturday In the darkness, Yolanda Casanova captured the stillness of her Southmost neighborhood after all of its voices had subsided into the silence of the night.

BROWNSVILLE a ' Fire crews responded after reports of smoke at a Stell Middle School classroom.

A 38-year-old man remains behind bars at a Cameron County jail after he was arrested Friday night for allegedly raping a bedridden, elderly woman.

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.