Primera News

He was born on May 8, 1921 to Cresencio and Adela Cruz in New Iberia, LA. Rev. Cruz began his life of passion for the Lord while attending Bible School in Cuidad Victoria, Mexico in 1940.

Funeral arrangements for Juanita Uresti, 82, who passed away Saturday, at her residence, are pending under the direction of Hawkins Funeral Home.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CAMERON COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

If Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones can command higher prices for better views at Cowboys Stadium, why shouldn't Arlington office building owners ask higher rental rates with views of the venue? "We've considered view pricing," Kurt Cherry, senior vice president of leasing for PM Realty Group, told a group of about 200 developers, city and business ...

The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College police are asking students and faculty to leave campus after bullets from a shooting incident in Matamoros struck a building and a parked car on campus.

An additional charge has been filed against a 27-year-old Harlingen man accused in the kidnapping of a Primera teenager.

A 27-year-old man was formally charged Wednesday with kidnapping a 14-year-old Primera girl.

The man charged with kidnapping a 14-year-old Primera girl is speaking out. Diana Izaguierre's abduction led to a nationwide Amber Alert.

An Amber Alert continues for a 14 year old girl kidnapped from her home. Diana Izaguirre was with her cousin sitting outside her home listening to music.

Originally published July 20, 2009 at 9:21 p.m., updated July 20, 2009 at 10:26 p.m. PRIMERA, Texas a ' A search was under way for a 14-year-old Rio Grande Valley girl taken from her front yard.

Because of a move by unionized Austin Emergency Medical Services paramedics, the City of Austin will have about $800,000 more to add to the city budget.

Right now, Harlingen Waterworks employees are working to isolate and repair a major break.

People living in an area on the west side annexed last November by the city have ramped up their effort to pressure the city to deannex them.

McKinney Economic Development Corporation announced today that it has hired Greg Sims for the position of Business Retention and Expansion Director.

Four Cameron County cities will be getting extra funding for Hurricane Dolly repairs.

Mayors of four small cities cried foul Monday as they described the process of dividing $50 million in federal and state disaster funding for damage caused by last year's Hurricane Dolly.

The leaders of Santa Rosa, Primera, Combes and Rio Hondo are calling their cities forgotten towns.

Seven candidates vied for four alderman positions in Primera. Election tallies showed that Pat Patterson with 86 votes, David Osborne with 60, Angela Ramirez-Gonzalez with 91 and Jose J. Ramirez with 45 won the four open seats at the end of the night.