Weslaco News

An airplane crash claimed the life of the pilot of a Beechcraft Bonanza about 10:53 a.m. this morning near the Weslaco/Mid-Valley Airport, according to George Garrett, emergency management coordinator for Weslaco.

Temperatures climbing into triple digits across parts of the state are drying the vegetation down, causing an increase in wildfires and concerns about Fourth of July festivities.

The pilot of a small-engine aircraft that crashed at the Mid Valley Airport this morning has died, emergency management officials said.

The Weslaco City Commission named a new police chief Wednesday night. Jose Perez Jr.

Weslaco city commissioners may select a new police chief today. They're holding a special meeting.

NEWSCHANNEL 5 held its 26th Annual Teach the Children Telethon in our Weslaco studios.

A jump rope and boxing gloves hang in the corner of Healthclub 722. While Erasmo Cuellar's gym is filled with treadmills and weight-lifting machines, that corner tells the story of his new personal training venture.

A Weslaco widow and her family are being evicted from their home. On July 1, the home on 616 Illinois Street will no longer belong to Maria Elena Perez.

People in a neighborhood north of Weslaco are watching the weather very closely.

A member of America's Last Patrol noticed Ramiro Lopez panhandling in Weslaco. His sign, says he's a U.S. Navy Veteran.

A church pastor faces multiple felony charges in connection with allegations he sexually abused two female relatives.

Police are seeking the public's help tracking down a "person of interest" who may have information about a killing that occurred here earlier this week.

A 61-year-old South Texas minister was in jail Wednesday in lieu of $2 million bond on charges that he sexually abused two girls.

A 61-year-old South Texas minister is jailed on $2 million bail on charges that he sexually abused two girls.

Police identified the victims of a double shooting in Weslaco. They say 26-year-old Donna Lee Bocanegra was fatally shot in her familya s home on 6th Street.

Yellow plastic tape hung from the white picket fence that lines the Bocanegra home's front yard Monday morning.

Hattiesburg police have charged a Texas man with possession of more than 1,700 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop on Interstate 59.

The Texas A&M-Kingsville Citrus Center at Weslaco will host a groundbreaking ceremony for new facilities at 5 p.m. June 23 at 312 N. International Blvd.

Police are asking for the public's help in finding the person or people responsible for the killing of a woman and the injury of her mother.

The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Department is investigating a kidnapping in north Weslaco.