Hidalgo County News

The year 2010 is about money and power. That's when the government will, again, send surveys through the mail and researchers through communities to try to get an accurate count of every single person in the country.

A Crimestoppers tip helped police recover a stolen piece of county property. A tractor was taken from Veterans' pavilion back in June.

Jim Wallen couldn't find what he was looking for in the pile of trash bags tossed carelessly to the side of the dusty county road.

Local law enforcement investigated 16 slayings across Hidalgo County during the first six months of 2008.

Firework stands across Hidalgo County opened Thursday, signaling a beginning to the firecracker season.

Six suspects faced felony charges Friday in connection with the firing of a single gunshot at the windshield of an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent's car.

Gov. Rick Perry is set to make stops in Peitas and McAllen today. The governor is scheduled to speak at the grand opening of the new Walmart store in Peitas later this morning.

More people have died from the swine flu virus in El Paso County than in any other Texas county, state statistics show.

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.

By day, residents fill the streets surrounding San Juan's Mayfield Park. Cyclists weave idly through empty parking lots.

Schools in Hidalgo County will now be able to benefit from almost $500,000 for food and nutrition programs which comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

A McAllen resident stood in district court Friday on allegations that he sexually abused a young girl several times during a year-long period.

The Diaz family thought for a moment that they had escaped from the hail of bullets unscathed.

A 38-year-old man's location remains unknown after he was abducted by suspected Mexican drug traffickers Sunday evening, authorities said.

Test results confirmed Monday that two Hidalgo County residents who died in hospitals earlier this month had swine flu.

McAllen's former mayor allegedly begged police to let him go as they placed him in handcuffs last week.

It didn't take Randy Monteufel long to figure out the building was leaking like a sieve.

Jose Vasquez doesn't live here anymore. His former San Carlos house in ruins, Vasquez took a government check for the loss of personal belongings and moved away last year, his former landlord said.

A 72-year-old Mission man pleaded guilty Tuesday to the murder of his estranged wife in order to save his son from prosecution for the same crime, his attorneys said.