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Terrorism · Raymondville

Utah Father, Son Indicted on Supporting Cartel, Terrorism, Oil Theft Charges

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(The Center Square) – U.S. attorneys across the country are playing a key role in the Trump administration’s targeting of cartel-connected crime.See the Story

Prison · Willacy County

Willacy County Woman Sentenced For Death Of Son – 710am KURV

A Willacy County woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for having a role in the death of her son. Thirty-four-year-old Sabrina Lynn Loredo of Sebastian was sentenced Thursday in district court in Brownsville. Investigators say Loredo and two other people beat, abused and starved 13-year-old Jesse Harrison before he died in 2021. She was originally charged with murder, but accepted a deal that allowed her to plead guilty to manslaughter …See the Story

House Fire · Raymondville

USBP agent discovers house fire and assists in rescuing 11 people - Raymondville Chronicle

PROGRESSO -A U.S. Border Patrol agent assisted in the evacuation of 11 people, including six children, from a residential fire in the early morning hours of June 2. At approximately 3:55 a.m., an agent assigned to the Weslaco Border Station discovered a house fire with flames engulfing the back portion of the residence in the Progreso Lakes neighborhood in Progreso, Texas. The agent contacted emergency services and requested dispatch of the Prog…Read Article

Mercedes ISD superintendent resigns following DWI arrest - Raymondville Chronicle

The Mercedes ISD school board voted to accept superintendent Benjamin Clinton’s resignation during a meeting on Tuesday. The school board voted unanimously on the resignation and to approve the interim superintendent agreement. Alicia Noyola was named interim superintendent on May 20. Noyola is the former Harlingen CISD superintendent, a position she held for more than two years. She retired from the position in August 2023. Clinton was arrested…Raymondville · Raymondville Read Article

Judge Guerra gives update on eagerly anticipated Soluna data center project – Rio Grande Guardian

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas – Soluna Holdings, Inc., is a developer of green data centers for intensive computing applications including Bitcoin mining and AI. The company plans to build a 166-megawatt data center on the site of the Las Majadas Wind Farm in the southeast corner of Willacy County. The data center would be powered by the excess electricity produced by nearby wind farms. Willacy County Judge Aurelio ‘Keter’ Guerra is a big supporter of t…Artificial Intelligence · Raymondville Read Article

JOE RAMIREZ WAS THE FIRST ANGLER - Raymondville Chronicle

JOE RAMIREZ WAS THE FIRST ANGLER to weigh in in the Bay Division competition at Saturday’s Willacy County Young Farmers Fishing Tournament at Port Mansfield. (Photo by Allen Essex) The post JOE RAMIREZ WAS THE FIRST ANGLER first appeared on Raymondville Chronicle.Raymondville · Raymondville Read Article

Disaster unemployment assistance available in four South Texas counties impacted by severe weather - Raymondville Chronicle

AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is now accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) as a result of severe storms and flooding in South Texas that began March 26. As noted in the May 23 announcement from Governor Greg Abbott and the Presidential Disaster Declaration (DR-4871-TX) dated May 21, 2025, workers and selfemployed individuals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy Counties who have been unable to work …Floods · Raymondville Read Article

Navy veteran rebuilds home with help from TSTC construction club - Raymondville Chronicle

When a powerful March storm swept through the Rio Grande Valley, six inches of rain flooded every room in the Harlingen home of U.S. Navy veteran Tomas Vasquez. Vasquez, a Building Construction Technology student at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, received support from some of his classmates in the program’s Future Foundations Construction Club in repairing the damage. “They visited my home on May 10,” Vasquez said. “They care …Raymondville · Raymondville Read Article

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Utah Father, Son Indicted on Supporting Cartel, Terrorism, Oil Theft Charges

Willacy County Woman Sentenced For Death Of Son – 710am KURV

USBP agent discovers house fire and assists in rescuing 11 people - Raymondville Chronicle

Mercedes ISD superintendent resigns following DWI arrest - Raymondville Chronicle

Realtor admits to $770,000 real estate fraud scheme - Raymondville Chronicle

THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS) - Raymondville Chronicle

Raymondville Picnic underway - Houston Herald

Judge Guerra gives update on eagerly anticipated Soluna data center project – Rio Grande Guardian

JOE RAMIREZ WAS THE FIRST ANGLER - Raymondville Chronicle

Disaster unemployment assistance available in four South Texas counties impacted by severe weather - Raymondville Chronicle

Navy veteran rebuilds home with help from TSTC construction club - Raymondville Chronicle

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