Border Patrol Rescues 15 Illegal Immigrants Locked in Cold Trailer
McALLEN, Texas -- Federal authorities rescued 15 illegal immigrants locked inside a cold storage trailer during a failed smuggling attempt.
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Shooting Scare in Failed Robbery at Texas Border City Mall
Local authorities responded to reports of a shooting inside the Simon Mall in this border city on Saturday afternoon. Police later said no shots had been fired and the scare came from the sound of breaking jewelry cases during a failed robbery attempt.
Report: James Comey Ignored Possible Murders by Mexican Cartel Informant
A high-ranking operator was able to continue climbing the ladder of the Juarez Cartel and supposedly ran a human slaughterhouse while being a U.S. informant. The actions of the former Mexican cop turned U.S.
Migrant Teen Escapes from Border City Shelter, May Have Crossed to Mexico
A 15-year-old Honduran male escaped from a shelter for migrant children in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. The migrant teen is believed to have crossed into Mexico in order to head back to his home country.
Border Patrol Agent’s Killer Sentenced to Death in South Texas
Six days after convicting one of two men responsible for murdering a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was fishing with his family in 2014, a jury found that the man should die by lethal injection.
DHS Secretary Calls for More Walls, Manpower on Texas Border
McALLEN, Texas -- The new Homeland Security Secretary toured the Texas border and pointed out the need for more physical barriers, technology, agents, prosecutors, judges and undoing decades of failed policy.
Ex-Priest to Spend Life in Prison for Murder of Border City Teacher
A South Texas jury sentenced a former Catholic priest to life in prison for the murder of a local school teacher and former beauty queen in 1960 when he was assigned to a local church.
Feds Searching for Texas Teen Girl Lured to Mexico
Authorities on both sides of the border are working to find a missing 13-year-old girl who is believed to have run away and made her way to the Texas border and eventually into Mexico.
LISTEN: Texas Border Democrat Caught Using N-Word in Tirade
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- A Democrat city commissioner is in hot water after a series of recordings revealed him using racial slurs when talking about two African-American prosecutors.
Netflix’s ‘Narcos’ Producer Murdered in Mexico
Organized crime members are believed to be responsible for the murder in Mexico of a producer for the Netflix series, Narcos. The producer traveled to Mexico to search for shooting locations for the upcoming season.
Texas DOT: Stay Off the Roads
As Texas deals with rising waters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey, state officials are warning those in Houston to stay off the roads unless necessary. Several parts of the city are underwater and dangers continue to grow.
Ninth Mexican Journalist Murdered in Five Months
Mexico recorded the ninth murder of a journalist in a span of five months as cartel gunmen continue to silence investigative reporters.
Video: Drug Smuggler Dies after Drinking Meth in Front of Feds
A newly released video of a 2013 case shows the moment that a 16-year-old drug smuggler drinks liquid meth in front of authorities in an effort to fool them into thinking it was juice.
Colombian Drug Smugglers Caught Using Electrical Submarines
Colombian military forces seized an electrical submarine that was being outfitted to smuggle more than four tons of cocaine by drug lords in that country.
Mexican Cartel Leader Gets 30-Year Sentence after Helping DEA
A federal judge sentenced one of the top Los Zetas cartel leaders to 30 years in a U.S. federal prison for his role in helping smuggle ton quantities of drugs and playing a role in the raging violence that continues to plague Mexico.
Mexican, Texan Cartel Smugglers Sentenced for Kidnapping 8-year-old Girl
McALLEN, Texas -- Two Mexican cartel smugglers and their Texan-born leader were sentenced for their roles in the kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl who they threatened to sever her fingers if her parents did not pay a ransom.
Cartel De Los Zetas Tenia Dinamita Escondida en Estado Fronterizo
Autoridades Mexicanas decomisaron múltiples paquetes de dinamita pertenecientes a miembros de una de las facciones de Los Zetas que operan en este estado fronterizo. Aparte de los explosivos, autoridades también encontraron chalecos blindados, y mas de una tonelada de marijuana escondidos en la Ciudad de Mante.