Area News
Four jailed, one at large after sheriff’s warrant sweep
Arrests begin in Frio; fugitives found with narcotics Frio County sheriff’s deputies have begun apprehending suspects wanted on parole revocation warrants and transporting them to the county jail. While four have been jailed in the past week, one remains at large. Deputies attempted to apprehend 38-year-old Noel Trevino on Monday, June 2, but the suspect…
Read MoreCommendations
COMMENDATIONS have been awarded this month to a pair of Cotulla residents who acted fast in response to a medical emergency in the middle of a Little League game at Martinez Park on Tuesday, May 13, when umpire Gus Gonzalez suffered a cardiac event and (Photos above, receiving their commendations) Coach Manuel Ramos and La…
Read MoreResidents uninjured in morning house fire
A senior citizen and two pre-teen girls escaped unharmed from a home in Cotulla after it caught fire Friday morning, May 23, an incident to which local firefighters responded within minutes. The La Salle Fire Rescue is being credited by the county sheriff’s office with having been able to extinguish the blaze before the home…
Read MoreDilley ISD offers free meals
Dilley ISD will offer healthy meals to all students at no cost every day as part of its Seamless Summer Option Free Meals program. Typically, a student’s household must meet income eligibility requirements to qualify for free or reduced-price meals. However, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued guidance that allows schools to offer…
Read MoreDilley woman jailed again on drug charges
A Dilley woman set to appear in front of a district judge this week found herself behind bars for the second time following a narcotics raid on Friday, May 23, according to the Frio County Sheriff’s Office. A report on the case indicates an investigation into alleged drug trade was prompted after several residents contacted…
Read MoreBB guns, heroin, weed: Two face charges in front-yard trafficking investigation
Two Pearsall men face felony drug charges after a Frio County investigation into narcotics sales in a west-side neighborhood confirmed they were in possession of heroin last week. Frio County sheriff’s deputies have reported that an investigation was launched into alleged drug sales by Wilson Perez, 51, who is believed to have run a narcotics…
Read MoreSuspect jailed in drug raid near Pearsall school
Deputies discover cocaine, marijuana, guns, ammunition A months-long investigation by Frio County sheriff’s deputies led to a narcotics raid a short distance from Ted Flores Elementary School in Pearsall on Wednesday, May 21. A report on the case showed that an extensive investigation had been launched into the activities of 30-year-old Rudy Prado related to…
Read MorePaid with gasoline, cigarettes, Dr. Pepper
Election misconduct investigation continues AG’s documents reveal local candidates hired harvesters to target elderly voters A developing case against Frio County residents and elected officials has uncovered a wide-reaching network of vote harvesting and election campaign misconduct that now implicates current local government office holders. Investigators have conducted interviews and executed search warrants over more…
Read MoreDefendants plead not guilty in harvesting case
Six face charges in Frio County judge, local officials involved Four elected officials, a former elections administrator and a Frio County resident entered not-guilty pleas for alleged vote harvesting charges during their arraignments on Friday, May 23. Frio County Judge Rochelle Camacho, former county elections administrator Carlos Segura, Pearsall City Councilors Ramiro Trevino and Rachael…
Read MoreInvestigation begins in rest area death
Mechanic found on park bench The Webb County Medical Examiner’s Office in Laredo has begun the autopsy of a man who died Wednesday afternoon, May 21, at a highwayside rest area near Cotulla. Emergency responders were dispatched shortly before 6 p.m. to the site beside the northbound lanes of IH-35 at Milemarker 58 to find…
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