Area News
Victim airlifted after machete attack
Long-standing dispute turned violent in Encinal on Thanksgiving An Encinal man remains hospitalized in serious condition after being cut in the abdomen with a machete during an altercation on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28. Emergency responders were dispatched to a home near the intersection of Nogalitos and Front Street in Encinal shortly before 8 p.m.…
Read MoreSalazar charged in infant’s death
Grand jury indictment Monday for felony injury to child US Marshals and Frio County sheriff’s deputies have arrested Deion Salazar, 28, in connection with fatal injuries inflicted on a 10-month-old girl earlier this year. According to documents filed at the district’s clerk’s office, a Frio County grand jury handed down a felony indictment for Salazar…
Read More‘America’s Best Restaurants’ will feature popular Pearsall eatery
Pearsall barbecue joint Cowpokes Bar-B-Q will garner nationwide attention next week as it will be featured on the ‘America’s Best Restaurants’ Roadshow in early December. According to a press release, Cowpokes will be featured on the ABR Roadshow on Wednesday, December 4. “We’re passionate about helping you discover local gems and hidden culinary treasures,” the…
Read MoreHighway crash driver arrested in Cotulla
A Laredo man was taken into custody while trying to evade law enforcement Thursday, November 14, after he deliberately crashed his vehicle into a pickup truck being driven by his ex-wife on IH-35. Reports on the case indicate Pedro Buentello, 54, had been in contact with the woman and was driving south between San Antonio…
Read MoreFrio increases fees paid to court-appointed attorneys
In a step towards compensating court-appointed attorneys, Frio County officials have boosted the flat fee for counselors who represent indigent defendants on misdemeanor cases. During a presentation by Frio County Attorney Joseph Sindon earlier this month, commissioners reviewed the new fee schedule which took effect on November 6. “I know you guys have talked about,…
Read MoreBurglary and blaze? Pearsall police investigate cellphone store incident
Pearsall police have launched an investigation into an alleged burglary and subsequent fire at a cellphone store near downtown. The early morning blaze at the Cricket store on Colorado Street Monday, November 25, was sparked by smoldering electrical wires, according to Pearsall Fire Chief Placido Aguilar. Three fire trucks were dispatched to the scene. Aguilar…
Read MoreDilley fugitive jailed again
A month after an arrest warrant was issued for habitual offender Robert ‘Cheech’ Rodriguez for probation violation, the man tried to evade officers before he was captured on Friday, November 22. Rodriguez was cuffed after he jumped from a car and ran through a residential neighborhood. According to an arrest warrant signed on October 17,…
Read MoreMISSING THE MARK
CLASS 3A, DIVISION II BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS Turnovers, miscues prove costly as Cowboys come up short in loss to Van Vleck. Cotulla held a brief first half lead but missed opportunities, turnovers and a rash of penalties, both warranted and others uncalled for, led to a 35-14 area playoff loss at the hands of the Van…
Read MoreDEMOLITION
DEMOLITION and earth-moving equipment has arrived this month on the Cotulla High School campus on Hwy 97 and put immediately into service in the tearing down of the 46-year-old classroom buildings. The structures made of cinderblock with brick facades were built in 1978 on acreage that will be used for construction of the new high…
Read MoreOil tank fire brings regional response
“Heat on the back of his neck…” Firefighters from across South Texas helped battle an oil tank fire early Monday morning that prompted the closure of FM 117 in Dilley as plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing for miles. The fire started around 11 a.m. at a small oil production lease site, NextGen,…
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