Area News

Following the lead of school districts across the country, Pearsall ISD trustees have adopted a new student cell phone policy this year, using a product aimed at addressing the misuse of cellphones and other electronic devices on its campuses. The district will invest $37,400 in Yondr pouches, a product tabbed as “working with educators, artists,…

Frio County deputies have launched an investigation into a shooting in Moore, in which a camouflaged suspect lurking in the darkness shot and wounded another man. Deputies say they were dispatched to a convenience store in Moore shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Friday, August 2, in response to a call regarding a man who had…

A Laredo man landed behind bars in La Salle County last weekend after he was found to have been smuggling eleven undocumented immigrants in a vehicle traveling north from the border. Identified as Israel Alexander Salas, 20, the suspect in the case had reportedly evaded a routine check by the US Border Patrol at Milemarker…

Teen 100-mph driver with immigrants… A teenage driver suspected of human smuggling may be held to blame for the deaths of four passengers after a crash in which he lost control of his car between the north- and southbound lanes of IH-35 on Saturday night and plowed off an overpass. Emergency responders arrived at the…

Shoppers save money on school supplies, clothing Marking its 25th year, Texas’ three-day sales tax holiday begins Friday, August 9, offering shoppers savings on clothes and school supplies for the upcoming academic year. The tax break continues through the end of Sunday. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items such as clothing, footwear, school…