A man killed his mom, his wife, and his 7-year-old girl on Wednesday. It happened in two Minnesota towns. Then he shot himself. Police confirmed the deaths. The man was Nathan Matthew Brown. He was 41 years old. Police say he stabbed his mom first. Her name was

A Rio Grande City mom will spend eight years in prison. She caused a drunk crash that killed her own 8-year-old daughter. That crash happened back in 2020. Elia Marie De La Cruz, now 41, pleaded guilty on August 19, 2026. The plea happened in the 381st District

Mission police shot and killed a man early on Aug. 16, 2026. The man had a knife. Cops say he moved toward police and a bystander. Six cops then fired their guns. The shooting happened on the 1600 block of Oblate Avenue. That is in Mission, in Hidalgo County. The

A Laredo man got 5 years in prison. He stabbed a man at a party just before Christmas in 2023. Alfonso Herrera Jr. pleaded guilty. He admitted to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. That means he hurt someone with a weapon on purpose. A judge gave him the sentence

A food company has pulled tomato soup kits from Walmart shelves. Its own lab test hinted at listeria bacteria in the soup. Kettle Cuisine LLC recalled 3,240 packs of Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit. The 14 ounce box was sold only at some Walmart stores. No one has gotten

A Del Rio woman turned herself in over the weekend. Karina Garcia, 37, had been on the run for weeks. She now faces charges that could put her in prison for life. Garcia is one of 11 people charged in a smuggling case. The case is tied to the deaths

A Rosenberg woman will spend the rest of her life in prison. Her name is Irene Banda, 57. She was sentenced to life. Her husband was Ramiro Martinez. He was shot to death in their own home in 2020. Jorge Castellanos, 32 at the time of his arrest, got 60

Jury picking began for a third time this week. It is in the murder case of Darnell Jones, 21, of Austintown, Ohio. Two earlier trials this year both fell apart. Each time, something was said in court that jurors were not supposed to hear. Jones is charged with aggravated murder.

Josefina Sanchez sat in a courtroom this month. She told a jury about the last time she saw her husband alive. "He gave me a kiss and told me how nice I looked," she said. "That's just how he was with me." Robert Wise

A Hidalgo County judge cut bond again for a Donna woman. She is charged in her boyfriend's death. Miriam Valdez, 22, now has a total bond of $50,000. That is down from $300,000 set last year. Valdez faces two charges. One is manslaughter. One is murder.

ABILENE, Texas - A mom now faces the worst charge Texas has. Her little girl died this week. Police say the mom hurt her. Police arrested Anum Khalil Khan on Wednesday, August 12. She is 35 years old. She lives in Abilene. Police charged her with capital murder. That charge is

El Tejano told you first on Aug. 10. A salmonella outbreak tied to Mexican jalapenos had made 345 people sick in 27 states. Read that first story here: https://www.eltejanorgv.com/salmonella-outbreak-tied-to-mexican-jalapenos-hits-345-people-in-27-states-including-texas/ Now the recall got