A Hidalgo County jury found Gabriel Rivera-Cabrales, 46, of Pharr, guilty of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact. The jury’s verdict was returned on Dec. 19.
A 55-year-old McAllen resident has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
A man I’ve known for more than 40 years (met him in late 1983), Mike Blum, played the part of Santa Claus in the Upper Valley for 20 years straight. Not being all that enlightened, I once asked him why he quit dressing up in red.
In January, Elle Holbrook will be crowned Queen Citrianna, the face of the Rio Grande Valley’s citrus industry for the next year.
With approximately 3,000 people already reportedly working at Elon Musk’s Starbase space community near the old Boca Chica beach, the rocket man’s move here has not only proven a boon to Cameron County but the entire RGV.
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