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Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
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Good morning, Brownsville. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 14th of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Brownsville Public Library System is launching Summer Pilot Hours from June 1 to September 30 to extend community access to its resources and programs—this pilot aims to meet residents' needs. City of Brownsville
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ A fire swept through Border Apartments on Media Luna Road around 11:50 a.m., leaving eight families displaced and prompting firefighters to battle the blaze for over four hours—no injuries were reported as investigators work to determine the cause. FOX RGV
- ➤ Six families were displaced after an apartment fire at the Border Apartments on the 300 block of Media Luna Road, with the incident reported Monday morning — no injuries were recorded despite heavy damage — and the fire marshal is investigating while the Red Cross offers temporary shelter. KURV
ACTIVE NEWS
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CRIME NEWS
- ➤ On Tuesday morning, several BISD schools went into lockdown after troopers tried to stop a vehicle that sped away and shot at a trooper; the suspect left his car, ran on foot, and was shot and taken to a local hospital (his condition is unknown) while UTRGV later lifted its shelter-in-place (no further details were given). KRGV
- ➤ The Cameron County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help finding 41-year-old Jacobo Hernandez-Hernandez—accused of shooting 27-year-old Christopher James De Leon at 2:30 a.m. on July 25 in Laguna Heights—and reports that the suspect fled to Mexico and is believed to be hiding in Veracruz. MyRGV
- ➤ On Tuesday, a traffic stop escalated when a suspect fired at a Texas trooper and was shot by Brownsville police—who later arrested the suspect, who now faces aggravated assault charges while local schools and the UTRGV campus lifted their lockdown protocols as the Texas Rangers launched an investigation. MyRGV
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Brownsville City Manager Helen Ramirez announced that Daniel Leal is the new Director of Planning and Redevelopment after a national search. He will lead city planning — a change that is expected to guide future redevelopment efforts in the city. City of Brownsville
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ South Texas Health System Children’s is hosting a free online webinar on May 21 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — focusing on summer safety for children — that streams live on its Facebook page. Rio Grande Guardian
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