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Brownsville
Saturday, June 21st, 2025
Good morning, Brownsville. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 21st of June.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded during fueling at the Massey testing facility in Cameron County on Thursday, leaving hot spots active and police blocking the road while no injuries were reported—officials plan to work with SpaceX to develop a system to alert the public about future tests. ValleyCentral
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Harlingen Police arrested fugitive Marvin Lee Vasquez at the Progreso Port of Entry on Wednesday—ending a year-long manhunt—and charged him with aggravated sexual assault of a child and evading arrest with a $505,000 bond. FOX RGV
- ➤ A Brownsville judge denied Erica Lynn Johnson's request to reduce her 12-year prison term for intoxication manslaughter after her high-speed crash on July 22, 2022, when her blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit; her defense had sought a ten-year sentence with probation. FOX RGV
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ South Padre Island is set to revise its convention center expansion plans to include a community theater on a popular birding site—Cameron County officials rejected the initial proposal to protect the migratory birds’ habitat. County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. and the commissioners asked the city to develop alternative designs that balance economic growth with environmental conservation, with a groundbreaking potentially before the end of the year. Rio Grande Guardian
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Gerardo Cantu Hernandez, a three-time cancer survivor from San Juan, was first diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma as an infant, battled osteosarcoma at 14, and had a skull tumor removed in 2019. His treatments and support from nurses inspired him to earn an associate’s degree in Nursing from South Texas College on May 10 — and he now pursues a career in nursing. MyRGV
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
~ Henry Ford
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