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Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) —  A McAllen couple reportedly provided alcoholic drinks to approximately 22 minors at a prom after-party, according to an offense report obtained by ValleyCentral. On May 10, John Michael, 60, and Tina Marie McIntyre, 55, were arrested on charges of furnishing alcohol to a minor, a Class A misdemeanor, according to the Hidalgo County jail records. John Michael and Tina Marie McIntyre are facing charges of furnishing alcohol to a minor, a class A misdemeanor, for allegedly providing alcohol in a prom after-party, according to a news release…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen police arrested two adults and issued citations to 22 minors for alcohol violations after responding to a “prom after-party” over the weekend, according to a news release from the McAllen Police Department. John Michael, 60, and Tina Marie McIntyre, 55, were arrested on charges of furnishing alcohol to a minor, a Class A misdemeanor. The minors, ranging in age from 16 to 19 years old, were issued a citation for possession/consumption of alcohol by a minor. John Michael and Tina Marie McIntyre were arrested on charges…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Border Patrol Agents in McAllen, Kingsville, and Falfurrias made a total of 30 arrests over the weekend, including two dangerous individuals. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two migrants previously convicted of sexual assault of a child, and an 18th Street gang member.   On Nov. 4, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrested a group of 11 illegally present migrants near Mission, Texas. Record checks on a Salvadoran national revealed that he is an 18th Street gang member. Shortly thereafter, Kingsville Border Patrol Station…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from MCALLEN, Texas – A couple in the Rio Grande Valley was arrested this week after attempting to sell a jaguar cub, federal officials said.Rafael Gutierrez-Galvan, 29, and his wife Deyanira Garza, 28, are each facing charges of selling protected wildlife under the newly enacted Big Cat Public Safety Act, the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Southern District of Texas announced in a news release on Wednesday.This is the first case under the law, which was signed by President Joe Biden in December 2022 and limits the breeding, selling and possession of certain…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from New details have emerged in a grisly South Texas murder where two bodies were discovered burned beyond recognition in a rural stretch of the Rio Grande Valley last week.The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office has released the preliminary identification of the two victims and has announced they’ve charged two men in connection with the capital murder case. Here’s everything we know so far.Rural brush fire sparks homicide investigationThe double homicide investigation began on Tuesday, February 3, as a response to a brush fire north of Peñitas, a border town about 15 miles…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Surveillance images released by Lone Star National Bank show five individuals—three males and two females—sought for identification in connection with suspected fraudulent activity in the San Antonio and Rio Grande Valley areas. Tips can be submitted confidentially by contacting Lone Star National Bank directly at (800) 580-0322. Officials stress that all information will be handled discreetly. Courtesy imageTexas Border Business- Advertisement -Texas Border BusinessSan Antonio / Rio Grande Valley, TX — Lone Star National Bank is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying five individuals believed to be connected to…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members, one of them was previously convicted of murder. USCBP Image.Texas Border Business- Advertisement -EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members, one of them was previously convicted of murder.Saturday morning, McAllen Border Patrol Station agents working near Mission, Texas, apprehended a group of migrants after they illegally entered the United States.  Among the group was a 44-year-old male from El Salvador who is a confirmed MS-13 gang…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Reynaldo Mata-Rios, 60, is wanted in the fatal shooting of South Texas businessman Eddy Betancourt, 61.McAllen Police DepartmentEddy Betancourt, 61, a prominent Rio Grande Valley businessman, was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in McAllen, police said.State of TexasMcAllen police are asking for the public’s help in locating the man alleged to have shot and killed Rio Grande Valley businessman Eddy Betancourt over the weekend.At first, police expected the suspect, Reynaldo Mata-Rios, 60, of Pharr, to turn himself in. He had offered to do so, they say. Evidently, he changed his mind…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from By: Sarah Cervera Support for murder victims at the Rio Grande Valley Empowerment Zone in Alton will soon be harder to get.  The non-profit recently learned they weren’t chosen to receive $300,000 through the Victims of Crime Act grant. The federal grant helped fund the organization’s crime victim support group. The RGV Empowerment Zone had relied on the grant since 2013 to pay for operational cost, and the salaries of three social worker advocates. Jessica Castillo is now the only advocate at the center, and she said she’s volunteering at…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from The show, which airs on Oxygen True Crime, details the story of Lois Ann Riess, who became known as the “Killer Grandma” after she murdered her husband and then killed her doppelgänger in Florida before authorities finally caught up to her at a bar on South Padre Island.In March 2018, Riess killed her husband, David, inside their Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, home, withdrew thousands of dollars from her husband’s business checking account, and then went on the run. But she didn’t get very far. Police would later discover that Riess spent some of that…