BREAKING NEWS firetruck from Fire Station 2 at St Charles crashes into neighbors Residence

Concerned neighbors of St Charles street reported to our newsroom that around 9:15 p.m. a fire truck exiting from the fire station 2 lost control and crashed into a residence completely destroying the fence and taking down a beloved shrine to the Virgen of Guadalupe that is a major tourist stop for residents and tourists that pass by this residence.


Neighbors were upset that the police was not called and that members of the fire station used their flash lights to inspect the damage and place orange cones to divert traffic but never called the police or tried to calm down the owners of the property that are known to be well into their 80's and appeared disoriented as to why the fire truck was in their driveway.  People that witnessed the accident were saddened and pissed off that a famous shrine to Virgen de Guadalupe that lies in the couple garden was destroyed by the accident and that some firefighters were seen laughing about it.

The fire department did not wanted to be identified by concerned neighbors and tried to hush down the accident taking into consideration that owners of the home are elderly and could be easily persuaded to not call the Brownsville PD to fill up a report of the accident.

Kmart "GOING OUT OF THE BUSINESS SALE" this weekend 50%, 60% and 70% OFF!

Kmart store located at 2454 Pablo Kisel Blvd is going out of the business and is hosting a four day weekend starting this thursday at 5:30 a.m. opening the store and slashing prices and reducing merchandise in this extreme sale.  The store is going to be offering discounts up to 70% on all items even items that are already in sale, store management are forced to enforced this margin call due to the decline in sales of the once famous Kmart franchise that boomed in the early 70's in the cameron county area.  Kmart management and owners are hoping that during these four day sale weekend, residents from the Rio Grande Valley and neighboring towns of Reynosa and Monterrey will be delighted in acquiring at cheap prices furniture, shoes, garden items and clothes so that the store would not experience another loss of almost 245,000 dollars for this month of July.

All items are sold as is and there is no limit for the customer, if they noticed that the items already have a discount or are in sale they can get more discount toward it when they check out.

For the first 200 customers arriving at the store Kmart employees are going to be offering a continental breakfast and cold ice coffee in the parking lot.

Brownsville Family accepting donations to rebuild house lost in storm.

A Brownsville family is setting up an account with IBC bank and is asking the Cameron county community to help with donations to rebuild their home that was damaged in San antonio during the recent flooding this past weekend.

the Gonzalez family was able to flee the area and secured their four vehicles before driving down to the valley where they contacted channel four news to ask for help.  the family is also asking for clothes, furniture, and drawers and will gladly be selling barbecue plates outside heb central and Heb boca chica this memorial day at 6 dollars a plate.  the Gonzalez family have set up an account with ibc for more information contact the gonzalez attorney, Luis Begumen at

956 890 7222.

Mayor Tony Martinez to lease plots of land in Cameron Park to the University of Texas at Brownsville

Mayor Tony Martinez confirmed this week that he intended to lease and sell plots of land located in the Cameron Park subdivision to the University of Texas at Brownsville to start building as soon as possible several dorms and the new art center starting summer 2014.

The University has been surveying several buildings and plots of land all over Brownsville since the decision was made earlier this year that the University was parting ways with TSTC.  Juliet Garcia had shown interest in leasing several decrepit buildings in the historical section of Downtown Brownsville but now is official that the University will lease and purchase several plots located at Cameron Park to immediately begin construction of several dorms and apartments for future students and a new engineering center for the University.

Mayor Martinez explained to the Brownsville Herald that the plots of land are indeed private homes that are in the process of being foreclosed by the banks.  Cameron Park residents are encouraged to log on to the Cameron County Website where they will be notified if their plot or home will be leased or purchased by the University. Residents will have six months to make arrangements with their banks or mortgage company before the University starts building and acquiring the lots.