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• Texas firefighter found dead outside of Cancun

  July 24, 2021 6:28 PM

  FORT WORTH - A Texas firefighter was found dead in Mexico, and local authorities said they found his body in a bathroom window. KTVT reported that firefighter Elijah Snow died Monday while vacationing 10 miles away from Cancun. Local officials said Snow's body was found in a hotel,... more »

• Undocumented immigrant accused of fatally shooting teen pleads not guilty

  August 24, 2017 6:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An undocumented immigrant accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old boy in March has pleaded not guilty. Court records show 49-year-old Octavio Bringas pleaded not guilty to the charge of negligent homicide in the death of Darius Plummer. Darius Plummer Documents say that several individuals... more »

• Illegal immigrant sentenced to prison for drug trafficking

  March 11, 2017 5:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An illegal immigrant has been senteced to six and a half years in federal prison for his role in transporting illegal drugs. A U.S. District judge sentenced 39-year-old Silvestre Gutierrez after he pleaded guilty to attempting to transport six kilograms of cocaine through Baton Rouge in... more »

• Mexican Red Cross travels to Baton Rouge to join American Red Cross in flood recovery

  September 24, 2016 1:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Members of the Mexican Red Cross, Cruz Roja Mexicana, are joining the American Red Cross in Baton Rouge this week to help Latino families that have suffered from the flood. The ten volunteers from Cruz Roja Mexicana are set to visit communities around Baton Rouge next week.... more »