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A Brooklyn family faces a heartbreaking Christmas after their son, Marcin Iwanowicz, was fatally shot outside a rehab facility in Brownsville, with police investigating the incident as possibly stemming from a dispute, and no suspect in custody yet.
President Joe Biden is set to visit Brownsville, Texas, where residents are dealing with a variety of issues beyond immigration, such as dust pollution and economic development. While Biden aims to highlight the impact of a failed bipartisan bill on the area, former President Donald Trump plans to blame the immigration overflow on Biden's policies. Residents see immigration as a mixed bag, with concerns about health, education, and economic opportunities. Border Patrol encounters have decreased, but the immigration issue remains contentious, with calls for action from both the president and Congress.
A 31-year-old mother from Brownsville, Texas, has died after battling fungal meningitis, which she contracted at a Matamoros clinic following a cosmetic surgery. Crystal Villegas fought the deadly infection for four months but ultimately succumbed to the disease. She leaves behind three children and was known for her fitness and life advice on social media. The CDC has reported nine deaths related to epidural anesthesia procedures in Matamoros, with two clinics, River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3, being associated with the outbreak. Villegas, despite her condition, used her platform to spread awareness and encourage others to prioritize enjoying life over appearance.
Favian Vega Jr., a 20-year-old man from Brownsville, Texas, turned himself in to the Cameron County Sheriff's Office after seven outstanding warrants were issued for his arrest on charges of possession of child pornography. Vega's warrants were confirmed by Cameron County Dispatch, and he was taken into custody and transported to the Carrizalez-Rucker Detention Center.
First-time candidates Chris Banks and Yusef Salaam appear to have won Democratic primary races in Harlem and Brownsville, respectively, defeating long-time leaders in those neighborhoods. Banks is leading Councilmember Charles Barron in Brownsville, while Salaam, who was exonerated in the Central Park Five case, is ahead of Assemblymember Inez Dickens in Harlem. The results are preliminary, and not all votes have been counted yet. In South Brooklyn, Susan Zhuang secured the Democratic nomination for a newly drawn majority-Asian district, while Ying Tang appears to have secured the Republican nomination, setting up a competitive general election.
In a bold experiment, a Brooklyn neighborhood, Brownsville, let neighbors, not the police, respond to low-level street crime for five days. Workers from Brownsville In Violence Out stand sentry on two blocks, and the police channel all 911 calls from that area to the civilians. The civilians have no arrest powers, but they have persuaded people to turn in illegal guns, prevented shoplifting, and stopped a pregnant woman from hitting a boyfriend. The effort is part of a movement called the “community responder model,” which aims to reduce the use of armed officers to handle many calls.
Brownsville, Tennessee, the birthplace of Tina Turner, is planning to build a statue in honor of the music legend. The statue will be placed in Heritage Park near Carver High School, which Turner attended. The mayor of Brownsville wants the statue to represent Turner's passion and inspire others to own their stories. Brownsville is already home to the Tina Turner Museum.
Brownsville police are investigating the death of an unidentified man found with injuries to his body near Morningside Road. The man was found unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene. The police are currently conducting an investigation to determine the cause of death and have asked the public to take an alternative route if traveling near the area.
The driver who crashed his car into a group of migrants outside a Brownsville, Texas, shelter on Sunday, killing eight, was "obviously intoxicated" and said in Spanish, "They got in my way," according to the arrest report. George Alvarez, 34, has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault and remains in custody on a $3.6 million bond. Alvarez ran a red light and lost control of his Range Rover on May 7, hitting 18 people. Results from Valley Regional Medical Center showed Alvarez tested positive for marijuana, cocaine, and benzodiazepines.
George Alvarez, the driver who crashed his SUV into a group of people waiting for a bus outside a migrant centre in Brownsville, Texas, killing eight and seriously injuring 10 others, has been identified and charged with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The FBI is investigating whether the crash was intentional, and police are looking into claims that the driver was hurling invectives at the migrants prior to the crash. Alvarez has a lengthy criminal history, and blood screens from the hospital where he was being treated showed he had drugs in his system at the time of the crash.
A witness to the car crash that killed eight people outside a migrant shelter in Texas says the driver made anti-immigrant remarks before he was detained by members of the public. Suspect George Alvarez, 34, has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after Sunday morning’s incident. Police say they are still investigating whether the crash was intentional as well as the driver’s alleged remarks. The Venezuelan government has called for an investigation to determine if the crash was deliberate and motivated by hate or xenophobia, after it emerged that several of the victims were from Venezuela.
The man charged in the deaths of eight people after his vehicle rammed a crowd in front of a Brownsville, Tex., migrant shelter had cocaine, benzodiazepines and marijuana in his system at the time, police said Tuesday. Witnesses said they heard the driver expressing anti-immigrant sentiments after he attempted to flee the scene. The victims had come to the United States fleeing the political and financial turmoil that has ravaged Venezuela for years. The tragedy came amid rising tensions at the U.S.-Mexico border, where authorities expect a surge of migrants once a pandemic-era policy that allows rapid expulsions of asylum seekers at the border is lifted this week.
An SUV crashed into a group of migrants outside a shelter in Brownsville, Texas, killing eight and injuring 10 others. The driver, George Alvarez, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter and other charges. Officials are still investigating whether the crash was intentional. Most of the victims were men from Venezuela seeking asylum in the US. The police are awaiting the results of a blood test to determine if Mr. Alvarez was intoxicated at the time of the crash.
Gabriel Gallardo, a survivor of the Brownsville bus stop crash that killed at least eight and injured 10, is pleading with President Joe Biden to help him and his family. Gallardo, a migrant from Venezuela, lost a leg in the crash and is asking for his wife and two children to be allowed to come to the U.S. from Colombia. The victims of the crash are believed to be migrants, and authorities have not ruled out the possibility that the crash was intentional.
A witness to the car crash that killed eight people outside a migrant shelter in Brownsville, Texas says the driver made anti-immigrant remarks before he was detained by members of the public. Suspect George Alvarez, 34, has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after Sunday morning’s incident. Police say they are still investigating whether the crash was intentional as well as the driver’s alleged remarks. The Venezuelan government has called for an investigation to determine if the crash was deliberate and motivated by hate or xenophobia, after it emerged that several of the victims were from Venezuela.