PEARSALL

A fatal neurological disease known as “zombie deer disease” has been detected in a South Texas county for the first time, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Departments.

Only three milligrams of fentanyl is enough to kill an average adult male. The potent synthetic opioid is having a significant impact on how police in Pearsall do their jobs.

An explosion in Pearsall has left one person dead and two others injured, a federal official said.

Tommy Navarro, 45, faces a Class A misdemeanor charge of theft of property between $750 and $2,500.

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Steele's impressive victory over New Braunfels headlined a pivotal Week 7 of KSAT 12's Big Game Coverage for the high school football season that brought clarity to district races across greater San Antonio area.

Week 4 of the 2022 high school football season was highlighted by offensive fireworks, as Canyon raced past Champion in KSAT 12's Game of the Week, Davenport scored 62 points in a win over Lockhart and Jefferson edged Brackenridge in overtime.

Residents in Derby, a rural town in Frio County about 10 miles southwest of Pearsall, have been without running water since August 6, according to the private company that supplies the town's water.

A recent homicide in Pearsall at the hands of a woman's ex-boyfriend is highlighting the inequities of domestic violence resources in rural communities.

Victims of domestic violence are reluctant to seek help because news travels fast in small towns, and everyone knows everyone, a domestic violence survivor advocate says.

Two women were injured after a man with a gun entered a business in downtown Pearsall and opened fire, according to authorities.

PEARSALL, Texas – A Pearsall 13-year-old girl is fighting for her life at Houston’s Texas Children’s Hospital after going into cardiac arrest. Alina Valenzuela’s health took a dramatic turn just less than two weeks ago. Her older sister, Leticia, said Valenzuela’s health plummeted on Jan. 10. Since her arrival in Houston, Alina has undergone two heart surgeries with Monday being the most recent. Since her arrival to Houston, Alina has undergone two heart surgeries, with Monday being the most recent.

The South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall, Texas. Across the nation, detention centers have become hotspots for the coronavirus, putting immigrant families and ICE officers at risk of contracting the virus. In early May, the immigration detention center was linked to more than 90% of Frio Countys confirmed COVID-19 cases. One of the detention centers has a rapid COVID-19 testing machine, but its constantly passed around between centers, Castro said. Garcia said shes not convinced recommended health protocols are being followed within the detention centers, though ICE employees told her they were.

Every positive COVID-19 case in Pearsall traced to immigration detention center, officials sayPublished: May 5, 2020, 6:34 pmAll of the 10 positive COVID-19 cases in Frio County have been traced to the South Texas Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing and Detention Center, according to Fred Reyes, Pearsall city manager.