NEWS — Woman accused of murder in stabbing death released on bond
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times One of three women accused of murder in the stabbing death of another woman here in June has been released from jail after posting bonds totaling $2 million. Amaya Cookie Diaz, 19, was released from custody on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to information released
Del Rio News
NEWS — Woman accused of murder in stabbing death released on bond
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times One of three women accused of murder in the stabbing death of another woman here in June has been released from jail after posting
NEWS — Man sentenced to over 6 years in federal prison for assaulting, resisting a federal officer
An illegal alien from Mexico was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 75 months in prison for assaulting a United States Border Patrol agent in 2024, announced
NEWS — Commissioners approve road funding, public defender agreement
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times All five members of Val Verde County Commissioners Court were present. Here’s what happened at the meeting: County judge lauds Texas Parks & Wildlife
NEWS — DRPD arrests man following 911 threat call
Press release from the Del Rio Police Department On October 4, 2026, at approximately 7:26 p.m., officers with the Del Rio Police Department responded to the 700 block of Spring
NEWS — Garza defends going to granddaughter’s christening, missing TBO event
By Joel Langton The 830 Times Texas House District 74 candidate Robert Garza said Wednesday that family commitments kept him from attending The Border Organization’s Sunday candidate forum, responding to
NEWS — Federal, state candidates face grilling from The Border Organization
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times Three candidates for one federal and two state offices fielded questions on topics ranging from data centers to gun control from leaders of a
Del Rio Sports
SPORTS — Queens volleyball catches fire in October
By Joel Langton The 830 Times The Del Rio Queens’ pink shirts for October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month simply say “Fight.” It’s a word the Queens have taken to heart,
SPORTS — Queens avenge opening loss, split series with Southwest
From staff reports The Del Rio Queens and San Antonio Southwest split their district volleyball series this season, with each team winning on the other’s home court after the Queens
SPORTS — Comstock boys claim sixth straight district cross country title
From staff reports The Comstock Panthers captured their sixth consecutive District 31-1A boys cross country championship Monday, Oct. 5, in Utopia, Texas, sweeping the top three individual places and qualifying
SPORTS — Del Rio beats Eagle Pass to earn playoff berth
By Joel Langton The 830 Times The Del Rio High School tennis team is headed to the playoffs. Few victories are sweeter for a Del Rio team than beating rival
SPORTS — Queens fall to district leader United, turns attention to Eagle Pass
By Joel Langton The 830 Times The Del Rio Queens brought plenty of hustle and fight Saturday afternoon, but district co-leader Laredo United pulled away for a three-set volleyball victory.
SPORTS — Del Rio tennis falls to United, playoff berth on line Wednesday
By Joel Langton The 830 Times The Del Rio High School tennis team came within a point of improving its position in the District 30-6A playoff race, falling to Laredo
Community
COMMUNITY – Whitehead travels back in time to the renaissance era
By Louis Zylka The 830 Times The Del Rio Renaissance Faire will return to the Whitehead Memorial Museum on Friday, Oct. 9, from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct.
COMMUNITY – Bring families and friends to go pumpkin shopping
By Louis Zylka The 830 Times Shop for pumpkins at the 17th Annual Pumpkin Patch at the First United Methodist Church (FUMC), 100 Spring St., lasting all the way to
COMMUNITY — Val Verde County celebrates National Night Out
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times Hundreds of Val Verde County residents participated in the annual National Night Out on the grounds of the county fairgrounds on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
COMMUNITY — Chamber prepares for Wild Game Dinner
From staff reports The Del Rio Chamber of Commerce’s Special Projects Committee is offering two firearm raffles ahead of the 38th Wild Game Dinner, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, at
COMMUNITY — Bands rocked out at Whitehead, attracting hundreds of people
By Louis Zylka The 830 Times More than 900 people attended Draculinafest at the Whitehead Memorial Museum on Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3, to hear rock, heavy metal
COMMUNITY — Fiesta de Amistad kicks off tonight with celebration at Ramada Inn
From staff reports Fiesta de Amistad begins tonight with a celebration at the Ramada Inn Ballroom, launching a month of events celebrating friendship between Del Rio and Ciudad Acuña. The