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Wife accused in murder plot Man dies in shooting; alleged hitmen arrested By CELINA ALVARADO LAREDO MORNING TIMES In less than 24 hours, Laredo Police arrested the alleged gunman purportedly connected to the kidnapping and shooting death of a Laredo man Wednesday. Authorities subsequently uncovered an alleged kidnapping and murder plot that led to two more arrests in connection to the same crime. Police suspect the victim's wife took a direct role in her husband's killing. The victim, identified as 28-year-old Alberto Espinoza Castaneda, was found dead behind the wheel of his white 1986 Isuzu pickup truck Wednesday at the...

Bonilla selection angers Hispanics BY TRICIA CORTEZ Times staff writer "Shame on the Mr. South Texas selection committee," were the angry words of District Judge Manuel "Meme" Flores. "Bonilla accepts the nomination and then slaps every Hispanic in South Texas. The committee should consider retracting that recognition and giving it to someone else. If they don't, what will be the next step? A boycott of the Mr. South Texas luncheon." Flores made these comments the day after Congressman Henry Bonilla (R-San Antonio) accepted the honor of Mr. South Texas for Laredo's 2004 George Washington's Birthday Celebration. Flores' critical remarks were...