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Tears shed as ‘blessed’ RGV families get visual aids for ‘severely impaired’

EDINBURG — Five-year-old Roberto Cortez was stressed Friday morning when he realized he couldn't fit something into his backpack. The Mission youngster with thick-framed eyeglasses looked up at his mom for help, with an expression that would melt any mother's heart.

DOJ report details constitutional violations at Edinburg juvenile center

The Department of Justice on Thursday announced that an investigation has revealed multiple violations of the U.S. Constitution at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or TJJD.

Mexican national nabbed in Brownsville gets 6 years for child porn

A Mexican national attempting to enter the United States through the B&M International Bridge was arrested after authorities discovered over 400 videos and images of child sexual abuse material, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.

Border Patrol stops smuggling attempt at Cameron County Airport

Border Patrol agents on Tuesday disrupted a human smuggling attempt at the Cameron County Airport in Los Fresnos.

Shaine Casas’ Olympic run inspires pride at McAllen High School

McALLEN — The Men’s 200-meter Individual Medley Semifinals was still over an hour away, yet fans of Shaine Casas — many wearing red, white, and blue — were already filling the seats of the McAllen High School auditorium.

Mission ‘hot shots’ sentenced for ‘inhumanely’ smuggling thousands of people

A years-long conspiracy to smuggle thousands of people into the U.S. by transporting them inside wooden crates and then drilling them shut has landed four men — most from Mission — in federal prison.

McAllen’s Shaine Casas narrowly misses shot for Olympic medal

Shaine Casas missed out on swimming for gold Friday.

McAllen’s Casas swims into Olympic semifinals

McAllen’s Shaine Casas clocked a 1:58.04 to finish second in the fourth heat today in the Men’s 200-meter Individual Medley to advance to the...

Mission couple sentenced for one of South Texas’ largest human smuggling schemes

A Mission couple has been sentenced to two decades in prison for leading a criminal organization that transported nearly 2,500 people into the country illegally in one of the largest conspiracies recently seen in South Texas.

Valley to hold watch parties for McAllen Olympian Shaine Casas

The entire Rio Grande Valley is uniting in support of McAllen’s very own Olympian, Shaine Casas.