Early voting underway in municipal elections across Hidalgo County
Early voting is underway in several municipal elections across Hidalgo County. Residents are being asked to choose new leaders, amending the rules that govern their city, or taking on decades’ worth of debt to finance public infrastructure.
UTRGV-Edinburg CISD Collegiate High School completion delayed
At a budget workshop meeting on Monday, Edinburg CISD gave an update to the collegiate high school with UTRGV which is now projecting completion by late May or early June, later than originally planned.
Valley couple who smuggled exotic animals sentenced to prison, probation
A Rio Grande Valley couple who were arrested late last year for smuggling exotic animals have been sentenced, court records show.
MOSTHistory Sunday Speaker Series discusses struggle for migrant field sanitation
The Museum of South Texas History will host the Sunday Speaker Series presentation, “Rebecca Flores and the Struggle for Field Sanitation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley,” featuring Brent Campney at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in the Courtyard Gallery.
Hidalgo County generator program aided vulnerable residents amid power outages
Hidalgo County is celebrating the success of its generator program amid wide-ranging power outages over the weekend.
San Juan man says he felt ‘alive’ choking dog to death
A 21-year-old San Juan man told police he felt “alive” when he choked his neighbor’s pug to death after stealing it from her residence on April 13, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Phở-nominal bowls of flavor at Lê Phở House in Weslaco
WESLACO — Wanting to try something new and different, I came to Lê Phở House — a Vietnamese kitchen in Weslaco — with an open mind and I left with a stomach full of delicious noodles, broth, beef and a curiosity into a new cuisine.
McAllen presses needs to state transportation leaders
MISSION — “We’re not the sleepy little cities we used to be, especially the McAllen area, Pharr (and) Mission. We keep growing. It’s amazing what’s going on,” McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos said amidst a gaggle of local officials on Monday.
2 killed in fiery four-car crash outside Edinburg
Two people were killed while another is hospitalized with “major injuries” after a fiery four-car crash outside Edinburg on Tuesday morning.
STHS planning Cinco de Mammo Mondays in May
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that there are about 240,000 women and about 2,100 men diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Although breast cancer-related deaths have declined over the years, it remains the second leading cause of cancer death for women.
