Alerts MCM

EDCOUCH — Less than a week after a swarm of FBI agents raided city hall and paid visits to the city’s top two administrators, officials here are still struggling to recover from the turmoil.

With the Rio Grande Valley having a rich history of marching band culture, three Valley bands advanced to the state level with each school making history.

A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday set the bond for the Progreso school district’s board president, who is accused of cocaine smuggling, at $250,000 with a $15,000 deposit, court records indicate.

SAN BENITO — After a four-month search, a new boss is taking over at City Hall.

PHARR — Spiced chai coffee and Indian dishes were served and munched on as the cricketers played on their makeshift field as the sport returned to the Rio Grande Valley.

The Mercedes Police Department said there are no injuries following a shooting that happened Monday afternoon near the Mercedes Early College Academy.

A 46-year-old Mission man is under arrest after he and his friend broke into a McAllen home where the resident fought back, leaving one of the burglary suspects “unconscious,” according to a McAllen Police Department press release.

Someone from Edinburg is $1 million richer.

Early voting has commenced in the Hidalgo County area with local races, tax rate elections and Texas constitutional amendments on the ballots.

EDINBURG — Nancy Colbath, a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit at DHR Health, smiled softly as she looked out at the crowd of families dressed in Halloween costumes.