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McAllen played host to a marriage proposal that will see the unification of an award-winning actor and a rising star in the fashion industry.

In response to an overwhelming surge in stray and unwanted dogs and cats being brought to its shelter, the Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care Center (BARCC) has teamed up with public libraries in Brownsville and Los Fresnos for Library Adoption Days, with the goal of finding forever homes with loving, responsible families for more of the city’s most vulnerable inhabitants as opposed to euthanizing them.

About five years ago, Marco and Michael Martinez began learning to churn ice cream from their grandfather, who is originally from Jalisco, Mexico.

She's lovin' it.

EDINBURG — The city of Edinburg’s 12th annual UFO Festival kicked off its opening night on Friday, in which people across the Rio Grande Valley gathered at the Edinburg City Hall Courtyard to take part in wacky UFO activities.

Y'all ever heard of a blow dry bar? Well, now you have.

BROWNSVILLE — It's the gift that keeps on giving.

As summer comes to an end, well summer break not so much the heat, and students prepare to tackle the next school year, local businesses, organizations and agencies are pitching in by holding back to school events for families struggling to afford supplies, clothes and anything else necessary for the classroom.

The projector glows from a distance, beaming light into the night sky at the silver screen before you, and movie magic fills the evening air.

MERCEDES — "There's nothing better than watching the movies under the stars and under the moon."