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McALLEN — Muggles gathered here at the McAllen Public Library on Saturday to celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday with trivia and cosplay, as one does during such occasions.

The Camille Playhouse will launch its Diamond Jubilee season with "Meet Camille," a two-day show July 22-23 featuring hit songs from its best musicals of the past 60 years.

HARLINGEN — The voice of the choir carried on the hot breath of summer across the field of red, white, and blue flags waving from the hands of the spectators in their folding chairs.

McALLEN — “Since I was a little kid, it’s been my favorite holiday!” exclaimed lifelong McAllen resident, Jorge Muñiz, shortly after the last mounted rider danced his horse down South Main Street to close out the city’s Fourth of July parade.

McALLEN — Hundreds of residents here crowded onto the risers along South Main Street on a sweltering Tuesday morning to take in the more than 70 patriotically decorated floats, cars, motorcycles and horses that participated in the city’s Fourth of July parade.

SAN BENITO — Resaca Fest returned to the city of San Benito with fanfare, food, fun and fireworks.

Valley Baptist Health System on Wednesday celebrated its ninth Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive by donating more than 3,000 boxes of cereal and $2,500 to the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley.

If you’re looking for a fun Fourth of July event filled with fireworks, look no further.

Water splashing in children's faces as the boys and girls giggle and chase each other while their parents laugh and keep a watchful eye — it's summer in the Rio Grande Valley, and people who are just looking for a way to beat the heat soaked up these vibes at the new Pirate's Cove splash park in Edinburg on Monday.

PRIMERA — Nestled within the confines of Cameron County just 4 miles from Harlingen is Primera, a town with a population just north of 5,000.