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McALLEN — A crowd began their march in downtown McAllen in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a tradition here that has now...

HARLINGEN — Chaplain Joe Jaime entered the room to cheers and fanfare Friday morning as hospital staff, friends and fellow chaplains came to wish...

Now that she’s back for her final semester, Brownsville Veterans Memorial head cheerleader Valeria Perez says it was definitely worth the trouble to save...

McALLEN — Just after 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, Rabbi Asher Hecht attempted to gather the crowd toward a set of bleachers near a makeshift stage by the gazebo here at the center of Archer Park, but he was forced to contend with the piercing horn and crescendoing clatter of steel wheels as a freight train slowly made its way along the tracks a few yards from the park.

The Rusts are a staple at the annual Texas Hunters and Sportsman’s Expo and will once again be offering their wide, and incredibly unique, variety of cheese, jerky, sausages and much more.

Tim Sears, a 2001 Rio Grande Valley corps member, taught high school sciences at South Palm Gardens High School in Weslaco ISD from 2001 to 2004.

Local Brownville musician Lorenzo “Lorenzini” López is in the studio with his Tejana songbird, Madison Pulido, with projects from both of them on their way, something he has been wanting to cross off his bucket list since he started songwriting.

By Samantha Chavez

Special to The Monitor

EDINBURG — Cynthia Salinas (Goodrum at the time) had just watched the installation of a new house alarm system in her San Antonio home. After the installer left, she immediately brought the system to life.