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The Gladys Porter Zoo will celebrate National Kids Day by hosting the 18th Annual Kids Appreciation Day, presented by H-E-B, from 10 am. To 3 pm. Saturday in Brownsville.

PHARR — The local police department prepared for this year’s National Night Out by holding it here at the Pharr Aquatic Center in order to help families, friends and community members beat the summer heat as they celebrated the nationwide event Tuesday; and if the feedback was any indication, it turned out to be rather chill after all.

McALLEN — The mood was electric as dozens of Dallas Cowboys fans crowded into London Grill & Tavern Tuesday afternoon, awaiting their chance to meet three-time Super Bowl champion Troy Aikman and enjoy a few cold ones.

Did you join the crowd at the STAR party at Resaca de la Palma recently? If not, make sure to find out when the next one will be. Sharing the Christina Torres Memorial Observatory telescope and hearing first hand from Dr. Mario Diaz about astronomical research being conducted locally is a rare opportunity. The next event STARS teams will be hosting will be Aug. 20 at the two Brownsville public libraries and will relate to the amazing James Webb Space Telescope. Check with the libraries for details please.

The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley now has a new refrigerated truck in its fleet of a dozen trucks — a first for the organization that helps serve more than 76,000 people per week.

The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley now has a new refrigerated truck in its fleet of a dozen trucks — a first...

It’s been three years in the making, but it’s back.

The No. 1 book in new releases in children’s zoo books on Amazon is making a giraffe at Gladys Porter Zoo a celebrity.

“Iconic,” “a staple,” and “a part of history.”