RGV nurse apprenticeship to address medical staff shortage
The Rio Grande Valley is getting what educators and medical professionals say will be the first Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Track, which they hope will help address the current local and national nursing shortage.
Harlingen family a shining example of bringing hope through adoption
HARLINGEN — Meet Sebastian.
DHR strives to reverse Valley’s low organ donation registration
Ten-thousand, one-hundred and fifteen. This is the number of people currently on the transplant waiting list in the state of Texas alone with about 40% of them being minorities, according to Donate Life America.
Brownsville Navigation District awards $32,000 in scholarships to seniors
Thirty-two graduating high school seniors from Brownsville area public and private high schools each will receive $1,000 scholarships through the Brownsville Navigation District’s 2024 Port of Brownsville Scholarship program.
Channelview woman sentenced for trying to smuggle 3,580 rounds of ammo
A 52-year-old woman from Channelview, Texas has been sentenced to prison for her attempts to smuggle over 3,500 rounds of ammo into Mexico by concealing it within a spare tire, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.
VARCO claims San Benito trying to ‘rob’ Resaca Village
SAN BENITO — City officials are trying to “take over” San Benito’s first resaca-side commercial development, failing to give its developer more time to complete construction, an attorney said Thursday.
Early voting underway in municipal elections across Hidalgo County
Early voting is underway in several municipal elections across Hidalgo County. Residents are being asked to choose new leaders, amending the rules that govern their city, or taking on decades’ worth of debt to finance public infrastructure.
CDCB, BC Workshop officially launch DreamBuild in Los Fresnos
BC Workshop and Come Dream Come Build, formerly the Community Development Corporation of Brownsville, officially launched their DreamBuild modular affordable housing program in Los Fresnos on Thursday.
UTRGV-Edinburg CISD Collegiate High School completion delayed
At a budget workshop meeting on Monday, Edinburg CISD gave an update to the collegiate high school with UTRGV which is now projecting completion by late May or early June, later than originally planned.
Valley couple who smuggled exotic animals sentenced to prison, probation
A Rio Grande Valley couple who were arrested late last year for smuggling exotic animals have been sentenced, court records show.
