Two-thirds of COVID-19 deaths reported this week in Hidalgo County were unvaccinated
Hidalgo County health authorities reported 21 deaths from COVID-19 this week, with seven reported Friday.
Of the 21 deaths reported this week, 14 were unvaccinated.
County...
FAA schedules virtual public hearing on SpaceX heavy launch program
The Federal Aviation Administration will hold a public hearing — via Zoom — on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the SpaceX Starship/Super...
Harlingen keeping down energy costs; Negotiating with company to keep bill at $1 million
HARLINGEN — As natural gas prices climb to a 14-year high, officials here are banking on holding down their annual electric bill to about...
DHS plans to restart MPP in Brownsville, pushing asylum seekers to Mexico
The Biden administration is planning to reimplement a program allowing migrants to request asylum and wait for their immigration court hearings from Mexico by...
Deadly shooting prompts homicide investigation in Hidalgo County
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another injured from gunshot wounds.
Sheriff J.E. “Eddie” Guerra said...
Judge extends temporary restraining order in Weslaco school district suit; due process hearing set...
EDINBURG— A judge Thursday extended a temporary restraining order preventing Weslaco Independent School District from terminating its former human resources director based on an...
Reversing course, health authority opts to extend school mask mandate in Hidalgo County
EDINBURG — Hidalgo County Health Authority Dr. Ivan Melendez extended the county’s mask mandate for local schools Thursday despite indicating earlier this week that...
Dean Porter Park ready for Pumpkin Patch & Scarecrow trail
Dean Porter Park is being transformed into a color of orange with lots of hay bales as the Brownsville’s Parks and Recreation Department will...
Builder sets plans for 3 residential subdivisions
Local home builder Esperanza Homes announced plans this week for three new residential subdivisions in the Upper Valley.
The McAllen-based firm, which has developments stretching...
‘Taste of fall’ like temperatures coming to the Rio Grande Valley
Get ready for some fall like temperatures this weekend, as a cold front will pass through the Rio Grande Valley.
Although it will be hot...