Local News

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-McAllen, this week announced that she is running for a second term in Congress.

SAN BENITO — Family and friends are coming together to honor M.L. Garcia, a former San Benito school board trustee treasured as a teacher who helped her students' characters shine.

What do the otherwise random numbers of 18,900 and 2,700 and 10 all have in common? They add up to the ongoing popularity and success of the McAllen Holiday Parade.

Porter Spencer sits stoically in his chair as a powerful Marine in his perfect dress blues places a flag in the young boy's hands.

A former Mission High School substitute teacher will serve a decade in federal prison for coercion and enticement of a minor.

Tis' the season to be giving.

A Mission man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to his involvement in a fatal smuggling conspiracy, according to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas.

At the request of Athletic Director and Head Coach JC Ramirez, it will be all business with no big pep rally leading up to Friday’s fourth-round playoff game between Corpus Christi Miller and Brownsville Veterans Memorial.

A former Weslaco city commissioner has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a bribery conspiracy involving a water treatment plant contract that involved tens of millions of dollars.

McALLEN — Local comedians Mario “Superstar” Salazar and Raymond Orta had offers to film their stand-up comedy specials in El Paso or San Antonio, but they made the choice to film it at the historic Cine El Rey for their love of the Valley.