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USA Now director, employee plead guilty in Ponzi scheme case

McALLEN — Mexican investors seeking a path to the United States found themselves the victims of a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme tied to an EB-5...

USA Now director, employee plead guilty in Ponzi scheme case

McALLEN — Mexican investors seeking a path to the United States found themselves the victims of a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme tied to an EB-5...

Starr County officials push initiative to curb celebratory gunfire

RIO GRANDE CITY — A new effort among Starr County officials to crack down on celebratory gunfire will continue throughout the year.The effort, announced...

New freeze warning issued for Rio Grande Valley

Don’t put those blankets away just yet.The National Weather Service in Brownsville reports freezing temperatures are expected again tonight and a freeze warning will...

Thousands of Texas homes still in dark

HARLINGEN — Thousands of AEP Texas customers were without power this morning as cold temperatures continue to plague the utility’s electrical grid.At 8 a.m.,...

Power outages continue across RGV

Power outages continued Tuesday evening, leaving about 1,000 people across the Rio Grande Valley without electricity in the middle of a cold snap.Lee Jones,...

Donna inching forward in naming city manager

DONNA — The city council here met behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss formalizing a contract for a new city manager.The original $195,000-per-year contract...

Monitor names new deputy editor in editorial restructure

McALLEN — The Monitor has promoted a Rio Grande Valley journalist and seasoned newsroom leader who, together with the newspaper’s publisher, will oversee its...

Sen. Cornyn to give State of Congress in Rio Grande Valley

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn will deliver a State of Congress address at the Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco Jan. 12.The speech was originally planned...

La Joya Housing Authority welcomes two new board members

LA JOYA — Two new board members were sworn in to the La Joya Housing Authority last month, and a third is expected within...