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Former Cameron County workers file suit; Two employees had been charged in tax assessor...

BROWNSVILLE — Two county employees who were fired and then rehired after public corruption charges against them were dropped have sued Cameron County for...

Possible motive emerges in case of murdered RGC teen

RIO GRANDE CITY — Marijuana brownies and $67 worth of Xanax pills may have been the motive in the murder of local teen Chayse...

Transfer of county commissioner’s wife raises concerns

EDINBURG — The transfer of a Hidalgo County commissioner’s wife from one department to another has drawn the ire of the public official’s critics,...

Spreading the cheer: Target, McAllen first responders treat local students to holiday shopping spree

McALLEN — Two-hundred children from local schools were given the shopping opportunity of a lifetime Tuesday.The students, ranging from kindergarteners to fourth-graders, were allowed...

UTRGV med school to offer incentives to primary care physicians

EDINBURG — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine’s goal to increase the number of primary physicians in the Valley is...

More than 1,000 pounds of marijuana found in avocado shipment

PHARR — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stationed at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge discovered more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana concealed in an...

Interim Precinct 5 officials appointed

EDINBURG — County commissioners appointed an interim justice of the peace and constable for Precinct 5 on Tuesday after soliciting applications for the positions...

McAllen weighing drainage utility fee

McALLEN — A slight increase to monthly utility bills could be implemented as soon as March, as city officials are weighing a drainage utility...

Jurors come to split decision in San Juan officers’ drug trial

McALLEN — Jurors in the federal trial against two San Juan police officers came to a split decision during its sixth day Monday, according...

State senator calls for plan of action from Agua SUD

Concerns over management at the Agua Special Utility District have prompted state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa to call on the utility district to develop...