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New Homeland Security Secretary visits RGV during first week on job

HIDALGO — Less than a week after taking office, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen stood in the shadow of the levee wall here and...

McAllen donates firetruck to Reynosa

HIDALGO — With southbound traffic stopped, representatives from two nations met Wednesday at the middle of the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge.A 1994 Pierce Lance firetruck...

Community voices opposition to potential changes at community garden

McALLEN — An 11-year-old walked up to the podium inside city commission chambers Monday, trying to get a group of elected officials at least...

Judge in Chayse Olivarez murder case recuses himself

RIO GRANDE CITY — A judge who found himself the target of a bribery attempt has recused himself from a murder case that has...

Federal jury finds Mission man not guilty on federal gun charges

McALLEN — A Mission man accused of purchasing firearms and then selling them illegally was found not guilty Wednesday in federal court.Lombardo Bazan, 32,...

Brownsville PD to release more info on officer-involved shooting

Brownsville police are working to identify two, possibly three, suspects who authorities shot at during an auto theft investigation Tuesday afternoon.Police spokesman J.J. Trevino...

Voters choose new leadership in Donna: Morales, Castillo secure council seats

DONNA — Former Mayor Rick Morales landed back in the driver’s seat of the city council.Morales on Tuesday defeated mayoral candidate Simon Sauceda by...

Cold-stunned turtles to be released today

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Green Atlantic sea turtles small and large will be returning to their natural home today.Saved by Sea Turtle Inc. earlier...

Carlos Cascos to run for Cameron County judge

Former Cameron County judge and Texas Secretary of State Carlos H. Cascos has filed to run for county judge in the November 2018 general...

Weather pattern may deliver more cold to Rio Grande Valley

HARLINGEN — Everybody who was shaken up — or immensely excited — by an inch of snow last week may be in for some...