Saving the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail
EDINBURG — Groundwater flows just feet under parts of the city. The high water-table has been creeping into the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail, recognized...
STISD students advance to national HOSA competition
BY SPECIAL TO THE MONITORMERCEDES— Twenty-three South Texas Independent School District students, who are members of the HOSA-Future Health Professionals organization, qualified to compete...
Sacred Heart continues to see low immigrant numbers
McALLEN — The number of immigrants passing through the Respite Center at Sacred Heart Catholic Church remains low, with just 241 people passing through...
Restoring the Valley’s only black cemetery led to Edinburg’s annual Juneteenth celebration
EDINBURG — For years, Lewis Callis, a retired mail carrier, pushed his lawnmower down the street for blocks toward a small, run-down cemetery, which...
Generations come together for fishing trip
MISSION — Making new friends and fishing was to objective this week in the inaugural intergenerational fishing derby held at Anzalduas County Park.Bringing the...
Finish line in sight for Rio Hondo lift bridge refit
RIO HONDO — There is light at the end of the bridge.RIO HONDO — There is light at the end of the bridge.Texas Department...
Plea deal reached related to Weslaco woman’s death
EDINBURG — A McAllen man originally charged with murder agreed to a plea deal last week to avoid the possibility of life in prison,...
Rio Grande City hires new legal representation
RIO GRANDE CITY — City commissioners hired new legal counsel Wednesday after their previous city attorney resigned in April.Attorneys Calixtro Villarreal and Reno Gonzalez...
Bribery, theft investigated at probation office
EDINBURG — The Hidalgo County Adult Probation office is under investigation for alleged bribery and theft by employees.The investigation appears to focus on probation...