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Over 100 pounds of cocaine seized at bridges

HIDALGO — The Border Patrol seized over 100 pounds of cocaine in unrelated incidents Monday at two separate ports of entry, according to the...

Donna ISD police chief fired a second time

DONNA — The Donna ISD police chief is out of a job — again.Three years after the school’s superintendent fired him the first time,...

Island amphitheater now has a face

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Now we know what the amphitheater at Isla Blanca Park will look like.Cameron County commissioners yesterday unanimously approved the site...

Head start administrators forgo cost-of-living adjustments

EDINBURG — Five top Hidalgo County Head Start administrators will not see a penny’s worth of cost-of-living adjustments.Hidalgo County commissioners unanimously approved a 1...

County rescinds vote after designating parts of downtown Pharr a colonia

After a unanimous vote to explore the possibility of designating parts of Pharr’s downtown as a colonia, the Hidalgo County Commissioners voted to rescind...

Palmview, La Joya propose joining lawsuit against SB 4

PALMVIEW — The commissioners for the cities of Palmview and La Joya are set to vote on whether to join several major cities around...

$5 million insurance allocation to be decided by court

McALLEN — This time last year some of the victims and victims’ families of a bus crash that left several dead and dozens more...

Man charged in crash that claimed boy’s life

EDINBURG — A 29-year-old man was formally arraigned Monday in connection with a crash that left a 2-year-old boy dead.Ruben Hernandez, of Edinburg, faces...

University of Houston and DHR partner to bring satellite program to the Valley

EDINBURG —The University of Houston College of Pharmacy formalized an agreement with Doctors Hospital at Renaissance on Tuesday to bring its first satellite program...

McAllen ranks among cities with safest drivers in the country

McALLEN – If drivers here appear to be more reckless than average, then you might be shocked to learn you’re driving among the safest...