Hidalgo Coin Club meeting, show set for next week
The Hidalgo Coin Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, at the McAllen Chamber of Commerce, 1200 Ash Ave. in McAllen.
McAllen ISD terminates IMAS contract, begins Quinta Mazatlan mediation
In efforts to curb the district’s $13.7 million budget deficit, McAllen ISD took action at Monday’s meeting by voting to terminate a $2 million contract with the International Museum of Arts & Science (IMAS) and begin to mediate with Quinta Mazatlan over a $4 million project.
Nebraska man who skipped court in fatal Edinburg drunk driving case in custody
A Nebraska man who was wanted after skipping court hearings in a case where he is accused of driving the wrong-way on Highway 281 while intoxicated before causing a fiery, fatal crash is back in Hidalgo County.
Grand flavor, personality at Brownsville’s El Mesquite
BROWNSVILLE — I know the meal will serve my appetite very well because I can’t find any place to park until I drive to the back.
Harlingen commissioners mull 4-year terms to increase voter turnout
HARLINGEN — Two years after voters set limits on the mayor's and commissioners' terms, city commissioners are proposing boosting terms from three to four years as part of a plan to drive up turnout.
Hidalgo Commissioner Everardo Villarreal secures seat; JP races head to runoffs
Hidalgo County Pct. 3 Commissioner Everardo “Ever” Villarreal easily beat his Democratic challenger Beto Garza in the Tuesday primary.
Cameron County’s Sophia Benavides retains seat; tax assessor-collector race heads to runoff
Cameron County Commissioner Pct. 1 Sophia Benavides easily batted down a challenge from Erika Perez Murillo in Tuesday’s Democratic Party primary, while the race for county tax assessor-collector will go to a runoff on May 28.
McAllen man guilty of ex-wife’s kidnapping, murder
EDINBURG — A jury on Wednesday found 44-year-old Richard Ford guilty of capital murder for kidnapping and killing his ex-wife, Melissa Banda.
‘ECMO saved my life’: ATV accident survivor credits DHR’s advanced life support
EDINBURG — Tears streamed down his face as he spoke about an ATV accident that nearly killed him. Jose Eduardo Altamirano Brown’s mouth quivered as he thanked the DHR Health doctors and other healthcare staff who helped save his life with the use of the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO program.
CBP finds howler monkeys ‘climbing’ out of vehicle window at Brownsville bridge
You can hardly call it a smuggling attempt.
