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EDINBURG — The Monitor toured the new courthouse, which is more than three times the size of the old one, last week as it...

EDINBURG — There was scarcely a free seat at CASA of Hidalgo County’s 27th annual Child Abuse Prevention candlelight vigil Thursday evening.

RIO GRANDE CITY — The woman arrested and jailed here on a murder charge stemming from what local authorities say was a “self-induced abortion” has been released.

Team Brownsville, the group of Good Neighbor Settlement House humanitarians who rose up to meet the crush of asylum seekers arriving in Brownsville and welcome them with dignity in 2018-2019, is celebrating James Pace’s new book that tells the refugees’ stories.

By Steve Clark

EDINBURG — An 8-year-old boy excitedly wanders through the courtyard here at Edinburg City Hall. He’s accompanied by his mother and alien friend “Fred” going from booth to booth, learning more about the mysteries of alien lifeforms.

Sheriff’s authorities are searching for two more suspects in a murder investigation that has already led to the apprehension of several individuals, one of whom is alleged to have been paid to kidnap and shoot a 37-year-old man to death before setting him on fire in a vehicle.

Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the suspect in a fatal stabbing that occurred Friday night in Edinburg.

EDINBURG — Several streets around the city will soon receive long-awaited upgrades as the city has embarked on a series of street paving projects for roads in residential areas.

HARLINGEN — More than 300 Texas State Technical College students and alumni, ready with their resumes and networking abilities to make an impression on...