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Weslaco slapping incident sparks policy talks; details still scant

Weslaco ISD is still declining to release any additional details on an incident in which an employee allegedly slapped a student last year, although...

Hidalgo County’s homeowner assistance program goes statewide

What originally started as a pilot program in Hidalgo County to assist ​​homeowners with payments on delinquent property taxes has now launched as a...

$10K in donations ‘life-changing’ for Spirit of Christmas families

More than $10,000 in monetary donations were collected for eight families in need whose stories The Monitor told as part of its Spirit of...

Connector complete: Ribbon cutting held for $25.6 million project

The Port of Brownsville held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for the nearly two-mile-long South Port Connector Road, which officially opens to traffic on March...

Photo Gallery: Ribbon cutting held for $25.6 million project

The Port of Brownsville held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for the nearly two-mile-long South Port Connector Road, which officially opens to traffic on March...

‘Coming home’: New CEO takes reins of Harlingen Medical Center

HARLINGEN — Full circle. That best describes Candi Constantine-Castillo’s journey to her current position as the new CEO of Harlingen Medical Center. “I was on the...

Trevino: Bridge timeline shortened; Gateway renovation to expand capacity

The renovation of Cameron County’s Gateway International Bridge was initially expected to take 10 years to complete, if it ever received funding, though now...

Articles of valor: MOSTHistory exhibit pays tribute to Valley’s women in war

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Museum of South Texas History in Edinburg has set up an exhibit titled “Women on the Warfront,”...

TSTC alumna’s industry expertise shines in TSTC’s Auto Collision and Management Technology program

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College alumna Dolores Garza, of McAllen, is a new TSTC Auto Collision and Management Technology instructor for the spring...

Weather service predicts hot, dry days stretching for months

Dryland growers are delighting in significant moisture in the soil this planting season, a distinct advantage for germinating cotton and grain sorghum that was...