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Hidalgo County plans to move its Elections Department

Hidalgo County Commissioners took action Tuesday afternoon that indicates a new Elections Department building is underway. The court appropriated $50,000 to fund preliminary design services...

13 pounds of meth found inside fire extinguishers at Hidalgo port

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Sunday discovered a little more than 13 pounds of methamphetamine inside two fire extinguishers. CBP found the alleged...

McAllen police arrest man accused of assaulting jogger

McAllen police have apprehended a person of interest who is believed to have assaulted a woman who was going for a run. Lt. Joel Morales...

Capital murder suspect who fled arrested in Alabama

The Elsa Police Department announced that federal and state law enforcement officials in Alabama have arrested a 20-year-old man wanted here on warrants for...

Trial set for first suspect accused in 6-year-old’s drive-by killing

A trial date has been scheduled for the first of four men accused in the fatal drive-by shooting that killed a 6-year-old in rural...

CBP finds 44 rifles, disassembled machine gun hidden in trampoline box

A would-be toy broker is under arrest after U.S. Customs and Border Protection found 44 rifles, a handgun and a disassembled M249 machine gun...

Judge orders Osiel Cardenas Jr. to remain in custody until his trial

A U.S. Magistrate Judge has ordered Osiel Cardenas Jr., son of drug kingpin Osiel Cardenas Guillen, to remain in custody until his trial on...

Brownsville mom pleads guilty to crash that left her son dead

A 32-year-old Brownsville mom has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to intoxication manslaughter charge that left her 13-year-old...

Report: More than 3,000 new virus cases in Hidalgo County schools

Hidalgo County schools saw a significant spike in the number of COVID-19 positive cases among students and staff Tuesday. The county reported 2,344 new cases...

Common preaches confidence, success at UTRGV discussion

EDINBURG — Actor and activist Common proved anything but ordinary last week in the first of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s distinguished...