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Thanks to Valley sculptor, a dead tree just goes on living

HARLINGEN — Just look at it as saving a tree from the smoke pit.

Cadaver canine to aid in search for baby

With a newborn baby -believed to be dead - still missing authorities said they will bring in a cadaver canine on Friday to aid in the search.

Airline CEOs demand end to mask mandate, send letter to President Biden

HARLINGEN — The chief executives of 10 major airlines and cargo haulers sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding an end to mask mandates and pre-flight testing for international travelers.

District 34 Congressman Filemon Vela resigning early from Congress

BROWNSVILLE — Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas said Thursday he will soon leave office for a job in the private sector rather than finish what was already his final term in Congress.

Artistic hunger: Food, childhood memories collide at new UTRGV exhibit

A former professor is exploring her childhood and relationship with food via an art exhibit that formally opens Friday at the University of Texas...

Brownsville port officials share 2021 numbers

The Port of Brownsville on Thursday held its annual “State of the Port” luncheon for the first time since 2019, and port officials had good news to report despite economic ripples from the pandemic.

Border agents find 60 people in trailers at Falfurrias checkpoint

Border agents in the Falfurrias area arrested three people over the course of two days who were allegedly trying to smuggle as many as...

Psychologist: H-E-B shooting suspect likely to commit violence again

EDINBURG — A psychologist said Thursday that a man accused in a mass shooting at a Palmview H-E-B in 2016 suffers from schizophrenia, has...

Authorities: Gulf Cartel leader indicted on drug charges

The head of the Gulf Cartel responsible for shipping cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanly to the United States for six years has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Brownsville, authorities said.

Hospitalizations remain under 50 in Hidalgo County

There were 397 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Hidalgo County and no new deaths as of Thursday, according to a news release that...