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Bigger is better: Tipton breaks ground on new Hyundai facility

Jim Tipton didn’t expect to outgrow his Morrison Road Hyundai dealership in just eight years, but that’s exactly what happened. On Friday morning in a...

Motorists in Lower Valley urged to be alert for brown pelicans

As a cold front is expected to arrive in the Rio Grande Valley Saturday night into Sunday morning, officials are warning motorists traveling on...

Questions surround proposal to redraw district lines; Commissioners warn plan could impact voter numbers

HARLINGEN — Questions are popping up around a plan to redraw the city’s five district boundaries after new Census figures drove an 11-percent boost...

Source: Four migrants who crossed through RGV placed in MPP 2.0

At least four migrants who crossed between the Rio Grande Valley ports of entry were enrolled into a controversial program that forces migrants to...

McAllen man pleads guilty to possessing, trying to distribute child pornography

A McAllen man faces up to 20 years in federal prison after admitting to possessing child pornography with the intent to sell it on...

Annual car show toy drive slated for Sunday

EDINBURG — Hidalgo County car and truck enthusiasts are once again preparing to start their engines for an annual effort to bring toys to...

Fewer test positive for COVID-19 in Hidalgo County this week

Fewer people tested positive for COVID-19 in Hidalgo County when compared to last week, with officials reporting a total of 763 cases this week. County...

Former cartel boss sentenced to over six years

BY LAURA B. MARTINEZ and MARK REAGAN | STAFF WRITERS  A member of the Gulf Cartel has been sentenced to more than six years in...

Border Patrol agent pleads guilty to helping smuggle cocaine through checkpoint

A Border Patrol agent from La Joya entered a guilty plea Friday to charges of attempting to aid and abet the smuggling of cocaine...

McAllen’s Casas wins gold at World Championships in Abu Dhabi

Former McAllen High and Texas A&M standout swimmer Shaine Casas won his first international gold medal Friday during the second evening of the Short...