Mid-Valley Town Crier

Weslaco man charged with horse theft after selling 3 miniature ponies

The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Weslaco man on Monday after he sold three ponies valued at $7,000 for $600, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Mercedes ISD terminates contract for teacher accused of injuring child with disability

The Mercedes Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to terminate the contract of Maria Luisa Espino, a teacher who was arrested in June for allegedly injuring a child with a disability.

Weslaco ISD approves $5,000 retention, recruiting stipends

The Weslaco Independent School District Board of Trustees not only approved recruiting and retention stipends for employees Tuesday, but approved stipends over double the amount it was originally considering.

Jury: State Rep. Muñoz owes $1.2M for legal malpractice

McALLEN — It took less than an hour for a 12-person jury to find state Rep. Sergio Muñoz liable for paying $1.2 million in...

Seeing spots: Brownsville zoo welcomes first ocelot

The elusive ocelot, endangered on this side of the border, is a celebrity among Rio Grande Grande Valley wildlife, though Brownsville’s Gladys Porter Zoo hasn’t had one — until now.

Forecasters monitoring tropical wave that could impact the RGV

The Rio Grande Valley could experience additional rain this weekend, as the National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a tropical wave that is expected to move over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

Cameron County confirms first case of monkeypox

Cameron County is reporting its first case of monkeypox that could also be the first case of monkeypox in the Rio Grande Valley.

Portion of Falcon Lake to be dredged

A portion of Falcon Lake will soon be dredged to help restore water access in rural Zapata County, where recent drought has caused that community to struggle to maintain water flows.

Hidalgo County schools score mostly As and Bs in state accountability ratings

Local schools scored almost all As and Bs in the Texas Education Agency’s 2022 accountability ratings, which were released Monday.

Whew! Tropical system brings drought relief

Well, that helped.