Alleged Donna kidnapper asked victim to ‘go with him’ before assault
A criminal complaint revealed that a man accused of kidnapping asked the victim if she would like to “go with him” before assaulting her at a gas station in Donna.
TPWD unleashes new all-digital Super combo license
A new digital hunting and fishing license is now on sale that allows Super Combo license holders to digitally tag harvested turkey, deer and oversized redfish.
Flood watch issued for most of the Rio Grande Valley
A flood watch has been issued for most of the Rio Grande Valley until 7 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service in Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley is reporting.
Donna banking on big bridge investment
DONNA — August is typically budget-planning season for local government entities, and things are no different in “The Heart of the Valley,” where officials recently met to go over the city’s fiscal projections for the coming year.
Trustees, superintendent clash over Weslaco ISD dress code implementation
Weslaco Independent School District trustees and the district’s superintendent clashed at a workshop last week over what employees should be able to wear on campus.
More invasive Australian crayfish found in Brownsville pond
Researchers from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley recently collected invasive Australian redclaw crayfish in Brownsville.
Sales tax numbers show gains, but pace slows
State sales tax allocations released in August show a downward trend in the Rio Grande Valley.
Hidalgo County health authority warns of ‘false sense of security’ surrounding COVID
Despite new guidelines from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention that ease COVID-19 ease isolation recommendations, the Hidalgo County health authority says there’s a false sense of security when it comes to the ongoing pandemic.
Weslaco ISD superintendent faces criticism over administrative shakeup
A reorganization of the Weslaco Independent School District undertaken by Superintendent Dino Coronado placed him firmly in the crosshairs of some of the district’s trustees at a workshop specifically called Tuesday evening to discuss concerns about that reorganization.
Drug trafficker who paid off former sheriff wants punishment ended early
The man who once bribed former Hidalgo County Sheriff Guadalupe “Lupe” Treviño as part of a yearslong drug trafficking scheme that ensnared the sheriff, his son and the department’s elite Panama Unit drug interdiction team is asking a court to lift the remainder of his punishment.
