6A Football Notebook: RGV’s 6A teams begin district play
The first half of the 2023 Texas high school football season has come and gone, with teams across the state gearing up for the...
EDITORIAL: Autos getting safer, but walker-cyclist fatalities still rising
Our nation’s automobiles are safer than ever. Most new vehicles have features to reduce the chance of accidents, including cameras that enable drivers to see what’s behind or beside them and sensors that sound when the vehicle nears a person or object. Many automatically brake if a driver gets too close.
Record stores unite to hold festival highlighting Valley’s musical legacy
Record stores across the Rio Grande Valley will unite for Sabado Gigante, a record store festival showcasing the diversity of Valley vinyl stores and to pay tribute to Arnaldo Villarreal Ramírez, who is best known as Mr. Falcon, a trailblazer in regional music.
Brownsville ISD, Ortiz Elementary celebrate National Blue Ribbon School award
The Brownsville Independent School District celebrated the distinction of Ortiz Elementary School being named a National Blue Ribbon School during an all-school rally Thursday morning in the school cafeteria.
California woman admits to role in $1.6M counterfeit bond scheme
A 45-year-old California woman pleaded guilty in Brownsville federal court Wednesday for her part in a scheme that generated more than $1.6 million in counterfeit savings bonds.
Gov. Greg Abbott visits Harlingen to tout manufacturing company
Gov. Greg Abbott visited ITD Precision Stampings in Harlingen Wednesday to tour the facility, spotlight the company’s role in the Texas manufacturing economy, and to tout the “Made in Texas” brand known around the world.
Brownsville ISD to keep graduations in the evening following student outcry
After a group of students from Veterans Memorial Early College High School expressed displeasure at Tuesday’s school board meeting about holding graduation ceremonies at 7:30 a.m., the board decided not to do it after all.
DA says fentanyl overdoses on rise in Cameron County
The Cameron County District Attorney’s office is urging the public to be aware of the dangers of fentanyl following three overdoses in the last several days.
EDITORIAL: Officials bicker over buses, little regard given migrants
This past weekend the 20th busload filled with immigrants arrived in Los Angeles, sent from Texas, whose name ironically means “friendship.” Like many of those that went before, the bus that arrived Saturday originated in the Rio Grande Valley.
Pandas could be gone from America’s zoos by the end of next year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wearing an "I Love Pandas" T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing. She and her mother, Alison, had made a special trip from San Antonio just to watch the National Zoo's furry rock stars casually munching bamboo and rolling around on the grass.