The Brownsville Herald

As we begin another month, the same constellations that have been in the sky at this time for a thousand years are still visible. What changes is where the planets are. If you are an early riser, then you may be outside before sunrise to locate Saturn in the southeast and Jupiter in the east. To the lower left the faint speedy Mercury will put in a brief appearance, barely above the horizon so a view from the beach would be your best opportunity to catch a glimpse of the innermost planet.

IDEA Public Schools announced Friday that its board of directors has named Cody Grindle as president and Ernesto Cantu as chief schools officer.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — It is just before 9 a.m. and a breeze sweeps in off the water over the dunes Saturday as Sea Turtle Inc. Chief Conservation Officer Amy Bonka inspects rows of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle egg clutches buried in the sands of the organization’s protective corral.

McALLEN — There’s more to empty bowls than just a clever name for the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley’s premiere fundraising event. As around 300 of them were nestled in the hands of painters here at the Radisson Hotel McAllen Airport on Saturday morning, with attendees trying their hand at creative designs and fun scribbles, the people behind the organization are hoping that what the bowls represent will inspire generosity in the hearts of Valley residents.

June 5 is the start of early voting for the June 17 runoff election between Susan Ruvalcaba and Tino Villarreal for the Brownsville City Commission At-Large “A” seat formerly held by John Cowen, now mayor of Brownsville.

Social media videos showing a woman striking a dog and laughing landed her in jail, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office said via Facebook on Saturday.

A man wanted for murder in North Carolina was arrested at the Gateway International Bridge on Saturday morning.

PORT ISABEL — The start of June signals the start of the road to the 7-on-7 state tournament in College Station for teams across...

Three Rio Grande Valley legislators will participate in the historic impeachment trial in the Senate against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

HARLINGEN (AP) — Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she appeared to have a seizure and died on her ninth day in custody, an internal investigation found.