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Community mourns death of Los Fresnos High School student who drowned at SPI

The Los Fresnos school district is providing counseling services to staff, students and friends of a 17-year-old high school senior who was the victim of an apparent drowning.

DAs lead Valley-wide domestic violence drive

The Rio Grande Valley’s top law enforcement officials are teaming up to focus on domestic violence after Texas’ third-highest death toll leaves 204 victims dead, including the highest number of firearm deaths ever recorded.

Protest prompts closure of Gateway International Bridge

Federal authorities are reporting that the Gateway Bridge between Matamoros and Brownsville has been closed due to a protest.

First significant cold front of fall on its way to Rio Grande Valley

You might want to pull out those blankets Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, as a cold front making its way into the Rio Grande Valley will bring overnight temperatures into the 50s and lower 60s.

Moran’s Pizzeria in Mercedes prompted applause and love at first bite

MERCEDES — The first time I’d heard of the legendary Hot Cheeto pizza from Moran’s Pizzeria, I was on the phone with my soon-to-be girlfriend.

Police have person of interest in 2016 case involving Nahomi Rodriguez

Harlingen police said they have a person of interest in the case of 19-year-old Nahomi Rodriguez, who went missing in July 2016 and whose remains were found about a year later near a Rio Hondo canal.

Democratic candidates talk abortion rights in McAllen town hall meeting

McALLEN — In a room full of supporters, Michelle Vallejo and Rochelle Garza — both Democrats set to appear on the ballot in November — imparted a crucial message to Rio Grande Valley voters: all eyes are on them.

Authorities recover body of missing swimmer off South Padre Island

Authorities have recovered the body of a 17-year-old Los Fresnos man who went missing in the water off South Padre Island.

Pan American legend Jackson dies at 80

Luke Jackson, a member Pan American College’s 1963 NAIA National Championship team, died Wednesday at the age of 80. Jackson is survived his wife of...

Final sentence handed down in cocaine bust in Bass Pro Shop parking lot

The third of three men accused of trying to sell cocaine to an undercover FBI confidential informant earlier this year in the Bass Pro Shop parking lot in Harlingen, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.