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Spiritual Guidance: Photographer exhibits artwork of churches

Renee Rodriguez took a trip to San Miguel de Allende in 2014 thinking that it would be the last trip of her life. With...

EDITORIAL: Inspiration: Bill Reagan set an example for serving our community

Bill Reagan is retiring after more than 11 years as executive director of Loaves and Fishes community shelter in Harlingen. He leaves behind a...

Federal stimulus package flooding Valley coffers; Record infusion to launch public works projects

HARLINGEN — The biggest money stream to flood the Rio Grande Valley is pouring into local government coffers as officials gear up to launch...

4 more RGV residents die due to COVID

EDINBURG — Hidalgo County reported one more death related to the coronavirus Monday along with 59 new cases of the virus. The fatality was a...

Blood moon rising: Pretty rare full lunar eclipse coming early Wednesday

HARLINGEN — Call it a blood moon, or a wolf moon, or to be more precise, a Super Flower Blood Moon. Whatever you name it,...

Ex-BISD trustee to be sentenced in federal court Wednesday

Former BISD Board of Trustees Vice President Sylvia P. Atkinson is expected to be sentenced Wednesday on federal bribery charges. Atkinson is scheduled to appear...

DPS: Los Fresnos crash victims ‘burned beyond recognition’

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating an early Monday crash in Los Fresnos that left two men dead after their vehicle struck...

State jobless outlook continues to brighten; Valley still high

The state jobless rate is slowly righting itself after a year of pandemic-related turmoil, but Valley unemployment numbers for April still rank among the...

Red snapper season in federal waters starts June 1

The recreational angler season for red snapper in federal waters opens June 1, but when it ends is anybody’s guess. That will be determined at...

Statewide ban on homeless encampments approved by Texas Senate

By Reese Oxner | The Texas Tribune The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a bill to ban homeless encampments throughout Texas — a response to...