Deadly fungus has killed 90 percent of bats in three species
A sobering new study on bat losses to white-nose syndrome claims more than 90 percent of northern long-eared, little brown and tri-colored bats have...
Lower Valley student to graduate at 15
BROWNSVILLE — When Christopher Thomas Phillippe began reading to his mother at age 2, chapters ahead in the hardcover book she was reading to...
LETTERS: New ‘stimulus’ not appreciated
I like receiving money, but ....
Congress just passed the $1.9 trillion legislation this past week allowing most Americans to receive $1,400 per adult and...
LETTER: Biden blasted
With Joe Biden’s 48 wasted years of failure in accomplishing anything worthy of American greatness, except his selfserving enrichment for himself and the Biden...
LETTER: Gowen endorsed
I think change is good, but not all the time. When it comes to “it’s time for a change,” this should not apply to...
LETTER: Learn from difficult year
I noticed that my image was used for a follow-up story regarding the reopening of our public schools (March 28). I wish I could...
Demand Drops: Less than a quarter of Texans fully vaccinated
By Marissa Martinez, Juan Pablo Garnham and Mandi Cai, The Texas Tribune
After months of not having enough COVID-19 vaccines to meet demand, Texas suddenly...
Tu Salud: The deliberate act of being well
By Lisa Mitchell-Bennett, Tu Salud
Despite challenging circumstances, there are humans who are capable of finding a state of well-being even in the harshest of conditions....
Herald All-Metro Boys Basketball: Falcons’ Martinez leads way as MVP
Gerry Martinez made a grand entrance into the high school varsity basketball scene as a freshman. And even with teams game-planning around him, the...
State jobless rate stays at 6.9 percent; RGV improves
The Texas jobless rate held steady in March at 6.9 percent, but there was a slight improvement in the Rio Grande Valley, although the...