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At BISD clinic, more getting COVID-19 shots

By late Monday morning, the Brownsville Independent School District had administered more than 400 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in a clinic at its main administration...

Early voting gets started, City races, term limits on ballot

Monday kicked off early voting for the May 1 general and charter amendment elections, where citizens will decide who will fill the positions of...

Rio Hondo among five Valley teams in TGCA softball polls in final week of...

The Rio Hondo Bobcats joined a group of five Class 4A-6A high school softball teams across the Rio Grande Valley to earn spots in...

Brownsville woman, Mercedes man charged in weekend homicide

The Mercedes Police Department charged a Mercedes man and a Brownsville woman with murder for the shooting death of a 19-year-old woman. The suspects are...

USDA inspecting trees for citrus canker

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) employees in the Valley and surrounding counties are inspecting fruit trees for signs...

IDEA Public Schools in Cameron County awarded funds from the Elon Musk Foundation

IDEA Public Schools announced its schools in Cameron County were awarded $459,000 from the Elon Musk Foundation. The money awarded will go towards enhancing science...

New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and AMY TAXIN Associated Press For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike...

Port Isabel student a winner of Millionaire Club contest

PORT ISABEL — For five weeks, high school freshman Ghesline Medina and other GEAR UP students learned about money management and investment through a...

Police: 2 killed, 3 injured following shooting in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — Two people were killed and three others were injured following an early Monday morning shooting in Houston, according to police. Officers initially...

Chapters Ahead: MSA student to graduate at 15

When Christopher Thomas Phillippe began reading to his mother at age 2, chapters ahead in the hardcover book she was reading to him, his...