Hidalgo Co. judge orders temporary curfew for residents 17 and younger
Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez has ordered a temporary curfew for individuals 17 and under for the New Year’s holiday weekend.
The order came...
Munchin: Americans could receive stimulus checks tonight
Treasury Secretary Steven Munchin announced on his Twitter page this afternoon that some Americans could receive the $600 stimulus checks as early as tonight.
Munchin...
COVID-19 vaccinations in Mercedes, Harlingen for specific groups
COVID-19 vaccinations using the new Moderna vaccine are underway at UTRGV inoculation sites in Mercedes and Harlingen.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley received...
Sunshine vitamin observed to lower coronavirus risks
Several studies conducted recently by national health organizations observed that people with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to contract COVID-19 and...
COVID-19 cancels January’s Causeway Walk and Run at SPI
The COVID-19 pandemic is already putting a damper on 2021.
The annual Causeway Run and Walk scheduled for Jan. 9 has been canceled, officials said.
In...
Hidalgo County youth curfew expected as holiday surge imminent
Anticipating a potential increase of COVID-19 cases due to holiday gatherings, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said the county is poised to issue...
Requests for state resources show Valley on brink of disaster amid pandemic
Face masks, isolation gowns, surgical caps, and small, medium and large gloves — 500 of each. These were the first State of Texas Assistance...
Workforce commission has plan to aid restaurants
HARLINGEN — The Texas Workforce Commission has approved a new initiative aimed at helping the state’s restaurants negotiate their way through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
Lower Valley health care workers get their shots
HARLINGEN — Pam Frasier sighs as she waits for her 90-year-old mother and the staff at her mother’s nursing home to receive the coronavirus...
RGV COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise, up 50% since Halloween
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Rio Grande Valley continue to fluctuate but they are undoubtedly on the rise, having increased by 32% since Thanksgiving and...