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Edinburg family hoping for Christmas outside of hospital as son battles illness

EDINBURG — Nallely Garza and her husband Pedro Garcia first noticed something was amiss as they tried to enjoy a walk at Doolittle Nature Park with their two young boys on a Spring day in 2022.

McAllen police investigating murder-suicide at Coast Asian Bistro and Bar

McAllen police responded to the Coast Asian Bistro and Bar during the Friday lunch hour after a gunman shot and killed a woman and shot another man, who is at the hospital undergoing emergency medical care, before turning the gun on himself.

Mission sports bar owner who forced girls into commercial sex gets 30 years

A mother and son who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking undocumented women and girls for more than 20 years out of two Mission bars have been sentenced.

Cameron County’s Green Island is a paradise of birds

"During the month of May, 1921, I had an ever-to-be-remembered outing in the region between Brownsville and Point Isabel, Cameron County Texas," stated J.R. Pemberton in a 1922 essay written for the Condor.

Blue Santa event Friday to distribute toys for Edinburg residents

The Edinburg Police Department will host its Blue Santa toy giveaway event at 6 p.m. Friday at Promenade Amphitheater, 201 W. McIntyre St. in Edinburg.

Edinburg childrens’ Christmas wish is for their dad to be healthy again

EDINBURG — Usually, some kids ask Santa Claus for new toys or whatever trending electronic device is out on the market today, but for 25-year-old Miriam Esquivel’s children, they only ask that their dad get back to full health.

McAllen names Santoscoy new aviation director

It’s official. The McAllen International Airport has a new aviation director.

Tale of the Tape: Brownsville Veterans, Smithson Valley to meet for state berth

The Brownsville Veterans Chargers’ historic run continued last week, coming from behind to take down previously unbeaten Corpus Christi Miller 35-28 at home. The victory...

Mission family of 7 living in small home hope for brighter Christmas

MISSION — On the corner of Inspiration Road sits a small yellow apartment that a family of seven calls home.

Edinburg’s Grupo Frontera to appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Latin Grammy Award winning artists and Edinburg natives, Grupo Frontera, will appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” tonight on ABC.