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Donna police arrest man who posed as FBI agent

Police say a 29-year-old Donna man they encountered late Saturday night admitted to posing as an FBI agent to scare people and to protect...

Poll: Texas voters believe vaccines work, but some won’t get COVID-19 shot

By Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Most Texas voters believe vaccines are safe and effective, but 28% do not plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine when...

Edcouch police make arrest in Friday stabbing

Edcouch police say a 25-year-old man stabbed another man three times last Friday after an argument over drugs. Daniel Vasquez Jr. is charged with aggravated...

DHR Health offers phone registration for COVID-19 vaccine

DHR Health announced Monday it is open for registration for the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to a news release, DHR Health will...

Leading the way: Edinburg teen among historic first class of female Eagle Scouts

Faralyn Stroop was always a scout — sort of. Because her brothers were Cub Scouts, a program in the Boy Scouts of America that was...

McAllen schools eye air purification purchase to fight COVID

The McAllen Independent School District is moving toward spending at least half a million dollars on air purification systems intended to eliminate COVID-19 and...

BEARING WITNESS: Illustration closes series by paying tribute to COVID-19 victims

BY FRANCISCO GUAJARDO José Alaniz created the final Bearing Witness column, featuring portraits of four people we’ve lost during the pandemic of 2020-21. A close friend...

Man arraigned in 2002 murders of 4 women in Donna

EDINBURG — A man who allegedly ordered the deaths of four women for testifying against him in court nearly two decades ago was arraigned...

Third suspect in 6-year-old girl’s fatal shooting receives $1M bond

EDINBURG — The third suspect accused by the Hidalgo County’s Sheriff Office in a shooting that took the life of a 6-year-old girl was...