COMMENTARY: Remembering the price of freedom this Memorial Day
BY GEORGE P. BUSHAs we gather with family and friends on Memorial Day, we are mindful of the words of scripture: “Greater love has...
With honor: Cordova leads volunteer efforts to bury local veterans with full military honors
Tony Cordova and nearly a dozen honor guard members found themselves at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery on a Friday morning in...
COMMENTARY: Seatbelts save lives and Texans
BY DAVID AND WENDY MILLSSIn the blink of an eye, our 16-year-old daughter was gone. She had just left with her friends to go...
Valley lawmakers supported banking overhaul
Of the 33 U.S. House Democrats who voted to approve the most significant bipartisan overhaul of banking rules since 2010, four of those Democrats...
Memorial adds 2 who sacrificed at war
MERCEDES — Finally, Army Private First Class Tomas Marroquin is getting the recognition he deserves.MERCEDES — Finally, Army Private First Class Tomas Marroquin is...
Cruz makes second trip to Washington to talk truck safety
HARLINGEN — Local resident Debra Cruz sat at a long table in front of a handful of lawmakers who were focused directly on her. HARLINGEN...
Man detained in connection with cocaine trafficking operation
McALLEN — A Pharr man suspected of aiding the movement of cocaine will be held without bond after a detention hearing Tuesday, according to...
Local organization assists in matching volunteers with community needs
McALLEN — As school year winds down, students looking for ways to keep busy during the three-month summer break now have help finding volunteer...
Report finds few issues with Agua SUD election
A report by the secretary of state’s office on the Agua SUD elections earlier this month found few issues in how the polling places...
EPA suggests $19.4M plan to cleanup cancer-causing poison from Donna lake
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this month released a 45-page plan detailing a potential fix to the decades-old health hazard prevalent in fish at...
