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Man to remain in custody in weapons case

McALLEN — A Brownsville man will continue to be held in federal custody in connection with an attempt to smuggle a grenade launcher barrel...

After career-threatening injury, UTRGV’s Magallon goes from walk-on to NCAA qualifier

EDINBURG — Anthony Magallon said he looked like a “shot dog” during his first warmup laps as a freshman walk-on at UTRGV in 2016.After...

Charges filed in big rig human smuggling

BROWNSVILLE — Two Cuban nationals have been charged with smuggling 86 undocumented immigrants found in a tractor-trailer Tuesday night.BROWNSVILLE — Two Cuban nationals have...

Former candidates react to illegal voting arrests

EDINBURG — Former city council candidates on last year’s November ballot expressed disappointment with the recent arrests surrounding alleged illegal voting in the municipal...

Delays in Starr County election results caused by ‘human error’

Results for the Starr County runoff elections were delayed several hours Tuesday because of a reported glitch with the voting machines that led to...

Weekend events to mark Memorial Day

VFW Post 8788VFW Post 8788 will host events throughout the weekend to mark Memorial Day. A program will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday...

2018 summer movie preview

BY BROOKE CORSOWith the end of the school year just around the bend and the Texas heat kicking into its long, sweaty, five-month marathon,...

Genius in a Bottle: California, Australia, Chile producing some of the best cabernets

BY CARLOS CARDENASCabernet has long been king in the wine community. One grape to rule them all, Cabernet Sauvignon holds its dominion over wine...

Edinburg voter fraud case intensifies

EDINBURG — A sweeping investigation into voter fraud has yielded four arrests and dragged the names of the mayor, a council member and the...

EDITORIAL: Praise for RGV young ‘heroes’ by State Board of Education

When Crystal Pacheco, a first grader at Monte Cristo Elementary School, in Edinburg, last year was asked to write a letter containing her Christmas...