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LETTERS: On President Trump and being kind

Russian collusion rebuttalThanks Manolo Garibay for proving my point in your recent letter. Those 15 Russians were in collusion with who? Your attempt was...

IBC’s senior VP considered an inspiration for local women’s empowerment

Sitting in her office at the International Bank of Commerce downtown McAllen, which is lined with plaques, trophies, medals and certificates, Dora Brown insists...

Livestock show transmits through generations as annual event concludes

MERCEDES — Upon being stamped on the hand with a red goat for admission and entering through the main archway of the Mercedes Livestock...

Democratic party icon and ex-La Joya mayor dies at 70

A stalwart of the local political scene died early Saturday.William “Billy” Leo died shortly after midnight at the age of 70 from what is...

Reynosa man sentenced on federal cash smuggling charge

A Mexican national was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in connection with an attempt to smuggle into Mexico more than $300,000 in...

UTRGV nets nearly $2M for genomic diabetes research

WESLACO — Close to a year into its expansion to the Mid-Valley region, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine has...

Torres shines as UTRGV baseball sweeps Eastern Michigan in marathon doubleheader

EDINBURG — Standing on third base more than 10 hours after he first arrived at UTRGV Baseball Stadium for Saturday’s doubleheader, Tyler Torres was...

McAllen ISD considers tuition-based pre-K program

McALLEN — School district officials are proposing a new tuition-based pre-K program that could increase enrollment and make good use of vacant classrooms.The McAllen...

Kaleidoscope of butterflies: Families flutter to McAllen’s annual Monarch Festival

McALLEN – Families swarmed to the Quinta Mazatlán World Birding Center for the Monarch Festival on Saturday to celebrate the northern migration of the...