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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...

Medical milestone: DHR moving forward with kidney transplants, offering new hope to Valley patients

EDINBURG — Eight years ago, Mercedes Rivas began vomiting consistently. Her doctors kept telling her it was food poisoning, but that wasn’t the case.Rivas...

Woman accused of trying to smuggle Mexican teen for $4,000

A Dallas woman accused of attempting to smuggle an undocumented minor from Mexico into the country was arrested Wednesday at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge.The...

Grand Champion steer sells for $21,000 at RGVLS Sale of Champions

MERCEDES — Madison Stambaugh, 10, struggles to hold on to her goat, Babycakes, as it wiggles around her, almost tangling her in its rope.Babycakes,...

Palmview police investigating woman’s death as homicide

A Palmview man was arrested after allegedly dropping off his girlfriend's dead body outside of Mission Regional Medical Center Friday night, according to Palmview...

‘Citrus party’ targets pest at RV parks

HARLINGEN — Winter Texans in RV parks face some special problems when it comes to backyard citrus trees.HARLINGEN — Winter Texans in RV parks...

Citrus industry seeks help from backyard growers

HARLINGEN — Certainly one of the joys of living in the Rio Grande Valley is walking into your backyard and plucking a fresh orange...

‘Artrageous’ show Saturday supports Edinburg arts projects

EDINBURG — Exploring the wonders of imagination through various forms of fine art is at the heart of the Fifth Annual Artrageous Art Show...

New-look RGV FC Toros play to draw with Saint Louis FC in 2018 opener

EDINBURG — Unsure where RGV FC’s scoring punch might come from this year, first-year coach Gerson Echeverry spent much of the preseason focused on...

Local bank honors Valley’s influential women

McALLEN — A red carpet stretched from the front doors of IBC Bank in downtown McAllen Thursday night to lead the way to its...