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LETTERS: On gun control and RGV Olympian

Gun control debatedPerhaps if the framers of the Constitution would have known about the carnage done by citizens toward other citizens using high-powered rifles...

UTRGV men’s basketball loses to Seattle U in WAC Tournament quarterfinals

BY BRYAN SMITHLAS VEGAS — The UTRGV men’s basketball team rallied late but fell short of the program’s first conference tournament victory in more...

Agua Caliente Clippers surge late to get past RGV Vipers

The RGV Vipers let a 13-point fourth-quarter lead slip away, as the Agua Caliente Clippers scored 37 points during the final period to pick...

High winds, dry conditions fuel fire at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

ALAMO — Burning embers that “jumped” the river may have caused a fire that has grown to affect nearly 300 acres at the Santa...

Film Review: ‘The Strangers: Prey at Night’ a sluggish, cliche-driven sequel

BY BROOKE CORSO“The Strangers: Prey at Night” throws every horror cliche in the book into its slasher story of a family of four hunted...

Two Starr JP races head into runoffs

RIO GRANDE CITY — When election results were announced Tuesday night, who the next justices of the peace for precincts 1 and 4 would...

PSJA North theater program among 50 recognized nationwide by NBC

EDINBURG — Donning horns, furry coats, wings and even knight armors for class is not rare for students at PSJA North High School as...

Complaint: Gun used in Mission shooting death purchased for $30

A man who bought a gun allegedly tied to a homicide was in court earlier this week facing a federal gun charge.Jorge Carlos Lopez-Marquez,...

Festiva Events — Friday, March 9 – Sunday, March 11

HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP?Submit your information to [email protected] by 5 p.m. Monday to be considered for the following Friday.FRIDAYSUNSET YOGAYoga has immense benefits...

COMMENTARY: The symbiotic U.S./Mexico border region relationship

BY DR. M. RAY PERRYMANWhile rich in economic diversity, the vast border region between the United States and Mexico has much in common. Geographic...