School districts, law enforcement cope with copycat effect after Florida school shooting
McALLEN — Echoes of the most recent mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school continue to resonate throughout the Rio Grande Valley with...
COMMENTARY: Community education: Together we are stronger
BY ANA D. GONZALEZThe belief that we are stronger together has endured in the Rio Grande Valley for as long as I can remember....
Women We Love: Colleagues praise Valdez’s leadership in local banking industry
PROFILEHometown: Charlotte, North CarolinaWhere do you live: McAllenEmployer/Business: Lone Star National BankOccupation: Human Resources ManagerWhat do you like most about The Valley: The great...
UTRGV faculty exhibit includes deep, personal works
BY NANCY MOYEROver the years, art has been identified as a major indicator in understanding the social ethos of epochs, countries, and even political...
COMMENTARY: Cruel experiments at A&M on ‘man’s best friend’
BY DR. EMILY TRUNNELLDeep inside the laboratories at Texas A&M University in College Station, golden retrievers and other dogs are suffering from a painful,...
LETTERS: On Mercedes City Commission, gun rights and Trump’s military parade
Evaluate this for yourselfRecently, Mercedes City Commissioners voted 3-2 to hire a new marketing facilitator. This job will require this new employee to contact...
Bulls charge at BorderFest
HIDALGO — State Farm Arena transformed Sunday into a large bullring for the Bloodless Bullfight as part of BorderFest’s celebration of Spain.
A city celebration...
Voter fraud investigation looms over Starr County Primary elections
RIO GRANDE CITY — Primary Day on Tuesday will bring months-long campaigns to a close for many candidates. However, it remains to be seen...
UTRGV baseball drops series finale at Lamar
BEAUMONT— The UTRGV baseball team fell to Lamar 5-3 in the series finale on Sunday at Vincent-Beck Stadium.Sophomore Elijah Alexander posted his eighth multi-hit...
COMMENTARY: Too many unnamed immigrant sources nowadays
BY DEBBIE NATHANI’m a journalist in the modern-day, the here and now, but lately it feels like I’m working in the 17th-Century. Specifically, in...