Global art project makes an appearance at Lamar Academy
McALLEN — Dozens of students spread throughout the outside of Lamar Academy on Saturday morning pasting 201 large portraits of their fellow classmates, teachers...
Weslaco teacher, coach and university student receives teacher of the year award
WESLACO — In her 10th year of teaching for her hometown district, Monica Sifuentes of Weslaco ISD received statewide recognition by the Texas Council...
UTRGV baseball rallies past UIC in series finale
EDINBURG — The UTRGV baseball team scored six runs in the sixth to come from behind and beat Illinois at Chicago (UIC) 9-4 in the series finale on...
COMMENTARY: Fight ‘fake news’ by consuming fact-based information
On Tuesday, I will lead a presentation about the importance of newspapers in an era of “fake news” as part of the University of...
Advice: Find happiness in contentment
BY MARIA LUISA SALCINESContentment is about finding peace and understanding, knowing that life cannot always be perfect because happiness is fleeting.There will be good...
Out of the ordinary
Luis Slayton, owner of Bee Strong Honey and Bee Removal, stands outside his residence in rural Hidalgo County — swallowed by a “beard” of...
Brockway, 1975 baseball team highlight 2018 UTRGV Athletics Hall of Fame induction
EDINBURG — Ricky Brockway was a two-time All-American, set eight Pan American University program records, was a part of the team with the best...
LETTERS: On Mercedes transparency, respecting the dead, border wall and property taxes
Texas has public information and public meeting laws to promote open and transparent government. A Rio Grande Valley city skirting these laws, however, is...
UTRGV rides zone defense to bounce-back win against Chicago State
EDINBURG — UTRGV men’s basketball coach Lew Hill believes in certain schematic principles. Playing at a fast pace and running full-court, man-to-man defense are...
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge using lottery for hunt
HARLINGEN — Hunters seeking permits for emergency hunts targeting exotic species at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge have swamped the refuge’s plans, and a...