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Sources: Vice President Pence to tour US-Mexico border in Rio Grande Valley

McALLEN — Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to tour the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley on Friday, according to four sources...

That morning drizzle isn’t going away for the drive home

If you don’t have to go outside, consider yourself lucky.Rio Grande commuters Tuesday morning faced constant drizzle on roadways during the morning drive to...

Hidalgo County judges offering free Valentine’s Day weddings

Three local judges are offering free weddings Wednesday in celebration of Valentine's Day.Justices of the Peace Jaime "Jerry" Muñoz, Charlie Espinoza and Jason Peña...

‘Save our palm trees’ in northern Willacy County trending with activists

HARLINGEN — As issues go, opinion is definitely swaying in favor of the trees.TxDOT’s announcement 11 days ago that construction along I-69E/U.S. 77 in...

Bert Ogden Arena announces Luis Miguel show

EDINBURG — Construction hard hats topped an audience spotted with dignitaries and media Monday as the soon-to-be-opened Bert Ogden Arena announced that Grammy-winner and...

McAllen commissioners OK $1M for medical school, research

McALLEN — After 20 minutes of back-and-forth, city commissioners voted Monday to pay the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine $1...

Trial at hand in Border Patrol killing

After more than three years of court hearings, the first of two men charged with capital murder for the 2014 shooting death of an...

Passenger dead, two ejected from van

RAYMONDVILLE — A car crash yesterday afternoon sent seven to the hospital and left one dead.According to Texas Department of Public Safety, a Dodge...

Ruling on border wall land waivers expected this week

A federal judge could rule as early as this week on whether the government violated environmental laws in its push to build border walls...

Education Spotlight: Hidalgo ISD criminal justice class investigates mock crime scene

BY SPECIAL TO THE MONITORA mock crime scene was set up at Hidalgo Early College High School recently to simulate a real life criminal...