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GARDEN VIEW: Guava – Easy to grow

BY BARBARA STORZGuava, Psidium guajava, is a small subtropical fruit tree native to southern Mexico and Central America. This frost sensitive tree grows well...

MOVIE REVIEW: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is fun, colorful, vulgar look at...

BY BROOKE CORSO“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2” is about manipulation: of people’s feelings or actions, of DNA strands and artificial limbs, of rose-colored...

COMMENTARY: Addressing mental health issues key to safer campuses

BY JELENA TODIC AND CATHERINE CUBBINSJust weeks after the one-year anniversary of Haruka Weiser’s death, The University of Texas at Austin is now mourning...

TOP SHELF: The conquest through native eyes

BY DAVID BOWLESAs late as the 1950s, the world primarily knew the story of Mexico’s conquest by the Spanish through the accounts of the...

Remembering Rogelio Botello Rios: YouTube videos from the archive

BY EDUARDO MARTINEZWith last week’s passing of Rogelio Botello Rios, I thought I’d make a post recommending some of my favorite Rios videos on...

Area’s best nominated for All-Valley Basketball Player of the Year awards

Six standouts ranging from Class 3A to 6A and from each end of the Valley are nominated for Boys Basketball Player of the Year...

Gomez moves to outfield, finds starting role with UTRGV baseball

EDINBURG — When starting right fielder Casey Danley went down to injury during the third game of the season, UTRGV coach Manny Mantrana began...

‘Lowriders’ premiere a chance to highlight local car culture

McALLEN — Rio Grande Valley car clubs gathered Thursday at the Cinemark Hollywood USA parking lot before a premiere screening of the new film...

UTRGV names new medical school dean

EDINBURG — University of Texas Rio Grande Valley officials tapped a veteran of one of the top medical schools in the country for the...

Heads of local law enforcement: No change with ‘sanctuary cities’ law

McALLEN — Amid growing uncertainty in the Valley regarding the state’s anti-sanctuary cities law, the heads of local law enforcement attempted to assuage fears...