RGV speller takes in Washington, reaches fourth round
Melanie Mascorro of HarmonyScienceAcademy in Brownsville is touring the White House and the U.S. Capitol today after doing her school and her city proud...
Edinburg man gets 55 years for wife’s murder
EDINBURG — William Paul Fletcher was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison Friday after he agreed to plead guilty to murdering his...
Police searching for missing McAllen girl
McALLEN — A McAllen teenager has been reported missing after she did not return home from visiting friends on Wednesday.Sylvia Faith Samaniego was last...
SOUND ‘ROUND: Black, gay and in love in America
BY JON. R. LaFOLLETTEKEVIN ABSTRACT — AMERICAN BOYFRIEND: A SUBURBAN LOVE STORY (BROCKHAMPTON, 2016)If Frank Ocean is granted his wish for an early retirement,...
MOVIE REVIEW: Same old troubles follow Jack Sparrow in latest ‘Pirates’ film
BY BROOKE CORSOWell into the fifth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series, Captain Jack Sparrow sees a wanted poster with his head...
Select Valley bars participate in international fundraiser
Negroni Week, an international event running from June 5 to June 11, allows bar patrons the opportunity to support charities while tasting local bartenders’...
EDITORIAL: CDC should step up Zika prevention in South Texas
We commend U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Republicans from Texas, who are putting pressure on the head of the Centers for...
‘A great ship’: Aircraft carrier’s veterans recall experiences
BROWNSVILLE — A crowd showed up at Isla Blanca Park yesterday to bid farewell to the decommissioned USS Independence. BROWNSVILLE — A crowd showed up...
Navy ‘supercarrier’ honored as it arrives for recycling at port
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — The 60,000-ton USS Independence — last of the Forrestal class of aircraft carriers — was towed Thursday through Brazos Santiago...