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Public transportation hub coming to Edinburg

EDINBURG — A project, more than a decade in the making, is one big step closer to the finish line.Edinburg city officials have been...

Starr County working to establish reinvestment zone

RIO GRANDE CITY — Starr County is exploring avenues through which to spur economic development in the county.The commissioners court this week gave the...

Thousands receive college degrees across the Valley

McALLEN — Cheers and applause rang out over the weekend as over 6,000 students around the Valley received degrees during Spring commencement exercises at...

State qualifiers, record seasons in mix for All-Valley soccer awards

Three players from state qualifying teams are in the running for Boys Soccer Player of the Year, while the nominees for Girls Soccer Player...

Pilot project bringing free internet to South Pharr

PHARR — Fifty residents are set to receive digital services this month with the launch of a pilot project called Pharr Life Net that...

3 dead in Willacy County crash

RAYMONDVILLE — Two men and a woman were killed today in a two-car collision after one of the cars entered an opposite lane.RAYMONDVILLE —...

Pharr native Ontiveros makes homecoming, signing with RGV FC Toros

EDINBURG — Pharr native Omar Ontiveros was in eighth grade the last time he played for a soccer team in the Valley.Rather than continuing...

Shrimpers hoping for relief from worker shortage

BROWNSVILLE — Rio Grande Valley shrimpers, faced with a crippling shortage of foreign workers due to Congress’ failure to renew the H-2B Returning Worker...

San Juan cops facing federal charges in connection with drug conspiracy

McALLEN — San Juan police currently have two officers facing federal charges.The most recent arrest came last week when federal authorities detained officer Salvador...

Donna ISD places police chief on suspension amid audit of department

DONNA — The police chief of the Donna school district has been placed on paid leave, according to the school district’s attorney.Alyssa L. Romero,...