The treatment of diabetes through improved quality of sleep
BY NOEL LOPEZ M.D. and DIANA F. RAMIREZMany of my patients are surprised when I prescribe better sleep to treat diabetes. It is an...
Raising Cane’s to raise funds for Rio Grande Valley Schools
Local Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers resturaunts are celebrating teachers in the Rio Grande Valley by hosting fundraisers for several different area school districts.On specific...
THE ART OF ARCHITECTURE: McAllen Performing Arts Center
BY DEVAL "PINO" SHAHThe McAllen Performing Arts Center houses the largest stage south of San Antonio. ERO Architects of McAllen partnered with New York-based...
EDITORIAL: Uniform pay system needed in Hidalgo County, still
Once again, Hidalgo County Commissioners earlier this week had the opportunity to finally implement a uniform “Step and Grade” pay plan for all county...
LETTERS: On elections in Hidalgo County, McAllen mayoral race, Pharr city commission race and...
Management of local electionsThe writer of a Tuesday letter about Hidalgo County Elections Administrator Yvonne Ramón’s Sunday column in The Monitor does not understand...
Funding for 10 new immigration judges in works
In an effort to cut down on a growing backlog of immigration cases, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, announced Wednesday he successfully included language...
Border Patrol rescues 18 immigrants
U.S. Border Patrol agents on Wednesday rescued 18 undocumented immigrants who were locked inside a tractor-trailer rig.U.S. Border Patrol agents on Wednesday rescued 18...
Former tent-city prison under repair
RAYMONDVILLE — More than two years after it closed, the former tent-city prison is undergoing a makeover.RAYMONDVILLE — More than two years after it...
McAllen ISD board candidates file final campaign reports
McALLEN — The seven candidates for the McAllen Independent School District board of trustees have turned in their final campaign reports showing some decrease...