The Monitor

A student from Monte Alto High School was arrested last month for threatening to commit a “drive-by shooting” at a teacher’s home in Edcouch through a WhatsApp group chat with fellow students, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Two teenagers and two juveniles were not just armed with a rifle when they planned a shooting at Donna High School, they were also armed with intent, according to a probable cause affidavit.

HIDALGO — Hidalgo’s Gabriel Ordoñez looks like he belongs on the basketball court. Standing 6-foot-5, the Pirates’ freshman towers over most. Rather than compete...

MERCEDES — Less than a year after the Mercedes City Commission approved a 22% increase to residents’ water bills, the utility rates are set to begin rising again soon.

MERCEDES — A pair of Alton police units slowly drove down North Texas Avenue on Wednesday afternoon toward the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Grounds.

PHARR — Plans that have been years in the making are finally coming to fruition as local leaders broke ground on a 12-mile toll road that will connect border ports of entry.

The La Joya school board unanimously appointed former superintendent Roberto Zamora as a trustee Tuesday, which board President Alda Benavides says will help bring stability to the battered district.

Palm Valley Animal Society’s Trenton location is reopening Thursday after a two-week closure due to a discovery of black mold.

The Texas Department of Transportation is partnering with law enforcement agencies across the state to enforce speed limits during Operation Slowdown, which began Tuesday and will run until June 21.

A McAllen woman who is accused of smuggling cocaine brought along her children and a male co-defendant in hopes of deterring authorities from searching the vehicle because they appeared to be a family, according to a criminal complaint.