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Alamo man who lost feet to COVID regrets not getting vaccine

EDINBURG — Pepe Forina slowly wheeled himself into the rehab gym here at DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital before coming to a stop near the...

Faithful gather for Bishop Peña’s rosary vigil

Bishop Emeritus Raymondo J. Peña left specific instructions for his funeral, even specifying that there was to be no eulogy at his rosary vigil,...

New project to add 220 spaces at Isla Blanca Park

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — If you build it, they will come. But you better have a place for them to park. The Cameron County Parks Department...

Indiana man wanted for homicide arrested at Hidalgo bridge

Federal authorities on Saturday apprehended an Indiana man at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge who had an active felony arrest warrant for a homicide in...

Anti-mask rant at Edinburg school board meeting ends in arrest

Police in Edinburg cited a man last month after cursing loudly at the end of a public comment diatribe against mask wearing at an...

Another 8 Hidalgo County residents died due to COVID-19; all unvaccinated

Hidalgo County reported another eight individuals who died due to COVID-19, all of whom were unvaccinated. The county's death toll is now up to 3,317...

Border Patrol reunites 7-year-old migrant with mother

A 7-year-old boy was reunited with his mother with the help of Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector, according to a...

Whataburger to donate nearly $30K to RGV Food Bank

Whataburger is donating $28,765 to the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley to help combat hunger in the community, according to a restaurant...

$360K grant to fund Youth Leadership Academy in Hidalgo County

Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez’s office has been awarded a $360,000 grant by national service program AmeriCorps/VISTA to begin a Youth Leadership Academy...

WWII veteran takes dream flight in Weslaco for 100th birthday

WESLACO — A crowd of roughly four dozen local dignitaries and veterans gathered here inside a hangar at Mid Valley Airport on Monday morning...