Valley Morning Star

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The recent deaths of an 8-year-old Panamanian girl and 17-year-old boy from Honduras who were under U.S. government supervision have again raised questions about how prepared authorities are to handle medical emergencies suffered by migrants arriving in the U.S., especially as agencies struggle with massive overcrowding at facilities along the southern border.

EDINBURG — The annual Atlantic hurricane season is set to begin next Thursday, ushering in a six-month period where residents need to be on heightened alert and ready to respond to the threat of catastrophic weather.

HARLINGEN — Matthew Stokes, a native of Liberty who now resides in Harlingen, knew from the age of 11 that he wanted to pursue a career as an aviation maintenance technician.

HARLINGEN — There is an artistry that goes into the job of a machinist, and that caught the eye of Rene Garay Jr.

The airport in Harlingen is a true international facility, with airlines that serve destinations outside the continental United States, including Mexico and other counties farther away. It’s even in the name — ValleyInternationalAirport.

When Wendy De Leon started work at United Way of Southern Cameron County in August 2013 — on the first day of fundraising season so it happened — she had no choice but to hit the ground running.

SAN BENITO — After three years of deep division within San Benito's school board, the district is seating a new board of trustees, whose members are pledging to work together to boost students' academic success.

The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody said Friday that agents repeatedly ignored pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter as she felt pain in her bones, struggled to breathe and was unable to walk.

HARLINGEN — Some Texas State Technical College Nursing students recently heard about some job opportunities that they might pursue after they graduate.

HARLINGEN — They call it the wild factor, but it could easily be called the "wow" factor.