Valley Morning Star

HARLINGEN — Ramon Zuniga wanted to play for Brownsville Lopez for as long as he can remember. He recalls going to Lobos games when...

The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine completed last month the final stage of accreditation required by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, a step the institution says paves the way for further growth of the institution.

SAN BENITO — Resaca Fest returned to the city of San Benito with fanfare, food, fun and fireworks.

HARLINGEN — They crowd around a table for fresh watermelon on a hot June afternoon.

HARLINGEN — Jesus Herrera will never forget when his young daughter was being treated in the intensive care unit at Valley Baptist Medical Center for a rare medical condition.

HARLINGEN — The city's contract with the local police union has about doubled its cost over the last five years.

SAN BENITO — The school district’s 1,650 full-time employees are getting 2-percent pay raises on top of across-the-board bonuses as officials work to make salaries more competitive with the area’s job market.

The National Weather Service Brownsville-Rio Grande Valley station on Thursday released its outlook for July through September, predicting persistent above-average heat but also the return of rain to some degree, while the Gulf of Mexico remains a tropical “wild card” in months to come.

HARLINGEN — Everybody deserves a chance.

A bipartisan group of Texas legislators are calling upon the U.S. Secretary of State to help resolve delays affecting several Texas communities that are seeking White House presidential permits for cross-border bridges.