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Photo Gallery: Harlingen High School graduates Class of 2023

Harlingen High School graduated its Class of 2023 to smiles, cheers and tears of joy as seniors took their last steps as high schoolers and their first steps into the future.

Cameron County DA warns against driving drunk during no-refusal weekend

With area residents counting down to the long Memorial Day weekend, Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz held his annual press conference on Friday morning announcing a “no-refusal DWI weekend” and urging residents not to mix alcohol and driving.

Harlingen’s Valle Vista Mall appears close to landing buyer

HARLINGEN — After about three months on the block, the struggling Valle Vista Mall appears to be closing in on a sale.

NOAA announces hurricane outlook: Agency predicts ‘near-normal’ season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday announced its 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook.

Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton after Republican investigation

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state's Republican majority had largely met with silence until now.

Remembering Penney and her miracle baby

BROWNSVILLE — As a photojournalist, I have been trekking out to the Gladys Porter Zoo for nearly four years now. It is always a place that keeps me on my toes.

Harlingen’s Treasure Hills Golf Club up for sale

HARLINGEN — Eight years after its new owner began working to upgrade the course, the Treasure Hills Golf Club is up for sale, raising questions about the status of a proposed $1 billion project aimed at developing “Treasure Hills City,” planned as a 30-acre residential and commercial center featuring the Rio Grande Valley’s “Little Wall Street” across a village of condominiums and townhouses standing along a river walk and an LPGA golf course.

Wing Barn to give free wings in celebration of 13 years in business

Wing Barn is celebrating 13 years in business by giving customers free wings.

Gladys Porter Zoo says beloved gorilla Penney has died

The Gladys Porter Zoo staff announced Wednesday the death of Penney, a Western lowland gorilla, who died on May 19. 

Cameron County officially recognizes June as Pride Month

During a city commission meeting Tuesday, Cameron County commissioners approved a measure to officially recognize June as Pride Month, according to the Valley AIDS Council.