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Costco, like Sam’s, set to raise membership fees

HARLINGEN — Costco will be increasing membership fees as early as January, citing membership price hikes at other big retailers, execs at the company confirmed.

Gomez to run in May election for SBCISD school board

SAN BENITO — The San Benito school district’s newest board member has become the first trustee to announce his candidacy for the May 2023 election, when four seats go up for grabs.

Authorities arrest man in connection with Harlingen stabbing death

A 19-year-old Harlingen man has been arrested in a Sept. 24 stabbing that left another man dead, Harlingen police said in a media release.

Harlingen CISD Performing Arts Center begins performances of ‘The Nutcracker’

Inside the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Performing Arts Center, a battle is raging as soldiers confront the forces of the Rat King—or at least pretend to.

Photo Gallery: “The Nutcracker” rehearsal at Harlingen CISD Performing Arts Center

Inside the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Performing Arts Center, a battle is raging as soldiers confront the forces of the Rat King—or at...

San Benito High School principal suspended amid speculation about employment

SAN BENITO — San Benito school district officials confirmed Wednesday that high school Principal Gilbert Galvan has been suspended.

San Benito commissioner’s daughter faces trial on heroin charge

SAN BENITO — A judge has set a Feb. 13 trial for a 34-year-old San Benito woman after she pleaded not guilty to heroin possession stemming from a June arrest.

LaMantia remains victorious in Senate District 27 recount

The recount filed by Republican Adam Hinojosa for the three Rio Grande Valley counties in Texas Senate District 27 has failed to change the Election Day outcome that lifted Democrat Morgan LaMantia to the seat in Austin.

Internal CBP memo anticipates migrant detention challenges, community releases

Days before the U.S. potentially ends a pandemic policy at the border, an internal memo reviewed by The Monitor was sent to Border Patrol...

Modern sighting: High-tech birding apps have something for everyone

The days of fumbling with a bulky book-form field guide as you try to identify a quick-moving bird in the canopy above may not be over, but they are increasingly less optimal.