Valley Morning Star

HARLINGEN — The head of Veterans Affairs visited the VA hospital here Thursday, updating the status of the new PACT Act for veterans suffering respiratory issues linked to service as well as to praise local VA officials for improvements at the Harlingen facility.

There’s something about the human imagination where, in the words of William Blake, it is possible to see “the world in a grain of sand” or, in the case of painter Jerry Lyles, see the world or at least South Texas—in a pumpkin.

A student from Rio Hondo High School was arrested Thursday after a firearm and ammunition were found in the student’s possession, according to a press statement from the school district.

Walgreens and Lexie Hearing are making it easier to get a hearing aid without needing a prescription.

Brownsville has another millionaire, but the chances of finding who it is in a city with an estimated population of 186,738 is a long shot.

SAN BENITO — In a case that rocked City Hall, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against San Benito police officers and Cameron County Precinct 5 deputy constables, ruling those who fired did not use “excessive force” in the 2018 shooting death of an unarmed 21-year-old San Benito man.

A 45-year-old San Benito man who earlier pleaded guilty to a count of possessing with intent to distribute more than 557 pounds of liquid meth has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

One day after a man was found dead at a residence located on the outskirts of Los Fresnos, another man has been charged with killing him.

A female student at San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy has been arrested for making a virtual terroristic threat, school officials said Wednesday.

The Gladys Porter Zoo will receive a substantial makeover of its existing footprint according to a new 10-year master plan unveiled on Wednesday.