Valley Morning Star

Harlingen art exhibit features quilters from around the Valley

Early quilts were crafted to satisfy a need for warmth on beds and protection from the cold as window coverings that emphasized function over form to provide cozy comfort.

Harlingen to assign four officers to protect HCISD campuses

HARLINGEN — Nearly 18 months of negotiations came down to a face-to-face deal.

Last second bucket lifts Vaqueros to first conference win

EDINBURG — UTRGV junior Hasan Abdul-Hakim hit the go-ahead, step-back jumper with 0.7 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Vaqueros past the Seattle...

Edinburg shooter asked law enforcement about trooper Moises Sanchez’s status; body cam shows arrest

Multiple former and current law enforcement officers testified Friday morning regarding the events that occurred before and after the apprehension of the suspect who allegedly shot 49-year-old trooper Moises Sanchez, who died months later in Houston following a surgery, in 2019.

Surgical Technology alumnus reflects on his first year of teaching TSTC

For Mark Braswell, it was like coming home when he returned to Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus to teach Surgical Technology after working as a surgical technician at St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital in San Antonio.

Editorial: This is your page — Addressing content provided by readers

This space, like editorial and opinion pages across the country, might occupy a relatively small portion of our daily content, but it is one of the most vital parts of any newspaper. That's because it gives you, our reader, the opportunity to interact with this our leadership, and with other readers. Your thoughts are important, and we are deeply grateful that you choose to share them with us and with our community.

Editorial: Valley officials need to be vigilant against computer hack threats

A popular storyline in fantasy crime stories involves an evil genius or terrorist group that threatens to inject a poison or mind-altering drug into a city’s water system. That threat is becoming less of a fantasy and more of a reality in our nation’s increasingly automated, and internet-based, utility systems.

Harlingen planning to ease burden of water rate hike

HARLINGEN — City officials are planning to lessen the burden of higher water rates aimed at helping fund a sewer system overhaul carrying a price tag of more than $100 million.

H-E-B again takes No. 1 spot in national grocery ranking with its Texas stores

H-E-B was named the top U.S. grocery retailer in an influential grocery industry ranking released Thursday.

‘It was chaos’: Edinburg officer describes manhunt leading to Victor Godinez’s arrest

A Border Patrol agent testified Thursday morning about the damage done to his property during a shootout with the suspect in the case of the shooting and death of 49-year-old Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez.