Mourning Melhart: McAllen instrument mogul dies at 78
McALLEN — “Who’d be crazy enough to build a 50-foot guitar?” Jim Melhart said in 2004. Melhart, who died Saturday, was precisely that crazy and had just finished doing so when he said this to a reporter.
$145.7 million UT Health RGV cancer center coming to McAllen
Getting wet: Tropical wave bringing moisture for long weekend
As of Monday night it was still there on the National Hurricane Center’s tropical weather outlook page, the homely little yellow circle indicating a weak tropical disturbance loitering off the coast of Belize and tracking toward South Texas, but with virtually no hope of forming into a cyclone.
Woman robbed at gunpoint at San Benito fruit stand
A woman selling goods at a fruit stand located at FM 732 and FM 1577 in San Benito was robbed at gunpoint with the alleged thieves making off with $80 in cash and her cellphone, authorities said.
Brownsville man accused in boy’s death indicted on intoxication manslaughter charge
Less than a month after 53-year-old Hector Martinez Jr., of Brownsville, was accused of striking a 6-year-old boy with his vehicle on South Padre Island that left him dead, a Cameron County grand jury indicted Martinez on an intoxication manslaughter charge.
UTRGV touts record enrollment for 3rd straight year as accolades accumulate
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is welcoming 5,827 incoming freshmen this semester — a school record — as it heads into its third straight year with a first day enrollment of more than 32,000.
Sweet relief: Filling up becoming less painful
Back in June there seemed to be little hope on the horizon for motorists enduring trauma at the pump due to the high cost of gasoline.
Peace justices file grievances for higher pay
As Cameron County Commissioner Court continues to address about a $5 million deficit and how to balance the 2022-2023 fiscal budget, two elected officials are seeking higher pay and the court will schedule a date for their grievance hearings.
Law enforcement to crack down on drunk drivers during Labor Day weekend
The pain of losing their 23-year-old daughter who was killed by a drunk driver May 10, 2015, was too much for James and Marilyn Lane to handle.
Willacy County schools earn high state ratings
RAYMONDVILLE — Willacy County’s schools are ranking toward the top of the Rio Grande Valley’s districts amid one of the most challenging periods in education.