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Los Fresnos man found guilty on 19 counts of animal cruelty

A Cameron County jury on Friday found a Los Fresnos man guilty of 19 counts of animal cruelty charges, officials said.

Valley cottonseed oil mill is first step to a thousand products

HARLINGEN — Cotton is more than just the shirt on your back.

Valley sees slight dip in COVID hospitalizations

Hospitalizations for people positive for COVID-19 remained relatively steady this week across the Rio Grande Valley.

TSTC Surgical Technology graduates honored at pinning ceremony

HARLINGEN — During an evening of celebration, a group of 18 Texas State Technical College Surgical Technology program graduates pledged to provide the best...

Flying high: Cardinals erupt for huge second half, cruise past Hawks in GOTW

HARLINGEN — Harlingen High got off to a slow start Friday night, punting during their first two drives. Everything changed in a span of...

Brownsville-SPI International Airport awarded $1.4 million federal grant

The Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport received a $1.4 million reimbursable federal grant that will help fund the final phase of installation of second boarding bridge in the airport’s terminal, said Bryant Walker, director of Aviation at the airport.

Harlingen police investigate ‘alleged home invasion’

HARLINGEN — Police took a suspect into custody Friday in what they described as an “alleged home invasion.”

Prescription drug costs for county inmates discussed at county meeting

As Cameron County continues to address a $5.2 million deficit and figure out how to balance the budget, the subject of how much the county pays to treat jail inmates in the infirmary is concerning to commissioners.

Harlingen woman celebrates her 106th birthday with youthful energy

HARLINGEN – “Oh, this is my day! I can tell you that right now!”

SpaceX, T-Mobile to use Starlink to boost rural cell phone signals

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert on Thursday announced “Coverage Above and Beyond,” a plan to expand cell phone connectivity everywhere by leveraging Starlink, SpaceX’s array of satellites in low Earth orbit.