White coats for capes: Inspiring heroics, UTRGV and med school dean welcome new class
EDINBURG — One by one, 55 young men and women stepped onto the stage here at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Performing...
Holding 7,000, Border Patrol struggles with migrant capacity in Valley
U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley are struggling to find space for migrants that represent about double the capacity they can...
Fauci says US headed in ‘wrong direction’ on coronavirus
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The United States is in an "unnecessary predicament" of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta...
Harlingen resident, former Olympian looks back on 1964 trip to Japan
HARLINGEN — Billy Gene Pemelton is a sports lover, as well as a farm lover, but there is more to him than meets the...
Protecting beaches: Volunteers make another Island sweep
For nearly four years the nonprofit SPI Beach Clean Up has been working hard with its team of loyal volunteers and local business sponsors...
Texas A&M student embraces flexibility, new skills in TSTC drafting course
Kayla Boettcher might not be 100% sure of exactly what she wants to do with her Industrial and Systems Engineering degree from Texas A&M...
Cakes for pups: Harlingen vet student bakes goods for dogs
HARLINGEN — Samantha Mendoza, 25, has always loved animals. Mendoza was going to school to become a veterinarian but moved back home during the...
Growing gardenias with coffee grounds
By Lori Murray, Cameron County Master Gardener, Texas Superstar Specialist
A list of my favorite flowers would have to include the gardenia. From its soft...
Harlingen Happenings
By Mary Torres, Special to MyRGV.com
The Tip-O'-Texas Genealogical Society of Harlingen lost its first president and life-long supporter Dorothy Rainbolt McBride on June 8, at...
Troubled waters: Infrastructure woes dirty some Texas beaches
As more families head to Texas beaches this summer, some beachgoers might return from vacation with an unfortunate waterborne illness.
An annual report recently published...