Hidalgo County goes second straight day without a COVID death
Hidalgo County reported zero COVID-19 related deaths for the second consecutive day Wednesday, as well as 131 new cases of the virus.
The county’s COVID-19...
Nonprofit seeks end to Boca Chica Beach closures
A nonprofit Texas organization says SpaceX has exceeded the number of times it can make requests to Cameron County to close Highway 4 and...
State bar investigating Texas attorney general
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — The Texas bar association is investigating whether state Attorney General Ken Paxton's failed efforts to overturn the...
Harlingen launching super park’s $4.1 million second phase
HARLINGEN — Architects are designing a $2.5 million amphitheater to stand as the centerpiece of the multimillion-dollar super park planned as the area’s premier...
Local fishing guide buys TowBoatUS in Port Isabel
PORT ISABEL — Call it Triple-A for the water.
Port Isabel fishing guide Capt. George Strader is the new owner of TowBoatUS in Port Isabel,...
Salutatorian at School of Health Professions tells how she did it
HARLINGEN — A lot of late nights.
That’s how Evelyn Perez made salutatorian of her graduating class this year at the Harlingen School of Health...
HSHP valedictorian looks forward to new career goals
HARLINGEN — Jorge Alvarez made a life-changing discovery about himself during his four years at the Harlingen School of Health Professions: he didn’t want...
Local hospitals hold cereal drive for Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley
Cereal drives at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville and VBMC-Harlingen to benefit the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley will continue through...
San Benito Schools will finish the school year strong
In less than two weeks, San Benito Schools will bring the 2020-2021 school year to an end. It has been yet another year to...
US identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press
(AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it has identified more than 3,900 children separated from their parents at...