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CDC: Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose

Theresa Braine New York Daily News Half of all U.S. adults have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, the federal government announced Sunday. The...

Valley Baptist holds events, creates awareness during National Donate Life Month

HARLINGEN — Donate life. One deceased body can save eight lives if its previous occupant donates his organs. And organs can include eyes, tissues, and...

Dollar General begins 20,000-strong hiring blitz

Fast-growing Dollar General is planning to hire 20,000 new employees, from regional directors to managers to sales clerks to part-timers, beginning with a national...

Police: Suspect on the run in fatal shooting of 3 in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 41-year-old man is wanted in the fatal shooting of three people in Austin, Texas, and police officials searching the...

EDITORIAL: Bad rep: Coordinated effort needed to promote assets of RGV

People who know the real Rio Grande Valley, such as Winter Texans, Spring Breakers and others who have visited the area, keep coming back,...

Fauci says he expects J&J vaccine to resume later this week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will likely move to resume Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader...

Lawmakers flock south in quick visits to border

By Suzanne Monyak and Caroline Simon, CQ-Roll Call It's not an ordinary sight — a group of sitting Republican senators, including Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, dressed...

Astro-tourism big business in Texas

Our view of the night sky is curtailed by all the light pollution that the growth of our cities has created, but the same...

Harlingen Happenings

By Mary Torres, Special to the Star I’m always on the lookout for free genealogy resources and recently found that the National Genealogical Society (NGS) has...

COMMENTARY: Silence of the lambs; forget unity

By Jim N. Taylor, Special to the MyRGV.com One must choose whether to exercise courage or fear if he is to be truthful in exposing the...