Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border...
Sea Turtle, Inc. to host summer camp sessions
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — After a year-long pause caused by the pandemic, children will be able to gain in-person knowledge again about sea turtles...
Texas House speaker backs expanding Medicaid for new mothers
By Shannon Najmabadi, Texas Tribune
The Republican House speaker threw his weight Wednesday behind a bill that would extend Medicaid coverage to mothers for a...
Rotary Club of Harlingen seeks sponsorships
HARLINGEN — Keeping with its objective to do “service above self,” the Rotary Club of Harlingen is hosting two fundraising events in April, the...
43 new COVID-19 cases reported in Cameron County
The Cameron County Public Health Department reported an additional 43 COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of cases in the county to 38,980, according...
Texas rep. joins Capitol Hill riot lawsuit against Trump, Proud Boys
Todd J. Gillman The Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, joined a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the...
San Benito in talks over Epicenter tax breaks
SAN BENITO — The city will continue negotiating tax breaks with a developer proposing to build a $450 million convention center and hotel creating...
Mercedes among RGV softball teams climbing TGCA state rankings
The Mercedes Tigers continued to climb this week’s Texas Girls Coaches Association high school softball polls, joining a trio of Class 6A teams representing...
Police identify victim, suspect in fatal crash
HARLINGEN — Harlingen police have identified 65-year-old Edna Fay Lasley as the victim of a Monday fatal auto-pedestrian crash.
Daniel James Wirsche, 27, is suspected...
SPI, Boca Chica sea turtle nesting season begins
Each year, sea turtles emerge from the sea and visit the shores of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach to nest.
April marks the...