San Benito CISD names 2021 spelling champion
For the past several months, San Benito students had been preparing for the school district’s annual spelling competition with help from their parents at...
43 Willacy residents test COVID-19 positive
RAYMONDVILLE — State health officials have found 43 more Willacy County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, driving the rural area’s total case...
San Benito to hold its first vaccine drive today for people 65 and older
SAN BENITO — After weeks of pushing for vaccine dosages, city officials today are planning to administer about 300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine...
COVID-19 testing starts for migrants released from federal custody
Migrants released from federal custody into the Rio Grande Valley are receiving COVID-19 tests, though no positive results have yet to be reported.
The Texas...
Luby’s rescuers giving up the fight
A last-ditch effort to save the Luby’s franchise has failed, and assets of the company will be sold, company executives say.
They really mean it...
Harlingen, San Benito elections set for May 1
HARLINGEN — In Harlingen and San Benito, most city commissioners whose seats are on the line are facing challengers with a week to go...
Woman files $10 million lawsuit against San Benito
SAN BENITO — A woman has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the city of San Benito, arguing officers failed to follow policy to...
Major cold front should drop temps into 30s
HARLINGEN — A series of Arctic blasts that have communities in the north measuring snowfall in feet is about to put its boots on...
A night visitor to keep around
By Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is a critter of the night more beneficial to a garden and the urban...
McAllen man indicted over allegations of violent kidnapping, murder of ex-wife
A Hidalgo County grand jury has indicted a 41-year-old McAllen man over allegations he kidnapped and murdered his ex-wife last August during what authorities...