Gone to sea: In a COVID-19 world, everybody decided to buy a boat
HARLINGEN — The winds of the pandemic have buffeted Valley businesses relentlessly, and few have escaped the hard impact of the COVID-19 storm.
Yet some...
State reports COVID-19 outbreaks on the rise throughout region
In addition to confirmed cases, deaths and hospitalizations, outbreaks of COVID-19 are also on the rise.
Outbreaks of COVID-19, which are defined as two or...
Thousands of homebound residents can’t get COVID-19 vaccine
Mario Loya, 63, lives alone in his La Feria residence. Illness keeps him home and confined to a wheelchair. Vaccines to prevent COVID-19 are...
Noyola brings inspiration as new superintendent
HARLINGEN — She started out as a young girl from Matamoros applying for naturalization.
Now, Alicia Noyola is the Harlingen school district’s first Hispanic woman...
Cameron County reports 12 COVID-19 deaths
Twelve more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Thursday.
Five deaths were reported in Brownsville, three in...
Harlingen to hold mass vaccination clinic; Residents to get second vaccine dose
HARLINGEN — Soon, 2,000 more Americans will be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Cameron County health officials are setting up their first community vaccination clinic aimed...
State to continue prioritizing hubs for vaccine distribution
Equitable distribution, rural community outreach and shifting federal vaccine allocations continue to pose challenges to the vaccine rollout in Texas, Department of State Health...
Harlingen Arts, Heritage Museum showcases travel quilt exhibit
HARLINGEN — These intricate works of art are described by museum personnel as creative examples of taking an old, traditional pattern and transforming it...
427 in Hidalgo County hospitals with COVID-19
Hidalgo County officials reported 14 deaths related to COVID-19, with an additional 584 positive cases related to the virus, raising the sum of total...
Governor orders state agencies ‘to use all lawful powers and tools’ to resist Biden’s...
BY BOB CAMPBELL | Odessa American
ODESSA — Gov. Greg Abbott led a roundtable discussion here Thursday with 16 representatives of all levels of the...