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Escape-artist Missouri bear heads to Gladys Porter Zoo

An escape-artist bear from Missouri is headed to a Texas zoo with a moat in hopes that it will put an end to his wandering.

Food Bank RGV receives $75,000 grant to expand food choices

The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley announced that it was awarded a $75,000 grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation.

Wind advisory issued for Cameron and Willacy counties

A wind advisory issued for inland Willacy and Cameron counties and coastal Willacy and Cameron Counties has been extended until 3 p.m. today. Southwest winds...

New Faces: Three 6A teams set for return to postseason

Realignment delivered a major hit to the Valley’s two Class 6A districts heading into the 2022-23 season. The reshuffling dropped the area’s 6A teams...

Hanging On: Lopez holds off Valley View, punches ticket to area round

BROWNSVILLE — Brownsville Lopez just needed to hold on for less than a minute to secure a spot in the postseason. The Lobos held...

Mother, daughter bee specialists from Lyford talk safety, home-proofing

LYFORD — Devin Johnston grabbed a handful of apple wood chips and placed them inside the fire chamber of the bee smoker on the tailgate of a truck.

Photo Gallery: R9 Hive & Honey in Lyford

LYFORD — Dawn and Devin Johnston are the mother-daughter tandem who own and operate R9 Hive & Honey. Together, they respond to calls for bee removals throughout the entire Rio Grande Valley, and sometimes as far as Corpus Christi.

Smuggler involved in Matamoros fatal kidnapping one of many exemplifying ongoing gun flow from...

While the fate of the man suspected of selling a weapon used in the fatal Matamoros kidnapping of four U.S. citizens unravels before a federal court, the problem of gun smuggling underscored by the arrest will likely continue.

Former Willacy County DA arrested for changing locks on McAllen home, drug possession

Former Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra is facing criminal charges for allegedly breaking into a McAllen home Monday, according to authorities.

La Posada Park cleanup set for March 25 in Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE — A semi-annual cleanup, public rally and petition signing to support establishing the adjacent Montezuma Cypress Preserve will be held at 10 a.m. March 25 at La Posada Park, 1325 La Posada Drive in Southmost.