74.9 F
McAllen

The Brownsville Herald

Hospitalizations continue to increase as COVID risk level goes up

COVID-19 hospitalizations across the Rio Grande Valley are continuing their upward trend with the majority of the region now being at an increased risk of spread according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

District 34 Republican enjoying special election victory momentum, but faces different November landscape

The Rio Grande Valley is once again making state and national headlines.

RGV Pride set to return to South Padre Island

RGV Pride is returning with an all-in-person event at South Padre Island to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and be proud of living openly and authentically, the Valley AIDS Council announced Monday.

Brownsville runners celebrate new campus

Despite the threat of a sudden morning shower Saturday, spirits were high at Jubilee Leadership Academy as runners prepared to tackle the Run With the Coyote 1-Mile Fun Run through the grounds of the new campus on Main Street in Brownsville.

State: Judge Garcia should not be recused from hearing Melissa Lucio case

The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office said a request asking a state judge to recuse herself from hearing a case of a Harlingen woman convicted of killing her toddler daughter does not meet the “high threshold” that would require the judge be recused.

Mayra Flores reaching for American dream

HARLINGEN — Mayra Flores, newly elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, vows to become the voice of the people across deep South Texas’ District 34.

Fruit of the vine: Couple opens winery near Los Fresnos

Not all dreams come true, and even the ones that do can take their sweet time, as Art and Melissa Delgado learned while working to launch their dream, Bonita Flats Farm & Vineyard.

Brownsville food drive helps residents amid inflation

The Brownsville Wellness Coalition Food Bank RGV and United Way of Southern Cameron County helped local families Friday during a drive-thru emergency food distribution drive at the Brownsville Events Center.

Jury finds Brownsville man guilty of smuggling meth

A federal jury has found a Brownsville man guilty of smuggling more than 150 pounds of methamphetamine from Mexico to the United States.

Accused in woman’s death, San Benito man to undergo psyche exam

A 21-year-old San Benito man accused of killing a Harlingen woman in November 2021 has been ordered to undergo a psychological exam.