Hospitals initiate restricted visitor policies
Valley Regional Medical Center and Valley Baptist Medical Center have initiated restricted visitor policies to safeguard their patients, staff and physicians. Both hospitals will...
EDITORIAL: Looking ahead: With tough year behind us, we have reason for optimism
For many people, 2020 couldn’t end soon enough. Most people will always remember it as a year of challenges, with the global COVID-19 pandemic,...
SpaceX’s Starship program racks up wins in 2020
It was a year of milestones for SpaceX’s Starship development program at Boca Chica, most recently on Dec. 9, when the SN8 achieved the...
Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots growing
Two gigantic jackpots are lurking in the Texas Lottery, both multi-state games that offer grand prizes worth hundreds of millions of dollars and secondary...
UTRGV exhausts its 900 COVID-19 vaccines
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has run out of its Moderna vaccine, halting vaccinations at several locations this week.
According to a university...
COVID-19 prompts cancellation of SPI’s Causeway Run
The COVID-19 pandemic is already putting a damper on 2021.
The annual Causeway Run and Walk scheduled for Jan. 9 has been canceled, officials said.
“The...
Hidalgo County to open COVID-19 vaccination clinic Tuesday
Hidalgo County will be opening its first COVID-19 vaccine clinic, which will begin distributing doses to healthcare workers and residents older than 65, on...
Hidalgo Co. judge orders temporary curfew for residents 17 and younger
Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez has ordered a temporary curfew for individuals 17 and under for the New Year’s holiday weekend.
The order came...
Munchin: Americans could receive stimulus checks tonight
Treasury Secretary Steven Munchin announced on his Twitter page this afternoon that some Americans could receive the $600 stimulus checks as early as tonight.
Munchin...
COVID-19 vaccinations in Mercedes, Harlingen for specific groups
COVID-19 vaccinations using the new Moderna vaccine are underway at UTRGV inoculation sites in Mercedes and Harlingen.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley received...