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PSJA teacher’s passion to engage students helps her wins humanities award

Influenced by the educators and the challenges in her life, Mónica Alvarez Suárez’s devotion to giving students an engaging education, like she once received, is what earned her the prestigious 2024 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award.

DPS seeks suspect in Palmview crash that left man in critical condition

The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking the public for help in finding the driver involved in an auto-pedestrian crash that happened Monday night and left the victim in critical condition, according to a press release.

Editorial: Two water-related tragedies should remind us to practice caution at pools and the...

Summer is upon us. People on vacation and students on break from school often spend summer days at a neighborhood pool or the beach. Current hot, sunny weather surely makes a dip in the water all the more refreshing.

Commentary: Fighting elder fraud threats

According to the Senate Special Committee on Aging, older adults lose an estimated $2.9 billion annually to fraudulent scams. May was Older Americans Month, a time to call attention to the rising threat of fraud to older Americans. It is important that we share information on how to stay vigilant against scams and safeguard the financial security of older adults.

$1M lawsuit filed against driver in deadly Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway crash

The family of a young Edinburg woman who was killed by an alleged drunk driver over the weekend on the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway is seeking justice.

Fourth flight: Starship-Super Heavy achieves firsts

SpaceX's fourth Starship orbital test flight, which launched from Boca Chica/Starbase at 7:50 a.m. Thursday, proved the most successful so far, Starship S29 transmitting data up until the moment of splashdown in the Indian Ocean off the northwestern coast of Australia 66 minutes after launch.

Donna resident wins $1 million from Texas Lottery Powerball

A Donna resident is seeing green after claiming a Powerball prize worth $1 million for the March 18 drawing, according to a media release from the Texas Lottery.

DPS investigating fatal rollover crash north of Edinburg

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal one-vehicle rollover crash Thursday morning north of Edinburg.

Gladys Porter Zoo seeks donations after rash of Mexican spider monkey smuggling

A rash of exotic animal smuggling over the last three months is impacting the Gladys Porter Zoo.

McAllen police open homicide investigation after man found dead in residence

The McAllen Police Department is investigating the death of a man as a homicide.