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$5 million insurance allocation to be decided by court

McALLEN — This time last year some of the victims and victims’ families of a bus crash that left several dead and dozens more...

Man charged in crash that claimed boy’s life

EDINBURG — A 29-year-old man was formally arraigned Monday in connection with a crash that left a 2-year-old boy dead.Ruben Hernandez, of Edinburg, faces...

University of Houston and DHR partner to bring satellite program to the Valley

EDINBURG —The University of Houston College of Pharmacy formalized an agreement with Doctors Hospital at Renaissance on Tuesday to bring its first satellite program...

McAllen ranks among cities with safest drivers in the country

McALLEN – If drivers here appear to be more reckless than average, then you might be shocked to learn you’re driving among the safest...

Uber to begin services in the Rio Grande Valley

Months after Lyft, the ride-hailing company, began operating in the Rio Grande Valley, Uber will now begin service in the Valley.Uber works through an...

COMMENTARY: What the high court would look like without Kennedy

BY ERWIN CHEMERINSKYWith the U.S. Supreme Court handing down this term’s last decision Monday, great attention is being focused on the possibility that Justice...

EDITORIAL: Advanced STC nursing degrees pushed by RGV lawmakers

By all accounts that we’ve heard, the 85th Legislature was a particularly nasty session marked by much infighting, varying political agendas and little leadership...

LETTERS: On local medical drop off boxes and Juneteeth talk

Use medical drop boxesAs the opioid epidemic continues on the rise across the nation, it is important to keep in mind what it means...

RGV Sports Hall of Fame inductee Frank Hernandez stays true to Mission roots

Frank Hernandez was part of a few historic moments in college football history, but his heart always goes back to the Rio Grande Valley.“I...

State legislation opens pathway for bachelor degree in nursing at STC

McALLEN — By the fall of 2018 South Texas College expects to be the first community college in the state to offer a baccalaureate...