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Finish line in sight for Rio Hondo lift bridge refit

RIO HONDO — There is light at the end of the bridge.RIO HONDO — There is light at the end of the bridge.Texas Department...

First-team opportunities shake up RGV FC Toros lineup ahead of match against LA Galaxy...

EDINBURG — As the final seconds were ticking away in stoppage time of the Houston Dynamo’s U.S. Open Cup match against North Carolina FC...

Plea deal reached related to Weslaco woman’s death

EDINBURG — A McAllen man originally charged with murder agreed to a plea deal last week to avoid the possibility of life in prison,...

Rio Grande City hires new legal representation

RIO GRANDE CITY — City commissioners hired new legal counsel Wednesday after their previous city attorney resigned in April.Attorneys Calixtro Villarreal and Reno Gonzalez...

Bribery, theft investigated at probation office

EDINBURG — The Hidalgo County Adult Probation office is under investigation for alleged bribery and theft by employees.The investigation appears to focus on probation...

Off-duty sheriff’s employee arrested, placed on leave

EDINBURG — An Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office detention officer has been placed on administrative leave after his arrest for public intoxication and evading arrest,...

Liga MX sides set for match July 11 at H-E-B Park in Edinburg

DALLAS — Pumas UNAM will face Club Puebla in the fifth game of the MoneyGram SocioMX Tour 2017 at 7:30 p.m. on July 11...

SOUND ‘ROUND: In celebration of the dark arts

BY JON LaFOLLETTETHE MOUNTAIN GOATS — GOTHS (MERGE)Unless your name is Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stephen Hawking or Paul Allen, odds are John Darnille is...

San Juan native Cristela Alonzo provides voice for Cruz Ramirez in new ‘Cars’ film

BY JILL MICHAELSThe Valley's own Cristela Alonzo is the voice of Cruz Ramirez in 'Cars 3.'Cristela Alonzo shines in “Cars 3” as her character’s...

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘It Comes At Night’ a shadowy, pulsating blend of terror, dread

BY BROOKE CORSO“It Comes At Night,” directed by Trey Edward Shults (“Krisha”), begins and ends with shots of people painfully struggling to perform life’s...