La Feria creates partnership with UTRGV
LA FERIA — When the UTRGV College of Medicine approached City Manager Jaime Sandoval about the desire to create a partnership with the small...
Edinburg CISD grievance moves forward with disagreements
EDINBURG — A grievance filed last month against the Edinburg school district leadership was briefly halted as those who filed said district officials are...
GARDEN VIEW: Vegetable gardening class coming soon
BY BARBARA STORZWant to learn how to grow vegetables for your family or to sell at a farmer’s market? I often hear folks say,...
Abbott tells local officials to step up Zika efforts
BROWNSVILLE — Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt were in Brownsville on Friday to deliver an emphatic...
Phone threat behind Friday’s two-hour shutdown of SPI causeway
PORT ISABEL — Police blocked the entrance on both sides of the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge on Friday.Hundreds of cars were turned away from...
Two years after his death, Air Force veteran buried with military honors
MISSION — A military veteran who died two years ago finally received a fitting burial Friday at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery.With...
SOUND ‘ROUND: Make way for the prophets of rage
BY JON R. LaFOLLETTEKENDRICK LAMAR — DAMN (TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE)Damn. As in, damn, y’all went and elected Trump anyway. As in, damn, America remains a...
Queen Isabella Causeway re-opened following three-hour shutdown
The Queen Isabella Causeway has been re-opened, according to the Texas Department of Transportation, after being shut down since around noon due to a phone...
Summer 2017 film preview
BY BROOKE CORSOWith the sequel to “Guardians of the Galaxy” guaranteed to bring in a boatload of cash this weekend, the summer movie season...
COMMENTARY: It’s National Space Day
BY JOE CARLENGoing back to the dawn of civilization, many entrepreneurs have sought their fortunes through adventures of exploration. Mesopotamian entrepreneurs prospered by expanding...