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‘Literary icon’: Sandra Cisneros to headline Brownsville Planned Parenthood brunch

Planned Parenthood South Texas (PPST) has landed a true literary icon as keynote speaker for the nonprofit organization’s Annual Valley Brunch in Brownsville on Sunday.

Matt’s Building Materials set to reopen Saturday after devastating fire

More than two years after a fire ravaged the Matt’s Building Materials store in Pharr, they are ready to welcome back customers.

McAllen man kept 61 cats, 6 dogs, a parrot and a turtle in terrible...

Just three days after McAllen authorities arrested two cousins accused of hoarding 94 dogs in their two story residence, two more tips came regarding another case.

San Juan man accused of fatal crash has been arrested for DWI six times

The 40-year-old man accused of a March 26 fatal crash in San Juan has been arrested for drunk driving six times since 2001 with his most recent arrest in January.

Men ‘in search of a female’ arrested in Edinburg

Edinburg police on Sunday arrested two men who were “in search of a female” on charges of aggravated assault.

Attorneys for McAllen priest deny sexual misconduct allegation

Attorneys representing the McAllen priest who was recently removed from the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville has responded and denied the allegations in a statement on Saturday. 

STC’s promise to make college accessible and tuition free starts next fall

McALLEN — Graduating high school students will have more time off to focus on their studies with the financial weight of tuition lifted off their shoulders with South Texas College's Valley Promise program, which essentially gives students a tuition-free education.

Jury convicts Edcouch man accused of fatal ambulance crash

A jury is deliberating the fate of a 39-year-old Edcouch man accused of killing two while he allegedly drove drunk and crashed into an ambulance in 2018.

‘Bored Dude’ from San Juan gets 25 years for sexually coercing child

A 21-year-old San Juan man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a nine-year-old child.

Brownsville Diocese removes McAllen priest after sexual misconduct allegations

The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville has removed another priest over allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor.