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TRO halts council’s attempt to oust Donna city manager

DONNA — City Manager Carlos Yerena still has a job — for now. But that fact wasn’t so clear prior to 5 o’clock Friday, when...

Hidalgo County COVID death toll rises by 40 this week

Hidalgo County officials reported 40 deaths and a total of 2,288 people who tested positive for COVID-19 cases over the last week. It should be...

Palm print in question in ’98 STC shooting trial

Defense attorneys sought to cast doubt Friday afternoon on a palm print that prosecutors say was found on the getaway car used in the...

Jasso files suit alleging libel in Torres campaign ads

Homer Jasso, the former Edinburg city councilman who is seeking to unseat Precinct 4 Hidalgo County Commissioner Ellie Torres, filed a lawsuit earlier this...

House fire lands McAllen woman in jail on arson allegations

A 33-year-old McAllen woman is behind bars after she admitted to setting fire to a residence Thursday evening. McAllen police responded to the 900 block...

Brownsville’s Gateway Bridge to undergo $100M renovation

Over $100 million will be poured into a modernization project to update Brownsville’s Gateway International Bridge, the U.S. General Services Administration announced Friday. The improvements...

Arrest made in 22-year-old man’s October shooting death in Mission

A man suspected in the October 2021 shooting death of a 22-year-old man in Mission has been arrested, the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office announced...

Support funds available for McAllen small businesses

About $2.2 million in federal support funds for McAllen small businesses are still being distributed by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce. According to the chamber,...

Bus passenger pleads guilty after carrying nearly 10 pounds of cocaine

A Hidalgo County man pleaded guilty to a federal charge Thursday after trying to smuggle nearly 10 pounds of cocaine through the Falfurrias checkpoint...

McAllen redistricting will need to move thousands of residents from District 1

Census data that will determine how the city of McAllen redraw their districts showed that the city's District 1, 2 and 6 are over...