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Love and passion: Devoted to dance, UTRGV’s Ballet Folklórico brings back Alegría performances

EDINBURG — The Spanish word alegría translates to happiness in English, which is probably the best way to describe how one feels after witnessing...

Elon Musk expands on vision for Starbase

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, presenting his Feb. 10 update on Starship development live from the company’s Boca Chica site, dubbed Starbase, said...

Weslaco ISD mum on police timeline showing delays in communicating child slapping

WESLACO — Leadership at Weslaco ISD largely failed to answer questions raised by police records related to the arrest of a former employee who...

Search underway for man who entered Hidalgo County jail with shotgun

The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man armed with a black shotgun who walked into the public information lobby of the...

2 indicted in Mission shooting that killed 22-year-old man, injured brother

The first of two suspects accused in an Oct. 14 shooting in Mission that claimed the life of a 22-year-old man and injured his...

O’Rourke talks winter storm infrastructure during RGV visit

By MATTHEW WILSON and BERENICE GARCIA DONNA AND McALLEN — Beto O’Rourke brought his whirlwind 12-day, 2,100-mile campaign tour aimed at criticizing Gov. Greg Abbott...

Targeting lanchas: Illegal Mexican fishing crews not ‘lost,’ Coast Guard says

HARLINGEN — A theory put forward by a Mexico City diplomat that illegal forays into U.S. waters are unintentional and merely a result of...

Panthers fall to Cardinals, drop to second seed

WESLACO — The Harlingen High Cardinals and Weslaco High Panthers finished the regular season deadlocked for first place in District 32-6A with 12-2 records. After...

Allegations fly at Weslaco ISD grievance hearing

Allegations of misconduct, policy violations and harassment abounded at a Weslaco Independent School District grievance hearing Wednesday that ended with district leadership profusely apologizing...

Feds: Trafficking wife’s sentencing for spending drug money a cautionary tale

The sentencing of a Starr County drug trafficker’s wife Thursday became a cautionary tale for those adjacently profiting from the drug trade. “I was a...