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Pandemic relief untapped, Hidalgo County pop-up events got help to thousands

The idea was to find a new way to reach out to families in need, families who had thus far left tens of millions...

Pharr interchange project prompts holiday road closures

Ongoing work for the Pharr interchange project is prompting additional road closures or traffic delays during the holidays in the cities of Pharr, McAllen...

One dead in Edinburg hit-and-run over Christmas morning

Edinburg police believe alcohol may have been a factor in a hit-and-run incident that left one person dead and two in the hospital with...

Christmas with COVID: McAllen mom recalls spending holiday in hospital with virus

One evening, on Christmas Eve, someone stood outside Janice Rivera’s hospital room, where she had been battling COVID-19 for days, and did something special. After...

La Joya to get new $1.7M fire station after old facility deemed unsafe 

La Joya is getting a new fire station thanks to more than $1 million in federal funds awarded to the city to replace its...

Hospitalizations rising in Hidalgo County

During a limited week of reports due to the Christmas holiday, Hidalgo County confirmed an additional 503 cases of COVID-19 in the area over...

60-year-old man dies after Edinburg house fire

EDINBURG — A 60-year-old man who was pulled from his burning home died Christmas Eve. The fire broke out at a home on the 1100...

Room for wildlife: Valley refuges grow by almost 6,500 acres

HARLINGEN — Rio Grande Valley wildlife refuges have added nearly 6,500 new acres of habitat by buying up private lands adjacent to the existing...

Video showing adult slapping student prompts Weslaco ISD probe

A video showing a student slapped by an adult at a school in Weslaco surfaced on social media Thursday and prompted action. The video was...

New therapy in RGV offers COVID-19 protection to immunocompromised patients

Even after she’d done everything right, Gerry Fleuriet’s immune defenses were still faltering against the COVID-19 virus. “I found out the hard way, by accident,...