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30% chance for more tropical development in the Bay of Campeche

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday said there is a 30% chance for tropical development in the Bay of Campeche over the next seven days.

Tropical Storm Alberto forms over Bay of Campeche; to bring rain to Valley

The National Hurricane Center has classified the disturbance in the Bay of Campeche bringing much-needed rain to the Valley as Tropical Storm Alberto — the first of the year.

Melissa Lucio case remanded to trial court over ‘piecemeal litigation’

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday remanded Melissa Lucio's habeas claims back to the trial court because the judge did not rule on each of her remaining claims.

NWS: 80% chance disturbance becomes Tropical Storm Alberto

In an early morning update on the tropical system brewing in the Bay of Campeche, the National Weather Service Brownsville-Rio Grande Valley station said Tuesday there’s now an 80% chance the disturbance will become Tropical Storm Alberto by Wednesday.

Jackson family members gather in San Juan following Underground Railroad designation

SAN JUAN — There was little relief from the sweltering South Texas heat as roughly a dozen people gathered inside the Jackson Ranch Church on Saturday afternoon.

Photo Gallery: Jackson family members gather in San Juan following Underground Railroad designation

SAN JUAN — Just days before the Juneteenth National Independence Day, which commemorates the end of slavery, Roseann Bacha-Garza, an anthropology lecturer at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, hosted descendants of the site’s namesakes where they once risked everything to help slaves escape to freedom.

Edinburg school district projects balanced budget; reviewing raises

EDINBURG — The school district here is among the rare schools districts in the Valley — and the state — that had little to no trouble getting a balanced budget

TxDOT reminds Valley motorists to drive with caution during tropical weather

HARLINGEN — The street dry and clear tells you driving is safe.

Woman shot, killed in parking lot of McAllen convenience store

The McAllen Police Department has opened a homicide investigation after a woman was shot and killed in the parking lot of a convenience store.