Valley Morning Star

HARLINGEN — Twelve young people had come from throughout the United States to build ramps for people in need.

SAN BENITO — During more than six years at City Hall’s helm, City Manager Manuel De La Rosa took on some of the biggest projects in years while stacking the city’s cash reserves to record levels.

An icon, legend and fixture of the Rio Grande Valley sports scene is how longtime KRGV sports anchor, sports director and special contributor Dave Brown will be remembered.

McALLEN — If financial headlines over the recent high-profile failures of three tech banks have caused Rio Grande Valley residents to wonder if the money in their savings and checking accounts is safe, never fear, because the local picture is quite optimistic.

SAN BENITO — The Friends of the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum has been awarded the San Benito Economic Development Corporation’s Community Partnership Grant to benefit the Callandret Black History Museum and Freddy Fender Museum.

The persistent round of heavy thunderstorms shaking the Rio Grande Valley over the past many weeks, causing one death and several injuries when a tornado struck Laguna Heights on May 13, is unusual and has made for a cooler-than-normal spring.

HARLINGEN — The young soccer player positions himself for just a moment then runs in a swift curve toward the ball.

HARLINGEN — Some city employees might be getting bigger paychecks.

Repairing dents, dings and scratches is almost child’s play for Stephanie Luna, a student in Texas State Technical College’s Auto Collision and Management Technology program in Harlingen.

MISSION — Three state bids were on the line during Saturday’s Snake Pit Classic 7-on-7 tournament, with teams from across the RGV and Laredo...