Valley Morning Star

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — It is just before 9 a.m. and a breeze sweeps in off the water over the dunes Saturday as Sea Turtle Inc. Chief Conservation Officer Amy Bonka inspects rows of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle egg clutches buried in the sands of the organization’s protective corral.

McALLEN — There’s more to empty bowls than just a clever name for the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley’s premiere fundraising event. As around 300 of them were nestled in the hands of painters here at the Radisson Hotel McAllen Airport on Saturday morning, with attendees trying their hand at creative designs and fun scribbles, the people behind the organization are hoping that what the bowls represent will inspire generosity in the hearts of Valley residents.

To commemorate National Automotive Service Professional Week, which this year is June 5-11, Texas State Technical College celebrates its Automotive Technology instructors who educate and train a new generation of automotive technicians by sharing their industry knowledge.

PORT ISABEL — The start of June signals the start of the road to the 7-on-7 state tournament in College Station for teams across...

Three Rio Grande Valley legislators will participate in the historic impeachment trial in the Senate against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

A month after the May 6 election’s call for change at San Benito City Hall, City Manager Manuel De La Rosa’s job might be on the line while City Attorney Mark Sossi is resigning.

HARLINGEN (AP) — Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she appeared to have a seizure and died on her ninth day in custody, an internal investigation found.

Graduation season is upon us. It’s one of the first major rites of passage in the lives of most people, a time to celebrate the achievement of finally completing the dozen years of formal education; for most students these days the time has been even longer when we factor in kindergarten, preschool and Head Start programs.

All three Rio Grande Valley representatives in the House of Representatives voted for the debt ceiling bill, but statements issued following the vote mostly fell along party lines.

HARLINGEN — Shuffling in shackles, 28 men and women climbed stairs to board a Boeing 737, taking a deportation flight to their home country of Colombia.