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Livestock Show kicks off with heifers, archery contest, good food

MERCEDES — Sophia Reyes beamed with delight after leaving the arena with Petunia.

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MERCEDES — The Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo 2023 kicked off Thursday with students presenting their breeding animals. Read the full story here. RELATED...

Bodies of Americans killed in Matamoros returned

The bodies of two Americans slain in Matamoros were crossed at Veterans International Bridge Thursday afternoon.

Contractor disputes San Benito CISD bid award

SAN BENITO — The contractor behind the San Benito school district’s $40 million bond-funded project is disputing the school board’s decision to award a construction contract to another company.

Apology letter found after US citizens killed in Mexico

By ALFREDO PEÑA | Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four...

San Benito man charged in uncle’s beating

SAN BENITO — A 23-year-old San Benito man is being held on $100,000 bail after a beating left his uncle in critical condition.

U.S. Coast Guard officer pleads guilty to selling firearms without a license

A U.S. Coast Guard chief petty officer is awaiting to be sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of running a firearms sales business without a license, federal authorities said.

Former Wells Fargo banker receives prison sentence for helping launder drug money

A former Wells Fargo bank manager who admitted to helping launder drug money through his Harlingen bank for more than a year has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison.

San Benito commissioners updating old ordinances

SAN BENITO — For decades, commercial property owners here couldn’t build on the first 65 feet of their front yards.

Literacy night a hit for students, parents at Harlingen CISD campus

HARLINGEN – Odilia Itoe moves through the hallways filled with children, mascots, posters and book reports.