Harlingen student hit by truck while exiting school bus
A 7-year-old child is recovering from a fractured ankle after being hit by a truck while getting off a school bus on Friday afternoon.
TSTC event spotlights matching skills to jobs
HARLINGEN — Some Texas State Technical College Automotive Technology and Wind Energy Technology students recently learned how their skills could relate to jobs at Altec Inc. during an employer spotlight at TSTC’s Harlingen location.
Child Abuse Prevention Month highlights importance of protecting Valley youth
HARLINGEN — She looks away.
Editorial: Many Valley residents can vote for Mexico’s next president; they should consider doing...
Voters in both the United States and Mexico will choose their next president this year, and both elections are critical to the relationship between our two countries and policies that affect them — especially people who live in the Rio Grande Valley and other border areas.
Commentary: Stakes are high for upcoming Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
This year Earth Day (April 22) marks the start of the fourth round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty. Without much public fanfare, delegates from 175 countries together with hundreds of observers representing industry, academia, health organizations and environmental groups will gather in Ottawa to chart the course for the future of plastics and plastic pollution.
Lawsuit claims city of La Feria worker fired after legs amputated
A former City Hall worker is claiming officials “wrongfully terminated” him after a COVID-19 infection led to complications forcing the amputation of his legs, according to a lawsuit.
‘Literary icon’: Sandra Cisneros to headline Brownsville Planned Parenthood brunch
Planned Parenthood South Texas (PPST) has landed a true literary icon as keynote speaker for the nonprofit organization’s Annual Valley Brunch in Brownsville on Sunday.
‘The Long Game’: Brownsville, San Manuel natives help tell Mexican American success story
Our South Texas success stories often start this way, with little to no resources but ingenuity and fierce determination.
Harlingen animal shelter expanding as costs climb
HARLINGEN — Nearly three months after opening its doors, the Harlingen Animal Shelter is expanding its program while its costs are climbing.
Conservation, indigenous groups sue Texas Parks and Wildlife to block SpaceX land swap
Conservation organizations and indigenous groups are suing Texas Parks and Wildlife to block a controversial land swap with SpaceX one month after commissioners approved the deal.