Police: Mom charged after child eats marijuana filled cookie
PRIMERA — Primera police officers were dispatched Feb. 28 to the 2300 block of Royal Palm Circle in reference to a possible child custody...
EDITORIAL: Mixed masses: We’ll never be fully sure who’s had COVID-19 shot
A significant part of our population how now been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, and with the recent authorization of a third vaccine, those...
Gladys Porter Zoo brings back 7-day schedule
Get ready, Rio Grande Valley kids. Gladys Porter Zoo announced Thursday that the zoo will be open from March 4 through April 4, seven...
Businesses to decide face mask use, some worry they’ll lose customers either way
As small-business owners and managers across Texas went to work Wednesday morning, they faced yet another 2021 headache: deal with losing business from customers...
6 men found dead in cartel-type vests near Reynosa
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in Tamaulipas said Wednesday that six men wearing vests with the initials of a notorious drug cartel have...
Five Cameron County cities holding vaccination clinics
SAN BENITO — Cameron County’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution network is expanding.
This week, the cities of San Benito, Port Isabel, La Feria, Santa Rosa and...
ERCOT CEO fired after deadly February blackouts
AUSTIN — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas fired its embattled CEO late Wednesday on the same day a congressional oversight panel launched an...
USDA issues disaster designation for Valley ag producers
Agriculture producers in the Rio Grande Valley can now receive federal assistance for losses suffered during last month’s winter storm, Gov. Greg Abbott announced...
State ramps up enforcement as human smuggling spikes at border
As human smuggling efforts are spiking at the border, so too are state and federal enforcement operations.
Recent remarks from local and state officials indicate...
Catholic Diocese to continue to follow strict safety protocols
Rio Grande Valley residents attending Mass in the Catholic of Diocese of Brownsville churches will have to continue to follow strict safety protocols enacted...