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Cameron County reports 9 more COVID-19 deaths

Nine more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Thursday. Five deaths were reported in Harlingen, two in...

SBA offers disaster-related small business loans

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday announced the availability of new federal disaster assistance for small businesses impacted by the winter weather. The low-interest loans...

Valley Baptist first to bring minimally invasive, robotic spine surgery to RGV

With the acquisition of advanced surgical equipment, Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen is the first acute care hospital to bring the benefits of minimally invasive,...

After 2 years in limbo, migrants seeking asylum in US finally cross from Mexico

A bus ferried 25 migrants from Matamoros and into U.S. soil through the Brownsville port of entry Thursday morning, marking the end of their...

Family approach: Harlingen pharmacist fills prescriptions with personal touch

HARLINGEN — The personal touch. That’s what Andrew Zamorategui offers his patients at Cares RX, which he has owned and operated since 2008. “I really enjoy...

San Benito making way for $450M ‘Epicenter’ project

SAN BENITO — City leaders are making way for what could become the biggest project in decades which developers say would create more than...

Agency says some Texas workers eligible for cold disaster benefits

The Texas Workforce Commission announced Wednesday that workers and self-employed individuals who either lost or were unable to perform their jobs due to the...

Court grants preliminary injunction on Biden deportations moratorium

A court granted a preliminary injunction to Texas on President Joe Biden’s moratorium on deportations of certain people until there is a resolution in...

HEDC, workforce agency to hold major virtual job fair

HARLINGEN — The city’s economic agency is teaming up with Cameron Workforce Solutions to stage a major virtual job fair sometime this spring. The date...

After outages stoked need, thousands seek relief at emergency pantry

EDINBURG — Stuart Haniff, CEO of the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley, arrived at Bert Ogden Arena at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. When...