100-mile journey: Priest runs to raise funds for St. Anthony Catholic School
HARLINGEN — “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
The letter to the Hebrews in the Bible marks very well Rev....
UTRGV to close Monday with ‘all operations’ going remote
Anticipating the effects of an impending freeze on the region, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was the latest education institution to adjust...
Icy road conditions expected tonight in RGV
Couples and individuals planning to head out and celebrate Valentine’s Day this evening are encouraged to be off the roads by 9 p.m. because...
Astronomy: You can find Mars straight up above
It cannot be mid-February already…but it is, and time is flying as fast as the Earth moves in its elliptical orbit around its star.
Those...
ERCOT asks residents to conserve electricity
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is asking residents to throttle their electricity use over the next few days as cold weather sweeps across...
Harlingen Happenings
By Mary Torres, Special to the Star
Although everyone may be celebrating Valentine’s Day slightly differently this year, some things will remain the same: the consumption...
Choir director motivates students
HARLINGEN — “Sing, sing a song, sing out loud, sing out strong …”
That timeless standard by the late Karen Carpenter fits very well with...
Winter storm warning continues today
HARLINGEN — Rio Grande Valley residents braced for an outbreak of Arctic air, forecast to push overnight temperatures into the 20s, weather forecasters said...
History of abuse for Mexican police unit in migrant massacre
By ALFREDO PEÑA and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — When state police in northern Mexico allegedly shot 19 people, including at...
GARDEN: Learn how to prune your roses
By Lori Murray, Cameron County Master Gardener, Texas Superstar Specialist
Every year as Valentine’s Day approaches I think about pruning my roses so, a few...