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Booming storms drop some widely scattered rain

HARLINGEN — Swirling thunderstorms played their hit-and-run game with Cameron County on Tuesday, dropping up to 2 inches of rain in some areas and...

A new idea: Euro-style convenience store debuts in lower Valley

BROWNSVILLE — A Houston-based company is reinventing the convenience store, and they’re starting here. The former Martinez Exxon/Shamrock service station at 2300 N. Expressway has...

Ageless Activity: Library kicks off Summer Reading Program

The Brownsville Public Library kicked off its yearly Summer Reading Program on Monday where hundreds of children and adults register to read a certain...

Valley Baptist partners with Food Bank RGV to help those in need

Valley Baptist Health System in Brownsville partnered with the Food Bank RGV to come together and help those who need it the most during...

High jobless rates lingering here in Valley

HARLINGEN — The unemployment rate in Texas continued to drop in May to 6.5 percent as the state gained 34,400 non-agricultural jobs for the...

Brownsville to host walk-up vaccine clinic at Market Square

The City of Brownsville will hold a vaccination walk-up clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, at El Tapiz Courtyard at...

Luby’s rescued by buyer at last minute

HARLINGEN — Luby’s Inc. restaurants in Texas were handed a lifeline with the announcement Monday that its 32 locations in the state will be...

Mimicking reality: Local artist finds inspiration in SpaceX

Local artist Cande Aguilar has been an artist for all his life. He continued the family tradition and became a musician until he eventually...

Local tutor overcomes language barrier, finds his path at TSC

Aaron Ong chose Texas Southmost College for its proximity to home and affordability, but what he got from the college was more than he...

Academy, Fishing’s Future surprise four fathers with shopping sprees

Four families arrived this weekend at Academy Sports in Brownsville—lured into the sporting goods store for surprise shopping sprees under the guise of four...