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A 38-year-old Donna man pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally stabbing a 65-year-old woman multiple times on Feb. 25, 2021, court records show.

Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. “Eddie” Guerra revealed Wednesday afternoon that the wife of an Edinburg man killed by police Tuesday night had been pinned by his truck against her neighbor’s front door prior to the shooting.

Deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed a man who tried to use his vehicle to hit his wife.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said a combination of unsafe speeds and wet roads on Sunday afternoon resulted in a fatal one-vehicle crash that killed a 57-year-old woman.

McALLEN — Donna officials announced the city has successfully secured a portion of the $100 million in funding needed to build two northbound commercial lanes at the Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge.

Two men have been indicted in McAllen federal court over allegations that they defrauded four women they conned into online romantic relationships out of nearly $300,000.

The Food Bank of Rio Grande Valley is partnering up with the National Association of Letter Carriers to conduct its annual food drive this Saturday. 

Donna ISD saw its mammoth $120 million bond referendum pass by 72 votes Saturday.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez on Monday announced more than $11 million in grants for water projects in Brownsville, La Feria, Donna and Hidalgo County.

More Hidalgo County school districts are adding their weight to the fight against school vouchers. Since PSJA ISD’s school board approved an anti-voucher resolution earlier this month, at least Donna and McAllen trustees have done the same, with La Joya ISD’s board set to discuss a resolution on the same front Wednesday. Gov. Greg Abbott made “school choice” a top priority for the year, supporting that goal through vouchers or education savings accounts, which would let parents use state funding to educate their children outside public schools.