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70,000 sign petition calling for release of Pharr teens charged in stepfather’s death
UPDATE (01/27/2022 3 P.M.)
Since this story was published, the petition has garnered more than double of the originally reported 71,000 signatures. Now, it nears...
Pharr stepfather’s 2019 sex abuse case unrelated to beating death, police say
PHARR — Police here revealed details Tuesday about an unrelated sexual abuse case against the man they say was killed by his stepsons for...
Police: Pharr brothers beat stepfather to death for abusing sister
BY XAVIER ALVAREZ AND MARK REAGAN | STAFF WRITERS
Pharr police have arrested two brothers tied to the brutal beating death of their stepfather, who’s...
COMMENTARY: The perfect recipe for Texas chili … has beans — get over it
The temperature is 48 degrees, it’s windy and it’s raining as I am writing this, and temperatures are expected to drop down to 35...
DHS: ‘Remain in Mexico’ restarts in the Valley
BY VALERIE GONZALEZ AND DINA ARÉVALO | STAFF WRITERS
The Department of Homeland Security has once again begun enrolling migrants seeking asylum in the United...
Taking cover: Severe weather, specter of 2021 freeze prompt urgency in Valley
With last year's winter freeze fresh on the minds of Rio Grande Valley residents, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez is reminding the public...
FBI probe targets Rep. Cuellar’s home, campaign HQ in Laredo
LAREDO — The FBI conducted what it described as “court-authorized” law enforcement activity at the Laredo home of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar on Wednesday.
Agents...
Abbott officially launches reelection campaign in McAllen
McALLEN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott officially announced his reelection campaign before a crowd of about 200 people here on Saturday afternoon.
The announcement came...
Raising awareness, and a glass: Mission brewery introduces new ‘tlacuaches’ brew to benefit animal...
MISSION — Locally owned business the 5X5 Brewing Company hosted a fundraiser and food drive here Saturday to help Yaqui Animal Rescue, a nonprofit,...
Work begins to convert Reynosa baseball field into migrant camp
Men standing on cinder blocks stacked like a Jenga tower grabbed pails of concrete handed by others below them at a Reynosa baseball field...