Tag: McAllen

Various firefighters from across the upper Valley came together Sunday afternoon to help put out a warehouse fire in McAllen, the Weslaco Fire Department said.

McAllen city employees will receive a nice windfall just in time for Thanksgiving after the city commission unanimously approved a longevity pay bump during a meeting Tuesday.

PHARR — Commuters who regularly travel through the construction zone of the Pharr interchange will soon find some relief as one of the new direct connectors is set to open in early June.

It's Memorial Day weekend and right now Americans across the country are observing the national holiday with barbecues, brisket and beer. But there are also those who give of themselves to make this time of year more meaningful for the men and women who the holiday honors.

Norbeto “Beto” Salinas, the former mayor of Mission and a longtime public official whose career goes back four decades, has died, according to his son Ricardo Salinas.

Two outreach centers have opened in the McAllen and Palmview areas to assist small businesses and residents in Hidalgo County that sustained damages due to a disaster.

Three men who allegedly tried to export 7,000 rounds of high-powered ammunition into Mexico are in custody after Homeland Security Investigations tracked the attempt on Monday at a residence in Harlingen, an apartment in McAllen, and at the Pharr Port of Entry.

A citizen from Mexico was charged with persuading an underage girl to engage in prostitution in McAllen after Border Patrol agents arrested him for being illegally present in the United States.

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz’s office announced a bill intended to curb the financing of “Illegal synthetic drugs” was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives Monday.

This fall, there will be a new coffeehouse chain ready to serve McAllen.