Tag: mid-valley
Weslaco immigration attorney sentence to 2.5 years in federal prison
A Weslaco immigration attorney was sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to bribery.
Roel Alanis, 41, pleaded guilty last April...
Weslaco narrows in on new city manager pick
WESLACO — Plans to name a new city manager hit a hiccup here after one of two final candidates removed his name from consideration...
Former Weslaco candidate charged with swindling thousands
WESLACO — A one-time city commission candidate and well-known political activist here has been arrested on allegations that he swindled thousands of dollars from...
Heavy rains again test Mid-Valley drainage upgrades
For the fourth year in a row, heavy summer rains have pummeled the Rio Grande Valley, causing flooding headaches from Starr County to South...
Vulnerable populations closer to COVID protection as Weslaco becomes vax provider
Cutting out the middleman and increasing the number of vaccination clinics available per week — that’s the goal Weslaco city officials had in mind...
Hidalgo County awarded $50M for drainage projects
Over the course of eight days, officials in Hidalgo County thrice received good news that will hopefully mean the region will see a lot...
Loan on hold for Donna doctor
Dr. Michael Flores hasn’t been on the Donna Economic Development Corporation 4A (EDC 4A) board of directors for very long. But his position on...
Multiple crews respond to La Blanca fire
Multiple firefighting crews responded to a fire in La Blanca, authorities confirmed Thursday.
The fire started at approximately 3:30 p.m. at a junkyard along State...
COVID sidelines in-person Donna meetings
DONNA — COVID-19 concerns put the kibosh on a pair of public meetings that were slated to take place here Tuesday afternoon.
The news came...
COVID cases up by 750 in Hidalgo County as 17 die
Hidalgo County officials reported 17 COVID-19 related deaths and an additional 750 positive cases of the virus Thursday, raising the case tally here to...
