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Yes, it’s going to be a cruel, cruel summer, according to the National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley, with hot temperatures expected to stay around for a long while.

Federal prosecutors have charged a man with federal programs theft for allegedly paying bribes in order for the Agua Special Utility District to approve an energy savings contract with a company he owned.

Early voting continues in a special election for the Congressional District 34 seat vacated by U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville.

Police arrested a Mercedes ISD teacher charged with having an inappropriate relationship with a student earlier this month on more charges late last week.

Rio Grande City Grulla ISD police arrested a district employee for encouraging a student under the age of 18 to engage in prostitution. Antonio Zavala-Villarreal, 81, was charged with compelling prostitution under age 18, a first degree felony, on Tuesday.

Local law enforcement authorities are learning how to deal with stress at a time when an already-high-anxiety-profession like policing faces even more scrutiny than arguably ever before, but South Texas Health System in McAllen wants to help.

Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez is asking President Biden to visit the Rio Grande Valley before he “makes any substantial changes to the current border policy,” according to a Tuesday news release from the county.

EDINBURG — Prosecutors on Monday foreshadowed testimony from a witness serving a decade in prison, who will appear before jurors in an orange jumpsuit and in shackles at some point during trial in a 2016 murder.

A 29-year-old Edinburg man was sentenced to 35 years in prison last week for sexually abusing a 7-year-old child, Hidalgo County said in a news release Monday.

A Mexican citizen faces smuggling and money laundering charges after allegedly moving thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine in fire extinguishers at a Rio Grande...