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Mercedes man gets murder charge dismissed

A judge signed an order Monday dismissing a murder charge against a 44-year-old Mercedes man accused in a 2017 fatal shooting in Mission.

Edinburg man accused of strangling wife to be indicted

A 51-year-old Edinburg man accused of killing his wife after seeing a photo of her embracing another man is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning on a charge of murder.

Democratic party factions come to a head in Tuesday’s runoff

Two of the most closely watched races in the state will be decided during Tuesday’s primary runoff election, in part, by voters in the Rio Grande Valley.

Hidalgo County man escapes custody during prison transport

Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for a man convicted for capital murder in Hidalgo County who escaped custody on Thursday while being transported from a state facility in west Texas.

Hidalgo County celebrates $3.7M investment for North Main drainage project

EDINBURG — A major project that will help mitigate flooding will be receiving a big boost in funds thanks to a $1.2 billion infrastructure bill passed by Congress last year.

Torres sworn in as Mission police chief; plans for change

The city of Mission and the Mission Police Department celebrated Monday night the swearing in of their new police chief after the city’s longtime chief retired in April.

Report: Draft opinion suggests high court will overturn Roe

WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind...

Judge gives woman who smuggled meth through Hidalgo bridge nearly 22 years in prison

A federal judge sentenced a 54-year-old woman last week to nearly 22 years in prison for smuggling a large amount of liquid methamphetamine.

COVID hospitalizations still dropping in Hidalgo County, but 7 more die

Although there were seven more deaths and 92 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Hidalgo County on Wednesday, hospitalizations continue to decline with local...

Brownsville’s Gateway Bridge to undergo $100M renovation

Over $100 million will be poured into a modernization project to update Brownsville’s Gateway International Bridge, the U.S. General Services Administration announced Friday. The improvements...