Tag: Peñitas

EDINBURG — A 55-year-old Peñitas man pleaded guilty to murder and was convicted Wednesday morning for shooting and killing his stepdaughter who had four children with him.

EDINBURG — Twelve Rio Grande Valley College nursing students signed letters of intent and donned white coats at a ceremony July 10, marking the beginning of the Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Program. The initiative, which is aimed addressing the ongoing nursing shortage, is a joint project of Rio Grande Valley College and DHR Health.

A Mission man accused of shooting and killing a driver during a road rage incident in early April was indicted Tuesday, according to court documents.

The La Joya Independent School District policy barring employees from holding public office has caused a ripple effect well outside of the district's boundaries resulting in multiple resignations, prompting cities to call special elections — all at the cost of the taxpayer.

McALLEN — Certain school district employees in the Rio Grande Valley may be prohibited from holding elected office under a new proposed policy.

Members of La Union Del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and Hidalgo County Precinct 3 gathered with residents of Colonia Salida Del Sol Phase 6 in Peñitas on Monday, April 1, to celebrate the lighting of their neighborhood.

A Peñitas man was sentenced to prison on Thursday following a guilty plea for the death of a Mission man who he shot over drugs.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal crash north of Mission on Tuesday that left a 19-year-old Peñitas man dead.

In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month hospital facilities across the Rio Grande Valley will be offering mammograms at discounted prices.

A toddler died Wednesday after being accidentally run over by a vehicle in Peñitas.