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Feds seeking to condemn 1,039 acres in Starr County for border wall

The federal government in July filed four land condemnation lawsuits against property owners in Starr County seeking more than 1,000 acres for the purpose of building a border wall.

Federal government targets 39 acres in Starr County for proposed border wall

The federal government has filed two land condemnation lawsuits against residents in Starr County for more proposed border wall.

Starr County JP Roel Valadez gets nearly 2 years in prison

A former Starr County justice of the peace pleaded guilty for his role in a drug-trafficking organization and landed a near-two-year prison sentence as a result.

Better than nothing: Reservoir levels benefit slightly from Alberto

The days between June 18-24 served as a welcome break from the hot, humid, boring weather that made itself at home in the Rio Grande Valley with a vengeance barely a week into May.

Three Valley high school mariachis perform at Carnegie Hall

High school mariachi groups from McAllen, Edcouch-Elsa and Rio Grande City this week graced the stage at one most prestigious performance halls in the nation.

Cities, counties across RGV hand out sandbags ahead of heavy rains

Cities across the Rio Grande Valley are distributing sandbags ahead of heavy rainfall that’s expected to arrive sometime Wednesday.

Three Valley locations listed as endangered by preservation organization

A nonprofit preservationist organization has released its annual list of places it deems endangered, and three Rio Grande Valley locations are on this year's list.

Son of Gulf Cartel-associated drug trafficker sentenced for threatening federal officer

The son of a member of a transnational criminal organization associated with the Gulf Cartel has been sentenced to prison for threatening a federal officer.

Dangerously high temps return to Valley for Memorial Day weekend

The official first day of summer is still a month away, though extreme summer-like weather just won’t leave the Rio Grande Valley alone.

Three Rio Grande City men plead guilty in USDA bribery scheme

Three Rio Grande City men pleaded guilty on Friday in a bribery scheme involving a U.S. Department of Agriculture repair grant program.