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Weslaco High caps off their champion story with ring ceremony

WESLACO — Under the Friday Night Lights, the state champion Weslaco High softball team shined bright during a ring ceremony — where players, coaches and even the groundskeepers all received a state championship ring as the community looking on.

Nonprofit aims to spur health coverage through Mid-Valley location

WESLACO — The city of Weslaco is officially home to MHP Salud’s first office site in Texas, where they hope to decrease the number of uninsured residents in a region particularly in need of healthcare coverage: the Rio Grande Valley.

Man shot, killed by trooper in Weslaco made suicidal statements, DPS says

The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a custodial death report that the 23-year-old man shot and killed in Weslaco by a trooper in early September made threatening and suicidal comments.

Weslaco woman charged in fatal attempted kidnapping back in custody

A 21-year-old Weslaco woman charged in a fatal attempted kidnapping of two Mercedes men is back in custody after skipping out on a July court hearing in her murder case.

Keno Cafe’s quickie keeps it old school in Weslaco

WESLACO — Keno Cafe, located in downtown Weslaco, was established almost a century ago and while trying a couple of their signature plates, I could tell why throughout the decades the restaurant has survived by being a local favorite.

Weslaco set to hold rabies clinic this Saturday

If your pet needs their rabies vaccine, the Weslaco Animal Care Services will be holding a rabies clinic this Saturday.

Weslaco man indicted for fatally shooting teen wearing bulletproof vest

A Weslaco man is set to be arraigned for the death of a 16-year-old male who had agreed to wear a bulletproof vest prior to being shot twice, according to court documents.

Two charged following pursuit in rural Weslaco where deputy shot man in leg

The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office has identified the man accused of running from deputies in a vehicle pursuit Wednesday that ended with a deputy shooting one of the men in the leg.

Jury convicts man of Weslaco doctor’s murder

A jury on Thursday found a 24-year-old man guilty of the 2019 murder of a Weslaco doctor.

Valley officials sign on to letter defending LNG projects

Cities in the Rio Grande Valley are expressing support for a liquefied natural gas terminal project at the Port of Brownsville that will face additional scrutiny after its federal authorization was vacated by the D.C. Circuit Court in an Aug. 6 ruling in response to an anti-LNG lawsuit.