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Former Weslaco commissioner Fox gets time served in bribery case

The final defendant tied to the Weslaco water plant bribery case has learned his fate nearly five years after admitting to his role.

Texas Southmost College job fair in Brownsville to feature 70 employers

Texas Southmost College’s fourth annual Spring Job Fair takes place March 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at Jacob Brown Auditorium, 600 International Boulevard.

Texas’ SB 4 may not result in many arrests in the Rio Grande Valley

Texas' SB 4 sent the state swirling into confusion this week as the Supreme Court briefly allowed the immigration law to go into effect for several hours before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals placed the legislation's implementation on hold.

San Antonio, RGV mayors meet as part of regional alliance

EDINBURG — There’s power in speaking with a unified voice, and that’s precisely what municipal leaders from Brownsville to San Antonio hope to leverage through a new partnership called the South Texas Alliance of Cities, or STAC.

Valley DQs to host Free Cone Day on March 19

Warmer weather means outdoor activities, more sunshine and ice cream.

Elsa man sentenced to life for fatal Weslaco shooting

A 22-year-old Elsa man has been convicted of fatally shooting a man in Weslaco during a drug robbery and has been sentenced to life in prison.

Work begins on 16-mile Mid-Valley hike and bike trail

WESLACO — A new hike-and-bike trail in the Mid-Valley will eventually connect to established trail systems in San Juan, McAllen and Edinburg.

Weslaco man gets 30 years in prison for child porn charges

A 34-year-old Weslaco man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography and the sexual exploitation of a child, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.

Pioneering Vision: Brownsville’s Herman’s Optical celebrates 50 years

At its peak in the 1990s, Herman's Optical had six locations in the Rio Grande Valley, in Harlingen, Brownsville, Weslaco and McAllen, selling glasses for the low price of $39.95 a pair.

USPS worker delivering mail in rural Weslaco robbed

The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who robbed a United States Postal Service worker who was delivering mail early Wednesday afternoon in rural Weslaco.