Tag: Weslaco

A 79-year-old man who was a person of interest in the disappearance of his wife in Oklahoma 25 years ago committed suicide in Weslaco Thursday morning, according to a Missouri television station.

Dutch Bros Coffee broke ground on its latest location in the Rio Grande Valley on Friday, according to the Economic Development Corporation of Weslaco.

Two weeks after the storm that left thousands of Rio Grande Valley residents without power and caused damages and various road closures due to debris, the area is once again facing thunderstorms across the area.

The Food Bank of Rio Grande Valley is partnering up with the National Association of Letter Carriers to conduct its annual food drive this Saturday. 

Two Weslaco Independent School District students are among just 750 students nationwide to be named Gates Scholars.

The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who stole a six pack of beer and $113 from a drive-thru in rural Weslaco late Monday morning.

The Weslaco Police Department identified the two people who died following a major two-vehicle crash that occurred Friday.

The Weslaco school board voted Wednesday to approve a contract with Superintendent Richard Rivera.

A thunderstorm that ripped through the Rio Grande Valley overnight Friday and into early Saturday morning left tens of thousands without power with no immediate relief in sight, and caused havoc in city streets, residential and business property as a deluge of rain and hail drenched the region.

Thunderstorms that ripped through the Rio Grande Valley overnight Friday and into early Saturday morning has left tens of thousands without power and with no immediate relief in sight for at least 24 to 48 hours.