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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.

Mercedes man gets 35 years for fatal Weslaco shooting

A Mercedes man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for fatally shooting a 19-year-old man in Weslaco a little more than two years ago.

Sheriff’s office seeks to withhold affidavit for Weslaco teen’s fatal shooting

The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is asking the Texas Attorney General whether it can withhold the probable cause affidavit for the arrest of an 18-year-old Weslaco man who fatally shot a teenager on Jan. 11.

Weslaco woman dies after running stop sign, causing crash

A 57-year-old Weslaco woman is dead after blowing a stop sign Thursday afternoon and crashing into another vehicle.

Weslaco ISD approved firms for first phase of $160M in bond projects

WESLACO — The Weslaco school board at a meeting Tuesday approved several hires with architectural and engineering firms for the first phase of bond projects totaling $160 million.