Harlingen South aces state forensic tourney
The Harlingen High School South speech, drama and debate team took home the overall top spot at the Texas Forensic Association Qualifying Tournament in Sugar Land, Texas, earlier this month.In helping...
View ArticleEvent helps bring HCISD students back to school
The applause filled the air as a young man signed papers that would once again make him a high school student in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. “It felt good to have everyone...
View ArticleGoodbye, Gaby: Family, friends pay respects to Lyford teen
LYFORD — The consensus from the speakers who knew her best and the priests who celebrated her funeral Mass was this: 15-year-old Gaby Rivera was loved. The tiny Prince of Peace Catholic Church was...
View ArticleSpaceX buys land here
SpaceX is investing more than research in Cameron County. It is now a property owner in the county. SpaceX, or Space Exploration Technologies Corp., has been purchasing property in Cameron County since...
View ArticleAnimal shelter makes urgent plea for help
HARLINGEN — After more than 20 years in operation, the Harlingen Humane Society found itself “flat broke” this summer. On Aug. 21, the animal shelter transferred its last $10,000 in savings to make...
View ArticleStudy: Soda further linked to obesity
New research powerfully strengthens the case against soda and other sugary drinks as culprits in the obesity epidemic.A huge, decades-long study involving more than 33,000 Americans has yielded the...
View ArticleValley’s wells could make a comeback
After two years without meaningful rain, a handful of Hidalgo County water suppliers have started re-examining an alternative to the Rio Grande: Wells that haven’t been in widespread use since the...
View ArticleRenowned Oaxacan artist exhibits wood prints at UTB
BROWNSVILLE — The twinkling Oaxacan nights are captured by renowned Oaxacan artist Sergio Hernández in an exhibit titled “Funámbulo de la Noche” at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas...
View ArticleMobile home fire claims two lives
BROWNSVILLE — Fire investigators were still sifting through the rubble Sunday afternoon after an early-morning mobile home fire claimed the lives of a grandfather and his grandson.Brownsville Fire...
View ArticleWell mannered dog up for adoption
Hunter is a blond English short hair pointer and is currently up for adoption at the Harlingen Humane Society. He’s an inquisitive, but well mannered, a dog who would do well in a home with children,...
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