Castillo withdraws job application
HARLINGEN — District 1 City Commission candidate Danny Castillo withdrew his application for Santa Rosa city administrator Wednesday. “I wanted to avoid even the slightest appearance of a conflict of...
View ArticleTexas retail gasoline prices down 3 cents
HOUSTON (AP) — A survey finds that retail gasoline prices across Texas have slipped 3 cents this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump was $3.09 per gallon. In Harlingen...
View ArticleGrass for sale: Boggus’ artificial turf to be completed by May
HARLINGEN — Landscaping crews began the process of removing the Boggus Stadium grass on Wednesday to make room for artificial turf, which should be completed by the first week of May, Harlingen school...
View ArticleColder, rainy weather headed for the Valley
Rainy and cool weather will make a comeback to the Rio Grande Valley, as another cold front is expected to push through the Valley later tonight. In addition, the cool and rainy conditions are expected...
View ArticleU.S., Mexico militaries meet in Matamoros
BROWNSVILLE — A military official has confirmed that members of the U.S. Army traveled to Matamoros Wednesday to meet with their counterparts there. Col. Wayne M. Shanks, chief of public affairs of the...
View ArticleOfficials: 4 Rio Hondo seniors face discipline
RIO HONDO — School officials said four Rio Hondo High School seniors may be kicked out of school and sent to an alternative center after school officials caught them with marijuana “residue” on their...
View ArticleNWS: Cool, wet weather to continue
Rainy and cool weather made a comeback to the Rio Grande Valley as another cold front was expected to push through the area early today.In addition, the cool and rainy conditions are expected to last...
View ArticleSilent Plight: Family endures hardship as Christmas nears
HARLINGEN — Susana Carrisales has done everything she can to make her small trailer Christmassy. A brightly decorated but thin Christmas tree sits on a table so it touches the ceiling, and there’s a...
View ArticleTSTC Warned: School’s accreditation may be in jeopardy
HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College-Harlingen has been warned that it could lose its accreditation if it does not make changes to its programs. But a college spokesman said errors were made in...
View ArticleOnly a few voters casting ballots in commission race
Hours after the polls opened in the District 1 City Commissioner election only a few dozen votes had been cast. As of 9:30 a.m. 45 ballots had been submitted at Long Elementary in Harlingen. Overall,...
View ArticleUTB-TSC changes graduation ceremony due to weather
More than 1,000 students are candidates to receive certificate, associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Texas and Texas Southmost College's 17th Winter Commencement....
View ArticleBoy shot at Edinburg school paralyzed
McALLEN – A 13-year-old boy shot Monday while playing basketball outside at Harwell Middle School cannot move his legs and still has a bullet lodged inside his body, doctors and relatives said Friday....
View ArticleWoman robbed at La Feria arcade, suspect arrested
LA FERIA — A clerk was found tied to a chair at the arcade where she worked, by a man who reportedly stole $20,000 from the business, Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said. County sheriff deputies on...
View ArticleTexas political parties propose April 3 primary
AUSTIN (AP) — Texas' Republican and Democratic parties announced Friday that they have agreed to hold the state's primary election on April 3. Texas was forced to delay the primary from March 6 because...
View ArticleDistrict 1 City Commissioner election results; Castillo sweeps early voting
Nearly 300 Harlingen voters cast early ballots for the District 1 City Commission race and former Harlingen Police Chief Danny Castillo garnered 65 percent of those votes. These are the latest...
View ArticleGirl sexually assaulted by teen she met on Facebook
Brownsville police arrested a teenager early Tuesday morning after the parents of a 13-year-old girl told police he sexually assaulted her after they met on Facebook, Brownsville Police spokesman J.J....
View Article4 vie for Willacy County sheriff spot
RAYMONDVILLE — Four candidates are running for Willacy County sheriff in the April 3 primaries, one of them a Republican.Incumbent Larry Spence will face Andres “Andy” Maldonado and former chief deputy...
View ArticleBorder to be equipped after National Guard troops leave
BROWNSVILLE — Although some — perhaps the majority — of the National Guard troops deployed along the Texas-Mexico border are slated to leave the area next month, the U.S. Department of Defense will...
View ArticleAgent fires gun at accused smugglers
BROWNSVILLE — A U.S. Border Patrol agent fired his service weapon at several alleged drug smugglers who were throwing rocks at him and another agent.The incident occurred around 7 p.m. Monday near the...
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