15 young cancer patients treated to Disney party, show
HIDALGO — Four-year-old Heidi Lopez pressed her face against the glass door at State Farm Arena, eager to get inside to see Mickey Mouse. Her grandparents — Heidi’s legal guardians — smiled as they...
View ArticleBass Pro costs to be repaid; City, EDC also seeing payback on Kohl’s site
HARLINGEN — The Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. 3 has agreed to pay back Harlingen and the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation for two different developments, Harlingen Ventures No....
View ArticleBricks pave way for war memorial sculptures
SAN BENITO — When Ernesto Atkinson walks into the San Benito Veterans War Memorial, he comes home to his family’s military legacy. On the floor, he gazes at the seven bricks that bear the names of his...
View ArticleSuper fast Internet access coming to Valley institutions
BROWNSVILLE — Something big is happening in the Rio Grande Valley, and it’s all beginning with a Raymondville-based communications company. On what was formerly a weedy corner in downtown Brownsville,...
View ArticleStorm wreaks havoc on local onion crop
WESLACO — The late March storm that pelted McAllen with hail and most of the Lower Rio Grande Valley with rain also turned the area’s onion crop on its head, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension...
View ArticleMarine with Valley ties killed Afghanistan
McALLEN — A U.S. Marine whose family has deep roots in the Rio Grande Valley was killed over the weekend in Afghanistan, a family member confirmed Monday. Circumstances of the death of Joseph "Joe"...
View ArticlePolice Blotter (with crime map)
POLICE: MAN HIDES RUNAWAY, HAS SEX WITH TEEN HARLINGEN – A man who police said harbored a 16-year-old runaway, was arrested for sexual assault of a child, according to a police report. Police searching...
View ArticleLocal choir students earn spots in state choir
HARLINGEN – Yasmine Cortez is looking forward to displaying her vocal talent this summer. She and two other sixth graders at Gutierrez Middle School – Emily Caballero and Carmen Herrera – learned last...
View ArticleFormer investigator, Munivez, sentencing postponed
BROWNSVILLE — A former investigator for the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office will wait at least another month before sentencing on two charges of extortion.Jaime Munivez is now set to be...
View ArticleUSDA alert to Mexflies in San Benito grapefruit orchard
SAN BENITO — News of the arrival of the Mexican fruit fly in the Rio Grande Valley appears to be premature, while future success in the war against the citrus-ravaging pest may be compromised by the...
View ArticleNew dates set for Relay for Life events
Two American Cancer Society Relay for Life events have been rescheduled after they were postponed by Friday’s powerful storms. The Mid-Valley Relay for Life has been rescheduled for May 4 and 5 at...
View ArticleTxDOT reminds public of safety in work zones
HARLINGEN — Two TxDOT employees who had a close brush with death last December talked about their experience Monday as Texas Department of Transportation officials marked 2012 National Work Zone...
View ArticleGrievance hearing nears for SB fire marshal
SAN BENITO — Fire Marshal Henry Lopez was placed on indefinite suspension without pay because he yelled at the assistant city manager and violated an order to stop speaking to the media, according to...
View ArticleHouston woman has sextuplets, 3 boys, 3 girls
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston woman has given birth to sextuplets. Lauren and David Perkins announced on their website that doctors at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston delivered three boys and three...
View ArticlePolice: Babysitter leaves children to visit boyfriend
SAN BENITO — A judge on Monday ordered an 18-year-old woman held on $30,000 bail after charging her with child abandonment and endangering a child, according to a San Benito Police Department press...
View ArticleJury selection begins for ex-Pan Am head
BROWNSVILLE — Jury selection is scheduled to begin today in federal court in the trial of Pan American Airways President Robert L. Hedrick. Hedrick, 60, is charged with attempting to produce images of...
View ArticleBoater discovers human bones in Port Isabel
PORT ISABEL — Investigators on Saturday discovered what they believe to be 13 human bones — including a skull and jawbone — west of the Brownsville Ship Channel in Port Isabel, Cameron County Sheriff...
View ArticlePolice seek info on slain Mexican national
WESLACO — Investigators are asking the public for help in solving the shooting death of a Mexican national whose body was found April 15 on the side of the road. The body of 39-year-old Nicolas...
View ArticleFunds dry up: Agency, city to decide about water plant grant
RIO HONDO — A federal agency has asked to meet with city leaders to decide whether it will rescind a grant earmarked for a new water plant, officials said Tuesday. If the city doesn’t build the plant,...
View ArticleMarine’s body expected today in Delaware
McALLEN — The body of a McAllen-native Marine killed in Afghanistan this weekend is expected to arrive at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware today.Staff Sgt. Joseph “Joe” Henry Fankhauser, 30, was killed...
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