Beachgoers cautioned about rip tides, coastal flood advisory
BROWNSVILLE — The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for Cameron and Willacy counties to warn beachgoers of hazardous conditions at South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach....
View ArticleWWII vet receives medals 66 years overdue
McALLEN – After more than six decades, Fernando Resendez still recalls his time fighting in World War II.He remembers the cold at the Battle of the Bulge and the names of the officers under whom he...
View ArticleResaca hosts fishing tourney for children
SAN BENITO — Families lined the shady bank of the resaca Saturday, hoping to win a new pedal boat in the 8th Annual San Benito Chamber of Commerce Kids’ Fishing Tournament.The best prize was the chance...
View ArticleGrowers could use rain, but not too much
South Texas cotton and grain producers could have used some of the rain that was forecast for the area, but not too much of it, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel.“Grain sorghum is...
View ArticleWeslaco officials OK redistricting map
WESLACO — Thousands of Weslaco citizens have new district representatives after the City Commission finalized a redrawing of the city’s political lines this week.Commissioners nearly unanimously...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court overturns Limas order
AUSTIN — The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a trial court ruling in a libel case involving two South Texas newspapers because the trial judge in the case admitted taking bribes.Four men sued the...
View ArticleSentences announced in Willacy County cases
RAYMONDVILLE — Punishments in cases from the 197th state District Court have been announced by Willacy County District Attorney Bernard Ammerman.- Oscar Castro, 27, of Raymondville was found guilty and...
View ArticleMendoza trumps Kemp in Santa Rosa run-off
SANTA ROSA — J. Robert Mendoza won the run-off election for the Place 2 seat on the Santa Rosa Independent School District board, Election Supervisor Hilda Rendon said Saturday.Mendoza received 331...
View ArticleTropical Storm Debby has now formed in the Gulf of Mexico
The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Debby has developed in the Gulf of Mexico. The advisory was issued shortly before 4 p.m. today. At 4 p.m. today, Debby was located about...
View ArticleTS Debby continues to strenghten, moves away from Texas
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning was issued Sunday for Alabama to the Florida Panhandle as Debby lashed parts of the Gulf Coast with wind and rain. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said...
View ArticleRGV Cupcake Factory battles it out Food Network competition
SUGHED: CUPCAKE WARRIORS McAllen bakers step into Food Network spotlight tonight McALLEN — Sabrina Rodriguez-Louck had to do some serious arm-twisting to get her sister Erica Rodriguez to agree to...
View ArticleSecurity, economy key issues in Mexico presidential race
MATAMOROS — A Chamber of Commerce official has seen businesses crumble and investors flee as the Mexican military wages a vicious war against drug cartels.Other Mexican cities are in a similar...
View ArticleAthletes turn out for mud race
WESLACO — Hundreds of fitness enthusiasts gathered Saturday morning to enjoy a race that many would call torture. The ordeal consisted of a 5-kilometer run that involved crawling through mud and...
View ArticleUTPA: Professor accused of planting a bug
EDINBURG — A professor with the University of Texas-Pan American is free on a personal recognizance bond after being accused of planting a recording device in a colleague’s office.UTPA police arrested...
View ArticleMAARS gives students boost toward higher education
HARLINGEN — Seventy high school students from throughout the Rio Grande Valley are gaining education rewards that include a financial incentive to pass summer camp classes at Texas State Technical...
View ArticleHCISD applies to TEA board
HARLINGEN – The Harlingen school district has applied to become one of 20 districts in the state to address the needs of Texas students.The Texas Education Agency will select school districts to...
View ArticleSan Benito home, business chosen for ‘Pride’ display
SAN BENITO — Bertha Wilson has driven across town for about 25 years, in search of homes and businesses that display their owners’ pride.About eight years ago, Debbie Layton joined Wilson in the quest...
View ArticleHomeless man found dead identified
McALLEN — Police believe a homeless man found dead Sunday morning may have died of a drug overdose. A passerby spotted a dying Luis Alberto Cortez, 32, about 11:40 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of...
View ArticleValley bakers claim cupcake crown, TV fame
McALLEN — The packed Buffalo Wings & Rings resembled a glamorous banquet and sports party wrapped into one as fans watched their hometown bakers win a “war” on cable television Sunday night....
View ArticleCourt ruling impact 27 Texans serving life
AUSTIN (AP) — A Texas prisons spokesman says the state has 27 inmates who may get new sentences under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says states cannot mandate life in prison without parole for...
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