Weslaco man pleads guilty to threatening Border Patrol agents
A local trailer driver could receive up to six years in federal prison for threatening several U.S. Border Patrol agents at the checkpoint in...
Edcouch mayor pleads guilty to DWI
Edcouch Mayor Virginio Gonzalez Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday to avoid jail time for driving while intoxicated.
As part of his plea agreement, Gonzalez agreed to...
In Memoriam
Over 100 Mercedes residents gathered downtown to observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 31, 2019.
The ceremony included a 21-gun salute by the McAllen Police...
Good showing at Mercedes polls
With only seven days to cast their ballots during early voting, Mercedes residents have been making their voices known in the June 8 runoff...
Mercedes ISD taps Sharyland administrator for super
The Mercedes school board approved Carolyn Mendiola as the lone finalist for superintendent during a special meeting last Tuesday.
The board has been conducting the...
Donna ISD earns first TWC grant; 2 other area districts also awarded
DANYA PEREZ-HERNANDEZ | STAFF WRITER
DONNA — More than $760,000 in grants by the Texas Workforce Commission were awarded to Rio Grande Valley school districts.
For Donna,...
Weslaco businessman pleads not guilty to bribery scheme
McALLEN — Ricardo “Rick” Quintanilla, a Weslaco businessman accused of playing a role in a bribery scheme related to construction of the city’s water...
Six arrested in attempted murder case
Hidalgo County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested six men in connection with an attempted murder and car chase that began in Lopezville and ended in...
Ex-Donna ISD employee jailed for sexual relationship with student
EDINBURG — The Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office revoked probation last week for a former Donna high school truancy officer who pleaded guilty to...
Donna fire chief resigns
DONNA — Fire Chief Cesario “Cesar” Araguz has resigned, effective last week, city officials confirmed here shortly after a special city council meeting last...