America’s booming economy is having a positive effect on both holiday shoppers and retailers, as seasonal sales are expected to increase this year by up to 4.2%, according to the National Retail Federation.

Since Friday, Border Patrol Agents seized more than 1,900 pounds of marijuana. One of the seizures involved a vehicle driven into the Rio Grande, in a desperate attempt to avoid apprehension.

Tennis enthusiasts in the City of Mission have reason to celebrate. Mission city leaders are hosting a ribbon-cutting Tuesday, November 26, 2019 for the Mission Tennis Center at Birdwell Park.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Monday that guard Tyson Smith, who played the 2018-19 season for the men’s basketball team while working toward a Master of Public Affairs, has signed a professional contract with Arena-Orbi of the Georgian A-League.

Valley International Airport (VIA) installed a new state of the art jet bridge at gate 1, just in time for the holiday season.

IBC Bank Chairman and CEO Dennis E. Nixon, along with other bank executives and leaders from private sector companies across South Texas, welcomed acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf to McAllen, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 21.

A major local-based civil engineering company and its parent company have agreed to enter into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in connection with a criminal information charging the company with violating the Federal Election Campaign Act.

Wilson Elementary's Minitropolis held in fourth annual Grand Opening on Nov. 20. The school also held a ribbon-cutting to welcome its new partners.

The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Police Department recently launched its Dangers of Vaping Awareness campaign.

Since Tuesday, Border Patrol Agents seized more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana along with 28 pounds of cocaine in six separate incidents.