McAllen ISD middle school team heading to State
Students from McAllen ISD’s Fossum Middle School will be competing in the State Science Olympiad on April 23 at Texas A&M University in College Station.
Agents Save Two From Drowning in the Rio Grande
McAllen Border Patrol Agents rescued two males from drowning in the Rio Grande in separate incidents.
Exceptional Alumna: Alyssa Cantu, the Star of Street Food
Alyssa Cantu’s road to culinary expertise came by way of a punk rock band.
Levi repeats as WAC Defensive Player of the Year
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s basketball team learned on Tuesday that, for the second year in a row, junior guard Javon Levi is the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Defensive Player of the Year and a member of the All-Defensive Team while adding All-WAC Second Team honors to his resume.
AG Paxton Leads 20-State Coalition Defending Religious Freedom of Little Sisters of the Poor...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a 20-state coalition in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of the Little Sisters of the Poor’s right to an exemption from the contraceptive mandate imposed by the Obama-era U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
VMHS student advances to state drafting competitions
Veterans Memorial High School (VMHS) senior, Elian Cantu will be making a trip to Corpus Christi in early April
Diaz named to Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the year watch list
The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission released the official watch list for the 2020 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award presented by the Kamerion Wimbley Foundation on Monday, and the list includes senior Conrado Diaz of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team.
Hidalgo County to hold Surplus Auction on County Vehicles and Heavy Machinery
Hidalgo County will hold a Surplus Auction by AMT Auctions at the Precinct 4 Administration Building located 1051 N. Doolittle Road in Edinburg on Saturday, Mar. 14.
Orlando Castañeda named BBVA USA McAllen City President
Commercial banking veteran Orlando Castañeda has been named BBVA USA McAllen City President, where he will lead all Commercial operations in the market.
Working Together to Beat Cancer
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in Texas adults, and the same is true in the Rio Grande Valley. According to the Texas Cancer Registry Annual Report 2019, an estimated 124,383 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in Texas and an estimated 45,524 Texans will die from cancer.







































