Joel Martinez
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Photo Gallery: Tito's Vodka distributes sanitizer to local residents
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Photo Gallery: After holding bloodless bullfights for more than 20 years, Renk plans final show in February
The curtains are dropping on Fred Renk’s bloodless bullfights in La Gloria. The Starr County arena has pitted bulls against matadors in northern Starr County for two decades, bringing the pageantry and majesty of the toreros to American audiences. Renk held his second to last bullfight on Jan. 12, hosting an arena full of spectators. … → Read More
Photo Gallery: Family and friends welcome back U.S. soldier from Afghanistan
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Four Valley schools win prestigious National Blue Ribbon award
EDINBURG — Students at South Texas Preparatory Academy cheered and chanted “Spartans” at an impromptu pep-rally Tuesday, when they were given the news that their efforts and those of their teachers garnered them a prestigious National Blue Ribbon schools distinction. → Read More
LUPE collects letters in support of DACA, DAPA
La Union del Pueblo Entero, an immigrants-rights group, said it has collected about a hundred letters from Rio Grande Valley businesses in support of President Barack Obama’s executive actions regarding immigration. → Read More
Gov. Abbott to join Cornyn, VA secretary in Valley tour
Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to join U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald during a tour of the Rio Grande Valley on Monday, the senator's office announced in a news release Friday. → Read More
Knapp Medical Center CEO resigns
WESLACO — More than two years after taking the helm of Knapp and Harlingen Medical Centers, the Regional CEO Bill Adams has resigned, according to a news release. → Read More
Mexican government files brief in birth certificate case
The denial of birth certificates to U.S. citizen children born to immigrant parents not only jeopardizes their dignity and well-being, but it could also threaten the unique relationship between Mexico and Texas, the Mexican government said in a brief tied to a lawsuit filed against the state. → Read More
Storms briefly break weeks of triple-digit heat
Severe thunderstorms slowly rolled through the Rio Grande Valley, causing downpours, power outages and intense lightning including a strike that sparked a minor house fire. → Read More
FEMA relocates flood recovery center
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood recovery center is scheduled to open at new location Monday. → Read More
House committee finds no wrongdoing in Azerbaijan trip by Ruben Hinojosa, fellow representatives
The U.S. House Committee on Ethics on Friday said it found no wrongdoing on the part of Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and other members of Congress who took a May 2013 trip to Azerbaijan funded by that country's government. → Read More
McAllen Public Library celebrates grand opening of new café today
The grand opening for the Black Iron Cafe is set for 11 a.m. today in the lobby gallery of the McAllen Public Library, located at 4001 N. 23rd St. → Read More
McAllen commission approves new natural gas well permit
McALLEN — City commissioners Monday night approved a permit for a new natural gas well near residential homes about a mile north of the Trenton Crossing shopping center. → Read More
Recent floods cost Hidalgo County more than $10M
A report released Monday showed Hidalgo County has spent more than $10 million responding to recent heavy rains and flooding in the area. → Read More
Los Ebanos ferry reopens
LOS EBANOS — The Los Ebanos International Ferry Crossing resumed regular operating hours last Sunday after temporarily closing May 24 due to high water levels in the Rio Grande. → Read More
Court upholds key parts of Texas' strict anti-abortion law; McAllen clinic could stay open
In a blow to the state's abortion providers, federal appeals judges on Tuesday upheld a state law requiring nearly all Texas facilities that perform the procedure to meet hospital-like standards. → Read More
Machine Gun: Young Elsa native Gallegos to box in Junior Olympics
McALLEN — Thirteen-year-old Jesus A. Gallegos had already run 5 miles when he arrived in McAllen for his sparring session around 6 p.m. Friday. → Read More
Valley electrical situation improves; conservation demand to end
State electrical grid officials thanked the Rio Grande Valley for cutting its electricity use this week, after an appeal to residents and businesses to conserve. → Read More
Chemical shipment prompts evacuations around Weslaco water plant
WESLACO — The neighborhood around the city's water plant at Sugarcane Drive and Texas Boulevard has been evacuated after it received the wrong chemical shipment earlier today, City Manager Mike Perez said. → Read More
Authorities: Shots fired involving BP agent; suspects detained
McALLEN - A shooting reportedly involving a U.S. Border Patrol agent and an unknown number of suspects occurred Thursday evening, according to authorities. → Read More