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High temperatures here to stay

The hot temperatures the Rio Grande Valley experienced late last week will continue up until the middle of this week with heat indices expected to reach 110 degrees in some parts of the area.
National Weather Service forecasters are reminding…

Sounds of Conjunto: Museum exhibit displays ties between community and conjunto music

Juan Antonio Tapia started to learn how to play the accordion at the age of seven.
His father, grandfather and uncles were avid accordion players so he would sit and listen to them and watch how their fingers would tackle the accordion keys.
And…

Attorneys fight food stamp delays

As Texas works to eliminate a record backlog of food stamp applications, new problems have emerged for those living on the edge of hunger.
Efforts to approve or deny applications for state assistance in a timely manner have further complicated an…

Finish with Flourish: Some gambles pay off for Los Fresnos

The Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District is celebrating a successful year on many fronts: establishing a ninth-grade campus, encouraging preliminary TAKS results, and collaborating with non-profits and law enforcement have all…

Rendon defeats Breedlove; Final TSC runoff election results

Here are the final unofficial election results for the Texas Southmost College Place 5 seat:
Francisco “Kiko” Rendon – 2120
Rosemary Breedlove – 1554

Health advocates celebrate headquarters opening

SAN JUAN — More than 300 health care professionals who assist and educate low-income families in South Texas now have a place to call home.
South Texas Promotoras Association Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its first headquarters Tuesday…

Meth levels high in the U.S.; not in the RGV

HARLINGEN — In an upcoming report, the U.S. Justice Department cites high and increasing levels of methamphetamine in the United States because of increased production of the drug in Mexico.
But local law enforcement officials say meth remains at…

Rendon wins in unofficial results

The two candidates in the run-off election for a TSC Board of Trustees seat spent Saturday doing some last minute campaigning.
As voters headed to the polls on Saturday to cast ballots in the race between incumbent Rosemary Breedlove and Francisco…

Health advocates celebrate headquarters opening

SAN JUAN — More than 300 health care professionals who assist and educate low-income families in South Texas now have a place to call home.
South Texas Promotoras Association Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its first headquarters Tuesday…

Meth levels high in the U.S.; not in the RGV

HARLINGEN — In an upcoming report, the U.S. Justice Department cites high and increasing levels of methamphetamine in the United States because of increased production of the drug in Mexico.
But local law enforcement officials say meth remains at…