Staff Report Edinburg, TX – El Mesón Community Kitchen, in partnership with the AltaCair Foundation, is organizing a holiday tamale fundraiser to help feed an estimated 750 families across Hidalgo County this season. The effort will provide 70 dozen chicken…
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Staff Report Edinburg, TX – The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office and Hidalgo County Precinct 4 will host a joint toy giveaway and holiday celebration Dec. 17 at the Alfonso Flores All Star Park in Edinburg. The free event is scheduled…
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Staff Report Edinburg, TX – Pavement striping is scheduled this week along State Highway 107 in Hidalgo County, and drivers can expect daytime lane reductions, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The work will take place Thursday and Friday…
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Staff Report Edinburg, TX – A Hidalgo County Sheriff’s deputy arrested a 29-year-old man early Nov. 27 after a traffic stop in rural Edinburg led investigators to determine that a juvenile passenger had been sexually assaulted, according to the sheriff’s…
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Staff Report Edinburg, TX – Hidalgo County Precinct 4 has launched its first Community Closet inside the Precinct 4 Endowment Center, creating a new resource for residents who need clothing and essential personal items. The site, located at 107 Sunflower…
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Photo above: Maria Camila Gonzalez Tovar, UTRGV School of Medicine student, received the 2025 U.S. Public Health Excellence in Public Health Award for her leadership in advancing community health initiatives in the Rio Grande Valley. (UTRGV Photo) By Heriberto Perez-Zuniga,…
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Staff Report Edinburg, TX – The Rio Grande Valley District Attorney Coalition will launch its 2025 Holiday Season “No Refusal” DWI Enforcement Campaign, running from Nov. 27, 2025, through Jan. 2, 2026. The campaign, announced by District Attorneys Toribio “Terry”…
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Arnoldo Mata Edinburg, TX – According to a recent study by Zillow posted on Nov. 17, more than half of U.S. homes lost value over the past year, and those declines are increasingly evident in South Texas, including in the…
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Staff Report Edinburg, TX – A 22-year-old man was arrested Thursday after allegedly biting an Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputy and resisting detention during a response to an assault call in rural Edinburg, authorities said. Deputies were dispatched at about 11:38…
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