Latest local news, weather, high school sports in the Rio Grande Valley

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Teachers in Alton want to energize the students for the next school year.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A Hidalgo County teenager has been certified as an adult to stand trial for being the driver in a fatal chase that killed nine illegal immigrants.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A security guard, a coach and an assistant prinicpal are being credited with saving a man whose car plunged into a canal during a Wednesday morning accident.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A junior high student is facing disciplinary action after bringing a loaded gun to a school in Mission.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Reading is the number one skill a child should acquire as they grow up.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Authorities temporarily placed both Mission High School and Junior High under lockdown following a police chase through the area.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  Authorties raided an apartment complex in Donna and found over 45 illegal immigrants inside.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  About 70 kids from right here in the valley are heading to north Texas to compete in the 2012 Junior Olympics in Pearland on Friday.

Saturday, June 23, 2012  Brownsville police are turning to the public for help to find the man they say chased, then crashed into his ex girlfriend, killing her and one other person.

Sunday, April 29, 2012  The men left on a shrimping boat from Brownsville Thursday and never made it to their next port in Tampico, Mexico, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Monday, March 12, 2012  A man once considered to be the 'heir' to the Gulf Cartel empire has pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking case in Brownsville.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Two men arrested last fall with the nephew of the former boss of Mexico's Gulf cartel have been sentenced to time served for giving false statements to federal agents.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  When your children are chomping on chips are you imagining them sitting in the dentist chair? Dr. Bonnie Villareal of Rio Vista Dentistry in Harlingen is since she sees firsthand the results of junk food overload.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  Anti-anxiety pills send Port Isabel Junior High School students to Valley Regional Medical Center.

Monday, January 30, 2012  Cynthia Gonzalez will never forget the phone call about her son clinging to life.