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

Yesterday at 8:19 AM  The Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife has a big job, monitoring four million acres of saltwater, including the states bays and estuaries and out to ten nautical miles in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen revealed that the case was moving slow, the jury will have to spend their Saturday in court to make up for lost time.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  It all starts with a few strands of plant fiber and some string attached to the uppermost branches of a chaparro prieto, but in three weeks of steady work this Altamira oriole will create an intricately woven nest some two feet in length that is constructed securely enough to withstand the gusty winds of Deep South Texas.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The community of  Edcouch Elsa is getting ready for a hero’s welcome.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  The Rio Grande Valley’s third largest city will keep its mayor.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A report of an unknown man taking pictures of students outside sparks increased security at Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School in the Sharyland ISD but the district's action did not include alerting school parents and that has a father of 2 girls who walk home from the school very concerned.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Tucked into their tiny cup of a nest four little hooded orioles pop up expectantly with the imminent arrival of a meal delivered by their mother.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Imagine for a moment, the remarkable odyssey of the ruby-throated hummingbird.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Colorful birds are everywhere as the spring migration thru South Padre Island hosts thousands of exhausted songbirds stopping over to rest and feed after winging it some 500 miles across the Gulf of Mexico.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Dr. Bart Ballard, research scientist with Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M Kingsville, enters the University's state of the art avian radar detection system.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A  kidnapping survivor relived her experience with students and security expersts at the UTPA campus.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Once upon a time, not so very long ago, trout and redfish were not protected game fish with limits and gill nets covered the Lower Laguna Madre.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A phantom cat secretively stalks the remnants of thick thorny brush in southernmost Texas.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Newly released police documents shed light on a dark secret at Edcouch Elsa High School.  The former Mariachi Director, Homero Gutierrez, is accused of having a 2-year sexual relationship with a student while at school.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Despite the drought, South Texas birds... are sporting their colorful spring plumage... and in this music video, composer Mario Aleaman of Weslaco accompanies Richard Moore's video as the bird's beauty speaks for itself.