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

2 hours, 34 minutes ago  A South Padre Island man is behind bars after he allegedly held a woman against her will a gunpoint, beat her and raped her in a two-day period.

Today at 12:47 PM  A proposed ban on sales of sugary sodas in public elementary and junior high schools is on its way to the governor.

Today at 10:25 AM  Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a man accused of raping a child in Hidalgo County.

Today at 9:40 AM  Chances are, you know someone who has cancer.

Today at 9:01 AM  If you're looking for something educational and fun for kids this summer, send them to a fun camp right here in the Rio Grande Valley!

Today at 8:45 AM  The Harlingen Humane Society also featured “Annie” a 2 to 3-year-old female shepard mix during this week’s Pet of the Week segment.  For more information on adoption, call 956-425-PAWS.

Yesterday at 5:08 PM  A Brownsville woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of taking part in an $8,500 scheme to smuggle a Central American child to Virginia.

Yesterday at 2:30 PM  A San Benito man is behind bars following a high-speed chase where he bailed out of the car but was stopped by his own father.

Yesterday at 10:15 AM  A car accident on the expressway in Brownsville brought the morning traffic commute to a crawl.

Yesterday at 8:58 AM  As high school seniors across the valley prepare to walk the graduation stage, they're preparing for their next step into the college world.

Yesterday at 8:42 AM  As the summer quickly approaches, the number of drivers on Texas roads is expected to increase significantly, but so will the number of accidents.

Yesterday at 8:39 AM  This week, 28,000 cities across the United States, including the City of Pharr, will celebrate "Public Works Week."

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.

Yesterday at 8:15 AM  No matter what you do for a living, you probably work hard at it.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  A family dispute leads to a man assaulting a woman with a cable box.