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

39 minutes ago  A national animal rights activist group made a pit stop at a Walmart in McAllen to raise awareness about pig abuse.

Today at 9:21 AM  The road to wellness and great health starts with the desire to get there.

Today at 9:17 AM  Summer is quickly approaching which means the heat is about to get cranked up as kids stay home from school.

Today at 9:12 AM  New research shows parents of high school seniors are planning to make it extra special this year.

Today at 8:26 AM  The National Audubon Society began its conservation work in Texas in 1899, making it the oldest citizen conservation group in the lone star state, and this year marks the 90th year of the organizations coastal conservation program.

Yesterday at 11:16 PM  Starr County officials held a mock drill today to talk about how they would respond if Falcon Dam were to be dangerously full or completely break.

Yesterday at 7:29 PM  A Rio Grande City mother is relieved after city officials installed a sign alerting drivers a deaf child lives nearby.

Yesterday at 7:20 PM  After an abandoned Willacy County home is turned into a stash house, the property owner is opting to tear it down.

Yesterday at 7:20 PM  An FBI agent spent most of the day on the stand during the Armando Villalobos trial.

Yesterday at 5:17 PM  Some people in the Rio Grande Valley will be gathering donations for survivors of the Oklahoma tornado devastation.

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