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

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Elections aren’t over in Mercedes where one city commission race is headed to a runoff.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  The Rio Grande Valley's smallest communities are seeing much higher turnout in early voting.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The remains of Army Specialist Kevin Cardoza are back on American soil.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Ashley never imagined her fiancé, Army Specialist Kevin Cardoza of Mercedes, would be killed overseas.

Monday, May 06, 2013  A Rio Grande Valley soldier is among the latest casualties in the war on terror.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Two small communities are leading the Rio Grande Valley in early voter turnout.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  A mother and her 1-year-old boy were involved in an accident caused by distracted driving.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A Mercedes man's arm was mangled while working at a produce company in Weslaco.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Authorities are looking for a man who escaped from San Juan police on Sunday morning.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Are you in the mood for some Vegas style gambling and even some Elvis impersonators?

Saturday, April 20, 2013  MDA Walk brought several teams in support of children and their families in the valley afflicted with muscular dystrophy.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Authorities are investigating a two-vehicle accident that knocked out a light pole and backed up traffic on Expressway 83 in Mercedes.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities are investigating a rollover accident off Expressway 83 in Mercedes where several Good Samaritans stopped to rescue the driver.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities are investigating an accident where a man became trapped under a car while performing repairs just north of Mercedes.

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.