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

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.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  Harrold ISD Superintendent David Thweat spends his days traveling around the country—as he defends his choice to allow teachers to carry guns on campus

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  At a time when schools are scraping for more money, at the end of the week, Texas public schools will lose $67 million in federal funds.

Monday, December 17, 2012  As students and teachers returned to school this week, in light of Friday’s school shooting in Connecticut, school districts around the valley are re-evaluating their emergency procedures and security systems.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Grieving widow is upset she didn’t get to view her husband before he was cremated, although she didn’t pay for the service.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Cell phone video captured the hardship and horror Blanca Gonzalez witnessed after her deployment from Brownsville to Louisiana as a Red Cross volunteer following Hurricane Isaac in September.

Friday, July 20, 2012  A Brownsville mother and son are facing criminal charges after authorities discovered that they were selling marijuana from their Fronton area home.

Friday, June 08, 2012  Authorities have launched a drug investigation after marijuana plants were found growing across from day care in Mercedes.

Sunday, March 04, 2012  Attorneys for the parents of two of the 32 people who died in a shooting rampage on the Virginia Tech campus five years ago will press university officials to defend their actions during the incident at trial this week.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  A month after an alleged incident of bullying, San Benito’s Idea Academy hosts a presentation to battle bullying.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  Mercedes fire department calls for mutal aid.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  A kidnapped Minnesota woman is safe and back in the United States after her husband was arrested at a bank in Matamoros.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  A 7-year-old girl suffering from a disease causing her to lose her hair got her wish granted from a McAllen boutique, who gave her a wig.

Monday, February 28, 2011  A Rio Grande Valley mom is outraged after she says her daughter was allegedly brutally attacked at school.