By Relindis Azenwi Fru, M.D. DHR Health Oncology Institute Breast Cancer (BC) does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or religion. However, BC survivorship is lowest amongst minority women, women of lower socioeconomic status, and women of color. This is in part due to lower screening rates, genetics,...

EDINBURG — The Edinburg North Cougars entered the 2022 season with a target on their backs, predicted by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine to finish No. 1 in District 31-6A. Through five weeks, the Cougars have lived up to the billing, entering district play with the best record in 31-6A,...

The city of San Juan appointed an interim chief of police as an investigation into suspended Police Chief Ruben Morin remains ongoing.

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EDINBURG — The voting machines Hidalgo County voters will use to cast their ballots later this month were on full display for the public.

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John Gibbs, who recently won the Michigan Republican primary after being endorsed by former President Donald Trump, argued that the country would be in a better state if women could not vote or be in a position to govern. This MAGA Republican wants to strip all American women of their...

When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets across the country to protest the outcome. They lamented that voters had noted taken advantage of the opportunity to elect the first female president in our nation’s history. They complained that a self-aggrandizing...

An independent forensic audit of the failed Tenaska Brownsville Generating Station deal between Nebraska-based Tenaska Inc. and the Brownsville Public Utilities Board concludes that BPUB management contrived an electrical capacity shortage and intentionally used “outdated and overstated” load forecast data to justify its pursuit of the project.

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A female student at San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy has been arrested for making a virtual terroristic threat, school officials said Wednesday.

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The Gladys Porter Zoo will receive a substantial makeover of its existing footprint according to a new 10-year master plan unveiled on Wednesday.

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A federal grand jury has indicted a 26-year-old Reynosa man for possessing approximately 200 videos of children aged 5 to 13 that depict child sexual abuse material, according to a news release.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge arrested a man who allegedly attempted to smuggle two Mexican children into the U.S. using fake documentation, according to a news release.

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The Roma school board recently approved the purchase of 10 ballistic shields for the district’s police department, enough to equip each officer at every one of its campuses.

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Whataburger has announced two new items to its menu sure to keep you warm and get you in the holiday spirit. They include the Whataburger Breakfast Bowl and the Whataburger White Chocolate Raspberry Shake.

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McAllen police have charged three people who they believe were involved in the shooting that occurred outside the No Manches Wuey bar on Sunday. They’re also seeking three others, according to a news release.

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A 44-year-old Brownsville woman who pleaded guilty to holding a woman she had been dating at knife point and choking her has been sentenced to eight years in state prison, state records reflect.

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The Hidalgo County Community Service Agency is no longer accepting applications for its Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program for 2022 due to having exhausted all funding.

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I am happy to see the pushback Gov. Greg Abbott is receiving for his shameful scheme of busing families legally seeking asylum. But even with all the attention, there is a simple truth lost on many observers: People move to make life better for themselves and their families.

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The “migration relocation” activities of governors who openly profess Christian faith is cruel and anti-biblical.

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EDINBURG — A few dozen people gathered inside the Region One Education Service Center here Monday evening to listen to mental health experts and first responders share details about public safety. The Public Safety Conference featured a series of panels moderated by Veronica Gonzales, UTRGV senior vice president for governmental...