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LAGUNA VISTA — A roundup of traffic court scofflaws will begin Feb. 24 after a grace period that began Feb. 1, city officials said.Persons with unpaid traffic tickets may appear in court before Feb. 24 — without fear of being arrested...... Full story

You may want to rethink that Super Bowl Sunday outdoor barbecue unless you like consistent rain and cold, blustery winds.The National Weather Service office in Brownsville reports there is a 50 percent chance of showers on Sunday with light but...... Full story

HARLINGEN — Police arrested five people Thursday accused of beating a woman and locking her in an office trailer, according to a police press release.Harlingen residents Ashley Fonseca, 22, Nelda Ester Gonzalez, 31, Bryan David Peters, 56,...... Full story

The MonitorNEAR SULLIVAN CITY — Five men who illegally crossed the Rio Grande to reportedly avoid apprehension by the Mexican military Thursday were unarmed when soldiers shot at them from Mexico, a U.S. law enforcement source close to the...... Full story

Harlingen and Brownsville fire crews are both responding to a large warehouse fire in the outskirts of Rio Hondo off FM 106. The fire is now under control but firefighters except to be battling it for the rest of the day. The blaze broke out in a...... Full story

AUSTIN — For six years, Cristina Balli helped promote arts and culture across the Rio Grande Valley.For two years, she’s been showcasing Texas’ rich cultural heritage as associate director of Texas Folklife, a nonprofit...... Full story

HARLINGEN — A Harlingen man was arrested Wednesday after police said he broke into his daughter’s home and held a knife to her stomach.According to the Harlingen Police Department, Jesus Domingo Vela, 62, was intoxicated when he arrived...... Full story

WESLACO — The family of a man who has been missing for more than a month is hoping for the best, but bracing for the worst.Tomas Nuñez’s family has not heard from the 32-year-old since the morning of Jan. 1., his sister Estela...... Full story

BROWNSVILLE — Money is missing from the Cameron County Parks Department, and county commissioners agreed Thursday to turn the matter over to law enforcement.County Administrator Pete Sepulveda said they don’t have a dollar amount yet on...... Full story

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Schlitterbahn on Thursday announced plans for the transformation of its Island water park into the Schlitterbahn Beach Resort, South Padre Island.The remade park will be connected to the former Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort,...... Full story

Schlitterbahn announced this morning plans to build a new indoor waterpark hotel on South Padre Island. The company says the new beachfront resort will include a 221-room hotel, a year-round indoor/outdoor convertible waterpark, restaurants and...... Full story

The Texas Department of Transportation will close a section of Expressway 77/83 near Valle Vista Mall, to allow road repairs in the area. TxDOT said Thursday the two southbound lanes will be closed as far south as FM 509, also known as Paseo Real...... Full story

For the second day in a row, the National Weather Service office in Brownsville has issued a dense fog advisory for this morning. This time, the advisory includes all of the four counties in the Rio Grande Valley, which include Cameron, Hidalgo,...... Full story

At first glance, Sal Mendoza Jr. and Rene Garcia are just two typical teenagers. But what they’re doing this winter makes them anything but. The two friends, who met as classmates at Rangerville Elementary, are now 13 and recently took on...... Full story

BROWNSVILLE — A Cameron County jury on Wednesday found Albert Cleveland Stafford, 52, guilty of murder in the 2010 stabbing death of his neighbor.Stafford was arrested in March 2010 in connection with the stabbing of Ricardo Martinez, 58, who...... Full story