Facing a rise in stray animals and abuse cases, Rio Grande City Animal Control separates from the police department to become its own unit. The change allows dedicated peace officers to investigate...

Multiple fire crews are responding to a structure fire on Nicolas Lopez Street in Starr County. The Sheriff's Office asks the public to avoid the area while departments combat the blaze.

UTRGV graduate Laura Aguilera earns statewide recognition for her social work at La Joya ISD. Learn how her journey as a teen mom and first-generation student drives her mission for student well-be...

Several streets in La Villa are getting a facelift in the hopes of attracting future growth, city officials said. In October, La Villa’s city council approved a project to start overlaying many...

A family of 14 is left picking up the pieces near Monte Alto after a fire left their home in ruins. “It's awful to have something, and then have it all taken away overnight,” Noraelia Garces said....

La Joya ISD school closures, Benavides Elementary closure, Peña Elementary closure, Leo Elementary closure, Ann Richards Middle School closure, La Joya ISD budget savings, enrollment decline La Joya...

A woman convicted of causing the death of a 4-year-old boy in Brownsville was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday. Karen Silva pleaded guilty on Nov. 3 to a charge of injury to a child,...

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Harlingen CISD is working to better train teachers to support students with dyslexia thanks to a newly opened dyslexia therapy training center. It’s the first of its kind in the Rio Grande Valley....

Food insecurity is reaching a critical level in Harlingen, where city leaders said some of the food pantries in the area are now turning families away. Volunteers at the Harlingen Neighborhood Food...

A 62-year-old Peñitas man, Reynaldo Garza, who had been missing since Monday night, was found alive near Mission on Wednesday morning, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. Reynaldo, who...

New U.S. jobless claim applications fell last week, remaining within the healthy range of recent years, according to the government's first weekly layoffs data since before the government shut down...

A new Texas law says every public school classroom must display a poster listing the Ten Commandments. The mandate faces legal challenges that are expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Some...

The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious. The Associated Press has...

A woman convicted of causing the death of a 4-year-old boy in Brownsville was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday. Karen Silva pleaded guilty on Nov. 3 to a charge of injury to a child,...

La Joya ISD school closures, Benavides Elementary closure, Peña Elementary closure, Leo Elementary closure, Ann Richards Middle School closure, La Joya ISD budget savings, enrollment decline La Joya...

Parents of a Palmview High School student are mourning the death of their son, who was killed in a Nov. 16 crash.

A year after the Rio Grande Valley, a predominantly Hispanic and historically Democratic region, voted for Donald Trump, residents are navigating significant economic and social changes. The closure...

A woman is speaking to Channel 5 News after she was identified as the individual seen on video rescuing a child in a Brownsville car crash.

Cynthia Banda has a full life. She's raising six children, and their extracurriculars keep her busy. Cynthia’s life looks different than it did five years ago. That's when her sister — Melissa Banda...