Rio Grande Valley

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - HIDALGO, TX --- Rio Grande Valley erupted for five third-period goals, including three from Sean Muncy, in defeating the Mississippi RiverKings 7-3 in Central Hockey League action Sunday evening in . . .  

HARLINGEN — As record-breaking rain unleashed havoc on roadways Wednesday, the downpour brought good news and bad news to local farmers.The Rio Grande Valley’s three largest cities — Harlingen, Brownsville and McAllen — received record...  

A Rio Grande Valley veteran is asking voters in the Mid Valley to elect him to the Texas Legislature so he can help secure a VA hospital for the region.Joel De Los Santos, a 41-year-old educator from Weslaco, is running for Texas House District 39 in the Democratic Party primary. He said that with the overwhelming majority support shown by Texas voters for Proposition 8 in the constitutional election last month state lawmakers can start...  

McALLEN — Mourners filled Calvary Baptist Church in McAllen on Tuesday to say their final goodbyes to former McAllen Mayor Othal Brand. Family and friends spoke about the giant of Rio Grande Valley politics, shedding light on Brand not only as a...  

BEAUMONT, Texas -- Former Lamar men’s basketball standout Kenny Dawkins made the final roster of the NBA Development League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers as announced by the club Wednesday.   Dawkins, who was drafted by the Vipers in the fifth...  

December 11, 2009: The U.S. Border Patrol of the Rio Grande Valley Sector seized 15,662 pounds of marijuana in multiple unrelated seizures throughout South Texas in a 24-hour period.These seizures took place at the checkpoints as well as stations along the Rio Grande. The seizures ranged in quantity from 775 pounds to more than 5,000 pounds. All narcotics and suspects were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further...  

PHARR — Developing chemistry is an ongoing process in the NBA D-League. The Rio Grande Vipers are no exception as they prepare to play their third season opener — and their first with the NBA's Houston Rockets owning their operating rights. “We...  

The Spurs organization double-dipped the Rockets organization yesterday when the Toros wrapped up their 93-82 victory against the Vipers.  The similarities of the scores, the Spurs beat the Rockets 92-84, have me convinced that our system is just that much better than theirs. Yeah, I know that is hooey.  Follow me after the break as I weave JanieAnnie's Spurs-Rockets photos into my recap of the Toros-Vipers game. These seats don't exist...  

WESLACO — For the second year in a row, Mother Nature has dealt a heavy blow to agricultural producers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, according to an economist with Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Weslaco. “Last year it was Hurricane Dolly...  

WESLACO — The Rio Grande Valley lost its biggest advocate Monday.Bill Summers, president of the Rio Grande Valley Partnership, a regional chamber of commerce, died Monday after battling cancer this year. He was 71.Friends and colleagues credited...  

Another cold front has swept into the Rio Grande Valley, making for wet, miserable conditions this afternoon. Meteorologists say skies will clear later tonight, but the cold temperatures will stay. The annual Candlelight Posada in McAllen was...  

Kaiser Health News staff writer Kate Steadman writes about the findings of a highly anticipated independent agency report. "Move over McAllen, Texas. When it comes to Medicare spending, you've been ousted by Lubbock" (11/2). Read entire story. This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives...  

There is enough basketball and hockey to go around for sports enthusiasts in the Rio Grande Valley. The NBA D-League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the only minor league sports team in Deep South Texas with a direct affiliation to a major sport, and...  

Tonight marks an important date for mixed martial arts in the Rio Grande Valley as fighting shows are scheduled in McAllen and San Benito. South Texas Fighting Championship 9: Still Standing is on tap at the new McAllen Convention Center with Dee Jay...  

HARLINGEN — The 12 contestants in the Valley Morning Star Rio Grande Valley Slim Down Challenge gathered at Canterbury Court in Harlingen to showcase their trimmed-down physiques on Saturday, one week before the contest winners will be...