The Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission will join other state veterans’ cemeteries in holding a virtual Memorial Day Service. The Veterans Land Board announced in a news release they will be hosting a ceremony via Facebook Live Monday, May 25 starting at 10 a.m. “The year 2020 has brought many unforeseen changes.…

Hidalgo County health officials reported five more people tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, bringing the total number of known cases of the virus to 472. Hidalgo County also surpassed the 8,000 mark in COVID-19 testing with 6,914 cases coming back negative and 616 pending results. “Don’t let this serve as an indication to let your…

City of Peñitas officials announced in a Thursday social media post of the first positive case of COVID-19 in the community with a population of approximately 4,400. “With the increase in available testing throughout the county, a positive case of coronavirus in our community was inevitable,” Peñitas Mayor Rigo Lopez stated in the social media…

Ten more people have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of known cases of the virus to 467, the county announced in a Wednesday news release. 12 people remain hospitalized with complications from the virus and three of those cases are being treated in intensive care units.  Seven people were released from isolation meaning that they have…

Nine more people in Hidalgo County have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total amount of cases to 457. In a Tuesday news release, the county added that 368 COVID-19 tests have been performed through a partnership between the Texas State Guard and Texas Department of Emergency Management since last Wednesday. 14 people remain hospitalized with…

A McAllen man will serve 30 years in jail after a November 2019 arrest on charges of sexual abuse. Felipe Mario Moreno, 40, pleaded guilty to a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child, a first degree felony according to a Tuesday news release from Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez Jr. Moreno was…

UPDATE: 8:38 p.m.: Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Starr County Monday, a county official confirmed. This brings the total amount of cases in Starr County to 23, Starr County Health Authority Dr. Jose Vasquez said. Of the new cases, three children and two adults tested positive for COVID-19 with four of the cases…

Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday Phase II of Open Texas, adding an updated list and timeline of what types of businesses and activities can resume operations. Previously, Gov. Abbott’s order included the May 18 opening of gyms, hair salons, barbershops, non-essential manufacturers and other offices. Monday’s order extends it to include massage and “personal care”…

15 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend in Hidalgo County, according to officials. This brings the total number of known cases of the virus in Hidalgo County to 440, County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Sunday. The 15 new cases nearly equal the 16 people who remain hospitalized with complications from the…

For the second day in a row, eight people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of known cases of the virus to 425. 16 people remain hospitalized with complications from the disease with three of those in intensive care units, according to a Friday news release from the county.  An additional 11 others…