For Dina Cerda’s son Nolan, meeting Santa was at the top of his list of activities at this year’s family Christmas party in Mission. The city held a family-friendly party for all city employees last Thursday. While they still put on their more formal annual dinner for employees the next day, the event on Thursday…

The Winter Texans living at Split Rail RV Park got an early Christmas treat this year when elementary students visited and performed a musical that celebrates the holiday and Mexican culture. Leal Elementary 4th and 5th grade choir students put on “A Sombrero for Santa,” a musical by Michael and Jill Gallina, where Santa Claus…

The drug trafficking case against former La Joya police Chief Geovani Hernandez may head to trial in February. During a hearing on Wednesday morning, U.S. District Judge Randy Crane bumped jury selection from January to February. The delay will allow McAllen-based attorney David Acosta, who represents Hernandez, to review key information released by the government,…

Aiming to educate students about the impact their decisions can have on their lives and families in the future, Judge Keno Vasquez is bringing the courtroom to the classroom. Vasquez, the judge of the 398th State District Court for Hidalgo County, brought the Courts in Schools program to Juarez-Lincoln High School in the La Joya…

Two fatal wrecks in Hidalgo County during the past two weeks focused attention on the deadly consequences of drunken driving. On Dec. 9, a motorist struck and killed a Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher on her way to work. Just seven days later, another motorist hit an ambulance head-on — killing a patient and an…