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A pandemic and a new method of participation did not stop thousands of families from letting their kids have Halloween fun in Alton last week. The city held its third annual National Night Out event last Friday, Oct. 30 as a drive-thru event where cars lined up starting at the Sylvia Vela Park parking lot…

Two more Hidalgo County residents died from COVID-19 related causes as 216 more people tested positive, officials with the Hidalgo County Health and Human Services Department reported Wednesday.  This brings the total amount of known positive cases of the disease to 36,493 with 1,969 deaths related to the disease. “Number of those who have died is thankfully…

Results of the November 2020 General Election By Jamie Treviño and Jose De Leon III Tuesday Nov. 3 was a late night for politicians across Hidalgo County. The final votes for the 2020 General Election were posted after midnight, bringing in a mix of incumbent candidates and new victors. With packed races in several cities…

Facing technical issues in a handful of Election Day polling locations, the Hidalgo County Elections Department announced Tuesday that all 74 Election Day polling locations will close at 8 p.m. today. The polls were originally scheduled to close at 7 p.m. today. The extension of the operational hours of the polling places occurred after 10 polling…

Officials with the Hidalgo County Health and Human Services Department reported six more deaths related to COVID-19 on Monday and 202 new known positive cases, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Tuesday. This brings the total amount of COVID-19 related deaths to 1,961 and the total amount of known positive cases of the disease…

On the eve of Election Day, Hidalgo County officials reported three more COVID-19 related deaths in the county and 160 new cases of the disease Friday,  Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez announced Monday. This brings the total amount of deaths related to the contagious disease to 1,955 and the total amount of known cases…

Thursday brought five more reported COVID-19 related deaths in Hidalgo County and 123 new known positive cases, the county announced Friday. The new numbers bring the total amount of COVID-19 related deaths in Hidalgo County to 1,952, a grim milestone for the county on the start of the Halloween holiday. “As we head into Halloween,…

As election day approaches the candidates for the MCISD Board of Trustees have been spending, vying to be elected. A total of nine candidates are running for four places on the Mission Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees – Place 2, Place 3, Place 4 and Place 5. $65,909.53 were reported as expenditures for…

Citing a need to continue to show appreciation for the community, the Alton Police Department will be hosting their 3rd annual National Night Out tonight at the Sylvia Vela Park. The event, which traditionally has giveaways and speakers from dozens of local law enforcement agencies to celebrate the relationship between law enforcement and the community,…

Despite spending decades as a primarily Republican state, all eyes will be on Texas next Tuesday to see if that could change. Following a Sunday poll from The Dallas Morning News and University of Texas at Tyler that showed former Vice President Joe Biden gained a narrow three-point lead over President Donald Trump in Texas,…