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A series spotlighting locally-owned restaurants adjusting to the pandemic The Tea Room has been working to give back to the less fortunate and stay afloat during the pandemic. Located at 1524 N. Conway Ave., The Tea Room has been a staple in the Mission community for several years. Owner Michael Mendiola spoke on the changes…

A Mission male infant is among the 9 new cases of COVID-19 the county announced in a Thursday news release, bringing the total to 290 positive cases in the county. The other new cases include people from Edinburg, Elsa, Mercedes, Pharr and Donna whose ages range from 10-20 to 80s. The county also reported 23…

The city of Palmview will soon house the first COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in western Hidalgo County. Palmview city commissioners approved the testing site at a Thursday emergency meeting, with plans to open sometime next week at the gym located behind city hall. Although the testing site will be located in the city, it is…

A 59-year-old unidentified Mission woman with underlying medical conditions died Wednesday after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez announced in a news release. She is the fourth person in the county to die after testing positive for this strain of coronavirus. “It pains me that another person in our community…

  Deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office and the McAllen Police Department arrested a 34-year-old man who barricaded himself in his Peñitas home for an hour. Jose Daniel Berrones was arrested after both agencies arrived to his home Wednesday afternoon located west of Tom Gill Road on FM 2221 to Washington Street in rural Penitas. Berrones…

Hidalgo County has surpassed the 3,000 mark in testing, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez announced in a Tuesday news release. A total of 3,196 tests have been administered and 275 results have been positive for the COVID-19 virus. Of the total number of tests given, 3,009 have been administered by private laboratories; 187 have been administered…

While hospitals across the country report a decline in patients admitted for strokes, heart attacks, emergency appendectomies and other urgent health concerns, physicians at DHR Health  caution that the decline may be attributed to people’s fears about being admitted to the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. With policies and protocols in place to prevent disease…

Hidalgo County reported seven new cases of COVID-19 Monday, bringing the total to 268. Meanwhile, an additional 14 people were released from isolation Monday, meaning they’ve shown no symptoms for 10 days. There are now 59 total cases of people released from isolation, the county said in a news release. 25 people remain in area…

The total cases of COVID-19 in Hidalgo County inched past 260 Sunday as the county reported six new cases. There are now a total of 261 COVID-19 cases in Hidalgo County. The county has administered a total of 2,285 COVID-19 tests and 1,909 came back negative and 115 results remain pending. The county also reported…

13 more people in Hidalgo County have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 255 according to the county. According to a news release from the county, 28 people are in area hospitals and six of them in intensive care units. No one was released from isolation on Saturday, the release stated, adding that all 13 people who…