Harlingen, TX

Columbus, OH

Mcallen, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Additional details involving alcohol and collecting money at a McAllen pool party, where a Nikki Rowe football player was injured and later died, have emerged from one of the suspects’ criminal complaints. Heron Hernandez Jr., a 17, was charged with purchase or furnishing...

McAllen teen who hosted pool party charged in tragic death

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Brownsville, TX

Cameron County, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Federal authorities on Wednesday seized 101 pounds of cocaine and approximately 14 pounds of heroin at international bridges in Hidalgo and Cameron counties. The largest seizure happened at the Anzalduas Port of Entry when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers encountered Eugenia Lessard, born...

CBP seizes 101 pounds of cocaine, 14 pounds of heroin in 2 busts

Edinburg, TX

EDINBURG — The city hosted a work session Tuesday to discuss the State Highway 68 Project. Texas Department of Transportation Pharr District Engineer Pete Alvarez presented the proposed route and took questions about the project, which will create a 22-mile four-lane highway from US 281/I-69C in Edinburg to US 83/I-2 in the Alamo-Donna area.

TxDOT shares new details about proposed State Highway 68

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A 72-year-old McAllen man has been identified as the bicyclist who died after being struck by a vehicle on McColl Road this week. Police identified Juan Cantu Silva, 72, of McAllen as the victim in a collision that occurred at around 8:47 p.m. Wednesday.

Police ID McAllen bicyclist killed in crash on McColl Road

Plymouth, MA

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Dianna Carney

The Plymouth Public Library Foundation has announced the return of its Annual Arts and Crafts Festival, a two-day celebration that promises to be a highlight of the summer season. Set to take place on the scenic Plymouth Public Library Lawn, the festival will run from 10 AM to 4 PM on both Saturday, August 10th, and Sunday, August 11th. This family-friendly event is designed to offer something for everyone, making it a perfect outing for people of all ages.

50+ Artisans, Food Trucks & More: Get Ready For The 5th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Hidalgo County, TX

Weslaco, TX

WESLACO — The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal Weslaco police shooting that happened late Thursday night. The suspect was identified as 22-year-old Juan Diego Contreras. He was shot and killed by a Weslaco police officer who is an eight-year-veteran with a military background, according to Police Chief Joel Rivera said at a Friday press conference.

Weslaco police shoot, kill man who ‘reached’ for shotgun

EDINBURG — It was an offseason of change for the Edinburg Vela football program, but the goals remain the same for the SaberCats: compete for district titles and prepare to win in November. Vela starts the season off ranked at No. 4 in the RGVSports.com 5A/6A Preseason Poll, as...

No. 4-ranked SaberCats start season with new look

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

A new report is offering a list of which North Carolina cities and towns are most known for their Southern hospitality. WorldAtlas released a list of the most welcoming towns across the state, known for hospitality intertwined with history, culture, and beauty.

These are the ‘most welcoming towns’ in NC, report says. Which ones made the list?

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... McALLEN — “It’s amazing! I’ve worked really hard to make McAllen the best for our citizens, our visitors, our guests. And for the city commission to have the trust and faith in me to promote me to being their city manager just speaks volumes.”

Incoming McAllen City Manager Tawil reflects on promotion

EDINBURG — “Going Varsity in Mariachi,” a documentary about Edinburg North High’s Mariachi Oro, is set to debut on Netflix next week with the group’s director, Abel Acuña, saying its nerve wracking but exciting for people to see the competitive world of high school mariachi in the Valley behind the scenes.

Edinburg North High’s Mariachi Oro goes mainstream in new Netflix documentary

EDINBURG — A news conference Wednesday at the UTRGV Edinburg campus highlighted the university’s $1.5 million partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), one of eight institutions nationwide. Representatives from LANL, TechSource, UTRGV President Guy Bailey, U.S Sen. Ted Cruz, local and state elected officials and the university’s...

UTRGV teaming up with Los Alamos National Laboratory

EDINBURG — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the preterm birth rate in Texas was 11.26% of all births in 2022, a slight decline from the previous year on record, but the second highest since the 2000s. While there are many factors that can influence these...

Precious purpose: A look inside Driscoll RGV’s carefully controlled NICU

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A man who’s been wanted since 2009 in a capital murder case has been indicted in his state case. The indictment follows the dismissal of his federal case after authorities exhausted all resources in finding this man. Alvaro Dario DeArmas, 68, was the...

Fugitive sought in 2009 McAllen murder indicted after federal charge dropped

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Georgia State

Floyd County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), three former officers from the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), one GDC investigator, and a former Floyd County deputy have been charged for the aggravated assault of an inmate at the Floyd County Jail.

Five Former Georgia Law Enforcement Officers Charged With Aggravated Assault Against Inmate

Alamo, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Alamo police on Thursday arrested a third suspect in the fatal shooting that happened late Tuesday night in a McDonald’s parking lot. In a news release, police called the arrest of Jose Alberto Jimenez Jr., a resident of Pasadena, Texas, a “significant breakthrough”...

Alamo police make third arrest in fatal shooting at McDonald’s

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TSTC alumnus returns to TSTC, finds his ‘why’ in helping future students

HARLINGEN — As a full-time admissions advisor at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, TSTC alumnus Carlos Ortega helps prospective students find career pathways. But his...

TSTC alumnus returns to TSTC, finds his ‘why’ in helping future students

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