Brownsville, TX

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Weslaco, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions and sentences of two former Mid-Valley public officials who were found guilty of defrauding the city of Weslaco out of $42.5 million during the rehabilitation of the city’s water and wastewater infrastructure. In October 2022,...

Convictions, sentences of officials in Weslaco bribery case upheld

Texas State

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Right off the bat, September is living up to its reputation as the soggiest month of the year for the Rio Grande Valley, with thunderstorms cropping up around the region to dump their sometimes sizable loads. The National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV station on Tuesday...

Soggy September: Deep tropical moisture brings Valley relief

Washington, DC

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp was the command sergeant major of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington (JTF-NCR/MDW) per her official biography. However effective Tuesday she was released from command.

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp Released from Command in D.C.

Harlingen, TX

HARLINGEN — Peace of mind. Elation. Joy. Relief. Ruth Rios probably experienced all of that and more when she landed a job with the city of Harlingen before she graduated on Aug. 21 from Texas State Technical College with her Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Management Technology.

TSTC grad feels like ‘unsung hero’ in new job

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Harlingen school board has called a special meeting for Tuesday afternoon to consult with legal counsel “regarding employment and possible resignation of Superintendent and appointment of Interim Superintendent.”. Former McAllen superintendent J.A. Gonzalez took the helm in Harlingen in September 2023. In...

Harlingen school board to discuss super’s employment in special meeting

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

Three families who were joined through tragedy grieved differently on Monday – the first anniversary of the afternoon when a shooting rampage targeted Black people at a Jacksonville dollar store.

New lawsuits and a scholarship: Families reflect one year after Dollar General shooting

Palm Bay, FL

Staff Sgt. Tristen Wright, 28, of Palm Bay, Florida, died Aug. 15, 2024 in a non-combat related incident at an undisclosed location, per a US Air Force official release. Staff Sgt. Tristen Wright, 28, was assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.

DOD Identifies Air Force Casualty: Staff Sgt. Tristen Wright Assigned to Cannon Air Force Base, NM.

San Antonio, TX

HARLINGEN — Students in the Building Construction Technology program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus were recently given a tour of the Joeris General Contractors headquarters in San Antonio. Joeris, a commercial construction company with additional locations in Austin, Dallas and Houston, welcomed the 22 students, along...

TSTC Building Construction Technology students tour Joeris General Contractors headquarters in San Antonio

Kanawha County, WV

Boone County, WV

South Charleston, WV

Michael Ramsburg

TEEN DEATH: A student from Madison Middle School in Boone County has died after sustaining injuries during football practice on Friday, Aug. 23. Schools throughout the Kanawha Valley are sharing their condolences with family and friends of 13-year-old Cohen Craddock. Students and staff at Nitro High School were asked to wear red and black -- Madison Middle School's team colors -- on Monday in Craddock's memory. South Charleston High School will do the same on Wednesday, Aug. 28. "Our hearts go out to Boone County’s Madison Middle School Redhawks as they face the loss of a young football player and friend, Cohen Craddock," SCHS officials wrote on social media. "The entire SCHS community stands with the Madison Middle community during this difficult time."

Morning Update: Teen athlete's death, 'Mountaineer Main Street', ongoing drought

Edinburg, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Region One Education Service Center received $33.6 million to increase the number of low-income students in the class of 2030 at partner school systems across the Valley to enter and succeed in post-secondary education. The initiative funding comes from the United States Department...

Region One Education Service Center gets $33.6M grant for low-income students

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The Herald/Star 2023-24 All-Area Boys Soccer Honors

Meet the Herald/Star 2024 All-Area Boys Soccer teams and superlative winners. The Monitor’s coverage area ranges from La Feria to Brownsville. The awards and teams were...

The Herald/Star 2023-24 All-Area Boys Soccer Honors

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