News from 6/2/2020
- Valley representatives support local protests calling for positive change, share ideas to address issue
- Jury trials on hold in Hidalgo County due to pandemic can create backlog
- Hidalgo, Cameron counties see spike of nearly 50 COVID-19 cases combined in single day
- Black family shares experiences of racism living in the Valley
- Judge sets bond at $125,000 for contractor charged with theft
- Man at military site in Starr County tests positive for coronavirus
- Sandbag distribution underway in Valley cities ahead of possible storms
- Third person at ICE detention center in Port Isabel tests positive for coronavirus
- Texas police believe body in dumpster is missing 2-year-old
- Man found dead in Mission-area canal
- Health officials confirm second coronavirus-related death in Willacy County
- As coronavirus hits Texas, the state's top health chief is spending 30 hours a week on a second job — that pays $600,000
- Community gathers in Harlingen for peaceful protest against police brutality
- WATCH: Texas Gov. Abbott holds news conference regarding state’s response to continued protests
- New coronavirus testing site to be available in Mission
- After criticism, Hidalgo County changes plan for federal COVID-19 relief funds
- Mexican president defies leftist label in virus response
- More than a third of Texans speak a language other than English. That means key coronavirus updates aren’t accessible to them.
- Health officials confirm 20th case of coronavirus in Willacy County
- Judge gives control of Joe Exotic's zoo to Carole Baskin
- Edinburg police say they support peaceful protesters
- CON MI GENTE: WesMer drive-in theater
- “I didn’t care if I was exposed to COVID”: Protesters’ anger outweighed their fear of getting sick
- City of McAllen distributing sandbags to residents in preparation for hurricane season
- Texas sales tax revenue dips 13.2% in May, the largest year-over-year decline in a decade
- Showdown: Law-and-order president versus protesters
- Heavy downpour builds up water to flow into Edinburg home due to ongoing drainage issue
- As mass COVID-19 tests conducted, pending results backlogged in the Valley
- Employee at Willacy County jail tests positive for coronavirus
- People on UTRGV campus grounds required to wear face covering
- Valley Made, Local Strong: Martin Farm and Ranch Supply
- Hidalgo County reports 11th virus-related death, 12 more test positive in Cameron County
- DPS deploys troopers in South Texas to Houston, San Antonio, Austin in response to protests
- Two more people tested positive for coronavirus in Starr County, 37 total cases
- Donors at Valley blood bank being tested for coronavirus antibodies
- Local hip-hop artist addresses embracing Mexican background, combating toxic masculinity
- Nutrition staff to continue providing meals for Donna ISD families into summer months
- Health officials announce three more coronavirus cases in Willacy County
- Family autopsy: Floyd asphyxiated by sustained pressure
- Amid protests, Trump talks of war -- and reelection
- Missing 83-year-old woman with dementia found safe
- Sheriff's Office identifies 59-year-old man found dead near Mercedes
- Delay in relocation of Starr County coronavirus testing site
- 11-year-old girl in stable condition following Edinburg house fire
- Krispy Kreme, Shipley Do-Nuts and Dunkin' celebrate 'National Doughnut Day' with free doughnuts
- Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
- US heads into a new week shaken by violence and pandemic
- Dallas begins making arrests as Texas cities enforce curfews
- Texas Democrats' convention begins online-only Monday, while state GOP officials stick to in-person plans in July
- Premont ISD and other small Texas school districts reopen classrooms for summer school