Telemundo 40 McAllen (KTLM), owned by NBCUniversal since January 2014, serves the Hispanic community of the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas with news, weather, sports, entertainment and community programs about education, health, immigration and development. The station began broadcasting in July 1999 and today offers local programming 24 hours a day, keeping Rio Grande Valley residents continuously informed.

The City of McAllen government, through Metro McAllen, launched a new transportation route to the Hidalgo‑Reynosa International Bridge. According to Transportation director Mario Delgado, the service began a week ago, runs every day, costs tres dólares (incluye peaje) and allows use of the free parking at the North Hub on 23rd Street and Trophy to board Route 10.

Luis Alberto "Beto" Torres, 28, is being sought by the McAllen Police for allegedly being the leader of a car theft gang, according to a statement.

McAllen Police are asking for help locating Elisa Yvette Colombel, 46, and Cindy Thalia Ramírez, 38, suspected of theft and credit‑card abuse at city businesses between July 30 and August 23, 2026. A municipal magistrate issued arrest warrants for both. Colombel’s last known address is Mission, Texas, and Ramírez’s is McAllen.

On October 19, police received a report of the theft of a white 2005 GMC Canyon pickup at block 600 of North McColl Road, McAllen, and discovered three additional stolen vehicles. They identified Carlos Alberto Morán, 27, as the alleged suspect and a municipal judge issued arrest warrants; residents can help by calling 956‑687‑8477 of McAllen Crime Stoppers.

In observance of National Liver Health Awareness Month, DHR Health’s Institute of Research and Development will hold a free‑screening event in McAllen on Friday, October 23. The event, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 1000 E. Dove Ave., Suite 160, will serve only those who have already registered and have an appointment.

Leonel Pérez Delgado, 61, who was wanted by the McAllen Police, was arrested Thursday by Customs and Border Protection officers as he was about to enter the United States at the Hidalgo port of entry. Pérez Delgado is alleged to have driven the pickup in which the suspect in the death of businessman Eddy Betancourt crossed the border…

The judge questioned each member of the Lindsay Clancy case jury individually and interrogated them privately on Thursday, before rereading the instructions on reasonable doubt.

Edinburg Police Department officers responded to a crash between two cars at the intersection of Alberta Rd. and McColl Rd. around 3:36 p.m. on Tuesday. A vehicle turning left hit another traveling north; there were no serious injuries, but two occupants were taken to the hospital for evaluation. Officers took statements, removed the vehicles, and restored traffic flow.

Juan Nava Hernández, 36, went to work last Friday at a restaurant on 10th Street in McAllen, not imagining he would not return alive to his home, leaving his wife Cynthia Rodríguez devastated; and the couple’s three children. Regarding her husband, Cynthia emphasizes that "he was a man…"