Crunch Fitness in Pharr has reopened after the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts closed the gym for unpaid taxes. The facility resumed operations on Friday, Sept. 11, following a payment agreement that settled $398,133.76 in delinquent taxes accumulated from September 2019 to July 2025. A Comptroller spokesperson confirmed the gym can now serve its members again.

The family of Anthony Joseph, 16, a resident of Pharr, is going through a painful situation with their son hospitalized in critical but stable condition after being stabbed seven times last Friday. Anthony Joseph’s parents continue to wonder why and what motivated Fernando Gaytán, of…

Pharr launches the Safe at Home program, offering free smoke detectors, home safety visits, and fire prevention tips for elderly residents and individuals with disabilities.

The Pharr Police Department earned state accreditation through the Texas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, becoming the fourth accredited agency in the Rio Grande Valley.

Connie Nguyen, a Vietnamese immigrant who moved to the Rio Grande Valley after the 2008 financial crisis, opened Café Ngon two months ago at 700 W. Ferguson Avenue in Pharr, offering authentic Vietnamese coffee, food, snacks, sugar‑cane refreshers and ramen. The cafe’s simple menu features pictures for each item, and its location next to the highway makes it easily accessible for Valley residents seeking a new coffee spot.

The Pharr city Police Department will donate "car seats", formula and other baby items to the Silva family of Pharr, who recently welcomed quintuplets. The delivery will take place on March 7 at 2:00 pm, according to a press release. “Our officers and department were moved by the story…

The city of Pharr is shifting its health inspectors from code enforcement to the public health department to improve food safety and business support.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has seized a Pharr Crunch Fitness gym for nonpayment of taxes, according to Kevin Lyons, an agency spokesperson. The Crunch Fitness building, located at 500 N Jackson Road in Pharr, had a notice taped to the door on Friday stating: "The State Comptroller's Office has seized [...]

The Texas Comptroller closed Crunch Fitness in Pharr over $398,133.76 in delinquent taxes accumulated between 2019 and 2025.

The article describes the opening of the "Pharr: Packed with History" exhibit at the Pharr Memorial Public Library, where museum director Francisco Guajardo spoke about the city's agricultural and railroad past and guided visitors through crate labels, photographs, and stories illustrating early local development.

The Pharr Public Library hosts

McAllen police are searching for 43-year-old Jesus Manuel Treviño of Pharr in connection with two vehicle burglaries on Expressway 83.

More than 1,200 pounds of meth allegedly were found hidden within a shipment of leeks at the Pharr International Bridge, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.