Metro McAllen has launched a new $3 bus route connecting the downtown Central Bus Terminal directly to the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge to provide a safer, affordable transit option.

A federal judge on Thursday recommended that border wall construction near the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge remain paused until trespassing claims against the government’s construction contractors are resolved.

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A federal judge on Thursday recommended that border wall construction near the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge remain paused until trespassing claims against the government’s construction contractors are resolved. After reviewing a lawsuit filed by Hidalgo County Irrigation District #2, which owns a canal near the wildlife refuge, U.S. Magistrate Judge [...]

A 27-year-old McAllen man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for running a Rio Grande Valley human smuggling ring that led to three deaths.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A McAllen man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to operating human smuggling schemes that involved the social media recruitment of juvenile drivers, resulting in deadly high-speed chases, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas. Jose Manuel Silva-Lopez, 27, of McAllen, [...]

Mexican authorities and military personnel arrested three individuals with what was described as a "high-power arsenal" smuggled in from Texas and destined for the cartels.

A 27‑year‑old McAllen man, Jose Manuel Lopez‑Silva, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for directing teenage drivers in a long‑term smuggling operation that involved several high‑speed pursuits, one of which resulted in three deaths, including a minor, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office press release. The release said he recruited drivers as young as 14, used social media to coordinate pick‑up

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen had a head start on Hispanic Heritage Month with a celebration on Tuesday with leaders from Saltillo, Mexico. Leaders from both cities came together at the McAllen Performing Arts Center to honor 200 years of history and partnership between McAllen and Mexico. One of the keynote speakers [...]

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who smuggled nearly 500 pounds of marijuana through Starr County pleaded guilty on Wednesday. The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested David Garcia, 27, of Zapata after a high-speed chase in May. When his silver SUV finally stopped, troopers discovered that Garcia had been hauling nearly 500 pounds of [...]

A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order blocking border wall construction near the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Alamo through Sept. 10.

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.

Video from the scene of a reported carjacking shows a woman sobbing uncontrollably as a man recording the footage reassures her, saying, “It’s OK, it’s fine, it’s OK.”