Technical glitches in Texas’s voter‑registration system have created a backlog that may force Rio Grande Valley voters to use provisional ballots. The issue left nearly 5,000 registrations unprocessed across Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties, with about 3,000 still pending in Starr County. Officials say anyone who filed by the Oct. 5, 2026 deadline should be able to vote once their record is cleared.

The City of Brownsville is building an interactive digital map of the historic Old City Cemetery to help families locate lost burial plots and headstones online.

Gov. Greg Abbott says the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will not vote anytime soon on a rumored sale of Boca Chica State Park land to Elon Musk

Channel 5 News interviewed breast‑cancer survivor Veronica Gómez, who spoke with reporter Charlie Yaeger about her diagnosis and treatment. The report notes that one in eight U.S. women develop breast cancer and that five‑year survival rates have risen to over 90 percent, with Gómez’s personal story offering encouragement to Rio Grande Valley viewers.

Authorities are responding to an auto pedestrian crash on Northbound Frontage north of Freedom Rd. The exit to Northbound Frontage is closed.

Cameron County, TX (KRGV) — The sentencing phase is underway for Rogelio Martinez after a jury convicted him in the killing of a San Benito police lieutenant.

Authorities are responding to an auto pedestrian crash on Northbound Frontage north of Freedom Rd. The exit to Northbound Frontage is closed.

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District and the Texas Department of Public Safety are collaborating to enforce bus‑stop safety rules for drivers in Edinburg, Texas. Channel 5 News reporter Lucy Lopez rode aboard an Edinburg CISD school bus with DPS trooper Eddie Garza to explain the penalties drivers face for violations. Residents will learn the specific consequences drivers may incur.

KRGV Sports Director KJ Doyles speaks with UTRGV Head Football Coach Travis Bush about the Vaqueros on the road loss to the University of Incarnate Word.

Download our free KRGV FIRST WARN 5 Weather app for the latest updates right on your phone.

5 Star Plays highlights the best plays during RGV high school football season. Catch it every Sunday on Channel 5 news.

Download our free KRGV FIRST WARN 5 Weather app for the latest updates right on your phone.

Join us as The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville Presents: Sunday Mass Live, on SOMOS EL VALLE Ch. 5.2, Cable 1240, at 11 a.m.

UTRGV football traveled to San Antonio on Saturday evening to take on Incarnate Word looking to earn its first road win of the season. Watch the highlights and postgame reaction from UTRGV head football coach Travis Bush on the video above.

The Cameron County Sheriff’s Office arrested the father of a 4‑year‑old boy on an Oct. 14 warrant for criminally negligent homicide after the child shot himself with an unsecured handgun left in the vehicle. Investigators said the boy was alone in the car while his parents shopped on Oct. 1 in Harlingen, took the gun from the center console and fired it into his face, prompting a response at Harlingen Medical Center.

Download our free KRGV FIRST WARN 5 Weather app for the latest updates right on your phone.

A man in his 40s was found dead after being hit by a train at the Hidalgo and South Street crossing near Lyford, Texas. The train’s conductor reported the incident at 11 a.m., and deputies from Willacy County Sheriff’s Office and Lyford Police responded. Officials said they do not yet know whether the death was accidental or intentional and the investigation continues.