Harlingen News

HARLINGEN, Texas - South Texas was getting back on its feet Friday as residents filter through the soggy mess left by Hurricane Dolly despite thousands still being without power.

HARLINGEN, Texas - South Texas was getting back on its feet Friday as residents filter through the soggy mess left by Hurricane Dolly despite thousands still being without power.

It's being called the worst storm to hit Harlingen in 41 years. "In my opinion, is the most significant storm since Beulah, as far as the most destructive to the city," Mayor Chris Boswell said Thursday.

The National Guard just arrived at Harlingen High School South to provide additional support to about 150 people that have taken refuge there from Hurricane Dolly, Assistant City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez said.

In the wake of Hurricane Dolly, H-E-B is setting up its Disaster Response Unit at H-E-B in Harlingen, located at 613 S. Expressway 83, Harlingen, TX, 78550, staffed with H-E-B Partners and the H-E-B Emergency ...

HARLINGEN, Texas - Residents across south Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly didn't pack the ...

FEMA could arrive in the Rio Grande Valley by the end of the week to offer disaster relief following Hurricane Dolly, Mayor Chris Boswell said.

A power outage has been reported in the area of Harlingen High School. Sporadic outages are reported in La Feria.

As Hurricane Dolly is bearing down on Harlingen, dispatchers are reporting a possible burlgary of a business on Markowsky Avenue on Harlingen's north side.

Hurricane Dolly strengthened early Wednesday as its leading edge lashed the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Mexico border with heavy rain and powerful winds.

Hurricane Dolly was doing its best to disrupt flight plans for many. Southwest Airlines and Houston-based Continental announced changes to its Wednesday flights in advance of the storm coming ashore.

Two vehicles were involved in a collision near where North Commerce Street and Business 77 merge, according to witnesses.

Police said they are having trouble positively identifying the woman found dead Friday in a house on Grimes Street, but "all indications are" that she was homeowner Margaret McKee.

The regular monthly meeting on the Tip O' Texas Genealogical Society's summer schedule will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, at the Harlingen City Cemetery, 1501 S. "F" Street.

Unemployment in Cameron County increased again in June after making significant gains over the last year, Unemployment in the Brownsville-Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area increased to 6.8 percent in June ...

Police arrested six men accused of soliciting sex from an undercover police officer during a sting operation Thursday at Gutierrez Park.

A South Texas mother convicted of torturing and beating to death her 2 1/2 -year-old daughter has been sentenced to die.

A broken gas line that forced the evacuation of one business has been repaired. Emergency crews tell NEWSCHANNEL 5, a construction company working on Wilson Road accidentally broke the line between Commerce and ...

Two 16-year-old boys from Alamo were arrested Wednesday after police said they robbed a convenience store armed with a gun and a baseball bat.

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