Pharr News

Five vehicles were involved in two accidents Thursday morning along Jackson Road in Pharr.

The Anzalduas International Bridge opened Tuesday, becoming the state 's 24th border crossing with Mexico and the fifth in Hidalgo County.

Originally published December 9, 2009 at 2:12 a.m., updated December 9, 2009 at 4:18 a.m. HIDALGO, Texas a ' The mountain of oranges, tangerines, lemons and more exotic fruits piled in the customs office at the Hidalgo international bridge in Texas on Thanksgiving Day would have made any grocer proud.

It is a school-based health clinic meaning it's only for students and their family.

A freeze is expected in the Rio Grande Valley tonight and early Saturday morning, weather experts said.

A Pharr motorist died early Friday morning after ramming into the back of another vehicle at the intersection of Jackson and Ferguson roads.

A security guard employed by Alton's suspended police chief was arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing a wallet at McAllen's bus station this week, police said.

Comments 0 Recommend 0 December 01, 2009 4:42 PM Jared Taylor The Monitor GOT A TIP? >> Anyone with information about this robbery is urged to call Pharr Crime Stoppers at 787-8477. PHARR - Six dollars and a bit of frustration.

A two-ton coriander shipment was denied entry to the United States at the Pharr bridge Wednesday after customs officials discovered it carried a pest known for transmitting citrus greening disease.

The estimated 200 Winter Texans at Paradise Park in Pharr had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving came early for some families in the upper-Valley today. The National Honor Society at PSJA North High School delivered 30 Thanksgiving dinners to families in their community earlier today.

Pharr and Alamo will have each an IDEA school open in time for next school year, officials announced Friday.

Rio Grande City-based Border Patrol agents tracking on an all-terrain vehicle seen moving without headlights found it loaded front and back with 577 pounds of marijuana, Customs and Border Protection said Friday.

An innovative project that would tie two international bridges at center point to both link Brownsville and Matamoros, Mexico, is planned by the state , county and city.

Originally published November 9, 2009 at 11:20 p.m., updated November 9, 2009 at 11:21 p.m. PHARR, Texas a ' Eleven students including six juveniles are accused of participating in a gang-related riot at a Pharr alternative high school.

A 21-year-old Weslaco, Texas woman is facing federal drug charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say they discovered nearly one-point-eight-million-dollars worth of heroin in her vehicle.

Police are searching for a driver who fatally hit a man and fled the scene. It happened on the 8000 block of South Cage early Sunday morning.

Hidalgo County jail cell. His fate is now in the hands of a jury. Court adjourned Friday evening.

TxDOT has announced the following construction and maintenance work starting today: FM 3362 TxDOT is performing maintenance work on the northbound FM 3362 lanes near the Nolana Intersection in McAllen/Pharr from October 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should expect lane reductions and delays.

Several men are facing charges after leading authorities on a high speed chase through multiple cities.