The Monitor

PALMVIEW — Amid the buzzing of a 24-inch slab sawa club member fashions their polished stone slab into a clock as the club gears up for its big yearly show and a special anniversary.

A daycare worker was arrested Friday on allegations she had physically abused a 1-year-old child.

The James Beard Foundation announced its 2026 Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists last weekand one Rio Grande Valley restaurant is on the list.

McALLEN — A little bookstoretucked away on Hackberry Avenueholds the kind of warmth only found in pure community love and celebration. But nowit’s time to say goodbye.

A popular Mission brewery announced Tuesday it will close and end operations at the end of February. 

A probable cause affidavit for one of the suspects involved in an alleged kidnapping last week that resulted in a Mission police shooting outside a bank reveals that he was an “old friend” of the victim.

Days after the House passed this year’s remaining spending billsincluding one that will provide funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Securitythe Democratic congressmen representing the Rio Grande Valley are now explaining their support for the bills after demonstrator Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis over the weekend.

McALLEN — A group of downtown McAllen stakeholders sat together in solidarity before the city commission Tuesdayas their leader Aziz Showerya 17th Street landownerannounced their shared initiative: the HeART of McAllen.

WESLACO — A question about the feasibility of district-wide Christmas stipends has evolved into a deeper discussion on the district’s financial situation.

EDINBURG — Stepping into Country Cafe is like walking into an antique storebut this one serves you some delicious American and Mexican food to go along with the southern charm.