Elsa News

For more than a decade, public school districts throughout the Rio Grande Valley and the state have taught students to wait until marriage to have sex to avoid getting pregnant and contracting sexually transmitted diseases.

The Elsa City Council wasn't going to let a state board take away what one of the commissioners described as its lottery ticket.

The Garza family learned their hero was gone Saturday evening. U.S. Air Force officials arrived at the Elsa family's front door to tell them 21-year-old Rudy Garza went missing off Okinawa island in Japan.

While canceling a Sunday worship service may seem like a radical move, which is exactly what the leaders of First United Methodist Church of Edinburg will do on Sept.

Police have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with the shooting death of a man Saturday afternoon.

All Juan E. Diaz wanted was to get his road paved. The small section of Mile 14 North was neglected for the eight years he lived along the quiet route, said Diaz, 19.

A fast moving fire got within feet of several homes Thursday night. The fire broke out near the intersection of Farm to Market road 88 and Mile 17A1 2, crews from Weslaco, Edinburg, La Villa and Monte Alto were called in to help the Elsa Fire Department stop the flames.

Schools throughout the Rio Grande Valley have many helping hands. In fact, they tend to pay more people per student than anywhere else in the state .

Sheriff's deputies are investigating a body found Wednesday morning near the intersection of Mile 19 North and Mile 4 West roads.

Sheriff's deputies are investigating a body found Wednesday morning near the intersection of Mile 19 North and Mile 4 West roads.

Sheriff's deputies are investigating a body found Wednesday morning near the intersection of Mile 19 North and Mile 4 West roads.

Sheriff's deputies are investigating a body found Wednesday morning near the intersection of Mile 19 North and Mile 4 West roads.

The man police are looking for is 28-year-old Ernesto De La Garza, Jr. Before his escape, he had been charged with three counts; unlawful restraint, domestic assault and evading arrest.

Edcouch-Elsa High School's class of 1979 will have its 30-year reunion Saturday at Tio Don's, 720 E. Edinburg Ave., Elsa.

Two of the communities hardest hit by Hurricane Dolly could find themselves without certified hurricane shelters during this year's storm season.

" Residents in some parts of the Valley are cleaning up after this morning's rain.

Edinburg Housing Authority had its annual Senior Citizens Awards Night on Friday.

Edcouch voters task a new generation with leading their city. May 20, 2009 - 11:57 PM Jared Janes Robert Schmalzried went to his mother for advice when he contemplated a run for the Edcouch-Elsa school board.

No students were injured in a school bus collision early Tuesday morning. An Edcouch-Elsa school district bus and another vehicle collided along Mile 15 North Road, between Farm-to-Market Road 88 and Mile 6 West Road about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, said Frank Perez, the district's acting superintendent.

Mr. and Mrs. Guadelupe Sanchez of Edcouch, Texas celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on May 17, 2009.