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Edinburg
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
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Good morning, Edinburg. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 21st of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Reliant Energy donated $25K to the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley to support disaster relief after a severe storm damaged the region in late March — the funds will provide food and essential items to those affected. KURV
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ International Paper Co. closed its two production facilities in Edinburg yesterday—laying off 132 workers—and repurposed the sheet plant as a warehouse while shifting production to other sites; the company cited a drop in demand for paper products and plans to add jobs in McAllen and expand in Reynosa. The Edinburg Advocate
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Edinburg North High School went into lockdown when a gun threat was reported on campus—local law enforcement secured the building and found no weapon, coming days after a May 6 arrest of a student carrying an unloaded firearm. FOX RGV
- ➤ A woman has been charged with manslaughter after a Sunday afternoon shooting in Donna where deputies found 20-year-old Damian Bazan dead in a vehicle on Hermosa Vida Drive + 21-year-old Miriam Valdez admitted to shooting him because she thought the gun was unloaded and received a one-million-dollar bond during a Monday court hearing. KURV
- ➤ Texas DPS is seeking anyone with information on a black Chevrolet Impala—damaged on its right front and missing its right mirror—as investigators look for the vehicle involved in the fatal hit-and-run that struck 27-year-old Cassandra Hernandez while she walked south on Mile Four West Road in Weslaco on Sunday morning. KURV
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ The City of Edinburg will launch its 2025 Summer Concert Series with a free outdoor show on May 30 at the Promenade Park Amphitheater—doors open at 7 p.m. and live performances by Shaun Mecca, Dustin De La Garza, and headliner William Beckmann will begin at 8 p.m. The Edinburg Advocate
TRAVEL NEWS
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5th Annual Lotería 5K Run
7:30-10:00 a.m. — Edinburg Municipal Park — Registration fees apply — Celebrate Lotería with a spirited 5K run featuring unique medals.
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