KRGV-TV (Weslaco, TX)

KRGV-TV serves as the ABC affiliate for the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas, covering areas such as Brownsville, Harlingen, McAllen, and South Padre Island. The station is based in Weslaco, Texas, with its studios situated along East Expressway (I-2/US 83) and its transmitter located in Santa Maria, Texas. The Manship family from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, owns KRGV through Mobile Video Tapes, Incorporated, which is also known as KRGV-TV Corporation. Viewers can find KRGV on digital channel 5 and high-definition channel 875 through Time Warner Cable, as well as on channel 5 in both standard and high definition on DirecTV and Dish Network.

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Fallen law enforcement officers honored in Mission

2 days ago | krgv.com | Lily Celeste

They may be long gone, but a crowd that showed up Monday morning at the Mission Police Department proved that they were not forgotten. As part of National Police Week, the crowd showed up to the city of Mission’s Police Memorial Ceremony to pay tribute to the officers and first responders who died while in the line of duty.
Trump administration welcomes 59 white South Africans as refugees

2 days ago | krgv.com | Matthew Lee |Rebecca Santana |Mogomotsi Magome

DULLES, Virginia (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday welcomed a group of 59 white South Africans as refugees, saying they face discrimination and violence at home, which the country's government strongly denies. The decision to admit the Afrikaners also has raised questions from refugee advocates about why they were admitted when the Trump administration has suspended efforts to resettle people fleeing war and persecution who have gone through years of vetting.
Cuellar reacts after Texas Democrats cancel planned vote to condemn him

2 days ago | krgv.com | Lily Celeste

On Friday, the Texas Democratic Party announced they would not vote on a resolution to condemn Rep. Henry Cuellar. If the resolution had passed, Cuellar would have been barred from party resources and from some party events. The proposed resolution said the vote to condemn Cuellar was in response to his federal bribery charges and for several votes he cast that broke party lines.
Crews respond to fire at Brownsville apartment complex

2 days ago | krgv.com | Stefany Rosales

Crews with the Brownsville Fire Department are battling a fire at an apartment complex. The fire was reported Monday morning at the Border Apartments, located in the 300 block of Media Luna Road. According to the Brownsville Police Department, all residents in the affected areas have been evacuated, and no injuries have been reported.
Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

2 days ago | krgv.com | Amanda Seitz |Seung Min Kim

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay. The order calls on the health department, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to broker new price tags for drugs over the next month.
Bomberos responden a un incendio en un complejo de apartamentos de Brownsville

2 days ago | krgv.com | Stefany Rosales

inNoticias RGVBy: Los equipos del Departamento de Bomberos de Brownsville están luchando contra un incendio en un complejo de apartamentos. El incendio se reportó el lunes por la mañana en los Border Apartments, ubicados en la cuadra 300 de Media Luna Road. Según el Departamento de Policía de Brownsville, todos los residentes de las áreas afectadas han sido evacuados y no se han reportado heridos.
Hidalgo County agency offering more disaster relief assistance

3 days ago | krgv.com | Lily Celeste

As the Rio Grande Valley continues waiting for federal approval for financial assistance following the March 2025 floods that devastated the area, the Hidalgo County Community Service Agency is doing what it can. On Wednesday, May 14, the agency will hold its latest round of disaster relief assistance to low-income, vulnerable households in areas affected by the floods in Hidalgo County.
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother's Day

3 days ago | krgv.com | Nicole Winfield |Giovanna Dell'Orto

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message of unity in a polarized Catholic Church. "I, too, address the world's great powers by repeating the ever-present call 'never again war,'" Leo said from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica to an estimated 100,000 people below.
Inside look at the U.S. Navy pilot program

4 days ago | krgv.com | Christian Von Preysing

Inside look at the U.S. Navy pilot programSome of the country's newest pilots are learning to land on an aircraft carrier. Channel 5 News reporter Christian Von Preysing met with sailors from the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas on the USS George H.W. Bush. Sailors explained the challenges and mental gain they face learning to land on an aircraft carrier for the first time. Watch the video above for the full story.
Valley flower shop grapples with tariffs on Mother's Day

4 days ago | krgv.com | Stefany Rosales

Mother's Day is Sunday. That means lots of gifts and flowers for mom. It's non-stop work for Sophia's Flower Shop as they try to fulfill Mother's Day orders. Staff are helping people surprise moms with fresh bouquets. "Mother's Day is always a very busy time for us," Sophia's Flower Shop owner Yolanda Ramirez said. Mother's Day is the second-busiest event of the year for Sophia's Flower Shop. Ramirez says one challenge this year is tariffs.