The first annual Cooking with the Bulls, a family fun event replacing the traditional Running with the Bulls – a Loaves and Fishes community pantry fundraiser – will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Del Rio Civic Center.

An expert in Hispanic market trends will host a free, public workshop Friday focusing on customer service.

Members of the Del Rio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and their guests who attended the chamber’s monthly mixer at The Bank and Trust on Thursday were treated to an early taste of this year’s Fiesta de Amistad celebration.

On Thursday morning, I was given the opportunity to accompany members of the Border Patrol’s marine unit on a patrol of the Rio Grande aboard an airboat.

A Border Patrol agent was injured and a man died, after a shooting incident following a vehicle stop occurring Friday night near Brackettville, U.S. Customs and Border and Patrol said.

A flag retirement ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon at the Val Verde County Fairgrounds, where attendees also honored the lives of fallen service members and civilians lost on Sept. 11, 2001.

Last Chance Forever, a conservancy with the mission of helping orphaned, sick or injured birds of prey, will be featuring live birds of prey up close tonight, at the Dr. Alfredo Gutierrez Jr. Amphitheater, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., in a presentation free of charge and open to the public.

Del Rio City Council members have approved a $10,000 change order in the design for the planned reconstruction of Alderete Lane.

Just as sure as there was a Garden of Eden, Hurricane Dorian was going to go over Florida and hit Alabama, according to Donald Trump’s weather map, which he was holding proudly in his hands in front of the cameras for the world to see, except the world at the very same time was watching Dorian heading north to the Carolinas.

Mauricio Guerra, a Del Rio High School junior and an Airman First Class in the TX-66 Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit, earned a private pilot’s license and college credit hours after graduating from a summer flight academy.

The Del Rio Board of Realtors hosted its second fundraising auction for the Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee (TREPAC) in the grand ballroom of the Ramada Inn of Del Rio on Sept. 5.

Motivational speaker Danny Vuong-Batimana, a youth speaker and happiness creator of Newport Beach, Calif., visited with Del Rio Middle School students on Thursday. His dance-inspired presentation and message of “Happiness is Now” captivated the students.

Did you hear it, too? About two weeks ago – that sound of rushing wind.

Open your wallet right now. What cards do you find? Most folks have a driver’s license, right? Then there are the military ID, school ID, work ID cards. You probably have multiple insurance cards – health, auto, life, home, Medicare. How about a debit card or some other bank card – maybe even a credit card? I hope you have a voter registration card, too.

ACUÑA, México – La organización no gubernamental denominada “Esperanza, Amor, Fe, Victoria” (Esafevi) una agrupación encaminada a construir una clínica contra el cáncer en esta ciudad, prepara ya su Octavo Maratón de la Esperanza 5K+1, para recabar fondos y avanzar en la construcción y equipamiento de dicha clínica, la cual se encuentra al 70 por ciento de su conclusión.

ACUÑA, México – Dos migrantes, presumiblemente de origen haitiano, se ahogaron cuando la madre y un grupo de indocumentados intentaron cruzar el miércoles hacia los Estados Unidos, a la altura del parque Braulio Fernández Aguirre.

Dignitaries from United States of America and Mexico celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Amistad Dam. The ceremony was held on Amistad Dam on Thursday, celebrating the dedication of the dam on Sept. 8, 1969.

Jordan Blumetti, associate editor and writer for “American Way” magazine, spent several days here last week and said he has only started to scratch the surface of everything Val Verde County and Del Rio have to offer.

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

The Del Rio Host Lions Club and Brooke’s Blossoming Hope joined efforts last week to create beautiful headbands and send a personalized message of hope to children battling pediatric cancer.

With the start of the NFL season, we, as fans, have dug our team apparel out of storage and are rocking those team colors wherever we go.

Del Rio resident Charles Cropper says he just wants the city council to listen.

Val Verde Nursing and Rehabilitation Center held the third annual breakfast luncheon for first responders in the city of Del Rio in honor of 9/11.

Its construction created a prime fishing, boating and sailing destination, a national park with great walking trails and hunting areas, and a water reservoir that has been utilized for consumption and irrigation purposes, but most importantly, the construction of Amistad Dam created a manmade barrier to control the potentially deadly waters of the Rio Grande River. This week, Amistad Dam just turned 50 years old.

Hurricane Alice, recorded by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration as “one for the record books” due to its unprecedented flooding along parts of Texas, prompted U.S. and Mexican officials to accelerate the construction of Amistad Dam, a massive concrete and steel structure sitting on the Rio Grande River, between the cities of Del Rio, Texas and Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. The dam was inaugurated on Sept. 8, 1960.

Our war games national defense is revised to counter China/Russia aggression. The U.S. Navy has deployed its new ship killer missiles in China’s backyard. The best way to confront a bully is to prepare for battle, preventing war.

Eighteen years ago, three different sites in the northeast United States were attacked by terrorists. The attacks, which would forever change our way of life, were also an inspiration for some that would go on to become or continue to be first responders. Read some of their stories today in our special section in the print edition of the News-Herald.

Del Rio Police Department bike patrol officers and the 2019 police academy cadets cleaned up the San Felipe Creek area and Lions Park for the community on Friday afternoon.

The husband-and-wife optometry team of Dr. Anjli Patel and Dr. Hiten Patel have joined the staff of Galo Eye Care Centers in Del Rio and Uvalde and are ready to help patients in the area with all of their eye care needs.