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Courtesy:Cameron County Beach Patrol As the Laguna Madre area continues to have more days filled with warm and sunny weather, this means summer is fast-approaching. While residents and visitors enjoy their vacations spent on the beaches of South Padre Island, a team of lifeguards are stationed nearby alert and ready to help keep them safe. […]

Passengers arrive at Valley International Airport in Harlingen this past week via taxi. The onset of the coronavirus pandemic last year led to less airport traffic causing Valley International Airport’s exclusive taxi service to leave town. Now local taxi services as well as several taxi companies from South Padre Island are providing transportation services to […]

FILE: Space enthusiasts look at a prototype of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft at the company’s Texas launch facility on September 28, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. The Starship spacecraft is a massive vehicle meant to take people to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. (Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images) BROWNSVILLE, Texas (KVEO) — The City of Brownsville […]

Nestled on beautiful South Padre Island is a unique collection of sandcastles known as the Sandcastle Trail, where locals and visitors alike can enjoy sand sculpture exhibits winding around the island. The sculptures carry different themes, with some being more traditional castle structures and others representing various companies and organizations, and the City of South […]

There’s nothing quite like a trip to the beach in the summer – especially an established Gulf of Mexico vacation spot like South Padre Island, with breathtaking views and golden sea-and-surf opportunities. Wherever you go on the island, water fun awaits you – taking the form of oceanside activities of all kinds, ranging from water […]

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KVEO) — A group of sailors traveled through the Gulf of Mexico, from Miami to South Padre Island, with an ambitious goal in mind: to get the attention of the man that will likely send humans to Mars. The crew of the “Starship” Schooner Anne believes that they can provide astronauts with vital training that will help them […]

Laguna Madre area city representatives and Laguna Madre Youth Center staff during a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the reopening of the Laguna Madre Youth Center. Photo by Gaige Davila. The Laguna Madre Youth Center (LMYC) reopened to eager Point Isabel ISD students this past Monday, after over a year closed from the COVID-19 pandemic. “After […]