HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a deadly two-vehicle crash that took place Friday night. At approximately 9:26 p.m., DPS troopers responded to a fatal two-vehicle crash on Texan Road south of Freedom Avenue north of Palmview in Hidalgo Cou...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Rio Grande Valley Red Crowns are ready to play with the pros this Saturday. The Red Crowns are in their second season, and their chance to face the pros is within reach. The club is beginning its first U.S. Open Cup qualifying run with the ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Vaqueros football team is in high spirits after its bye week. But now it's time to get back to work. UTRGV sets its sights on capturing that elusive first road win of the season this Saturday night at East Texas A&M. The message from the Va...
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RIO HONDO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Work is underway on Fluidstack’s proposed data center project in Cameron County, as county officials address concerns surrounding water, power, drainage and the project’s impact on local resources. Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. said the...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Mitte Cultural District in Brownsville was formally introduced to the community as a Texas Cultural District during a ceremony on Tuesday. The Texas Commission on the Arts officially designated the Mitte Cultural District a Texas Cultural Di...
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The Harlingen CISD Administration Building is seen in this undated photo. (Maricela Rodriguez/Valley Morning Star) H ARLINGEN — Health insurance costs are going to up for many of the school district’s employees. As part of a move to offset last year’s $5.3 million shortfall, the ...
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A 25-year-old Honduran native living with a San Benito family called 911 after shooting and killing four family members, including one he referred to as “mom,” before escorting two children and a two-month-old outside their residence to wait for police. Christian Joel Maldonado P...
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T he PossAble Dream Adult High School is opening doors for adult learners who earn high school diplomas and industry certificates years after dropping out of high school. The school has seven campuses in the Rio Grande Valley, with offices in Pharr and Brownsville, where it occup...
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E DINBURG — Coffee and book lovers rejoice. Edinburg’s The Caffeine Library is a one-stop shop for both. While driving all over the Rio Grande Valley to cover stories, I sometimes see business in locations that are just the worst possible places to be. Caffeine Library is probabl...
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City of Brownsville Chief Information Officer Jorge Cardenas stands next to new 5G network antennas on the roof of City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) B rownsville’s chief information officer will depart from his post at the end of the wee...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Valley cities are distributing sandbags as rain is expected to target the Rio Grande Valley this week. According to the Valley Storm Team, Valley rain totals are expected to be in the 2-4″ range, with locally higher amounts likely. The heaviest ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Sharyland Independent School District Transportation Department is taking a new approach to manage fuel costs and efficiency. Sharyland ISD introduced major changes that went into effect at the start of the 2026-2027 school year. RELATED: ‘S...
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Directed by Lance Oppenheim Staring Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo ★★★★☆ HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — There was a time in American history, before streaming fractured the television audience into a thousand competing screens, when millions of people gathere...
