HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Heading into Thursday, rain chances will increase across the Rio Grande Valley and remain elevated through the weekend and into next week. Each day will bring around an 80% chance of showers, periods of steady rain, pockets of heavy rainfall, and embedded thund...
space
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, named Grace, sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It will launch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now SpaceX and NASA are preparin...
business
By Steve Clark and Nadia Tamez-Robledo | Staff Writers B ROWNSVILLE — Vice President JD Vance was the headliner at a midday ceremonial groundbreaking for Saronic Technologies’ Port Alpha “shipyard of the future” at the Port of Brownsville on Wednesday. The event, held inside a Qu...
business
V ice President JD Vance arrived at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport Wednesday morning ahead of a groundbreaking and campaign rally. Vance was the headliner at a midday ceremonial groundbreaking for Saronic Technologies’ Port Alpha “shipyard of the future”...
government
San Benito Mayor Pedro “Pete” Galvan H ARLINGEN — It looks like it’s going to take a Texas Attorney General’s opinion to determine if Mayor Pete Galvan reviews a list of applicants for the city’s economic development director’s job. After Galvan requested a review of the Economic...
business
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Vice President JD Vance joined Texas leaders Wednesday for the groundbreaking of a massive new shipyard at the Port of Brownsville, a $3.2 billion project expected to create 10,000 permanent jobs in the Rio Grande Valley. Saronic Technologies ...
News
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Vannie Cook Children's Clinic celebrated its 25th anniversary with a luncheon at the Embassy Suites in McAllen on Wednesday. Clinic employees and volunteers were honored at the luncheon. People who have fought and beat cancer also spoke at t...
business
Saronic Technologies broke ground on Port Alpha, a major development expected to create 10,000 jobs in Brownsville. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance joined local, state, and federal leaders for the milestone event....
government
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 46-year-old school nurse has been charged with indecency with a child following a months-long investigation, the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday. Ruben Del Toro, 46, was charged with two counts of indecency with a child,...
government
Mayor John Cowen Jr. provided residents with an update on major investments, economic development, infrastructure, housing, and quality-of-life initiatives during Coffee with the Mayor, held Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Brownsville Golf Center....
government
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Eric Flores, a former federal prosecutor and Army National Guard infantry captain, was one of the Republican Party's prized recruits in this year's midterm elections. With help from a redrawn congressional map in Texas, he seemed primed to dislodge longtim...
Local
The City of Brownsville Department of Engineering and Public Works Traffic Division is advising motorists of a temporary street closure at Magnetek Drive and State Highway 4 (International Boulevard)....
business
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — James Talarico spoke with the U.S. Hispanic Business Council via video conference on Wednesday. The Democratic Senate nominee was scheduled to be in Edinburg at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for a sit-down conversation, but his staff...
