HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Two running backs who combined for 588 yards and 11 touchdowns are getting the spotlight for this week's Athlete of the Week segment. McAllen Memorial's Braxton Speights and Oscar Jasso share a friendly rivalry that paid off double time on the gridiron against...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The votes are in for our Week 5 Team of the Week. Sharyland Pioneer earned the top spot with 47% of the vote. Rio Hondo came in second with 42% of the vote, and Edcouch-Elsa came in third with 11% of the vote. ValleyCentral thanks all 1,082 view...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- State officials are preparing for heavy rainfall and potential flash flood threats as tropical moisture from the now-dissipated Hurricane Polo moves across Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott held a conference on Monday, directing the Texas Division of Eme...
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...
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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, a...
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...
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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”...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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,...
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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....
