Effective immediately, the Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) has implemented Drought Stage 1 after the combined conservation storage level of the Falcon and Amistad reservoirs improved to 32.9%.
space
A request by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) for an emergency injunction to halt a land swap between SpaceX and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was rejected on Monday by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The land in question is part of the L...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two adults and three kids were hospitalized following a crash involving a U.S. Border Patrol unit in La Grulla Monday afternoon. The crash happened at about 2:46 p.m. on US 83 west of FM 2360 by Border Patrol lane, according to the Texas Departm...
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A 77-year-old San Benito woman died in a fatal Harlingen crash on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Courtesy: DPS) A 30-year-old man has pleaded guilty to causing a fatal two-vehicle crash in Harlingen that killed a 77-year-old San Benito woman in 2024. Jose De La Cruz pleaded guilty on Se...
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SpaceX rolled its Super Heavy booster, tail number B21, out to Pad 2 late Sunday night, Sept. 20, in preparation for the launch of Starship Flight 14 no earlier than Sept. 28. Image: SpaceX SpaceX placed a Super Heavy booster on the launch pad at Starbase in Texas Monday, as it c...
schools
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Valley Sports Central has nominated three high school football teams for Team of the Week. The nominees are Mission Veterans, McAllen High and PSJA North. Here are some recent highlights of our nominees. Mission Veterans Starting with Mission Ve...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A father and son were killed in a two-vehicle crash north of McAllen Sunday morning, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash happened around 11:38 a.m. on Ware Road north of McAllen, south of 6 Mile Line. According to DPS, ...
News
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hot temperatures continue across the 7-day forecast, but thankfully, no extreme conditions are anticipated. The calendar may say tomorrow is the first official day of Astronomical Fall, however, Mother Nature says otherwise. We'll stay in the mi...
schools
One UTRGV student says National Suicide Prevention Month means awareness, taking action, looking after friends who are struggling The post ‘You’re not alone’: UTRGV Counseling offers a variety of services for Vaqueros appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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Supervised work training T he Rio Grande Valley is expanding workforce development through programs that connect education to real jobs. South Texas College’s current catalog highlights workforce partnerships and registered apprenticeship, while regional healthcare training is de...
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A n inmate at the Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center died Sunday following what Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Treviño referred to as a medical emergency, triggering a Texas Rangers investigation. The detention center is located at 7100 Old Alice Road in Olmito. The sheriff said i...
business
By Bethany Jean Clement | The Seattle Times (TNS) F irst things first: Yes, Matt Broussard is completely charming in person — maybe even more so than he is online, if such a thing is possible. Broussard went from six years in the kitchens of Tom Douglas’ Seattle restaurants to @ ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Cameron County jail inmate was pronounced dead Sunday morning while in custody. Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Trevino said in a statement that the inmate was suffering from a medical emergency Sunday morning while in custody at the Carrizales ...
