The Brownsville Public Library System invites children and families to unleash their creativity at its upcoming Pasta Fossils event, where participants will transform ordinary pasta into extraordinary prehistoric creations.
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Authorities arrested two men and seized drugs during a raid at a San Benito home on Friday. Members of the San Benito Police Department SWAT team, Special Investigations Unit and Cameron County Sheriff's Office SWAT team executed a narcotics sea...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alejandra Yanez breaks down all the news of the week, starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. A suspect accused of killing four people near San Benito...
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File: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the Starlink 17-31 mission on March 13, 2026. Image: SpaceX Update Sept. 19, 10:09 p.m. EDT (0209 UTC): SpaceX landed its booster on the droneship. An early-evening Falcon...
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L a Unión del Pueblo Entero reports that membership, and participation are up in the Rio Grande Valley, especially among younger residents. Leaders of the community activist group say more people attended LUPE’s membership summit in August, forcing it to move the event from is Sa...
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L eticia Hinojosa made history 40 years ago. When she was 31 years old, Hinojosa was sworn in as the Hidalgo County Court-at-Law #4 Judge on Sept. 18, 1989 — marking the first time a woman was elected judge in the Rio Grande Valley. During that year, only eight of 98 appellate ju...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After Friday’s limited showers, the weekend brings only a slight chance for a stray shower or two. Nothing significant is expected, but a few areas could still see a brief sprinkle. Otherwise, conditions will remain mostly dry across the Valley....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Valley Sports Team has chosen to highlight the PSJA North Raiders and the Weslaco High School Panthers for the Week 4 segment of Game Changers. Game Changers features our Valley Sports Team where they select two players that they think will...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The City of Brownsville celebrated the unveiling of its two new micro-pantries. Micro-pantries are a new initiative by the city's Parks and Recreation Department to provide the community with access to food and supplies, no questions asked. The...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In this edition of Mic'd Up, Photojournalist Diego Tijerina follows Rio Hondo Head Football Coach Rocky James as the Bobcats take on St. Joseph's Academy in their homecoming game at their newly renovated stadium. The Bobcats started off with two...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A new free online course aims to help parents and caregivers protect children against online grooming, sextortion and AI-enabled exploitation. Ricardo A. Barrera, a Harlingen attorney and the developer of ProtectTexasChildren.org's Digital Safeg...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A brush fire that ignited in Starr County has been fully contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Approximately 590 acres burned along Las Brisas Road, located northeast of Rio Grande City. The Starr County Precinct 4 San Isidro Fir...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Compudopt, a nonprofit organization that addresses the digital divide —the gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not —is hosting a device drive in the Rio Grande Valley. Compudopt Vice President of Strategic Initiative...
