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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s time for another week of high school football! Our Valley Sports Team is highlighting the Weslaco at Vela matchup. We'll have live coverage on Friday, bringing our viewers highlights from the game. Our live Game of the Week coverage will be...
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San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez B ROWNSVILLE — Opening arguments set a dramatic tone Monday morning in the death penalty trial of an accused cop killer, launching proceedings that detailed the events that led to a deadly encounter almost three years ago. Rogelio Martinez, 2...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Monday marked the first day of the capital murder trial for Rogelio Martinez Jr., who is charged with the killing of San Benito Police Department Lt. Milton Resendez during a vehicle pursuit in San Benito on Oct. 17, 2023. Martinez was initial...
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I n a bulletin issued early Monday, the National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley office advised that a threat of flash floods continues near the Lower Valley and lower Texas coast. NWS predicted a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall Monday during the day and evening n...
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T wo local poetry groups are inviting the community to partake in an event at the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park that will celebrate the landscape and people of the region. RGV Women’s Poet Society and the Poets Against Walls collective are hosting a “Celebration of the Lan...
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EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The new home of the UTRGV men's and women's tennis programs is set to be completed in early 2027. The UTRGV Tennis Complex is part of nearly $200 million in construction, renovations, and enhancements impacting all 18 UTRGV sports programs. This ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The City of La Grulla says a water leak triggered low water pressure so they have issued a boil water notice. City Administrator Robert Salinas says the city's public water system was ordered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to n...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Four men were arrested in connection with a stabbing that killed a 44-year-old man early Saturday morning in San Juan, police said. The four men were charged with murder, a first-degree felony, on Monday. A judge set bond at $2 million for all o...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – There has been a rainy pattern across the Rio Grande Valley where rain totals have been plentiful over the last five days. Radar is estimating around eight inches, give or take, for several locations. This pattern stays locked in as a boundary r...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Two Mission men are dead after one of them is accused of running a red light on Sunday afternoon, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS said the crash happened around 5 p.m. at the intersection of FM 1924 and Minnesota Road nor...
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Increased immigration enforcement has concerned the Rio Grande Valley community about how the presence of federal agents is The post The rise of ICE in the RGV appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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UTRGV broke its enrollment record for the seventh time, with an estimated 35,000 or more students enrolled in The post UTRGV breaks enrollment record again appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
