HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Sky watchers across the Rio Grande Valley will have a good reason to look up next Thursday night, with a partial lunar eclipse. The eclipse begins at 8:23 p.m., with the partial phase starting around 9:33 p.m. Maximum eclipse happens at 11:12 p.m., when 96 perc...
schools
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In week 6 of High School Football, Valley Sports Central has nominated three teams for the Team of the Week. The nominees are Mercedes, Brownsville Hanna and Brownsville Pace. Mercedes Mercedes opened district play with a 24-10 win over a Donna ...
space
SpaceX scrubbed its launch attempt of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer A mission on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. Image: SpaceX via livestream Update 4:28 a.m. EDT (0828 UTC): SpaceX aborted the launch countdown in the final minute. SpaceX will have to wait at lea...
government
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Amid the much-needed rainfall across the Rio Grande Valley this week, some areas have been left without power and water. In Starr County, commissioners are coordinating a water distribution to help residents in need. Commissioner for Precinct 3 ...
safety
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - San Juan police are trying to find out who fatally stabbed a man in shopping center parking lot. Police say they received a 911 call just after 2 a.m. Saturday about a man stabbed on the 1600 block of North Veterans Boulevard. Investigators say ...
Local
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Rainfall over the last 5 days range anywhere from 3 to 8 inches and it is still raining across the Rio Grande Valley. Additional rainfall will add up to 2 to 4 inches with lower amounts west and highest amounts east. On the high end some areas c...
Local
Brownsville residents are being urged to use caution this morning as heavy rainfall moves through the area, prompting a Flood Advisory from the National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley....
schools
Editor's note: The video attached originally aired on Thursday, Oct. 1. HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The mother of a former student at a high school in Edinburg is suing the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District for $3 million over bullying and hazing allegation...
safety
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested a man and seized marijuana and other THC products during a raid in Brownsville on Friday. Anthony Julian Hernandez, 21, was arrested on charges of manufacturing or delivery of a substance an...
government
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. Vice President JD Vance was in the Rio Grande Valley thi...
business
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — South Padre Island is distributing sandbags to residents and businesses on Saturday. Sandbags will be available until 4 p.m. at the Public Works Workshop located at the corner of West Venus and Laguna Boulevard. RELATED: Scattered showers contin...
safety
From August to September, the military used a high-energy laser in the Rio Grande Valley to take down at least 11 cartel drones.
schools
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s week six of high school football and the Valley Sports Central team has your highlights on Overtime. Sports Director Megan Murray and Sports Reporters Brett Holmes and Noah Gulley are bringing you live coverage from Donna at Mercedes and Mi...
