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By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre. com Port Isabel Fire Chief Jim Pigg joins fellow first responders during Monday’s ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Queen Isabella Causeway collapse. The annual observance honors the eight people who died, three surv...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A tractor-trailer flipped on the southbound expressway in Harlingen, causing traffic delays and detours, police said Thursday afternoon. The curved southbound expressway near Valle Vista Mall is closed as crews work to clear the scene. Harlingen...
T wo people were arrested Wednesday morning after attempting to smuggle nearly 92 pounds of cocaine through the Valley International Airport in Harlingen. Tamya Jones and Shmair Williams were attempting to board a flight from Harlingen to Houston when the baggage inspection revea...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A federal immigration officer from the Rio Grande Valley who was charged with lying about shooting of an immigrant during a major immigration operation in Minneapolis was arrested on Wednesday. Christian J. Castro, 52, of McAllen reportedly lie...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- An Alamo teen was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash near Corpus Christi. State troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety Corpus Christi Division responded to the crash before 7 a.m. on Saturday. The crash occurred along FM 70 ...
F or more than a year, UTRGV political science professor Clyde Barrow has been on suspension with pay with no resolution. The professor, however, is claiming his criticism over certain choices is the root cause. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) published...
H ARLINGEN — For the first time in seven years, the city’s property tax rate might be bumping up, this time to help fund a $2.7 million police union contract, parks upgrades and a growing payroll. Meanwhile, commissioners are also trying to fund the second year of the Harlingen P...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Firefighters from multiple agencies are responding to a large grass and structure fire, the Willacy County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday afternoon. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the fire has burned through 7.7 acres and is 50% conta...
This screenshot taken from a lawsuit shows a Donna family’s home in the moments ICE agents entered their property without a warrant on Jan. 9, 2026 and arrested a man’s parents. The family sued on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (MyRGV.com screenshot) T he federal government is seeking...
OLMITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two deadly family shootings in the Rio Grande Valley this year have raised questions about a rare but devastating form of violence: familicide. Familicide, sometimes referred to as family annihilation, occurs when a person kills multiple members of...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Edinburg Police Chief Jaime Ayala is set to retire next month, ending more than five years of service as chief with the Edinburg Police Department. The city of Edinburg on Monday announced Ayala's intention to retire, citing that Ayala will ret...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge denied bond for a Honduran man accused of shooting and killing four relatives near San Benito early Sunday morning morning. Joel Christian Pacheco Maldonado is facing charges of capital murder of multiple persons and three counts of aban...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge denied bond for a Honduran man accused of shooting and killing a family of four near San Benito early Sunday morning. Joel Christian Pacheco Maldonado is facing charges of capital murder of multiple persons and three counts of abandoning...
A suspect is in custody Sunday as the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office investigates a quadruple homicide in the outskirts of San Benito. Sheriff Manuel Treviño confirmed Joel Christian Pacheco Maldonado as the suspect, with jail records reflecting he’s been charged with capital mu...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The suspect accused of killing four relatives early Sunday morning appeared before a judge in the 103rd state District Court Monday afternoon. The Cameron County Sheriff's Office is investigating a quadruple homicide near San Benito. Sheriff Man...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Free community health care courses are returning to South Texas College this fall. The courses are designed to help prepare students for a medical emergency. Students have the opportunity to learn how to recognize an emergency, perform CPR, and...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Trevino is alerting residents of a phone call scheme involving impersonators claiming to be with the Cameron County Sheriff's Office. According to Trevino, the impersonators are making calls to residents about outst...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 19-year-old man was indicted Thursday on multiple charges after being accused in the shooting deaths of his father, mother and grandmother inside their Alton home. Guarav Chopra was indicted on charges of capital murder of several family membe...
For Brownsville firefighters, memories of September 11, 2001, remain vivid 25 years later, from watching the attacks unfold to beginning careers shaped by the courage and sacrifice of fellow first responders....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Police activity in the city prompted five Brownsville schools to be placed in lockdown, secure and on hold, according to the district. Brownsville police said a car reported stolen just before 5 a.m. prompted a search for the car in the alleyway...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An affidavit reveals new details in the arrest of an Edinburg pastor accused of inappropriately touching minors at church. According to the affidavit, Jorge Gonzalez Martinez, 49, pastor at Iglesia Internacional Poder y Gloria, is accused of tou...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Elsa Fire Department is advising the public to be aware of callers impersonating the department. According to a public service announcement, the department has been receiving reports of individuals calling businesses and residents, claiming ...
The Brownsville Police Department and Driscoll Health are teaming up to host a free Car Seat Safety Event on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Southmost Library Branch, 4320 Southmost Blvd....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department on Tuesday identified the man accused of stabbing his 71-year-old father. Ernesto Stuart Owen, 36, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury, according to an update f...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Multiple Valley fire department agencies and the Texas A&M Forest Service are responding to a brush fire in Kenedy County. According to the Willacy County EMC, the Raymondville and Sarita Fire Departments are on the scene of a big brush fire at ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- First responders are at the scene of an emergency plane landing in Weslaco. Hidalgo County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricardo Saldana confirmed that the plane landed on a field off Mile 13 and 6 1/2 West on Tuesday. According to Saldana, ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An investigation is underway after a man was found unresponsive with apparent injuries on Tuesday, according to the Donna Police Department. Officers responded to the 500 block of Oak Ridge Street, where the man was later pronounced deceased, po...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man stabbed his father outside their home, according to the Brownsville Police Department. The stabbing took place at the 100 block of Candlewick Ct. A preliminary investigation revealed that a man stabbed his 71-year-old father outside their ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department is investigating two separate shooting incidents that took place Sunday evening. According to a news release from Brownsville police, officers responded to the area of Crestview Drive, where a vehicle driving th...
Aldo Vargas A 45-year-old Bayview man has been charged with murder for beating his wife to death with an “unknown blunt object.” In a news release, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 43-year-old Dulce Vargas. Her husband, Aldo Vargas, was arrested follow...
T he Texas Department of Public Safety said a Brownsville man was arrested Sunday after he fatally hit a pedestrian with his car earlier in the morning. Eduardo Hernandez, 24, was arrested and transported to the Cameron County jail. He is charged with failure to stop and render a...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A truck fell into a canal before catching on fire, resulting in one man's death, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. At approximately 5:50 a.m., DPS troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Trenton Road...
P olice say someone shot at the home of a sitting Brownsville city commissioner early Saturday morning. In a statement Saturday afternoon, the Brownsville Police Department confirmed an active investigation but did not yet identify the commissioner whose home was in the vicinity ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department is investigating shots fired in front of a sitting Brownsville City Commissioner's home, according to a news release. According to Brownsville police, the shooting occurred early Saturday morning. No injuries ha...
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. In one of the biggest stories of the week, 49-year-old E...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen police are searching for a man wanted on several felony warrants stemming from a domestic-related investigation. Jakobie Deanthony Harris, 23, of McAllen, is wanted on two counts of violation of certain court orders, a third-degree felon...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Penitas man was killed and two people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash north of Palmview Friday afternoon, according to an update from the Texas Department of Public Safety. At approximately 1:47 p.m., DPS troopers responded to a ...
A Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material Wednesday in Brownsville federal court, records show. Eduardo Longoria entered his plea without an agreement with prosecutors and is now scheduled for sentencing in December. He was arrested on Marc...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The westbound frontage near Stuart Place Road in Harlingen is temporarily closed as authorities respond to a vehicle fire Thursday morning. Harlingen police say that at about 10:43 a.m., they received a call about a travel trailer being pulled b...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The McAllen Police Department is asking the public for help locating a man accused of burglarizing vehicles. Police say on Aug. 24, two victims reported that someone stole personal property from their vehicles in a parking area on the 200 block ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Courthouse will reopen its doors to the public on Friday after a suspected drunk-driving crash forced county officials to shut down operations for several days. Temporary entrances have been created while the courthouse's main...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Five men were arrested on solicitation of prostitution charges, the McAllen Police Department announced Wednesday. Officers with the McAllen PD conducted a law enforcement initiative that resulted in the arrest of three men on Aug. 26, one man o...
T he Cameron County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people accused of smuggling marijuana into the Cameron County Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center. Victor Manuel Castillo, 27, and Alejandra Maria Guevara, 23, are charged with prohibited substance in a correctional facility, a...
The Brownsville City Commission took action on several key priorities during its Sept. 1 meeting, addressing the City’s budget, infrastructure, water planning, emergency preparedness, and future development....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An investigation is underway after the body of a 59-year-old man was recovered from a canal on Tuesday evening in San Juan. San Juan police identified the man on Wednesday as Alejandro Quintero. Police believe he fell into the canal by accident....
A video has surfaced showing the fiery crash at the Hidalgo County Courthouse late Sunday evening. Surveillance footage shared with MyRGV.com shows multiple angles of the vehicle hurling toward the courthouse and going airborne before erupting in flames. An angle from inside the ...
Get ready, Brownsville! The Brownsville Police Department is bringing National Night Out back to the community on October 29, promising an evening packed with family fun, live entertainment, music, food, rides, and more at the Brownsville Sports Park....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman was arrested and charged after allegedly delivering marijuana to an inmate at a Cameron County correctional facility. Alejandra Maria Guevara, 23, was arrested in Brownsville on Tuesday and charged with bringing a prohibited substance in...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An offense report obtained by ValleyCentral alleges a McAllen man killed his aunt and pushed his grandma after an argument about him hallucinating. The incident happened Aug. 22 at a home on the 1500 block of Redwood Avenue. The McAllen Police D...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A driver was seriously injured after crashing into an RV in Donna Monday night, according to the Donna Police Department. On Aug. 31 at approximately 11:40 p.m., Donna police located the crash at RV Station on the 200 block of W. Expressway 83. ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Independent School District Police and Security Services Department is advising parents to stay vigilant when it comes to the "Cat in the Hat" social media trend. According to the public service announcement, BISD police are awar...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The Hidalgo County Courthouse will remain closed to the public on Wednesday and Thursday as county officials continue to investigate an alcohol-related crash that caused extensive damage to the building. Officials say that at 11:35 p.m. Sunday, ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A brush fire that spread across more than 2,000 miles in Kenedy County over the weekend is fully contained, according to a Monday evening update from the Texas A&M Forest Service. The weekend blaze destroyed approximately 2,003 acres. The fire s...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen city staff and first responders attended a two-day training course on how to prepare for disaster recovery. The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's MGT-482 Disaster Recovery Public Assist...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Authorities arrested a former employee with the Cameron County District Attorney's Office on Friday, according to District Attorney Luis V. Saenz. Claudia Garcia is a former employee of the DA's Office, according to Saenz, and was arrested Frida...
Claudia Garcia Robert Johnathon Vargas A former paralegal with the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has been charged with bringing drugs into a correctional facility. In a brief news release, the DA’s office said Claudia Garcia and Robert Johnathon Vargas were arrested F...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A student has been released from custody following an alleged threat against IDEA Elsa. Christopher Alessandro Ayala, 17, was arrested by the Elsa Police Department on Wednesday and charged with terroristic threat causing serious bodily injury. ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two people are wanted on credit card abuse charges for multiple unauthorized card transactions over the past month, according to the McAllen Police Department. McAllen police issued arrest warrants for suspects Elisa Yvette Colombel and Cindy Th...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent arrested in connection with the shooting of a Venezuelan man during an immigration operation in Minneapolis was released from custody early Thursday morning. Christian Castro walked out of the Carriza...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday refused to order Texas to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. wro...
