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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A San Benito man wanted for child sex charges was arrested, Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Trevino said in an update. Jesus Estaban Escovar was arrested on Saturday afternoon without further incident. On Friday, the Cameron County Sheriff's Offic...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- U.S. Border Patrol arrested a driver who attempted to smuggle 26 people through the checkpoint in Falfurrias. U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol Agent Jared C. Ashby provided details of the smuggling attempt and arrest on ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Brownsville Police Department arrested an 18-year-old man accused of entering the women's restroom at Sunrise Mall and taking a photo of a woman inside a stall. Juan Diego De Luna was arrested on Thursday and charged with invasive visual re...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Harlingen police arrested a man accused of taking "numerous photographs" of men inside restrooms, according to a news release from the city police department. Gregorio Ramirez Jr., 39, of Harlingen, was arrested June 2 on an outstanding warrant ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two drivers were killed in an early Friday morning collision, according to the McAllen Police Department. At approximately 5:30 a.m., McAllen police responded to the crash on the 6400 block of South McColl Road. Police say two vehicles were invo...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In 2003, John Allen Rubio and his common-law wife, Angela Camacho, beheaded their three young children in Brownsville. We’ve broken down the crime, the case, the countdown to execution, along with an exclusive look at the evidence on ValleyCentr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On Thursday, the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery laid to rest a U.S. Navy Veteran Fireman Apprentice. Robert Joseph Ruggeri, born on March 13, 1949, served from October 1968 to June 1970. FA Ruggeri received the National Defense Servic...
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Multiple fire departments responded to a large fire early Sunday morning that destroyed four boats and a building near a Port Isabel marina. According to Port Isabel City Manager Jared Hockema, the Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Depar...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A ceremony will be held in Brownsville on Friday to honor and remember the 49 lives lost in one of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. Friday will mark 10 years since the Pulse Orlando nightclub shooting, referred to as one of the deadlies...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It Takes A Village is a weekly ValleyCentral+ series that covers all things parenting, from real, honest conversations about daily routines and challenges to funny moments, lessons learned and balancing work and family life. Each week, host Met...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) —The Port of Brownsville Police and Security Department on Wednesday identified a woman whose body was recovered from the water at the Port of Brownsville last week. Ana Idalia Reyes, 60, of El Salvador, was found unresponsive and later pronounced...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Alamo celebrated the completion of renovations at the Chief Rolando Espinoza Fire Station No. 2 and the arrival of a new fire engine on Tuesday. The city of Alamo also celebrated the creation of its new Emergency Operations Center. T...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Mission police are investigating a fatal crash. The crash occurred at approximately 2:35 a.m. Tuesday on Angus Street and Glasscock Road. According to Mission police, one person is dead after striking a pole. The crash remains under investigatio...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Police activity was seen in Harlingen on Tuesday morning. A spokesperson with the Harlingen Police Department confirmed a raid took place on the 800 block of W. Buchanan St. Photos provided to ValleyCentral show that at least two Harlingen units...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Harlingen Area Crime Stoppers is asking the for the public's help to identify two people suspected of committing multiple thefts at a Home Depot location. Anyone who recognizes the people in the image below is asked to contact the Harlingen...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen Police Department has kicked off summer with its "Water Wars 2, Kids vs. Cops," where kids compete with officers in a water battle. The free family-friendly event is taking place on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The water gun battle will tak...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The driver and passenger accused of hauling a trailer with 39 people that ultimately caught fire during a chase are facing federal charges. Jairo Juli Holguin-Florentino and Cristian Johansel Mirambeaux-Martinez are charged with conspiracy to tr...
PORT ISABEL, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Four boats and a building caught on fire early Sunday morning in Port Isabel, according to city officials. The Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire around 1:45 a.m. on Pompano Street. Crews from the Laguna Vista Voluntee...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — South Texas Health System Children’s held its third annual Safe Summer Expo to provide safety strategies to help kids stay safe during the summer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is a significant spike in pedia...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman's body was recovered at the Port of Brownsville on Friday afternoon, according to officials. The Port of Brownsville Police and Security Department responded to a welfare concern at the port's Fishing Harbor after a family reported a fem...
A missing woman has been found dead at the Port of Brownsville’s Fishing Harbor. In a Facebook post, the port said its Police and Security Department responded to a welfare concern Friday after family members reported that the woman was missing. “During the search for the individ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — State troopers and Border Patrol agents arrested two people and detained 39 people believed to be in the country illegally after a human smuggling pursuit left a tractor-trailer in flames and shut down southbound U.S. 281 for hours. According to...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Elsa man was arrested after police say they found him in a drug-free zone with a loaded gun, drugs and cash. Mauricio Rocha Jr, 24 of Elsa, faces the following charges: On Tuesday night, police came across a suspicious vehicle parked at Mario...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department issued a warning on Thursday and reminded the public that using artificial intelligence technology to create sexually explicit images without a person's consent comes with criminal consequences. On May 27, Brown...
The recognition highlights STHS Heart’s commitment to specialized, high-quality emergency care for the Rio Grande Valley’s growing senior population Health challenges can affect individuals at any stage of life, but the likelihood of complications rises significantly with age. Ne...
A view of Carrizalez-Rucker Detention Center Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) The Cameron County Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center is not accepting any class B misdemeanor arrests for nonviolent crimes to reduce overcrowding, according to a statem...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer wanted in Minnesota for allegedly shooting a Venezuelan man had a bail of $200,000 set during a hearing Thursday morning in Cameron County. Christian J. Castro, 52, originally had no bail set...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A series of burglaries at a Harlingen RV park has left residents concerned and prompted neighbors to take extra steps to protect their community. According to the Harlingen Police Department, officers have received about half a dozen reports of ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A teen charged with murder in connection with a deadly Pharr shooting pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, according to the Hidalgo County 430th District Court. Emanuel Flores, 19, was charged with murder, a first-degree felony, in January. On Jan. ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Just like on Tuesday, rain activity will stay isolated to widely scattered. The severe weather threat is low but not zero; damaging winds and large hail can't be ruled out completely, but, to reiterate, the threat is wicked low. Those who do see...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Several people were taken to a hospital after a multi-vehicle crash in Edinburg on Monday afternoon. The crash happened at about 4 p.m. at the Monte Cristo and Closner intersection. A white semi traveling southbound on Closner entered the inters...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration officer wanted in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s Minnesota crackdown was arrested Friday in Texas, authorities said. Christian Castro, of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, was taken into cu...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who allegedly shot a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested in Harlingen on Friday. Christian J. Castro, 52, was booked into the Cameron County jail, according to the sheriff's office. Accor...
Editor's note: The video above is from a Weslaco Police Department press conference held after Cedillo's bond hearing. HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An affidavit obtained by ValleyCentral reveals new details in the arrest of a Mercedes man accused of delivering drugs to a ma...
With hurricane season here, pet owners should take time now to make sure they have a plan in place for their pets in case of an emergency or evacuation....
Israel Solis A 36-year-old man on Thursday pleaded guilty for a fatal shooting in Brownsville in 2023. Israel Solis, who had originally been charged with murder for the killing of 33-year-old Omar Garcia, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter, court records show. The ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department on Friday identified the man and woman who were found dead at a Brownsville hotel on Thursday afternoon. The man was identified as German Navarro Lopez, 39, and the woman was identified as Shelsy Solis Sosa, 38....
UPDATE (Friday 10:04 a.m.): The Brownsville Police Department identified the man as German Navarro Lopez, 39, and the victim as Shelsy Solis Sosa, 38, and said the two were in a relationship. In its latest update on Facebook, police said evidence indicated Navarro shot Solis befo...
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested a man following a chase near Roma on charges of smuggling 500 pounds of marijuana. (myRGV.com screenshot) Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested a man Wednesday morning after they discovered he was transporting abou...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man and a woman were found dead with gunshot wounds to their head inside a Brownsville hotel on Thursday afternoon, according to the Brownsville Police Department. Police said that at approximately 12:34 p.m., officers responded to the 600 blo...
Three men were arrested off the coast of South Padre Island last Friday after it was found that they had illegally caught 1,275 pounds of red snapper to sell in Mexico. Heriberto Cruz Villanueva, Pablo Irving Fernandez Mendo and David Fernandez Beatriz were charged with transport...
By Xavier Alvarez and Erika De Los Reyes | Staff Writers Two men were arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety in Hidalgo County on Sunday under the state’s controversial immigration law, Senate Bill 4, or SB4. Yeison Misael De Leon Perez, 27, and Josue Walter Torres Oje...
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that candidate Joey Lopez was arrested on a charge of DWI and not Joseph L. Lucio. HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Unofficial early voting results indicate challenger Joseph L. Lucio is ahead of incumbent Joey Lopez in the Cam...
For Brownsville resident Ralia Karavasilis, one of the biggest takeaways from the City of Brownsville’s One City Information and All-Hazards Preparedness Fair was learning about the City’s 546-HELP hotline....
The Brownsville Police Department is inviting the community to come together for a meaningful evening focused on awareness, support, and wellness during the upcoming Mental Health Walk on May 28, at the Brownsville Events Center....
The Brownsville Fire Department, in partnership with Proyecto Juan Diego, is inviting the community to lace up their running shoes and take part in the upcoming Run to the Rescue 5K & 1-Mile Run/Walk on Saturday, May 30....
The City of Brownsville’s Fire Department has been awarded the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Achievement Award, marking the third consecutive year the department has earned this prestigious national recognition....
