HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Harlingen was selected as one of 25 U.S. cities to join the Love Your Block initiative. Love Your Block is led by the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University to help improve cities across the nation. As part of the initiative, the city...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A ceremony celebrating the life of beloved late actor RJ Mitte will be held Friday. The event will take place at The Mitte: Arts and Cultural Center, 660 Ringgold St., Brownsville. RELATED: Brownsville residents mourn the loss of actor R.J. Mitt...
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Summer is the season of Tuesday's forecast. Highs will climb 5 to 10 degrees above normal for mid-October normals. Look for the mid 90s east with upper 90s to low 100s out west. Southeast winds at 5 to 15mph. Anticipated wind gusts in the low 30...
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s booster and upper stage plume intermingle and are illuminated by the rising Sun during the launch of NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 mission on Oct. 13, 2026. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Under the soft glow of sunrise Tuesday morning, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 roc...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Pharr Fire Department and crews from surrounding cities are battling a fire that broke out on Monday night. The fire broke out at the 1100 block of Albrad Ave. in Pharr. Fire crews from the Mission Fire Department and the McAllen Fire Depar...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A cold front is expected to move through the Rio Grande Valley on Friday, bringing a renewed chance for rain and a welcome break from the recent heat. As the front pushes south, cooler air will advance into the Valley, helping to spark scattere...
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A Cargo Dragon stands ready for the CRS-35 resupply mission to the International Space Station. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX and NASA are preparing to fly a resupply cargo flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday morning. The pre-sunrise launch will be SpaceX’s 35th mission ...
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RJ Mitte (Courtesy: Mitte Cultural District /Facebook) R J Mitte, of Brownsville, has died at 34, according to a statement from the Mitte Cultural District. Mitte was a disability-rights activist who carried on his family’s legacy of supporting the arts in Brownsville. He served ...
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T wo fatal crashes resulted in the deaths of three men in Brownsville over the weekend. At around 4:14 p.m. on Sunday, Brownsville police responded to the 2500 block of Tulipan Street in regards to a crash involving a bicyclist, the Brownsville Police Department said in a Faceboo...
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T he Port of Brownsville will host a Grand Community Celebration on Saturday in recognition of its 90th year in existence. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the port’s Brownsville Business Park. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. The e...
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M ISSION — Various voices reciting their art were joined by the continuous singing from different birds here Sunday evening, creating a skillful and harmonious combination of poetry and the sounds of the natural landscape of the Rio Grande Valley. This scene illustrated the purpo...
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Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin Starring Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Jeremy Strong HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - “South Park” once devoted an episode to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's alleged abuse of Indiana Jones, the beloved childhood hero they had suppos...
