DANGEROUS HEAT CONTINUES ACROSS BROWNSVILLE AND THE RGV
Brownsville residents are encouraged to take precautions as temperatures remain high across the Rio Grande Valley, with even hotter conditions expected as the week progresses.
Brownsville residents are encouraged to take precautions as temperatures remain high across the Rio Grande Valley, with even hotter conditions expected as the week progresses.
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen officials gathered Thursday to unveil the "Wild Bright" event happening at the McAllen Convention Center next month. Opening Nov. 27, the event will bring millions of lights, hundreds of giant wildlife-themed lanterns, a food court, the ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Harlingen officials gathered at Dixieland Park on Thursday for the grand opening of the first city-owned covered basketball court. Located at 2501 Dixieland Road, the new court offers a covered space for year-round community use. "So this projec...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The main weather story across the U.S. right now is Hurricane Isaias. The storm will strengthen as it moves north, aiming for the coastline of Alabama and Florida's Panhandle before making landfall in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Tex...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Valley Sports Central has your Thursday night highlights for week seven of high school football. Sports Director Megan Murray captured highlights from Richard Flores Stadium in Edinburg for the Weslaco vs. Vela game. From Tom Landry Stadium in M...
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(The Bandidos Cesar Ochoa at the plate during Bandidos versus Brew Crew game. Sept. 30, 2026. Picture by Constancio Martinez Jr) By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre Softball League wrapped up its regular season this past Wednesday, Oct. 30. Entering ...
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By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre. com Candidates seeking two seats on the South Padre Island City Council will have an opportunity to address voters during a public candidate forum Monday, Oct. 12. The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce will host the forum from 5...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The murder charge against a Mercedes man arrested in his brother's s...
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South Padre Island’s Southern Pickleball Courts at 610 Padre Blvd. have undergone Phase II I improvements, including an A DA-compliant restroom, hydrati on station, shade structure an d perimeter fencing. (Photo Courtesy/ City of South Padre Island) By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@porti...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors on Thursday found Rogelio Martinez, the 21-year-old man accused in the fatal shooting of San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez, guilty of capital murder. It took the jury three hours and 15 minutes to hand down the verdict that culminated the four-day trial,...
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H ARLINGEN — Emails show a data center developer’s official questioned whether discussions surrounding a Harlingen WaterWorks agreement could be kept “out of the public arena,” while the agency’s officials moved talks into a closed-door session. The emails stem from a September 2...
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B ROWNSVILLE — The City Commission got one step closer to temporarily halting potential data center development in the city on Wednesday. It unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance that would pause permitting of data centers within Brownsville’s boundaries. The vot...
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T he Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation has amended its 2025-2029 Strategic Plan with the goal of refining strategies around pathways to entrepreneurship, community health/well-being, downtown revitalization, partnerships, communications and “impact measurement.” The o...
