U. S. military and Mexican government officials have announced they are sending hundreds of troops to the border along the Rio Grande Valley. Cooperation between our two countries is a good thing, but they should provide more information to local officials, and to Valley residents as a whole, abo...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Brownsville Commission is expected to hold the second public hearing for the proposed temporary moratorium on data centers during its regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Community members are invited to attend the City Commission m...
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E DINBURG — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded UTRGV a $5 million grant to strengthen manufacturing in the Rio Grande Valley through the university’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (IAM). IAM will provide hands-on training and technical assistance to small...
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In this undated photo, Brownsville ultra runner Art Hurtado shows the belt buckle for the Cowboy 200. (Courtesy: Art Hurtado) B rownsville ultra runner Art Hurtado finished eighth in the Cowboy 200 , running halfway across the state of Nebraska in 54:18.23 the weekend of Sept. 25...
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I n the Rio Grande Valley, nine people were murdered by their abusive partner in 2025, according to the Honoring Texas Victims Report released last Thursday. There were five victims in Hidalgo County; three women, and two men. In Cameron County, there were three victims, all of w...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Edinburg man was sentenced to 60 years in prison after being found guilty of trying to burn his pregnant girlfriend alive and holding her against her will, according to Hidalgo County District Attorney Toribio "Terry" Palacios. Jorge Luis Ram...
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San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors on Tuesday morning watched a heart-wrenching body cam video as San Benito police officers pulled one of their own out of his patrol unit, placed him into the bed of a Border Patrol truck and rushed the dying man to Valle...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County and Willacy County residents may be getting a little tired of repeated rains after these last few days. As of early Tuesday morning, some areas along the coast into Brownsville had received another 2+ inches of rain. That is startin...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After a long day of opening statements and several witnesses' testimonies on Monday, day two of the Rogelio Martinez trial began Tuesday morning, after a 30-minute delay. Martinez is charged with capital murder in the shooting death of San Benito ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Lyford issued a boil water notice for residents Monday night. The boil water notice follows a main water line break that caused the City of Lyford's public water system to lose pressure. City Secretary Ana Martinez says the repairs h...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A body was recovered from the Rio Grande near Escobares on Monday morning, the Starr County Sheriff's Office said. READ ALSO: Man who smuggled meth for his mother sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison U.S. Border Patrol and the La Rosita Volunte...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — To spread the word about Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Tom Castaneda of South Texas Health System stopped by the ValleyCentral studios on Monday morning to talk about STHS's Think Pink initiative. As part of the campaign, STHS is offering disco...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – After an extended period of dry conditions and the return of severe drought across many parts of the Rio Grande Valley, the long-awaited rainfall finally arrived, delivering impressive totals across the region. A combination of the remnants of H...
