Residents in Brownsville are being urged to use caution as heavy rainfall has prompted a Flood Warning for Cameron County, according to the National Weather Service in Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley.
schools
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Adults who have not earned their high school diploma have another chance to complete it while starting up their careers. Through partnerships with Texas Southmost College and Texas State Technical College, anyone between the ages of 18 and 50 is...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Lyford Consolidated Independent School District hosted its 38th annual Veterans Day celebration in Lyford on Wednesday, welcoming more than 75 veterans from the area to participate in a commemorative ceremony. One of the veterans present at ...
safety
T he father who murdered three children 23 years ago in one of the Rio Grande Valley’s most infamous crimes is set to be executed by the state on Thursday. Barring a last-minute stay, John Allen Rubio, 46, will die by lethal injection in the state’s execution chamber in Huntsvill...
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This photo shows Eduardo Perez-Rodriguez fleeing ICE agents in Brownsville on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 that Perez-Rodriguez had been indicted on charges of assaulting a federal...
space
S TARBASE — SpaceX has plans to build a $24 billion data center on property that it asked Brownsville to disannex at breakneck speed earlier this year, confirming suspicions that local environmental activists expressed over the summer. The city of Starbase on Monday posted a publ...
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H ARLINGEN — She jumped on a fellow soldier to save his life. And sacrificed her own. This scenario is a painfully common scenario on the battlefields of the world where American troops serve. Alexis Whalen, 17, was excited about playing this role in a Veterans Day event Wednesda...
safety
D’Marco Donez A 21-year-old man on Monday pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter over a fatal shooting during a handgun sale in Brownsville in 2024. D’Marco Donez had been charged with murder for the Nov. 1, 2024 shooting of 21-year-old Kevin Villafranca Torres who had...
government
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Mission celebrated Veterans Day with an appreciation BBQ. A free half-chicken plate was offered to veterans, thanking them for their service and sacrifice. This is the first year the city of Mission has combined the parade with the f...
schools
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Weslaco Independent School District honored veterans in a special ceremony Wednesday morning. The event featured a special flyover of the Bobby Lackey Stadium. Robert Cisneros, a Weslaco resident, said the event served to raise awareness tha...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A candlelight vigil will take place in Brownsville on Thursday to honor the lives of the three children who were decapitated in 2003 by their father, John Allen Rubio. The vigil will honor the lives of 3-year-old Julissa, 1-year-old John Stephen...
safety
The national recognition underscores the system’s commitment to delivering exceptional cardiac care and life-saving outcomes for Rio Grande Valley patients. A heart attack can strike without warning, turning an ordinary day into a life-threatening emergency. While some people exp...
business
Harlingen businessman grateful for advanced care at the Wound Healing Center at Harlingen Medical Center HARLINGEN, Texas – Sergio Reyna of Harlingen says that he coped with persistent “burning, stinging pain” from difficult-to-treat wounds on his lower leg — until he discovered ...
