HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of ongoing false phone calls. According to a news release from HCSO, people are calling residents, impersonating law enforcement and attempting to collect money. During the calls, the caller claim the per...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The current weather pattern will continue through Friday and into the weekend, bringing above-normal temperatures, a persistent east wind, and the occasional light shower. Rain chances will gradually decrease over the weekend, with fewer shower...
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By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, Sept. 18 the (1-2) Port Isabel Tarpons kicked off their district schedule with a road trip to Corpus Christi to take on the (2-1) CC London Pirates. The matchup marked the first meeting between the two teams. Ente...
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By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Planning and Zoning Commission voted Sept. 17 to recommend that City Council leave Zoning District C regulations unchanged, retracting a previous recommendation concerning changes to the district. The vote followed a...
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San Benito Police Lt. Milton Resendez was fatally shot in October 2023 during a pursuit that began on South Padre Island. A jury has been selected in the capital murder trial of Rogelio Martinez Jr., who is accused in Resendez’s death. (C ourtesy photo/San Benito Police Departmen...
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Guests gather under a tent during last year’s Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church Bazaar in Port Isabel. The annual fundraiser returns Sept. 26–27 with food, live music, games and raffles. (courtesy photo/Victor Baldovinos ) Special to the PRESS Our Lady Star of the Sea Cath...
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T he Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation now offers online tools to help property owners know whether their buildings have existing historical designations and, if so, how to potentially take advantage of federal and/or state historic tax credits before beginning rehabi...
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B ROWNSVILLE — City commissioners on Tuesday filled most of the positions on the Environmental and Conversation Task Force that will develop policies on data centers. This follows a Sept. 1 vote to move forward with the process of creating a temporary moratorium on data centers w...
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Maria Guadalupe Nelson A Los Fresnos woman was arrested Wednesday after authorities discovered she was allegedly involved in delivering narcotics to an inmate at a Texas state jail. Maria Guadalupe Nelson, 68, was booked at the Cameron County Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center an...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Boys and Girls Club of San Benito now has a new space where current and future students can create new memories. The Center of Hope is a new space at the Boys and Girls Club of San Benito created in partnership with Panda Cares, a Panda Expr...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Week five of high school football is underway in the Rio Grande Valley. MORE ON VALLEYCENTRAL+: Watch Rio Grande City at McAllen Memorial, McAllen High vs. Nikki Rowe on ValleyCentral+ Here are your scores for tonight's games: And don't forget, ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Alton Police Department arrested a person of interest on Wednesday in connection with a graffiti incident at a public park. The graffiti was reported on Sept. 17 along the walking trails at Josefa Garcia Park. Alton PD posted photos of the g...
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Throughout October, STHS will offer discounted mammograms and special community events focused on early detection and breast cancer awareness. Every year, thousands of women receive a breast cancer diagnosis. As breast cancer rates continue to climb across the United States, heal...
