A 25-year-old Honduran native living with a San Benito family called 911 after shooting and killing four family members, including one he referred to as “mom,” before escorting two children and a two-month-old outside their residence to wait for police. Christian Joel Maldonado Pacheco was charge...
News
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Mercedes is distributing sandbags Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning, or while supplies last. RELATED: Heavy rain targets the Valley, also bringing a much-needed cool down Sandbags will be available for pickup at KC Hall locat...
schools
The Harlingen CISD Administration Building is seen in this undated photo. (Maricela Rodriguez/Valley Morning Star) H ARLINGEN — Health insurance costs are going to up for many of the school district’s employees. As part of a move to offset last year’s $5.3 million shortfall, the ...
schools
T he PossAble Dream Adult High School is opening doors for adult learners who earn high school diplomas and industry certificates years after dropping out of high school. The school has seven campuses in the Rio Grande Valley, with offices in Pharr and Brownsville, where it occup...
schools
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Sharyland Independent School District Transportation Department is taking a new approach to manage fuel costs and efficiency. Sharyland ISD introduced major changes that went into effect at the start of the 2026-2027 school year. RELATED: ‘S...
News
Directed by Lance Oppenheim Staring Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo ★★★★☆ HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — There was a time in American history, before streaming fractured the television audience into a thousand competing screens, when millions of people gathere...
business
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A railroad crossing closure is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 4 at the intersection of 10th Street and US Business Highway 83 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The crossing will be closed for safety upgrades. Drivers going northbound on 10th Street are advised ...
border
Brownsville’s rich blend of art, history and border culture has earned statewide recognition, opening the door to new opportunities for local artists and cultural organizations....
News
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Three people have been sentenced to prison for their role in a drug trafficking scheme in Laredo, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas. On Sept. 16, Freddy Serano, 42, was sentenced to a year and a half in federal p...
News
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A bipartisan Hispanic campaign is calling on President Donald Trump and Congress to provide work permits and legal protections for long-term undocumented migrants. In a virtual press conference held Tuesday, Comité de 100, a bipartisan coalition...
business
E DINBURG — Coffee and book lovers rejoice. Edinburg’s The Caffeine Library is a one-stop shop for both. While driving all over the Rio Grande Valley to cover stories, I sometimes see business in locations that are just the worst possible places to be. Caffeine Library is probabl...
News
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — DHR Health is offering a special rate for mammogram screenings through October to help raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Starting Thursday, Oct. 1, through the end of the month, women 40 and older with no symptoms can get a mamm...
Local
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Just in time to kick off the fall season, Brownsville Adoption Regulation and Care Center adoption specialist Jordan Wally stopped by our studio on Tuesday with a sweet and spooky black kitten named Oogie Boogie. "He came to us very, very sick,"...
