Donovan Yandel Martinez Tirado C ameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz announced on Facebook Monday the sentencing of a teenager who pleaded guilty to killing a man when he was 16 years old on June 1, 2024. Donovan Yandel Martinez Tirado, who is now 17, pleaded guilty to the murder of 22-...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Mercedes mobile home that caught fire early Friday morning was ruled accidental after a hair straightener was left next to a pile of paper products, Hidalgo County Fire Marshal Homero Garza said. At about 6:43 a.m, the Weslaco Fire Department ...
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s and women’s tennis teams will host a free youth tennis clinic Saturday, October 3, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM at the Brownsville Tennis Center....
government
The City of Brownsville Secretary’s Office is reminding residents that Monday, October 5, 2026, is the last day to register to vote ahead of the upcoming November 3, 2026, General and Special Elections....
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H ARLINGEN — A bright light illuminates the solitary boy sitting on his bed surrounded by darkness. The boy talks to himself and he writes to himself, and he begins each writing with the simple and telling words, “Dear Evan Hansen.” Evan Hansen, played by Charlie Strohmeyer in th...
space
File photo of a Falcon 9 at Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX will conduct a launch for a secretive U.S. military satellite constellation before dawn on Saturday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On the latest edition of Valley Voices, Marco Ramirez sits down with the starring actors of the newly released film, "Borderline", which was mostly shot in Brownsville. Israel Zallar and Brenda Patricia Garza are from the Rio Grande Valley and a...
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The Brownsville Sports Park is seen on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Steve Clark | The Brownsville Herald) B rownsville is looking for residents who want to step up to the plate and help the city attract more sports tourism. Athletics aficionados can throw their hat in the ring by the ...
government
Y ears before President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election, there had already been talk about a so-called “red wave” washing over the historically Democratic Rio Grande Valley. Trump’s success in all Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy and Starr counties appeared to validate those...
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A South Texas agricultural employer is in its fourth year of hiring foreign workers for its farming and packing operations under the H-2A visa program. This year, they’re planning to expand their H-2A workforce by over 40%. “We don’t have enough local workers to do the work on th...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Escobares Police Department is investigating a body found floating in the Rio Grande on Thursday. U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered the dead man floating in the river while conducting a boat patrol operation. Interim Police Chief Jesse Al...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Valley on Friday morning saw isolated shower activity. Coverage continues all day at 20%, with lower chances over the weekend. It won't be a washout, so don't cancel those Friday night/ weekend plans! Activity also won't be severe but the mo...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It's week five of high school football and Valley Sports Central has your Thursday night highlights. ON VALLEYCENTRAL+: Watch live high school football games on ValleyCentral+ Sports Director Megan Murray and Sport Reporters Brett Holmes and Noa...
