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H ARLINGEN — The downtown mural paying tribute to Southwest Airlines’ founder will remain overlooking the newly revamped Lozano Plaza. Under a deadlocked city commission vote, the push to remove the mural honoring the legendary Herb Kelleher was crushed after a second round of di...
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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 ...
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C ameron County officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony last Friday to celebrate the completion of phase two of the Olmito Nature Park. The event specially marked the official opening of the park’s kayak launch, with an actual kayak launching courtesy of Aaron Millan of Brownsvi...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Jury selection began Tuesday morning in the death penalty trial of a 20-year-old Brownsville man accused of fatally gunning down a San Benito police officer following an hourslong chase across Cameron County. Rogelio Martinez, who was 18 at the time of the shooting...
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A 40-year-old man and 20-year-old woman accused in a fatal rollover crash in Brownsville that killed a man following a vehicular pursuit with Border Patrol have been indicted on state charges. Fernando Alejandro Rivera Rojas and Cynthia Dominique Gonzalez were indicted June 24 on...
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A new app is available, expanding access to a valuable tool that helps drivers plan routes during emergency situations and everyday travel. The DriveTexas mobile app is now available to download on Apple and Google devices....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A roadway in Edinburg where a diesel spill occurred is now partially open while crews continue to treat the impacted area, the city announced on Thursday night. The city of Edinburg confirmed that the spill was caused by a diesel trailer that di...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A very special guest dropped by our studios on Tuesday. Brownsville Animal Regulation Care Center specialist Jorge introduced the world to Mariana, a painfully shy, trembling puppy. Though it took her a while to feel comfortable, Jorge promised ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Fire Department is inviting children across the Valley to close out their summer with a free end-of-summer celebration on Thursday. The event starts at 6 p.m. at the Promenade Park Amphitheater located at 201 W. McIntyre St. 'Sparky...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Palmview Police Department is hosting its annual National Night Out event on Thursday. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the parking lot of the Palmview Parks & Recreation Gym located at 406 Veterans Boulevard. The event promis...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Approximately 1,000 customers are impacted by the emergency water reports, according to the Brownsville Public Utilities Board. On Tuesday afternoon, BPUB announced that residents near the El Lago area may experience a water service interruption...
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Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer Every single team across the Rio Grande Valley is officially back on the practice field this week as the countdown to kick off of the 2026 Texas high school football season continues. With Week 1 of the regular season less than two weeks away, the RGVSp...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Roma city officials announced in a public notice on Tuesday that they are aware of concerns regarding "an unusual or foul odor" being reported in portions of the city's water distribution system and are working to identify and address the source...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man was taken into custody on Sunday following a disorderly conduct call, according to the Edcouch Police Department. Kevin Contreras Ochoa was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and tampering with/fabricating physical eviden...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Another cabinet Secretary visited the Rio Grande Valley as Energy Secretary Chris Wright held a roundtable discussion at the Port of Brownsville. Wright was in town to promote the Trump administration's domestic energy agenda. Inside Valley Poli...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It Takes A Village is a weekly ValleyCentral+ series that covers all things parenting; from real, honest conversations about daily routines and challenges to funny moments, lessons learned and balancing work and family life. It's a milestone epi...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 65-year-old man who was found unresponsive in rural Mission, the sheriff announced Tuesday. The man has been identified as 65-year-old Eudoxio Marquez. On Monday at approximatel...
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The eBridge Fund, sponsored by the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC), is helping bridge that gap by providing a more accessible financing option for small businesses throughout Cameron County....
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The Brownsville Fire Department invites the community to join a special tradition as it officially welcomes two new emergency response vehicles into service....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An arrest affidavit obtained by ValleyCentral reveals what led to an Edinburg pastor being arrested and charged with indecency with a child. Jorge Gonzalez Martinez, 49, of Iglesia Internacional Poder y Gloria was arrested July 27 without incide...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Donna is advising its residents that crews will be conducting an emergency water leak repair on Tuesday morning. The repairs began at 9:30 a.m. and will affect the areas from the 100 to 200 Block of S. 3rd St., including the Donna IS...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It might be back to school season but Mother Nature is still giving us hot, humid and sunny weather across the Valley. A high-pressure system that is centered over the state of Louisiana enforces a little to no rain weather pattern, high tempera...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Elsa Police Department said in an update that the missing 76-year-old man was found safe. According to the update, Lauro Trevino has been found and is doing well. "We want to thank our community and everyone who shared the original missing p...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Weslaco Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to accept Superintendent Richard Rivera's retirement on Monday. Rivera will continue his role as superintendent through Dec. 31. Rivera's career with Weslaco ISD began in 1967, when...
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Ready to hit the water? The City of Brownsville Parks and Recreation Department is inviting the community to enjoy Kayaking on the Trails, a free outdoor recreation opportunity at the Brownsville Events Center....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Fire Department Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a fire at the C&C Wings on Central Boulevard on Tuesday. At approximately 5:30 a.m., six fire department units, two command staff officers and one ambulance resp...
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MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Food insecurity is rising across Texas, and college students in the Rio Grande Valley are among those feeling the impact of higher grocery and gas prices. New data from Feeding America shows Texas’ food insecurity rate increased from 17.6% last ye...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Edinburg announced that actor Edward James Olmos is headlining the 12th annual South Texas International Film Festival. The Oscar-nominated actor will be headlining the festival alongside Rio Grande Valley natives Valente Rodriguez a...
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With triple-digit temperatures affecting the area and temperatures expected to climb above 100°F, the Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care Center (BARCC) is reminding residents to take precautions to protect their pets from extreme heat....
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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 cal...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Motorists in Willacy County are advised to drive with caution in the Santa Monica area. According to the Willacy County Sheriff's Office, there is major roadway damage reported in the north and southbound lanes of FM 1420 just south of the secon...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Rio Grande Valley is heading into a hot and increasingly breezy stretch of weather this week, with mostly clear skies dominating the forecast. Temperatures will remain near the century mark through much of the work week, while humidity push...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott visited Edinburg to watch a drone demonstration on how this technology will help detect the New World Screwworm. On Monday morning, Border Patrol agen...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County Sheriff's Office arrested a man Friday following the execution of a search warrant where investigators found THC vape pens, THC-infused gummies, marijuana and money inside a Brownsville home. Leonardo Villegas, 19, from Browns...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Los Fresnos man pleaded guilty to the murder of Clemente Medina, according to Cameron County court records. On Aug. 3, Miguel Monrreal entered a guilty plea for murder, a first-degree felony, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a seco...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The creators of the South Texas Comic Con held their second annual All-Star Card Show over the weekend at the McAllen Convention Center. The event is one of the largest card shows in the Rio Grande Valley, where attendees got to meet voice actor...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After a weekend that included a few isolated showers, we head into a work week that won't include more than a rogue shower today. We are looking for mostly sunny skies and high temperatures really close to our seasonal norms for the day. Winds w...
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Community members are invited to discover Coptic bookbinding, one of the world’s oldest bookbinding traditions. During the workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of this historic technique while creating their own hand-bound journal....
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket pushes past the speed of sound during the Starlink 10-19 mission on Aug. 11, 2026. Image: John Pisani / Spaceflight Now Update Aug. 11, 12:25 p.m. EDT (1625 UTC): SpaceX landed its booster on the droneship. Update Aug. 10, 3:46 p.m. EDT (1946 UTC): Added ...
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The City of Brownsville is seeking a qualified firm to lead the development of a new 20-year Comprehensive Plan to guide the community’s growth and development over the next two decades....
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A 12-foot rocket built in Brownsville by a team from the South Texas Astronomical Society launched Saturday morning to a height of 8,300 feet from a launchpad near College Station. The successful launch marked the culmination of idea born about three years ago and an initiative l...
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Fortunate Son, known as the longest-running Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute act, will perform live in concert on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Cameron County Amphitheater in South Padre Island. (Courtesy photo) C ameron County will have the nostalgic tunes of the legendary rock ...
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A view of the DHR Health Hospital in Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Heald) B ROWNSVILLE — The clogging of the arteries, the veins and the capillaries is a serious health issue that can cause major life changes and surgeries in many parts of the body. Collectively th...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman driver crashed into a restaurant as she attempted to park, according to the Mission Police Department. At approximately 2:48 p.m., authorities responded to a crash at a parking lot located at the 2300 block of East Expressway. According ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — All the usual suspects of summer weather in Deep South Texas will spring back to life this week with tons of sun, gusty southeast winds, and temperatures past 100 degrees. High pressure is sliding back into position where it will crush down on t...
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Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — The UTRGV Vaqueros have wrapped up Week 2 of fall camp as the countdown to Year 2 of college football in the Rio Grande Valley continues. Three weeks from today, UTRGV will kick off the 2026 season against UT Permian Basin at 7 p.m. Saturday,...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Edinburg man was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute meth and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas. On April 27, 4...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Laredo man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for trying to meet a minor on a Kik chatroom, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas. On March 6, 41 year old Robert Steven Lanier pleaded ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alexia Serrata breaks down all the news of the week. Starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. Big changes are coming to the U.S. immigration policy nex...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An autopsy report has been ordered after the body of a missing Edcouch woman was found overnight during a search operation, according to an update from the Edcouch Police Department. Adela Davila was last seen at approximately 3 p.m. on Friday a...
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 17-38 mission on Aug. 8, 2026. This was SpaceX’s 50th flight from California in 2026. Image: SpaceX Update Aug. 8, 2:31 p.m. EDT (1831 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 24 satellites. SpaceX...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department is advising the public to watch out for scam calls. According to a public service announcement from Brownsville police, the department has been made aware of yet another surge of scam calls. Authorities say the ...
