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The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) is now accepting applications for the BIG LIFT Citywide Storefront Improvement Grant Program from eligible small businesses in Brownsville City Commission District 2....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A free produce distribution event will be held in San Benito on Wednesday. The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley will host the pop-up event. Attendees must show a photo ID and proof of address to receive the free produce. Produce will be distri...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman was arrested and charged after allegedly delivering marijuana to an inmate at a Cameron County correctional facility. Alejandra Maria Guevara, 23, was arrested in Brownsville on Tuesday and charged with bringing a prohibited substance in...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen had a head start on Hispanic Heritage Month with a celebration on Tuesday with leaders from Saltillo, Mexico. Leaders from both cities came together at the McAllen Performing Arts Center to honor 200 years of history and part...
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Falcon 9 first stage B1063 lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on the Starlink 15-23 mission. Image: SpaceX. A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from the company’s West Coast launch facility early Wednesday morning to add another batch of satellites to SpaceX’s Starl...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An offense report obtained by ValleyCentral alleges a McAllen man killed his aunt and pushed his grandma after an argument about him hallucinating. The incident happened Aug. 22 at a home on the 1500 block of Redwood Avenue. The McAllen Police D...
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The City of Brownsville Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) has officially launched its Fall/Winter Playbook, giving residents a look at seasonal events, recreational programs, and community activities planned from September through December....
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Brownsville residents are encouraged to take precautions this afternoon and evening as hot temperatures combined with high humidity are expected to produce dangerous heat index values across the area....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A pedestrian is hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Medford Road in Brownsville early Monday morning, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson. At approximately 6:20 a.m, DPS responded to the intersec...
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El Servicio de Inmigracion y Control de Aduanas (ICE) podría implementar el uso de guantes de descarga eléctrica The post Profesores, estudiantes de UTRGV reaccionan a planes de dar de descarga eléctrica a ICE appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A driver was seriously injured after crashing into an RV in Donna Monday night, according to the Donna Police Department. On Aug. 31 at approximately 11:40 p.m., Donna police located the crash at RV Station on the 200 block of W. Expressway 83. ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In this episode of Valley Storm Team, Chief Meteorologist Bryan Hale and Meteorologist Marcelo Rivera take a closer look at the 7‑day forecast, the 8‑to‑14‑day precipitation outlook, and how our current dry pattern may evolve as El Niño in the P...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — September 1st begins meteorological Fall. We have entered the 'ber months but Mother Nature didn't exactly get that memo because we still have the possibility of breaking or tying daily climatology records. This is as highs soar five to 10 degre...
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STAFF REPORT A pair of RGVSports.com Top 10 teams take center stage Friday as the No. 2 Weslaco High Panthers (1-0) hit the road to take on the No. 5 McAllen Memorial Mustangs (1-0) in the Week 2 Game of the Week. Kickoff for the non-district contest is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday a...
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Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — A handshake, a head butt, and a sea of orange and white smoke. Dating back to last season, left guard Nick Hughes and left tackle Wes Thompson have been at the front of the pack, leading the Vaqueros as they run out of the Lozano Family Tunne...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Edouard has become the fifth tropical storm of the Atlantic season, and it’s on track to make landfall in southeast Texas with winds near 45 mph and stronger gusts. The good news for the Rio Grande Valley: Edouard poses no local threat. As it mo...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Independent School District Police and Security Services Department is advising parents to stay vigilant when it comes to the "Cat in the Hat" social media trend. According to the public service announcement, BISD police are awar...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral's Game of the Week returns! In week two of high school football, the Valley Sports Central team will follow the cross-town rivalry game between Harlingen and Harlingen South, also known as Bird Bowl. The Harlingen Cardinals take on...
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By Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune M cALLEN — Home values in Cameron County more than doubled over a six-year period, and property tax bills are going up along with it, according to research from the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. SpaceX’s arrival ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The McAllen Independent School District will soon offer free American Sign Language classes to the community. Classes will be presented by the Regional Day School Program for the Deaf, a campus coordinated through McAllen ISD that serves deaf or...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A local influencer is highlighting the Rio Grande Valley's most haunted locations and the history behind them. Karla Paola, also known as Karla's Paradise on TikTok and Karla's Haunted Files on Facebook and Instagram, began her paranormal conten...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The Hidalgo County Courthouse will remain closed to the public on Wednesday and Thursday as county officials continue to investigate an alcohol-related crash that caused extensive damage to the building. Officials say that at 11:35 p.m. Sunday, ...
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UTRGV continues its collaboration with the City of Brownsville for the Task Force of the Future with the The post The future looks bright in Brownsville appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement may soon implement the use of electric shock gloves as they plan to spend The post UTRGV faculty, students react to ICE plans to give officers electric gloves appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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The lease between UTRGV and Texas Southmost College has officially come to an end, with today being its The post Cut the lease: UTRGV College of Fine Arts’ last few days in TSC building appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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After being chosen to finish second in the preseason poll on Aug. 14, the UTRGV Volleyball Team prepares The post Vaqueros volleyball back in action appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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Vaquero Roundup es la última etapa de la Orientación para Nuevos Estudiantes (New Student Orientation) en UTRGV. Es The post Roundup de 2026 appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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EDINBURG — UTRGV Women’s Soccer sophomore Amy Romero transferred in to Edinburg this season. She came with first-year head coach Nataki Stewart from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. Romero would open her UTRGV goal-scoring account with a well-placed header off a free kick...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Valley Sports Central has nominated three high school football teams to claim the title of Team of the Week. The nominees for Week 1 are Raymondville, McAllen Memorial, and San Benito. Here are some recent highlights of our nominees. Raymondvill...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches its climatological peak on Sept. 10, tropical activity is starting to increase across the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters are closely monitoring two areas of interest: the remnants of for...
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E DINBURG — Year 2 of Division I college football in the Rio Grande Valley is off and running, and the UTRGV Vaqueros picked up right where they left off in their inaugural season. UTRGV opened its 2026 college football campaign with a 44-0 non-conference beatdown of Division II’...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — During a Saturday special meeting, the city of Brownsville approved a $220 million Memorandum of Understanding for water and wastewater infrastructure projects while the City Commission approved a final reading of an ordinance to disannex approx...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz is asking the community's help by providing information that could assist law enforcement with unsolved cases and locate wanted fugitive defendants. In a release, Saenz asks community members to...
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The City of Brownsville has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that is expected to provide up to $220 million for water and wastewater infrastructure projects designed to increase water availability in Brownsville and Cameron County....
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley defensive lineman Nathan Huerta (42) a change possession in a season opener – non-conference game against UT Permian Basin at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) ...
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B ROWNSVILLE — City commissioners voted unanimously late Saturday night to voluntarily disannex more than 444 acres of land at the request of SpaceX after a tense, six-hour special meeting. At stake was a $220 million agreement with the trillion-dollar aerospace company that city...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — We’ve served the Rio Grande Valley for more than 70 years. Bringing you the news, weather, and sports you can trust. Stories and events from Valley communities that impact you. Beginning Tuesday, we’re now giving you more choices to entertain yo...
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E DINBURG — UTRGV head coach Travis Bush was mum on the Vaqueros’ starting quarterback entering the 2026 season. Junior quarterback Aidan Jakobsohn started the game Saturday night for the Vaqueros against UT Permian Basin, but transfer quarterback Garret Rangel split time with Ja...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley football program won its first home game of the 2026 season, beating UT Permian Basin 44 to 0 Saturday night at the Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg. The Vaqueros started off strong, 17-0, aft...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley football program won its first home game of the 2026 season, beating UT Permian Basin 44 - 0 Saturday night at the Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg. The Vaqueros started off strong, 17-0, afte...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A brush fire that spread across more than 2,000 miles in Kenedy County over the weekend is fully contained, according to a Monday evening update from the Texas A&M Forest Service. The weekend blaze destroyed approximately 2,003 acres. The fire s...
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The Falcon Heavy soars by the rising Sun as it departs Florida’s space coast with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. Update: The Roman Space telescope was successfully launched and is on its way to its operating location at L2. Using a don...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen city staff and first responders attended a two-day training course on how to prepare for disaster recovery. The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's MGT-482 Disaster Recovery Public Assist...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sports Director Megan Murray, Brett Homes and Noah Gulley bring you Overtime, a new 30-minute show that dives into extended highlights and exclusive interviews with players and coaches. In this first edition of Overtime, the Valley Sports Centra...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alejandra Yanez breaks down all the news of the week. Starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. The Edinburg pastor accused of indecency with a child is...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After a two-day district-wide shutdown due to a surge in COVID-19 cases and other illnesses, the San Perlita Independent School District is urging parents to keep their sick children home. In a letter sent Friday, San Perlita ISD said children w...
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The City of Brownsville Department of Engineering and Public Works is advising motorists of a temporary road closure scheduled for Monday, August 31, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at 434 McDavitt Boulevard....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral is bringing you the players to watch on Football Fridays with Gridiron Game Changers. The Game Changer for Weslaco Eastis senior dl Jaden Garza. He has 77 total tackles, 4 TFL and 2 sacks. The Game Changer from Weslaco is senior db...
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W ESLACO — Weslaco High may have won the Tinaco Bowl over cross-town rivals Weslaco East 30-0 in the RGVSports.com Game of the Week, but the real winner on Friday night was the City of Weslaco. The atmosphere at Bobby Lackey Stadium was electric. The community was in full force t...
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IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER HARLINGEN — A year ago, Harlingen High was searching for answers after an 0-3 start to its season. Its first victory didn’t come until Week 4, when the Cardinals escaped Laredo United South by a single point. Friday, there was no waiting. Four minutes...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In week one of Texas high school football here in the Rio Grande Valley, our Valley Sports Central Team covered games in Weslaco, Mission and more. Megan, Noah and Brent have the latest from the following matchups in the video above: Weslaco Eas...
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A textbook summer pattern will remain in place across the Rio Grande Valley this weekend, bringing plenty of sunshine, a few fair-weather clouds, and afternoon temperatures climbing to 100 degrees or higher. While most areas will stay dry, there is a slight chance of isolated aft...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Thursday's high school football games featured some exciting matchups; the one that caught our eye, though, was Mercedes at PSJA. The Bears led 3-0 in the first half, shutting out one of the best teams in the Valley. Three straight touchdowns in...
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This new bi-plane imagine system has just been installed at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville. The equipment will enable physicians to treat stroke patients with greater speed and efficiently. (Courtesy: VBMC-Brownsville) B ROWNSVILLE — People often say that time is money...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's football season kicks off Saturday night and fans are getting ready to take over the stands for the first home game of the season. ValleyCentral spoke with local businesses that offer UTRGV merchandise...
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E DINBURG — UTRGV started the Fall semester with a new first day enrollment record of 36,466 students that featured the largest freshmen class, a record amount of doctoral students and an increase in enrollment in master’s programs. From sunrise to sunset, the UTRGV Edinburg camp...
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During the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in a little more than five years ago in August 2021, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez. D-Brownsville, found himself thrust into a key role in saving American-allied members of the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) and families as the ...
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D uring the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in a little more than five years ago in August 2021, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez. D-Brownsville, found himself thrust into a key role in saving American-allied members of the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) and families as the...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — More than 1,000 pounds of alleged methamphetamine were found hidden within a shipment of leeks at the Pharr International Bridge, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. On Aug. 22, CBP officers seized the alleged meth from a tractor-tr...
