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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The student accused of bringing a gun to Brownsville Early College High School last week is also accused of bringing the weapon to the nearby Texas Southmost College Rec Center the same day, according to a criminal complaint obtained by ValleyCe...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Military Highway Water Supply Corporation rescinded a boil water notice issued Tuesday for customers in the San Juan and Alamo areas after a water-line break. The boil water notice affected customers on South Stuart Road, Hall Acres Road, Do...
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The City of Brownsville invites residents to learn about the proposed drainage utility fee at a Community Fair on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Brownsville Public Library Main Branch....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The punishment phase continues Tuesday for Rogelio Martinez, the man convicted of killing San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez during a 2023 police chase. The goal of defense attorneys is to show that Martinez had a rough upbringing and that “t...
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Gov. Greg Abbott said the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commission would not be taking up the issue of a potential sale of Boca Chica State Park to Elon Musk’s SpaceX anytime soon, following a Texas Monthly news article saying as much. At a news conference Monday, Abbott sa...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As we head into the next several days, it looks like the Rio Grande Valley will be staying fairly consistent when it comes to high temperatures. With average highs in the upper 80's, some areas of the Upper Valley will likely see a few lower 90'...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Chief meteorologist Bryan Hale spoke with Lt. Erick Alaniz from the McAllen Fire Department about how weather can impact and endanger your life, depending on how we respond. The Valley is transitioning from hurricane season to cold front season...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Voters gathered in San Juan on Monday to kick off early voting with LUPE Votes, the leading grassroots political organization in the Rio Grande Valley. Each year, LUPE Votes hosts a caravan event to welcome and support first-time voters going t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Monday kicked off the official start of early voting in Texas for the 2026 midterm election. The first day of early voting saw an outstanding number of voters at the polls in what has been reported by the Texas Tribune as one of the most compet...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville launched an election resources section on its website on Monday. The cdob.org/elections webpage is "not an endorsement of any political party", but rather, the website states, a list of Catholic election resou...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The city of Brownsville is teaming up with the Greater Brownsville Economic Development Corporation to host the 2026 Annual Careers and Coffee Job Expo. The event will feature more than 10,000 job opportunities from SpaceX to Spectrum ready to p...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- US House District 15 Democratic nominee Bobby Pulido hit the polls on Monday, surrounded by community members celebrating the official start of early voting. Pulido cast his vote in his hometown of Edinburg, one of the cities zoned within Texas...
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By Alex Lubben | The Advocate , Baton Rouge, La. (TNS) Gilberto Salinas is pictured Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in downtown Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) B ROWNSVILLE — Elon Musk hadn’t yet flown a single person to space when he approached local leaders here wit...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — High pressure over México will make the weather across the Valley mostly quiet and dry. This weather pattern will create low rain chances, temperatures in the mid-80s, mostly dry conditions, and gorgeous weekend weather. The 8–14-day temperature...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The state has rested its case in the capital murder trial of Rogelio Martinez, the man convicted in the 2023 deadly shooting of San Benito police Lieutenant Milton Resendez. The punishment phase for Martinez began on Monday, just days after a C...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Opening arguments got underway here Monday during the sentencing phase in the trial of a 21-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a San Benito police officer during a high speed car chase three years ago. Rogelio Martinez was found guilty of capital murder i...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District has banned energy drinks on its campuses. In its wellness policy for the 2026-2027 school year, the Edinburg school district restricted high-energy foods and drinks that contain elevated leve...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Our ValleyCentral Game of the Week is Sharyland vs. Pioneer! Our Valley Sports Team will be highlighting the matchup on Friday to bring you live coverage, starting at our 6 p.m. newscast. You can catch all the highlights on Overtime, a new 30-mi...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Brownsville is inviting the community to a meeting to learn more about its newly approved drainage utility system. Earlier this month, the Brownsville City Commission voted to establish a city utility system. City leaders voted in fa...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen's Quinta Mazatlan is holding a Boo in the Woods event this weekend. The event — happening Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct.24 — will feature live music, performances, food trucks, and a spooky night hike through the woods. The quarter-m...
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Get those costumes ready, Brownsville! The Brownsville Public Library System is inviting families and little ghosts and goblins to celebrate Halloween with a fun-filled Trick-or-Treat Event on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Southmost Branch Library....
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Early voting for the November 3, 2026, General and Municipal Elections officially begins Monday, October 19, providing Cameron County residents with several opportunities to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A male subject was taken to a local hospital Monday morning after a vehicle rolled over on him, according to Willacy County Sheriff Jose Salazar. Salazar did not specify the age of the individual, but said the male subject was working underneath...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The state is still waiting to make a decision on whether it will seek the death penalty against an Alton man accused of killing his parents and grandmother in their home inside a gated community earlier this year, his attorney said during a pre-...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The punishment phase began Monday for Rogelio Martinez, the man recently found guilty in the 2023 shooting death of San Benito Police Lt. Milton Resendez. A Cameron County jury found Martinez guilty of capital murder following a days-long trial ...
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Brownsville residents of all ages are invited to lace up their running shoes, spread their wings, and celebrate community, health, and tradition during the 1-Mile Mariposa Run, Walk & Caterpillar Scoot on Sunday, October 25, 2026....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — If only we could bundle up the beautiful taste of fall weather we saw over the weekend. There will be a warming trend with highs returning to near average and little to no rain chances by the end of the week. This Monday will see highs in the lo...
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The Environmental Awareness Club has taken the initiative to maintain the Brownsville Pollinator Cantina, preserving native plant populations The post Environmental club keeps native plants thriving on campus appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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Temporary overflow parking lots on the Edinburg and Brownsville campuses have been closed due to recent weather changes The post Overflow parking closure appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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UTRGV Student Activities are gearing up for this year’s homecoming events and a week-and-a-half-long celebration where Vaquero Nation The post A celebration of tradition and spirit appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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Starting Fall 2027, UTRGV students and faculty may have to get used to adding an extra day to The post New class schedule coming to UTRGV Fall 2027 appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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Iniciando el otoño de 2027, los estudiantes y el profesorado de UTRGV tendrán que adaptarse a la adición The post Nuevo horario de clases para UTRGV en otoño 2027 appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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The UTRGV men’s basketball team has been practicing for the upcoming tip-off against Texas A&M-Kingsville Nov. 2 at The post Practice, scrimmage, tip-off appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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UTRGV Theatre held its free preview for “Enfrascada” on Oct. 7, seeing just about half the Albert L. The post Wasn’t obsessed with ‘Enfrascada’: Review appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In Week 8 of High School Football, Valley Sports Central has nominated three teams for Team of the Week. The nominees are Harlingen, Weslaco East and Los Fresnos. This week, the Cardinals went into pharr and knocked off the valley's top-ranked t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The 2026 midterm elections are just around the corner. A number of federal, state and local races are on the ballot. Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 19, and will continue through Friday, Oct. 30. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. ValleyCentral h...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Ahead of early voting, the candidates for State House District 41 sat down with Inside Valley Politics to discuss the issues. Republican nominee Gary Groves and Democrat Julio Salinas spoke at length about property taxes in the larger conversati...
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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. Actor and advocate RJ Mitte died this week at the age of...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s week eight of high school football and the Valley Sports Central team has your highlights on Overtime. Sports Director Megan Murray and Sports Reporters Brett Holmes and Noah Gulley are bringing you live coverage from PSJA at Brownsville Ve...
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By Gabby Birenbaum | The Texas Tribune E DINBURG — The grills were firing ahead of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s football game Saturday when a woman in UTRGV orange came out from under her tailgate tent to greet Bobby Pulido. She had been to one of his concerts year...
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The holiday spirit returns to Brownsville as the 74th Annual Christmas Parade lights up the streets with festive floats and holiday cheer on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 7:00 PM....
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Downtown Brownsville lit up with festive cheer as thousands of families lined Elizabeth Street for the 73rd Annual Charro Days Christmas Parade, a tradition that continues to unite the community each holiday season....
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The City of Brownsville Department of Health, Wellness and Animal Services is preparing to begin mosquito spraying across the city as officials work to reduce mosquito populations and protect public health....
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The plume of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 upper stage is caught by the rising sun during the Bandwagon-5 mission on Oct. 20, 2026. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update Oct. 20, 8:45 a.m. EDT (1245 UTC): SpaceX deployed all customer payloads. Update Oct. 19, 4:07 a.m. EDT (0807 UTC): S...
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UTRGV’s Aidan Jakobsohn, left, is flushed out of the pocket by UIW’s Mekhi Brown, right, during a Southland Conference game at Benson Stadium Saturday Oct.17,2026 in San Antonio, Tx. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) UTRGV’s Clint Thomas Jr., right, goes up high for a catch ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The father of a 4-year-old boy who allegedly shot himself while unattended has been arrested by the Cameron County Sheriff's Office. On Oct. 1, a child was brought to the Harlingen Medical Center by his parents for an apparent gunshot wound to t...
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San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez S AN BENITO — Minutes before 10 a.m. on Saturday, as a few dozen members of the San Benito Police Department slowly filled the first few pews of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, Melissa Resendez made her way across the church greeting everyone...
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Harlingen, TX- A deadly shooting is under investigation in San Antonio. KSAT is reporting 24-year-old Ian Torme Riles shot and killed 22-year-old Jessica Aileen Villanueva before turning the gun on himself. The shooting happened on Wednesday according to the Bexar County Sheriff’...
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Harlingen’s Aidan Cervantes, left, misses a catch in front of PSJA North defender during a District 32-6A game at PSJA Stadium Friday Oct.16,2026 in Pharr. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Harlingen’s Nathaniel Gonzales with a run up the middle against PSJA North defenders ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The weekend ahead promises to be fantastic! North winds will keep temperatures below normal; the sun will shine, and humidity will be low. Thanks to the recent cold front, conditions across the Rio Grande Valley will be nearly perfect this week...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A car crash in McAllen has caused a power outage affecting more than 1,400 customers, according to an AEP Texas outage map. The power outage is along Nolana Avenue, between Ware Road and Jackson Avenue. 10:25 p.m. update: A majority of customer...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In this edition of Mic’d Up, Photojournalist Diego Tijerina follows Weslaco East Head Coach Carlos Cuellar as the Wildcats take on Brownsville Hanna. The Wildcats were down by 14 at halftime. In the locker room, Cuellar had some inspiring words ...
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Fam...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS Rio Grande Valley works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our Forever Family partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. RELATED: Visit our Forever Family page her...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The race for U.S. House District 15 is a contest between incumbent Monica De La Cruz, one of the trailblazers in getting Republicans elected to Congress in South Texas and Democrat Bobby Pulido, an award-winning musician and longtime Tejano supe...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A new music festival is coming to Mercedes this fall. The 956 Music Fest will bring a full day of live music and family-friendly fun to Mercedes. The inaugural event will feature performances from popular and local music groups. All headlining a...
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Hundreds of family members, friends, community leaders, and residents gathered Friday, October 16, at The Mitte Cultural District to celebrate the life and honor the legacy of Roy Frank “RJ” Mitte III....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen's Fiesta de Palmas Festival is happening this weekend at the McAllen Convention Center. Joe Garcia, Marketing & Special Events Supervisor for the McAllen Performing Arts Center, said the event began in the early 2010s as Palm Fest, a cel...
