HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Rio Grande City is inviting the community to its Memorial Stair Climb event in honor of the first responders who sacrificed their lives on 9/11. The climb is designed to represent the same number of steps that firefighters and other first responders climbed insi...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With voting underway across many polling sites in the Rio Grande Valley, long lines at the polls have been a concern in Hidalgo County for years. The Lark Community Center is one of the 69 polling sites here in Hidalgo County, and it's also one ...
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Rio Grande Valley, Texas: As part of its ongoing commitment to bringing world-class healthcare to the Rio Grande Valley, DHR Health is pleased to announce the addition of double board-certified transplant nephrologist, Dr. Victor E. Prado. Dr. Prado will provide care to patients ...
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B ROWNSVILLE — A land of storybooks and cartoon colors ignites my imagination the moment I enter. The world I have entered feels like a magical place of talking books and dancing cups and shelves engaging in playful conversations. However, it is not only a wonderland of make beli...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A cold front does wonders for the weather outlook here in the Rio Grande Valley. A northerly breeze will now deliver seasonal temperatures and lower humidity through Thursday, with partly cloudy skies. Another cold front is set to slip through t...
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H ARLINGEN — After months of public protest, officials here are reviewing a WaterWorks agreement to determine if the city has grounds to challenge the contract residents argue could sell off drinking water to a data center for as long as 50 years. A year after WaterWorks’ board o...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — One local race many voters are watching closely is the District 34 congressional matchup between Republican Eric Flores, a former Assistant U.S. attorney, and incumbent Democratic Congressman Vicente Gonzalez. United States House Speaker Mike Jo...
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A longtime Rio Grande Valley educator has filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit against the Rio Hondo Independent School District, its superintendent and board president, claiming that coerced prayer at mandatory staff meetings violated his religious freedoms under the Constitu...
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Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz said on social media Monday that his office will prosecute a former La Feria High School coach following a mistrial on charges of accident involving death and tampering with evidence. Jaime Carlos Guerra, 59, went to trial on Oct. 27...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson made a last-minute pitch to Rio Grande Valley voters on Tuesday, warning that Republicans can’t keep control of Congress without them. Johnson stopped at the Country Omelette, a breakfast spot in McAllen, minutes af...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed to ValleyCentral it is working a deadly motorcycle crash at 10th and Chapin in McAllen. Drivers beware of slowdowns in the area and find an alternate route if possible. Details are limited but DPS ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Today will be another very warm day ahead of this week's first cold front. Daily highs could tie or break climatological records. We'll be in the low to mid 90s later today with increasing clouds. South to north winds at 5 to 15mph. Ahead of th...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral)— Election Day is here. ValleyCentral is your local election headquarters for all federal, state and local races in Texas. RELATED: ValleyCentral+ to livestream extensive coverage on Election Day For the latest stories ahead of Election Day, visit ...
