HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Road closures are in effect around downtown Pharr as the city prepares for its annual Avocado Festival. The closures began Thursday and have progressed as the Avocado Fest nears. Several major roads will be closed, including U.S. Business 83 and Cage Boulevard....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- One person is in jail in connection with a stabbing that happened in Donna, according to Donna police Chief Gilbert Guerrero. Guerrero confirmed that police were dispatched to the stabbing incident Friday night. Police did not release the suspe...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Three Cameron County beaches will remain temporarily closed due to high tides and dangerous conditions in the Gulf indirectly caused by now-former Hurricane Isaias. Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. announced the temporary closures Saturda...
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K ris Kristofferson came back home 29 years ago. The legendary singer-songwriter and actor’s visit to Brownsville in 1997 was his first time back to the Valley since 1952, according to archival reporting from The Brownsville Herald. The year before, Kristofferson didn’t have any ...
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Harlingen South ball carrier Luke Ramirez (8) fights off against Weslaco East defender Adrian Espino (53) in a District 15-5A DI game at Bobby Lackey Stadium on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) Weslaco East defender Uriel Oviedo (49) ce...
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PSJA North’s Mark Quintanilla, right up the middle against Los Fresnos defenders during a District 32-6A game at PSJA Stadium Friday Oct.09, 2026 in Pharr. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) PSJA North’s Drayden Espinoza, right, runs past Los Fresnos defender Christopher Wals...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- First responders are at the scene of a crash on the eastbound expressway lanes in Harlingen. ValleyCentral was at the scene and observed several agencies, including the Harlingen Police Department, the Harlingen Fire Department, the Texas Depar...
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Rough surf and dangerous rip currents are creating hazardous conditions along the South Texas coast this weekend as Hurricane Isaias stirs up the Gulf. All Cameron County beaches are under red flag warnings, signaling high surf and dang...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A doctor who collected more than $28 million by fraudulently diagnosing patients with chronic illnesses may pay just $25 per month in restitution. Dr. Jorge Zamora-Quezada, 70, of Mission — a rheumatologist who treated patients in the Rio Grande V...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — "Bandtober" is in full effect. If you’re not familiar, October is peak marching band competition season. This month, marching band students, directors and band parents will eat, sleep and breathe all things marching band every weekend for the en...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Rio Grande Valley Humane Society will hold two clinics in Harlingen this month to help all Valley pet owners protect their furry friends. The spay-and-neuter clinic will take place Oct. 17-19. The vaccine clinic will be held Oct. 31 from 9 t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hurricane Isaias reached Category 3 status on Friday morning with sustained winds of 120 mph, making it the first hurricane and major hurricane of the Atlantic season. The storm has since weakened slightly as it moved toward the Florida Panhandl...
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A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the fourth Space Development Agency Tranche 1 mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday carrying a batch of data satellites for the U.S. military’s Space Development Agenc...
