By: Constancio Martinez Jr. Although the (3-5, 2-3) Port Isabel Tarpons were still mathematically alive in the playoff hunt, they needed to win their final two games to keep their postseason hopes alive. However, that was a tall order, especially with one of those matchups coming against the (7-1...
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T he father who murdered three children 23 years ago in one of the Rio Grande Valley’s most infamous crimes is set to be executed by the state on Thursday. Barring a last-minute stay, John Allen Rubio, 46, will die by lethal injection in the state’s execution chamber in Huntsvill...
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S TARBASE — SpaceX has plans to build a $24 billion data center on property that it asked Brownsville to disannex at breakneck speed earlier this year, confirming suspicions that local environmental activists expressed over the summer. The city of Starbase on Monday posted a publ...
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This photo shows Eduardo Perez-Rodriguez fleeing ICE agents in Brownsville on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 that Perez-Rodriguez had been indicted on charges of assaulting a federal...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum will host its inaugural Conjunto Hall of Fame and Music Festival in San Benito this month. The festival celebrates the museum's 25th anniversary and will take place at the San Benito Boys & Girls ...
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D’Marco Donez A 21-year-old man on Monday pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter over a fatal shooting during a handgun sale in Brownsville in 2024. D’Marco Donez had been charged with murder for the Nov. 1, 2024 shooting of 21-year-old Kevin Villafranca Torres who had...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man from Port Isabel allegedly threatened to kill a U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisor on Monday. Philip Michael Majerus II, 40, of Port Isabel attempted to cross the Gateway bridge on Monday without presenting any documents, accordin...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In honor of Veterans Day, cities across the Rio Grande Valley are hosting ceremonies, events and parades on Wednesday. ValleyCentral prepared a list of Veterans Day events happening across the Valley. Willacy County Lyford Consolidated Independe...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cloudy and cool with highs struggling to reach the mid-70s. Light northwest winds at 5 to 15mph. Some gloom is here but we have no rain in the forecast for Wednesday A cold front that seems to wash out before it reaches South Texas, will bring i...
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The City has met the readiness threshold to advance as a Blue Zones community, completing an assessment that identified opportunities to strengthen local health and wellness efforts through collaboration, community engagement and long-term planning....
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Environmental advocates gathered outside the Cameron County Courthouse on Tuesday, calling on county leaders to oppose a proposed SpaceX data center and natural gas-fired power plant in Starbase, citing concerns over pollution, water consumpti...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Three minors were arrested and charged with arson on Tuesday in connection with a structure fire that broke out in Raymondville. Raymondville police Chief Uvaldo Zamora confirmed on Tuesday evening that each minor was charged with two counts of...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The State Board of Pardons and Parole on Tuesday denied a clemency petition filed by death row inmate John Allen Rubio, according to Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz. A clemency petition is a final attempt to appeal to an executiv...
