S AN BENITO — Carlo Acutis was 15-years-old when he died of acute promyelocytic leukemia on Oct. 12, 2006, in Monza, Italy. In the 20 years since his death, he has inspired many young Catholics throughout the world to have closer relationships with the church. So profound was Acutis’s short life,...
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Terry Crocker T ropical Texas Behavioral Health’s chief executive officer is retiring after over 24 years of service and leadership in which he has worked to expand behavioral healthcare throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Terry Crocker, CEO, started his career with Tropical Texas ...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Members of the city’s newly appointed Environmental and Conservation Task Force faced a barrage of criticism minutes after being sworn in Wednesday, as much of the public comments focused on calls to remove one of the members. About 40 people squeezed into the conf...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Up-and-coming boxers from the Rio Grande Valley are preparing for a Halloween-themed event called Next Generation X: Fright or Fight. The event will feature a lineup of boxers, including Oscar Drago Ruvalcaba and Tony "The Tank" Martinez. Oscar ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It's the final week of the regular season for high school volleyball before the playoffs get started. District races are coming down to the wire, but a few gold balls are still up in the air, including the Sharyland matchup as the Lady Rattlers ...
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EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) —The Vaqueros are having to learn lessons the hard way this season through pain, struggle and loss. UTRGV is recovering from a 41-16 road loss to the University of Incarnate Word and it's right back to the blacktop this week with an 813-mile trek t...
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The Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport is moving forward with improvements to its airfield signage system designed to enhance safety, improve visibility, and reduce long-term maintenance costs....
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San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors are set to deliberate the fate of a Brownsville man convicted of killing a San Benito police lieutenant more than three years ago. Closing arguments in the punishment phase against Rogelio Martinez Jr., 21, wrapped up at...
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Get your costumes ready and prepare for a spooktacular good time as the Gladys Porter Zoo welcomes families for its annual Boo at the Zoo Halloween celebration!...
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The City of Brownsville is continuing its partnership with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health in Brownsville to help residents lead healthier lives through the Tu Salud ¡Sí Cuenta....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - At one point Thursday afternoon more than 1,500 AEP Texas customers were without power this afternoon. That number is now a little over 100. Nearly all of the outages stretched from the Military Highway south of San Benito, through that city and...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In today’s episode of Tea Time, Host Elette Garza sits down with Anchor Alexia Serrata and Forecaster Taylor Gomez to talk about the second half of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The trio breaks down the Pink Part of the Victoria's Secret Fashi...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 67-year-old Alamo man convicted of sexually abusing three children under the age of 14 will spend 50 years in prison. A Hidalgo County jury found Florentino Garcia Lerma guilty of two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a young child, two cou...
