HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - A strange discovery for U.S. Border Patrol agents who were questioning a driver at the Sarita checkpoint. One of the agencies drug dogs detected four spider monkeys stuffed inside a duffel bag. According to a social media post from Border Patrol Chief Rosario "P...
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The Brownsville City Commission has approved annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate adjustments involving contractors that provide recycling and solid waste-related services to the City....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The votes are in for our Week 4 Team of the Week. The McAllen High Bulldogs earned the top spot with 499 total votes, or 43% of the vote. PSJA North came in second with 382 votes, or 32% of the vote, and Mission Veterans came in third with 307 v...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- This week's edition of Athlete of the Week highlights the power of brotherhood on the football field. Rio Hondo senior quarterback Matthew Lopez and senior running back Mario Lopez are a dynamic duo who bring swagger and heart each game. "We pl...
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Brownsville families received an important lesson in child passenger safety when they stopped by the Southmost Library on Wednesday for a hands-on event focused on keeping young passengers safe on the road....
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Gabriel Gonzalez (Courtesy: City of Harlingen ) H ARLINGEN — City Hall is shaking up, leading City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez to cut a key management position as he develops a succession plan. After about a year on the job, Deputy City Manager Oscar Garcia has returned to his forme...
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B ROWNSVILLE — A judge has dismissed a charge against a former San Benito Drainage District No. 3 board member after he paid restitution fees, records show. On Aug. 17, in Cameron County’s 107th state District Court, Judge Arturo Nelson dismissed a charge against former drainage ...
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D owntown Brownsville is going to totally space out Thursday through Saturday as Space Fest descends on the city’s historic heart for the third consecutive year. The first two Space Fests were one-day events. This year it’s three days. Nathan Burkhart, director of the Brownsville...
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PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Declining enrollment is becoming an ongoing challenge for public schools across Texas, including several major school districts in the Rio Grande Valley. Fewer students can mean less state funding for school districts, putting additional pressure on...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman accused of coordinating the delivery of narcotics into a Texas jail was arrested on Wednesday in Los Fresnos. Maria Guadalupe Nelson, 68, was arrested in a joint investigation by the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Board of...
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Across Brownsville, young athletes are taking to soccer fields, trails, courts and other recreational spaces to stay active, build confidence and pursue the sports they love—all in the parks they call home....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Good news comes with a persistent easterly breeze across the Rio Grande Valley. That east wind helps form a boundary between the hot air over land and the cooler air flowing in from the Gulf. This boundary then acts as a trigger for showers, per...
