R URAL HIDALGO COUNTY — On a particularly humid Thursday morning, Ana Carolina “Caly” Fernandez drove a U-Haul truck full of provisions down the street of a colonia, where she would be delivering food to one of the most impoverished areas in the Rio Grande Valley. With the current immigration enf...
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U TRGV announced that all operations and classes on the Edinburg campus are canceled for the remainder of the day due to an AEP power line serving the campus going down in the morning. The restoration efforts continue and the cancellation applies only to the Edinburg campus. No o...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS Rio Grande Valley works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our Forever Family partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Meet a remarkable group of four talented a...
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The Port Isabel Tarpons Varsity Football Team was shut out, 39-0, as they battled the Raymondville BearKats at home Friday night. (Port Isabel-South Padre Press/Ray Quiroga) By: Constancio Martinez Jr After suffering a disappointing loss to 3A Rio Hondo (26-21) the previous week,...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Rio Grande City High School student is in custody Friday morning after he allegedly told a teacher he had a gun in his backpack, according to Hugo Garcia, chief of police at Rio Grande City Grulla ISD. Officials found no weapon when they searc...
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The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) has opened applications for four upcoming eBridge Business Academy cohorts beginning Oct.7.
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As we wrap up another work/school week, many of us will be focused on tonight's high school football games. Our Game of the Week is in Weslaco between the Panthers and the PSJA North Raiders. We are expecting partly cloudy skies and a temperatur...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announced Friday that it canceled all Edinburg campus operations, including classes, due to a power outage. The university advised students to check their email for additional information. UTRGV said at ...
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La Unión del Pueblo Entero reports that membership, and participation are up in the Rio Grande Valley, especially among younger residents. Leaders of the community activist group say more people attended LUPE’s membership summit in August, forcing it to move the event from ...
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Mission Veterans Memorial’s Roman Reyna, left, drags Los Fresnos Aaron Saldana, right, as he lunges for a score during a game at Tom Landry Stadium Thursday Sept.17, 2026 in Mission. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Mission Veterans Memorial’s Fabian Ruiz, right, with a cat...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The showers in the Thursday forecast stayed mostly offshore, as the atmosphere across the Valley remained relatively dry due to lingering Saharan dust and pockets of dry air. A similar setup is expected on Friday, with rain chances remaining at...
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By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre. com A celebration born alongside the opening of the Queen Isabella Causeway more than half a century ago is returning to Port Isabel after a 41-year absence. The City of Port Isabel will revive Queen Isabella Days Oct. 3–10, bringing...
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By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre. com Port Isabel Fire Chief Jim Pigg joins fellow first responders during Monday’s ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Queen Isabella Causeway collapse. The annual observance honors the eight people who died, three surv...
