B ROWNSVILLE — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright delivered brief remarks and took questions from media at the Port of Brownsville administration building on Tuesday. It was originally planned as a double billing, with Wright meant to accompany Vice President J.D. Vance to Brownsville, though Van...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After Friday’s limited showers, the weekend brings only a slight chance for a stray shower or two. Nothing significant is expected, but a few areas could still see a brief sprinkle. Otherwise, conditions will remain mostly dry across the Valley....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Valley Sports Team has chosen to highlight the PSJA North Raiders and the Weslaco High School Panthers for the Week 4 segment of Game Changers. Game Changers features our Valley Sports Team where they select two players that they think will...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The City of Brownsville celebrated the unveiling of its two new micro-pantries. Micro-pantries are a new initiative by the city's Parks and Recreation Department to provide the community with access to food and supplies, no questions asked. The...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In this edition of Mic'd Up, Photojournalist Diego Tijerina follows Rio Hondo Head Football Coach Rocky James as the Bobcats take on St. Joseph's Academy in their homecoming game at their newly renovated stadium. The Bobcats started off with two...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A new free online course aims to help parents and caregivers protect children against online grooming, sextortion and AI-enabled exploitation. Ricardo A. Barrera, a Harlingen attorney and the developer of ProtectTexasChildren.org's Digital Safeg...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A brush fire that ignited in Starr County has been fully contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Approximately 590 acres burned along Las Brisas Road, located northeast of Rio Grande City. The Starr County Precinct 4 San Isidro Fir...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Compudopt, a nonprofit organization that addresses the digital divide —the gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not —is hosting a device drive in the Rio Grande Valley. Compudopt Vice President of Strategic Initiative...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The North Main Drain Project in Cameron County is nearing its final phase. Crews are regrading the North Main Drain Channel, a 17-mile-long channel that starts in Primera and flows to the Arroyo in Rio Hondo. The project launched in 2025. Phase ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A registered sex offender was sentenced to prison after officers discovered child pornography on his phone during an inspection at the Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge. According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Souther...
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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,...
