EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Vaqueros defended home turf Saturday night, beating Southeastern 13-3. Southeastern was the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's first ranked opponent at Vackar Stadium. The Vaqueros defended home turf and are one of the best teams in the country at doing...
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UTRGV Football maintained the home winning streak against Southeastern Louisiana University 13-3 on Saturday at the Robert & The post Vaqueros tame the Lions appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley against Southeastern Louisiana during a Southland Conference game at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) University of Texas Rio Grande Valley quarterback Aidan J...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alejandra Yanez breaks down all the news of the week. Starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. Convicted child murderer John Allen Rubio was found to b...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two people have died as a result of a three-vehicle crash in Brownsville at the intersection of Paredes Line Road and Ruben M. Torres Boulevard. A spokesperson for the Brownsville Police Department said all three vehicles were traveling southbou...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A man accused of stabbing someone during an argument at an apartment building in Donna is behind bars. Police were dispatched to the apartment building on the 2600 block of North Ave., shortly after 10 p.m. The suspect, Isaias Belmarez, is accu...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Road closures are in effect around downtown Pharr as the city prepares for its annual Avocado Festival. The closures began Thursday and have progressed as the Avocado Fest nears. Several major roads will be closed, including U.S. Business 83 an...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Three Cameron County beaches will remain temporarily closed due to high tides and dangerous conditions in the Gulf indirectly caused by now-former Hurricane Isaias. Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. announced the temporary closures Saturda...
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K ris Kristofferson came back home 29 years ago. The legendary singer-songwriter and actor’s visit to Brownsville in 1997 was his first time back to the Valley since 1952, according to archival reporting from The Brownsville Herald. The year before, Kristofferson didn’t have any ...
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Harlingen South ball carrier Luke Ramirez (8) fights off against Weslaco East defender Adrian Espino (53) in a District 15-5A DI game at Bobby Lackey Stadium on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) Weslaco East defender Uriel Oviedo (49) ce...
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PSJA North’s Mark Quintanilla, right up the middle against Los Fresnos defenders during a District 32-6A game at PSJA Stadium Friday Oct.09, 2026 in Pharr. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) PSJA North’s Drayden Espinoza, right, runs past Los Fresnos defender Christopher Wals...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- First responders are at the scene of a crash on the eastbound expressway lanes in Harlingen. ValleyCentral was at the scene and observed several agencies, including the Harlingen Police Department, the Harlingen Fire Department, the Texas Depar...
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Rough surf and dangerous rip currents are creating hazardous conditions along the South Texas coast this weekend as Hurricane Isaias stirs up the Gulf. All Cameron County beaches are under red flag warnings, signaling high surf and dang...
