HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton visited Brownsville on Thursday as part of his statewide "Come and Take It" bus tour. Paxton made a stop at Palenque Grill, located at 2600 Frontage Rd, in Brownsville. Paxton's second stop will be at the Citrus Live, located...
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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...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen police are searching for a man accused of stealing a vehicle and burglarizing three others. Carlos Alberto Moran, 27, whose last known address is in McAllen, is wanted on charges of auto theft and three counts of burglary of a vehicle. M...
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San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez B ROWNSVILLE — Both the state and defense rested Thursday following testimony from the wife of a San Benito police officer who was killed after being shot by a 21-year-old man during a high speed car chase three years ago. Lt. Milton Resendez...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Closing arguments began Thursday in the sentencing phase for Rogelio Martinez, the man convicted in the 2023 killing of San Benito Police Lt. Milton Resendez. The defense rested its case Thursday morning. The prosecution called rebuttal witnesse...
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'You Can See Everything' Directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim Staring Nathan Fielder, Elizabeth Holmes, Billy Evans ★★★★1/2 HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - There's an inherent irony in the title of Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's mind-shattering new documentary:...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On today's episode of Valley Storm Team, forecaster Craig Verley and Meteorologist Lexie Walker sat and talked about the drier and sunnier weather anticipated this weekend, with the pleasant conditions as highs look to stay around average for en...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In honor of October being domestic violence awareness month, a walk for victims and survivors will be held on Friday at the Raymondville Police Department Community room located at 523 West Hidalgo Ave. The walk is happening from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — We are holding on to some chances to see some spotty to scattered showers today. The Valley average rain chance is about 30%. So not everyone will get rain. Highs today will range from the upper 80s in Starr County to the lower 80s in the Lower ...
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The cover for “The Lost Train and Other Stories” by Eduardo R. Del Rio. (Courtesy photo) E duardo Del Rio, a UTRGV emeritus professor of Literature and Culture is back with another book, “The Lost Train and Other Stories.” His latest features short stories with Latino characters ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The votes are in for our Week 8 Team of the Week. Weslaco East earned the top spot with 770 votes, or 53% of the vote. Los Fresnos came in second with 355 votes, or 24% of the vote, and Harlingen came in third with 352 votes, or 23%. ValleyCentr...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Our weather remains mostly quiet, but a coastal trough could bring a few showers, especially across Hidalgo and Starr counties. Keep an umbrella handy, just in case. High pressure continues to build across the central United States will help tem...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Day three of the punishment phase in the Rogelio Martinez case were met with tense moments as prosecutors challenged defense witnesses who described Martinez differently from the man convicted of murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalt...
