HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — To honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, the Willacy County District Attorney's Victim Assistance Unit hosted a survivor walk at the Raymondville Police Department Friday afternoon. Advocates and survivors walked the streets wearing purple and hold...
News
Jeremiah Yzaguirre is seen leaning up against a car in this undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He and Maria Luisa Yzaguirre, both 47, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health fraud on April 29, 2025. (Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office) A Harlingen couple ...
schools
D ue to smoke from brush being cleared from a property near Pena Elementary School, the campus was evacuated Friday morning to Garcia Middle School as a precaution. Brownsville ISD reported that the smoke became an issue about mid-morning and the decision was made to relocate stu...
safety
B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors deliberating whether a Brownsville man will be executed for the fatal shooting of a San Benito police officer were sent home just before 2 p.m. on Friday without reaching a sentencing verdict. So far, the jury has deliberated for nearly seven hours to determ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A married couple from Harlingen was sentenced to prison for their involvement in a $14 million Medicare fraud scheme. Jeremiah Yzaguirre, 47, was sentenced to 110 months in prison, and his wife, Maria Luisa Yzaguirre, 47, was sentenced to 80 mon...
government
The meeting follows the City Commission’s approval of Resolution 2026-121-A, reactivating the task force to review City policies and regulations on data center development....
government
H ARLINGEN — The city’s calling on a data center developer to consider working with officials to plan a $7 million project aimed at widening a main canal draining Valley International Airport. In a meeting, city commissioners called on Fluidstack to hold a town hall meeting to re...
space
Keeping children safe and giving families the tools they need to prevent accidents are at the heart of a new City of Brownsville awareness campaign aimed at creating a safer community for its youngest residents....
safety
After three decades of serving and protecting the Brownsville community, firefighter and paramedic Jesus “Jesse” Perez is retiring from the Brownsville Fire Department, leaving behind a legacy of dedication, compassion, and service....
Local
Many attend Careers And Coffee Job Expo Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at the Brownsville Events Center in Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts | The Brownsville Herald) B ROWNSVILLE – A bustling crowd of job-seekers filled the Brownsville Events Center on Thursday for Careers and Coffee, an a...
government
I add my voice to that of Larry Jokl in urging prompt, coordinated action on the Rio Grande Riverfront Redevelopment District. I have served Cameron County for more than 29 years: first as county auditor, then as director of economic development and community affairs, and now as ...
government
I add my voice to that of Larry Jokl in urging prompt, coordinated action on the Rio Grande Riverfront Redevelopment District. I have served Cameron County for more than 29 years: first as county auditor, then as director of economic development and community affairs, and now as ...
safety
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Independent School District announced Friday that Peña Elementary students are being relocated to Garcia Middle School due to smoke from a nearby brush fire. The district said all students and staff are safe and are being relocat...
