Why experts can't pinpoint source of 'explosive diarrhea' parasite
It's been difficult for the CDC to obtain an accurate count of how many cases are currently in the U.S.
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TxDOT: Lane closures at Edinburg intersection due to wire installation
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation is alerting drivers of lane closures happening Thursday in Edinburg. The closures will be in effect at the intersection of State Highway 107 and Richardson Road throughout the day. Lanes will be closed to allow crews to i...
Jury deliberating in corruption trial of Mission businesswoman
Veronica Inez O’Caña makes her way toward the federal courthouse Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in McAllen. (Francisco E. Jimenez | The Monitor) McALLEN — A federal jury began deliberating Wednesday in the federal corrruption trial of Mission businesswoman Veronica Inez O’Caña. She’s accused of conspi...
Marcus Plunkett finds golf again in the Army. The West Point alum is now in the British Open
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Royal Birkdale is not anywhere Marcus Plunkett expected to be. Not when he turned down golf scholarships to attend West Point. Not when he was rising to the rank of captain in the U.S. Army. Not even when he touched a golf club again for the first time in nearly four [...]
Cuellar responds to Trump's criticisms
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, on Tuesday said he's grateful for a pardon by President Trump and brushed off recent criticisms by the president for running for office as a Democrat in South Texas.
Steve Yzerman abruptly steps down as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings
Steve Yzerman abruptly stepped down as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, a stunning midsummer change by a franchise great leaving the job after seven seasons and zero playoff appearances. Yzerman’s transition to an advisory role to owner and CEO Chris Ilitch comes several wee...
England and Argentina resume fierce rivalry in the World Cup semifinals
ATLANTA (AP) — England and Argentina resume one of the fiercest rivalries in international soccer in the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday. The two teams meet in Atlanta and the winner will play Spain in the final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday. “I mean the two shirts are just iconic a...
ACC revamps tiebreakers for conference title game after 5-loss Duke team got in over No. 10 Miami
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference is revamping the tiebreaker format for its football championship game following a controversial finish last season that allowed a five-loss Duke team to get in over then-No. 10-ranked Miami — a situation that put the Hurricanes at risk of missi...
Fleetwood riding a wave of support as the hometown hero at the British Open
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — As a kid growing up in Southport, Tommy Fleetwood regarded Royal Birkdale as virtually off limits — except for those rare occasions he sneaked on to hit some shots while accompanying his father on evening dog walks. “Hallowed turf,” is how a young, wide-eyed Fleetwood vi...
Hot, breezy, mostly dry days ahead
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On tap weather-wise this Wednesday, we'll see near-average highs with many reaching the mid to upper 90s under mostly cloudy skies. As dewpoint temperatures sit in the 70s, not exactly topping out the muggy meter, but it's close, we'll be under a moderate heat r...
Trump says ICE can't give up traffic stops: 'Important and effective'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should continue utilizing traffic stops, calling the tactic one of the agency's "most important and effective" crime-fighting tools.
World Cup star Lopes returns to Champions League action captaining Shamrock Rovers to win
DUBLIN (AP) — World Cup star Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes returned to action in the Champions League on Tuesday and captained Shamrock Rovers into the second qualifying round. Just 11 days after facing Lionel Messi and Argentina in an epic World Cup round-of-32 game, Cape Verde defender Lopes led the Dub...
Why experts can't pinpoint source of 'explosive diarrhea' parasite
It's been difficult for the CDC to obtain an accurate count of how many cases are currently in the U.S.
Cease, bullpen combine on 3-hitter in AL's 4-0 win, first All-Star shutout since 2013
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dylan Cease started a parade of pitchers that shut down a slew of baseball's best batters in a display of the pitching dominance that rules the sport. “I thought before the game about starting with a changeup and I thought it would be funny," he said. He didn't. And the hitter...
Rays slugger Junior Caminero feels fortunate left hand not broken after he was hit in All-Star Game
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Junior Caminero feared the worst when a 98 mph sinker that didn’t sink struck him in the left hand in the All-Star Game. For the Tampa Bay Rays slugging third baseman, Caminero considered himself fortunate the hit-by-pitch was more a scare than a season-ender. “You are thinkin...
Europe league, expansion, Kawhi probe, second apron all topics at NBA's board of governors meeting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA will be doing some international business alongside the FIFA World Cup final in the coming days, as it moves closer to the planned launch of a new league in Europe sometime in the fall of 2027. Commissioner Adam Silver, speaking after the league's Board of Governors meeti...
'No one ever gave permission': Brownsville commissioner says city built road on family's private property
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville City Commissioner Gustavo De Leon is accusing the city of Brownsville of building a road across his family's private property without permission and using the land as a dumping site for asphalt millings. Although De Leon serves as the city's Distri...
England coach Thomas Tuchel has a recipe for handling World Cup stress. It includes ice cream
ATLANTA (AP) — How does England coach Thomas Tuchel handle the pressure of a run to the semifinals of the World Cup? Simple. A bike, a parking lot and an ice cream. Tuchel said ahead of England’s World Cup semifinal against Lionel Messi's Argentina that he relaxes by reconnecting with his inner c...
Big rain upstream could put water in Valley reservoirs
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Ingredients for heavy rain, from the Hill Country to the Big Bend, show signs of benefiting the Valley's two water reservoirs. The threat of rain is expected to last all week. High pressure from the Northern Plains is generating a boundary on the southern edge ...
Brownsville ISD holds full-scale active attack training exercise ahead of school year
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Dozens of law enforcement officers, many wearing full riot gear, gathered at Hanna Early College High School Tuesday morning as the Brownsville Independent School District partnered with multiple agencies for a full-scale active attack training exercise. The ex...
4Ever Family: Gabriella
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Every week, CBS4 works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our “4Ever Family” partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Meet 17-year-old Gabriella, who also goes by the nickname Gabby. Gabby like...
Messi vs Bellingham could be the story of the World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina
ATLANTA (AP) — It's England vs. Argentina in the World Cup semifinals. It's also Lionel Messi vs. Jude Bellingham. The battle of the two No. 10s could be pivotal to deciding Wednesday's match in Atlanta. “We know how good Messi is,” England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford said of the Argentina great, ...
Scheduled water interruptions along Texas Boulevard in Weslaco
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The city of Weslaco announced a portion of Texas Boulevard will experience a water interruption later this week. The scheduled water interruption will affect residents in Texas Boulevard to Iowa Avenue, and Frontage Road to Pike Boulevard. Interruptions will ta...
Witness says former Mission school board president accepted $30,000 in bribes
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The former president of the Mission school board accepted bribes through her siblings in 2018, according to a businessman who testified during a trial on Tuesday. Antonio Gonzalez III — a businessman from Weslaco — backed up his story with bank statements, text me...
Second Valley health facility named in birth tourism investigation
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A second Rio Grande Valley hospital is accused of being connected to a birth tourism scheme that is under investigation by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). Gov. Greg Abbott on July 7 directed the HHSC to launch the investigation following ...
Federal prosecutors, defense rest in Mission businesswoman’s bribery trial
McALLEN — After two days of trial, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys have rested in the trial of a Mission businesswoman accused of bribery over an energy company’s contract with the Mission school district. Opening arguments began Monday in the long-awaited trial of Veronica Inez O’Caña,...
Edinburg Vela’s Perez signs with Texas Rangers
Former Edinburg Vela catcher Jaime “Mito” Perez signed a contract to join the Texas Rangers organization as an undrafted free agent on Monday, RGVSports.com learned. Perez, who spent four years at Tarleton State in Stephenville and this past season at Grand Canyon in Phoenix, AZ, was productive a...
Musical South Padre Island sweethearts offered new chance at life
On the sandy shores of South Padre Island, a pair of talented East Texan high school sweethearts have found a home abundant in hope, resilience, community and music, but life-altering health struggles have impacted their livelihoods. However, hope is on the Laguna Madre horizon. A new robotic bra...
Roma ISD super named Region One super of the year
Carlos Gonzalez Jr. This year’s Region One Superintendent of the Year is Roma ISD’s Carlos Gonzalez Jr. Now, he’s a nominee for the state award. “I’m feeling blessed, excited and it’s a good feeling but I don’t accept this award on my own,” Gonzalez said. “The reason I got this award is because o...
SSTASH in Mission ranked 41st best burger place in the world
MISSION — Somehow and someway, the Rio Grande Valley always finds its way on to the world stage. Either through politics, art, food or culture, our home, for better or for worse, makes a name for itself to the world. SSTASH, a burger restaurant just more than a year into their establishment, has ...
Brownsville mom publishes children’s book about ‘the seven summits’
Stephanie Tovar poses with her new book “Make Way For Madison: The Seven Summits.” (Courtesy photo) “Once there was a girl named Madison and she loved to climb,” Brownsville mom Stephanie Tovar wrote in her new children’s book dedicated to her seven-year-old daughter. In three months, Tovar wrote...
San Benito prepares for performing arts theater construction
Fred Perez SAN BENITO — About eight years after voters passed a $40 million bond issue, officials are planning to launch a project to build the district’s first aquatics center while gearing up to start construction of a performing arts theater. With an overall project budget of about $30 million...
Advocacy group seeks to provide clarity over Texas abortion law
With abortion laws in Texas causing confusion among patients and physicians, the Asking for a Mom campaign, a nonpartisan public education campaign, is hoping to provide clarity for pregnant women and their rights during pregnancy emergencies. For Dr. Todd Ivey, an OBGYN practicing in Houston, th...
Border study shows post-pandemic economic rebound in Valley
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Center for Border Economic Studies (CBEST) has published its Summer 2026 edition of its Border Business Briefs. The briefs are an examination of the cross-border economy in the Rio Grande Valley and northern Mexico, offering insights into various patterns...
CBP finds 17 handguns, 6 rifles in vehicle at Anzalduas International Bridge
The entrance to the Anzalduas International Bridge near Mission seen Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Anzalduas International Bridge arrested a lawful permanent resident on Sunday after they discovered his attempt...
Editorial: Statewide weather alert should remind us to check conditions before traveling
We’re still in the middle of the summer vacation season, and many families are still planning trips to other parts of the state. People making such plans should remember that Mother Nature can be a capricious old dame. Just days after forecasters announced that they expect this summer’s storm sea...
Kylian Mbappé denied a 3rd straight World Cup final but remains in Golden Boot mix with Messi
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kylian Mbappé saw it for himself on the field: France simply didn’t play well enough to reach a third consecutive World Cup final. The France striker will have to settle for a third-place match and the continuing chase for another Golden Boot award in a tight race with Arg...
Spain shuts down France and Kylian Mbappé, advances to the World Cup final with a 2-0 victory
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Spain’s defensive prowess and swagger were just too much for an attacking trio led by France great Kylian Mbappé, and just enough to get the 2010 champions into another World Cup final. The Spanish team managed a record sixth shutout in seven games so far, winning 2-0 in t...
Salvation Army, H-E-B partner for free box fan distribution in Cameron County
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Salvation Army of Cameron County is partnering with H-E-B to hand out 600 fans to residents across the lower Rio Grande Valley. The box fans will be distributed starting Wednesday in Raymondville at no cost to help residents beat the Texas heat. Distributio...
Mission FD: Home damaged in morning fire, pet rescued
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A large portion of a Mission home sustained damage following a fire, according to the Mission Fire Department. At approximately 9:40 a.m. Mission fire crews responded to a structure fire in the Southwest area of Mission. According to Mission Fire Chief Mike Silv...
Hilton Grand Vacations fires employee who sent racial slur via social media to Aces’ Chelsea Gray
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hilton Grand Vacations has fired an employee who sent a racial slur via social media to Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray following the team’s 109-75 loss to the Indiana Fever on Sunday. The 33-year-old Gray posted the message she received that included a racial slur on her Insta...