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President Trump on Wednesday kindled a significant thaw in relations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when the two met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, as Ukraine seizes the i
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays has pitched seven no-hit innings against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Cease set down the first 14 San Francisco hitters before he walked Willy Adames with two outs in the fifth. Cease also walked Drew Gilbert leading off the sixt...
LONDON (AP) — As Marta Kostyuk played on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Wednesday, her compatriots in Ukraine were dealing with another deadly attack by Russia on Kyiv. It's been the same for much of Kostyuk’s run to the semifinals. On Monday, after Russian missiles struck residential buildings clo...
Boston’s Willson Contreras and Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone are the latest sluggers to commit to participating in the Home Run Derby on Monday in Philadelphia. The 34-year-old Contreras has 20 homers in 306 at-bats, which stands just a few shy of the career best of 24 he had for the Chicago Cubs ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District Board of Trustees named Rosalba De Hoyos as the lone finalist for its superintendent position. The school board voted to name De Hoyos as the lone finalist on Monday during a regular board meeting. "I am honored by th...
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- One city in Rio Grande Valley is now taking new steps to prepare for the possible threat of the new world screwworm. Rio Grande City announced that all of its animal control officers are now certified New World screwworm inspectors. The certification allo...
The NCAA wants to know what the University of Cincinnati knew about former quarterback Brendan Sorsby and his gambling issues during his two seasons with the program. According to reports by multiple media outlets, the NCAA has sent an official letter of inquiry to the school regarding Sorsby, wh...
LONDON (AP) — If he keeps playing like this, Arthur Fery might just become Wimbledon royalty. Fery grew up five minutes from the All England Club and now the 114th-ranked player is a semifinalist at the grass-court Grand Slam. The 23-year-old British player, who needed a wild-card invitation to e...
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard will miss the start of the season after he had surgery on his left shoulder on Wednesday. Team physician Michael Terry said Bedard is expected "to make a full recovery in an approximate timeline of four months.” The NHL hasn't announced its r...
President Trump on Wednesday kindled a significant thaw in relations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when the two met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, as Ukraine seizes the initiative in its more than four-year war against Russia. Trump announced the U.S. would buy Ukrai...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After 48 years of service, Dr. Romeo Montalvo Jr. is retiring from his practice of pediatrics in Brownsville. To recognize Dr. Montalvo for his service to South Texas children and their families, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) is presenting him with a co...
MIAMI (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. would always follow the same routine in his 15 visits to Miami as an opponent. Walk into the arena, take a look into the rafters, gaze at one specific banner. “Hardaway 10” sways, commemorating his father's time with the Heat and the jersey they retired in Tim Hardaw...
In this episode of Border Report Live, South Texas correspondent Sandra Sanchez and host Rudy Mireles talk about the new funds, which were provided through the Department of Transportation's Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program.
MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Mission hosted its State of the City address this afternoon. Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza highlighted the city's accomplishments over the past year and celebrated the partnerships the city has made to strengthen the community. The city's presentation fea...
DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time World Series champion and 2011 AL MVP will retire after this season with the Detroit Tigers. Verlander made the announcement on Wednesday, shortly after he was added as a Lege...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — More World Cup teams. Same World Cup story. This edition started with 48 teams; it’s now down to eight, with six of those from Europe. And unless Morocco pulls off a series of surprising outcomes over the final two weeks, the champion will come from Europe or South Amer...
ATLANTA (AP) — Game balls for World Cup matches have become stars in their own right during the tournament. The ball has made headlines with its embedded technology and raised questions among fans, including: Why is everyone expected to promptly toss the ball back onto the pitch? It's a question ...
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Queen Camilla made her customary visit to Wimbledon on Wednesday and was joined in the Royal Box by an actor who once portrayed her husband. It is the fourth year in a row that the queen, the wife of King Charles III, has visited the All England Club on Day 10 [...]
City leaders in NYC say they are confident in ongoing stabilization efforts at the buckling high-rise that sparked chaos across Midtown.
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Zlatko Dalić is out as Croatia's coach after a spell that included leading the team to two consecutive top-three finishes at World Cups. “I leave with a fulfilled heart, proud of my contribution to the greatest successes of Croatian soccer in history, and I wish my successo...
France star Kylian Mbappé on Monday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Mbappé called Celeste Amarilla, a senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, a “despicable woman” who was “unworthy” of serv...
Oil prices on Tuesday jumped over 5 percent after the U.S. revoked its waiver on Iranian oil sanctions following strikes on three commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — In a match with few fireworks, the Swiss were patient against the Colombians and their enthusiastic fans. After a scoreless draw, Ruben Vargas converted the decisive penalty and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals, beating Colombia 4-3 in a shoot...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 300th career homer on Tuesday night, a leadoff shot against Colorado Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen that made him the first Japanese-born player in the majors to reach the milestone. The Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar blasted a 409-foot line driv...
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Tolbert grinned late Tuesday night and said he’d give himself until midnight before turning the page on one of the most historic stretches a batter has ever enjoyed. His place in the record books will probably last a lot longer. The Kansas City Royals outfielder, typically a...
Federal authorities have seized more than 600 drones for violating flight restrictions around World Cup games.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Ryan O'Hearn has been playing baseball nearly all his life. Never has the left-handed slugger had a game quite like Tuesday's 12-4 win over Atlanta. Not in Little League. Not in high school. Not at Sam Houston State. Not in the minors. Not in Bal...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Thousands of SpaceX employees became millionaires when the company issued its highly-anticipated initial public offering last month - and many of those employees call the Valley home. While their newfound wealth won't materialize overnight, it could have an ev...
DONNA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — South Texas builders say increased immigration enforcement across the Rio Grande Valley is creating delays at construction sites, driving up building costs and worsening an ongoing labor shortage. Industry leaders with the South Texas Builders Association say immigr...
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams could be up next in the Summer of New York. After the Knicks’ first NBA championship in more than 50 years, Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden and the World Cup final to be played just across the Hudson River, it looks like another circus is coming to to...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — UTRGV men's basketball added TCU transfer Jace Posey to Brandon Chambers' revamped roster, and the redshirt junior guard is already making a name for himself. His last name, though, might be one Vaqueros fans recognize. Jace's father James Posey won two NBA champ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Temperatures stay true to our typical summer pattern in the Valley, climbing into the upper 90s and low 100s on Wednesday, with heat index values pushing into the triple digits. This means a minor to moderate heat risk for most of the area, so keep your usual wa...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Edinburg Police Department concluded its safety initiative aimed at cracking down on impaired drivers. The initiative was funded by the Texas Department of Transportation, granting the Edinburg Police Department to ramp up its patrols during a two-week peri...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press honored Breanna Stewart before the New York Liberty's game Tuesday night for being one of the greatest women's college basketball players during the Top 25 poll era. The AP celebrated the 50th anniversary of the women's basketball poll last season. As part of ...
LONDON (AP) — Side to side. Corner to corner. Novak Djokovic kept pushing Felix Auger-Aliassime back and forth along the Centre Court baseline at Wimbledon to retrieve one shot after another. Finally, on the 22nd shot of a grueling rally deep in a fifth-set super tiebreaker, Auger-Aliassime had a...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to launch an investigation of the Mission Regional Medical Center. The investigation is followed by claims that the Mission Regional Medical Center targets foreign nationals wit...
Angel Reese felt that Atlanta Dream teammates Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray were snubbed by not being selected as All-Star starters. Now the Dream trio will get to play together in Chicago at the WNBA All-Star Game on July 25 after all three players were selected as reserves by the league's coach...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — City of Edinburg Animal Care officers and Magic Valley Electric Co-op teamed up to rescue a kitten from 7,500 volts on a power box. According to a social media post from the city of Edinburg, a small black kitten was found trapped inside a high-voltage electrica...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation has a three-month-long reconstruction project at FM 494 on Shary Road in Alton. According to a news release from TxDOT, the reconstruction project is planned on the east side of FM 494 and Mile 4 East of Alton, which will a...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation has announced that the U.S. 281 Brooks County rest area is temporarily closed. According to a social media post from TxDOT, the rest area has been temporarily closed for maintenance. A TxDOT spokesperson said the rest stop ...
SEATTLE (AP) — For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men's national team remains stagnant. Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie fared no better at the World Cup in 2022 and 2026 than Tim Howard, Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore did in 2010 an...
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