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CHICAGO (AP) — Facing elimination for the second consecutive day, José Ramírez and the Cleveland Guardians responded once again. “What this team is doing is only what we know how to do,” the All-Star third baseman said. Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, and Cleveland beat ...
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PSJA Memorial’s Ruben Perez (3) carries the ball against McAllen Memorial defender JD Garza (28) in a District 16-5A DI game at PSJA Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) McAllen Memorial running back Oscar Jasso (3) carries the b...
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jerry Jones had his fingers entwined in front of him as he glanced up toward the big video board with a concerned look on his face. Right after his Dallas Cowboys fell behind against winless Tampa Bay, Dak Prescott threw an interception. Things were just s...
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bucky Irving already had his first 100-yard game since his rookie year in 2024 when the Tampa Bay running back finished off the Dallas Cowboys with a run that gave him a career high. Jalon Daniels, the undrafted rookie filling in for franchise quarterback ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Valley Sports Central has your Thursday night highlights for week seven of high school football. Sports Director Megan Murray captured highlights from Richard Flores Stadium in Edinburg for the Weslaco vs. Vela game. From Tom Landry Stadium in M...
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Edinburg Vela’s Caidyn Hoover , right, runs past Weslaco defender Alexander Jimenez, left, during a District 31-6A game at Richard R. Flores Stadium Thursday Oct.08, 2026 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Edinburg Vela’s Caidyn Hoover , right, tries to jump over...
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NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James knew Thursday night was going to feel different, playing in a game for the Philadelphia 76ers for the first time. But every first game of a season feels new, even for a player who's now had 24 of them. James certainly picked things up quickly to start...
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MIAMI (AP) — A'ja Wilson found out Thursday that she was the WNBA's Most Valuable Player. Bam Adebayo knew long before that. Adebayo — the Miami Heat center and longtime partner of Wilson, the Las Vegas Aces star — was asked last week to record some thoughts about his girlfriend ...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The murder charge against a Mercedes man arrested in his brother's s...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said Thursday, a stunning revelation about plans for the first military execution in more than 65 years after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had described it as ...
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The NFL is urging the Supreme Court to rule on the regulation of prediction markets after the league accounted for $1.8 billion in trading volume on the first Sunday of this season alone, arguing that states are better positioned to oversee sports-related contracts “given the cur...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Belting out “Theme from New York, New York” as they locked arms in the visitors' clubhouse at Yankee Stadium, the Tampa Bay Rays reveled with satisfaction after sweeping baseball's most storied team. “The best team in the world right here,” Tampa Bay star Junior C...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail has spoken publicly for the first time since his leg was severed while surfing on the Australian west coast in September, sharing previously unknown details of his near-death encounter. The professional firefighter was ...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors on Thursday found Rogelio Martinez, the 21-year-old man accused in the fatal shooting of San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez, guilty of capital murder. It took the jury three hours and 15 minutes to hand down the verdict that culminated the four-day trial,...
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H ARLINGEN — Emails show a data center developer’s official questioned whether discussions surrounding a Harlingen WaterWorks agreement could be kept “out of the public arena,” while the agency’s officials moved talks into a closed-door session. The emails stem from a September 2...
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Nestor Eduardo Flores A Mercedes man’s murder case was dismissed after state prosecutors determined there wasn’t enough evidence to proceed with the charge. Nestor Eduardo Flores, 29, was charged with the murder of his brother, Jose Gabriel Flores, 43, after allegedly stabbing hi...
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B ROWNSVILLE — The City Commission got one step closer to temporarily halting potential data center development in the city on Wednesday. It unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance that would pause permitting of data centers within Brownsville’s boundaries. The vot...
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By Maria Salette Ontiveros | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) U sers who filed approved claims in a Cash App $15 million data security settlement could receive payments this month. Cash App users who filed claims in a $15 million class-action settlement over alleged security failure...
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T he Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation has amended its 2025-2029 Strategic Plan with the goal of refining strategies around pathways to entrepreneurship, community health/well-being, downtown revitalization, partnerships, communications and “impact measurement.” The o...
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Weslaco Mayor Adrian Gonzalez T he city of Weslaco is among the few cities across the Rio Grande Valley to lower its property tax rate for fiscal year 2026-27. Weslaco’s new tax rate will be .6678 per $100 valuation, an almost 2-cent reduction from last year’s .6867 rate. This is...
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By Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune P resident Donald Trump railed against U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in a post on Truth Social Wednesday night, calling the South Texas congressman “disloyal” and “ungrateful” for sticking with the Democratic Party after Trump pardoned him last ye...
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By Karen Brooks Harper | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) T exas agencies are warning state leaders that a mandatory budget cut ordered by Republican leaders to help pay for property tax changes next year will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and the taxpaye...
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I mmigration courts in various parts of the country are employing various methods to try to reduce the massive case backlog that sometimes add years to the process without good reason. Those efforts have had varying degrees of success, but at least the courts are working to addre...
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T he labor force participation rate is a closely watched indicator of the level of engagement of people in the workforce, whether employed or seeking a job. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks the measure, which has recently fallen to levels not seen since the mid-1970s (e...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) – A Cameron County jury found Rogelio Martinez guilty of capital murder Thursday in the 2023 shooting death of San Benito Police Lt. Milton Resendez. The verdict came after nearly five hours of deliberation following almost a week of testimony. ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Starr County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested a man accused of being involved in an improper relationship with a student. Francisco Contreras Jr. was booked into the county jail on Wednesday on a charge of improper relationship between ed...
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NEW YORK (AP) — George Steinbrenner would be firing people. The New York Yankees failed for the 17th straight season to win a World Series title and watched an opponent celebrate on their infield in October for the third consecutive year. Steinbrenner, their tempestuous controlli...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A'ja Wilson fine-tunes her shooting touch following every practice. That little bit of extra work has defined her greatness since being drafted first overall in 2018. On Thursday, she received a voice message from former Vice President Kamala Harris congratulatin...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A month after he was accused of striking an inmate in the face, a now-former Hidalgo County detention officer has been charged. Luis Vega, 30, was charged with official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor, on Thursday. A judge set bond at $2,500, ...
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Leader Formulas' Rapture pre-workout was distributed nationwide to retail stores and sold online from Jan. 2025 through May 2026.
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday welcomed the Cannery Public Market to Brownsville. The Cannery Public Market is the city's newest hub centered on health and wellness. A partnership with the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley will bring a f...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral is partnering with school districts across the Rio Grande Valley to bring live high school football games to viewers with a click. ValleyCentral is the only news station in the region to bring you live broadcasts from the Harlingen...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried gave up two home runs, the New York Yankees had one taken off the board by fan interference and then their season ended Thursday night with a whimper. After Anthony Volpe's would-be tying homer in the bottom of the sixth inning turned into a double on vi...
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By Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Professor and Extension Forage Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension A good system of grazing is one that uses livestock behavior to sustain forage and animal production at a low cost. No single grazing system will be suitable for all locations o...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The mother of a slain Border Patrol agent who was killed during a failed robbery attempt in Willacy County 12 years ago took the podium at President Donald Trump's rally in San Antonio on Wednesday. Marie Vega, who said she's from La Feria, is t...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty return home trying to keep their season alive after a loss to Atlanta in Game 2 of their best-of-five WNBA semifinals series left the team in a major hole and confused about whether they had a timeout at the end of the game. The eighth-seeded ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Texas mother and daughter have been found guilty of attempting to smuggle a Mexican citizen under a blanket while crossing the Falfurrias checkpoint earlier this year. Charisma Vidal, 22, of Lubbock, was found guilty following a two-day trial....
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B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors who are deciding the case of a 21-year-old Brownsville man of fatally shooting a San Benito police officer following an hourslong pursuit three years ago began deliberating at 11:10 a.m. Thursday. The deliberations come on the fourth day of testimony in the ...
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The first three days of the earliest leaguewide start in NHL history delivered scores straight out of the 1980s. Edmonton and Vancouver played 6-5 and 9-7 games. Pittsburgh routed Philadelphia 7-0. Colorado beat Los Angeles 8-4. “There’s a lot of goals being scored, which tells y...
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ATLANTA (AP) — The New York Liberty opted not to advance the ball for a better shot at a tying 3-pointer, then said after their loss Wednesday night that officials told them they didn't have a reset timeout left. The Liberty inbounded the ball under the basket, forcing them to go...
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HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s flagship baseball team, Industriales, has debuted a jersey featuring a private sponsor’s logo — an eye-catching development in a country that for decades rejected professional sports, advertising, and private sponsorship. It is the first time in the 65-year h...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After deliberating for nearly five hours, a Cameron County jury on Thursday found Rogelio Martinez guilty of capital murder for the shooting death of San Benito Police Lt. Milton Resendez during a 2023 police chase. The jury began deliberating...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — This episode of Valley Storm Team brings members of the team together to talk about the drought, the hurricane, and our weekend. Recent rains have made a dramatic improvement in our drought conditions across the Valley. We are still seeing some ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — While many teams took some R&R with a bye last week, our Valley High School football players still delivered plenty of action and stellar performances. Two partners in crime from Sharyland stood out to earn our Athletes of the Week. A mystery is...
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YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Fresh off making the clinching putt in another U.S. victory at the Presidents Cup, Jacob Bridgeman birdied four of his last five holes Thursday for an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead over Jordan Smith in the Baycurrent Classic. The PGA Tour's lone stop i...
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LONDON (AP) — The NBA was pressing ahead with plans to launch a new European basketball league, saying on Thursday the current model was seriously undervalued. EuroLeague owners this week rejected a formal offer from the NBA to merge into a single European operation. But the NBA ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky State University women’s basketball player from Senegal, who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been released after spending two months in custody. At a hearing on Tuesday a judge granted a $2,500 bond for Aminata Seck and i...
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Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones has received a heart transplant, coach Eli Drinkwitz said. Drinkwitz announced on X on Thursday morning that the surgery Wednesday went well and that Jones was recovering. “We are incredibly grateful for the medical team who c...
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BEIJING (AP) — French Open champion Mirra Andreeva reached the semifinals of the China Open after battling past Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) on Thursday. Andreeva had lost her previous two matches against Alexandrova, who rallied back from 4-1 down in the second set and...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Hurricane Isaias will continue to get stronger out in the Gulf, and even though it will stay very far away from the Rio Grande Valley, we will still get some impacts from it. The current forecast brings the hurricane inland near the Alabama/Flor...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Finishing off the Atlanta Braves in four games in the NL Division Series meant more to the Los Angeles Dodgers than avoiding a winner-take-all Game 5. By ending the series Wednesday night with a 4-1 victory, the Dodgers will have extra time to reset their rotation,...
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — After yet another businesslike victory in a season full of them, the Milwaukee Brewers celebrated their National League Division Series clincher inside Petco Park on Wednesday night amid beer showers, wafting cigar smoke and countless bottles of sparkling wine in...
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SINGAPORE (AP) — The FIA has defended its handling of the Formula 1 car software bug which delayed the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last weekend and pledged it will “strengthen” how the code is tested in future. Several drivers, including seven-time champion Lewis ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Volpe rounded the bases, touched home plate and then waited out the uncertainty like everyone else. “Just hoping for the best,” the New York Yankees infielder said. “Crazy.” With the Yankees' season at stake, Volpe was denied a tying home run against the T...
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ATLANTA (AP) — With one pivotal swing, Andy Pages sent the Los Angeles Dodgers into the National League Championship Series and transformed his postseason legacy. Pages drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to give Los Angeles the lead, and the Dodger...
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Although outfielder Garrett Mitchell gracefully accepted congratulations for robbing Manny Machado of a tying home run late in the Milwaukee Brewers’ Division Series-clinching victory, he clearly wasn’t all that impressed with himself. To Mitchell, that dramatic ...
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr.'s 429-foot home run to straightaway center field leading off the third inning got the sellout crowd of 47,712 at Petco Park revved up and waving their yellow rally towels. That was pretty much the extent of the excitement for those fans as the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Mesa Jr. didn't bother to watch his home run land in Yankee Stadium's right-field seats, instead turning to his Tampa Bay teammates in the third base dugout. Rays manager Kevin Cash waved an arm and pointed toward first base, urging Mesa to start the type o...
