WASHINGTON (AP) — Toronto pitcher Shane Bieber’s start against the Washington Nationals was anything but a walk in the park. The former Cy Young Award winner issued walks to six of the nine batters he faced — including three with the bases loaded — before departing after two-thir...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Starting on Aug. 1, the University Scholastic League (UIL) will require all school athletic teams and marching bands to follow heat safety guidelines. The guidelines are designed to protect students from overheating when practicing outdoors. The...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The city of Mission is one step closer to making history by bringing one of the largest private investments in the area. City and development leaders gathered in Mission on Tuesday to celebrate the official start of construction on the $50 mill...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The U.S. Navy has updated its transfer policy in the aftermath of the murder of Brownsville native sailor Angelina Resendiz. Resendiz disappeared from her barracks at Naval Station Norfolk on May 29, 2025. Eleven days later, Resendiz’s body was...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Curtis Mead will miss an undetermined amount of time with a left wrist injury suffered in his first game with the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox acquired Mead on Saturday in a trade that sent left-hander Connelly Early to Washington. Mead was injured i...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Lawmakers and candidates from the Valley to Austin to Washington, D.C. weighed in on the issue of data centers. Policy proposals and pledges were announced or expanded looking to ensure that electricity customers weren't saddled with the cost of...
Notre Dame and Ohio State reached lucrative jersey patch sponsorship deals totaling around $30 million at a time schools search for ways to cash in on the revenue-sharing era. Ohio State announced a multiyear sponsorship deal with JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday. Terms were not release...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Congressman Vicente Gonzalez on Tuesday released a statement regarding recent raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Rio Grande Valley, vowing to work with local leaders to find solutions that will keep people safe. The statement co...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Rio Grande City is inviting the community to its Memorial Stair Climb event in honor of the first responders who sacrificed their lives on 9/11. The climb is designed to represent the same number of steps that firefighters and other first respon...
PROGRESO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A new monthly brush collection fee is sparking debate among residents in Progreso, with some questioning why they have to pay for a service they may not use every month, while city leaders say the charge is needed to keep the program running with...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Denzel Ward has agreed to a two-year extension with the Cleveland Browns that will make him the highest-paid defensive back in the NFL, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The five-time Pro Brown cornerback will sign a two-year extension wo...
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — As Klint Kubiak oversees his first training camp as a head coach, he is faced with the daunting task of figuring out how to juggle going with Kirk Cousins as the Raiders' starting quarterback — for now — while getting the most out of overall No. 1 draft pic...
DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal is still the ace of the Detroit Tigers' pitching staff as far as manager A.J. Hinch is concerned. Hinch confirmed Tuesday that Skubal is still scheduled to start on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles. With the Tigers at 50-57 and the Aug. 3 trade ...
A reworked Senate bill designed to regulate college sports proposes to more than double the amount of money schools could share with players as part of a flurry of revisions designed to win the support of the Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan took the blame for the car crash that left him with a concussion and other injuries, saying he took his eyes off the road to reach for his fallen cell phone before hitting another vehicle. Shanahan crashed into a ...
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a statement from Glazer's Beer and Beverage. HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The 13th Court of Appeals on Monday ordered Hidalgo County court proceedings regarding the wrongful death lawsuit of a Weslaco cheerleader to stop as it...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A classic weather pattern is settling in across the Rio Grande Valley. Over the next seven days, a dome of high pressure will dominate the region, keeping skies mostly sunny and temperatures running hot each afternoon. Highs are expected to cli...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Big Ten Conference would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff. Commissioner Tony Petitti says that’s a worthwhile sacrifice to get his preferred postseason format. “When we make this decision as a league – are we going...
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The quarterback position took even more heat — and hits — than usual last season around the NFL. Ill-timed injuries to Daniel Jones, Patrick Mahomes and Bo Nix left their teams in the lurch. Joe Burrow, Jayden Daniels and Lamar Jackson had trouble staying heal...
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers says there's “zero debate" that this season will be his last. The future Hall of Fame quarterback's status beyond 2026 is seemingly one of the few certainties for the Pittsburgh Steelers, where the only thing familiar about their annual pilgrimag...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green has agreed to a one-year, $27.7 million deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Green will sign the contract that essentially matches the deal he opted out of last m...
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have suspended defensive backs coach Gerald Alexander for three weeks without pay following a drunken driving charge for an incident earlier this year. The Vikings announced the punishment Tuesday as they began training camp. Alexander's ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As the summer is winding down, the Edinburg Police Department is inviting the community to attend its 30th Annual National Night Out. The free event is open to the public and takes place on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Edinburg Promenade Park, located at...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are set to make two-time Pro Bowl selection Jalen Carter the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The Eagles and Carter announced that they agreed to ter...
College sports marketing company Learfield saw a 123% increase in female athlete participation in name, image and likeness compensation activities over the 2025-26 fiscal year, the company revealed in a report released Tuesday. Solly Fulp, Learfield’s head of NIL, doesn’t think ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A very special superhero swung by our studio on Tuesday. A fantastically sweet and shy young white and grey kitten who goes by the name Spiderman was brought in by Brownsville Animal Regulation Care Center adoption specialist Jordan Wally as th...
A Catholic nun from Nigeria who had been arrested and briefly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in June while walking to church in McAllen, met with ICE on Tuesday and was allowed to remain free....
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday — and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. “It is not FIFA’s to sell,” UEFA said in a...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Three men were hospitalized Monday night after the ATV they were riding rolled into a canal in Elsa, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. At approximately 8:40 p.m., deputies responded to the 11400 block of Mile 17 Road North in Els...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Goalkeeper Matt Freese admits he's not quite gotten over the United States' abrupt exit from the 2026 World Cup following a 4-1 loss to Belgium in the round of 16. And quite frankly, he's not sure he ever will. “Big losses in tough moments are things you ne...
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Even after 18 seasons in the NFL, kicker Nick Folk says he still gets excited about the dawn of a new season. “Always exciting,” Folk said Tuesday after reporting for his first training camp with the Atlanta Falcons. Folk, 41, and the Falcons will have ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers second-year tight end Mitchell Evans was carted off the field on Tuesday with an ankle injury. Panthers coach Dave Canales said after practice that Evans got rolled up on and that the initial diagnosis indicates the injury is not viewed as...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Police arrested a McAllen man accused of killing a dog with a hammer, according to an offense report obtained by ValleyCentral. Daniel Alberto Martinez, 36, of McAllen was charged with cruelty to non-livestock animals and tampering/fabricate phy...
SALTBURN, England (AP) — An amateur cricket match in England has become a viral sensation after allegations of cheating were shared on social media. A video, which claims to show a fielder clicking his fingers to imitate the sound of a bat connecting with the ball before a player...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of San Benito is inviting the community to attend its budget session "Let's Taco Bout the Budget" on Tuesday. The community is encouraged to share ideas, projects, services and improvements from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Community Buildin...
CHICAGO (AP) — Defending national champion Indiana has three of the 12 players selected for preseason honors to lead all teams. Rather than putting together a traditional preseason all-conference team, the Big Ten has a media panel select 12 players for preseason honors without r...
MILAN (AP) — Roberto Mancini has once again been tasked with revitalizing an Italy team in crisis, almost exactly three years after he bolted on the national team. Italian soccer federation president Giovanni Malagò announced Mancini as the new Italy coach on Tuesday, adding that...
GENEVA (AP) — Soccer’s law-making panel clarified its guidance to referees which confirmed Switzerland forward Breel Embolo should not have been sent off in the World Cup quarterfinals against Argentina. Embolo’s second yellow card, after a video review for simulating being foule...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The little blue "H" centered near the Texas Panhandle is having a big impact on temperatures across much of the country. The heat dome effect will be bringing above-normal temperatures across many areas, including the Rio Grande Valley, for seve...
PARIS (AP) — Moments after being announced as France's new coach on Tuesday, Zinedine Zidane clenched his fists and his usually measured voice trembled a little. “I’m excited,” he said. “The France team makes you dream. We have extraordinary players, an extraordinary team.” Zidan...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have put themselves in a good position in the AL West just by having a winning record. Texas (54-52) is the only team in the division not under .500 with about one-third of the regular season remaining, and now less than a week before nex...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Grant McCray hit his first home run of the season in the fourth inning and Tyler Mahle threw six sharp innings as the San Francisco Giants downed the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Monday night. Giants’ Luis Arraez got the scoring started in the third inning, knock...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants third baseman Casey Schmitt left Monday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the bottom of the second inning due to a left knee injury. Schmitt appeared to hurt his left leg after rounding first base following a single to right f...
CHICAGO (AP) — New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain. Bellinger was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday, a day after he got hurt running the bases during a 3-1 win at Philadelphia. He had mo...
MIAMI (AP) — Griffin Conine hit a walkoff run-scoring single to lift the Marlins past the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Monday and end Miami's franchise record 12-game losing streak. Phillies closer Jhoan Duran (1-4) entered with a 7-5 lead before loading the bases with no outs an...
MIAMI (AP) — Clayton McCullough breathed a sigh of relief. The Marlins finally won a game. Miami overcame two-run, ninth-inning deficit in the ninth on Monday to beat division-rival Philadelphia 8-7 and snap a 12-game losing streak — the longest such stretch in franchise history....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A couple of hours before sunrise, something electrical failed at or beyond the Sanchez site, producing a bright flash and a momentary power flicker across Star Factory and the offices. Despite the issue, pre-flight launch operations were not im...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Stafford looked across the Los Angeles Rams ' line in his first practice of training camp Monday and saw both the NFL Defensive Player of the Year and the highest-paid cornerback in the league. When he dropped back, he could throw to last season's NFL l...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The United States is preparing to reopen its U.S-Mexico border to Mexican cattle imports after a two-year suspension linked to concerns over New World screwworm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says livestock imports will resume first through ...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Federal agents raided a ropa usada warehouse, arrested the owner and detained two workers on Friday. Agents charged the owner — Fernando Mireles, 32, of Pharr — with smuggling, laundering money and hiring people who lacked permission to work in th...
Due to Network changes, the Saturday August 1st showing of Tails of Valor airing at 11am has been rescheduled for 8am.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ann Meyers Drysdale felt nostalgic spending the day with so many other Honda Cup award winners, including fellow UCLA Bruins great Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The award, given annually to the top female college athlete, was celebrating its 50th annivesary Monday. The be...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The heat isn’t letting up anytime soon. A strong high‑pressure system parked over the central U.S. continues to dominate the weather pattern across Texas and the Rio Grande Valley, keeping conditions hot and stagnant. This setup is pushing in st...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An undocumented Honduran national living in Donna pleaded guilty on Monday to attempting to meet with a minor for sex, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Anael Jossue Rodriguez-Rodas, 35, was arrested after a three-day undercover onlin...
Two married pastors who were here in the U.S. on religious visas were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the McAllen airport last week as they were trying to fly to a Billy Graham marriage conference....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A new program at Texas Southmost College will soon offer licensed healthcare professionals the opportunity to get certified in medical aesthetics injections. According to TSC, medical aesthetics is a branch of medicine that uses clinical procedu...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Lucas Glover removed his shoes to retrieve his ball from the hole in the final round of the 3M Open, TV commentators speculated it was in protest of the AimPoint green-reading system used by many PGA Tour players. Turns out, he went shoeless for another re...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Edinburg welcomed Academy Award-nominated actor Terrence Howard to City Hall on Monday, honoring the Hollywood actor with a special city proclamation. Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa officially declared July 27 as Terrence Howard Day. "The...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It Takes A Village is a weekly ValleyCentral+ series that covers all things parenting; from real, honest conversations about daily routines and challenges to funny moments, lessons learned and balancing work and family life. Some people know the...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral wants to see your four-legged companion in honor of National Dog Photography Day. National Dog Photo Day was founded in 2018 to encourage pet owners and pet photographers to capture in-the-moment photos of their dogs and their uniq...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Toronto pitcher Shane Bieber’s start against the Washington Nationals was anything but a walk in the park. The former Cy Y…
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Starting on Aug. 1, the University Scholastic League (UIL) will require all school athletic teams and mar…
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The city of Mission is one step closer to making history by bringing one of the largest private investme…
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The U.S. Navy has updated its transfer policy in the aftermath of the murder of Brownsville native sailo…
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Curtis Mead will miss an undetermined amount of time with a left wrist injury suffered in his first game with…
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Lawmakers and candidates from the Valley to Austin to Washington, D.C. weighed in on the issue of data ce…
Notre Dame and Ohio State reached lucrative jersey patch sponsorship deals totaling around $30 million at a time schools search for ways to …
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Congressman Vicente Gonzalez on Tuesday released a statement regarding recent raids by Immigration and Cu…
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Rio Grande City is inviting the community to its Memorial Stair Climb event in honor of the first respond…
PROGRESO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A new monthly brush collection fee is sparking debate among residents in Progreso, with some questioning w…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Denzel Ward has agreed to a two-year extension with the Cleveland Browns that will make him the highest-paid defensive back…
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — As Klint Kubiak oversees his first training camp as a head coach, he is faced with the daunting task of figuring out …
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