McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A smuggler transported three migrants from Port Mansfield to Corpus Christi last week in a “speedboat-style vessel,” according to a criminal complaint against him. Along with the migrants, Alec Ray Foss, 28, of Corpus Christi had a pistol, a semi-automatic rifle a...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia has suspended women's basketball coach Megan Griffith for the first three games of the upcoming season after a review determined she had coaching interactions with the team that didn't align with expectations, the university said Thursday. The review, whi...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have ruled out quarterback Jalen Hurts for Sunday's game against Carolina because of a blood clot in his calf. The Eagles said in a statement Thursday that Hurts was injured in an Oct. 4 game against the Los Angeles Rams when he took a ...
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has filed a lawsuit seeking to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed. The lawsuit against the Hobart-Lawrence (Wisconsin) Police Department was filed Wednesday in Brown County Circuit Court. Jacobs p...
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has hired Colorado Avalanche assistant and former NHL head coach Dave Hakstol to lead its hockey program as the school investigates an outdoor workout that left a player on life support. The team's previous coach, Greg Powers, said in a statement...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The biggest weather story this weekend is the cold front moving in Friday. Meteorologist Lexie Walker dives into the impacts such as: colder temperatures, less muggy conditions, possible but low rain chances, fire danger concerns, dangerous/ lif...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism and Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn’t watch it. Trump sai...
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Miami quarterback Darian Mensah was the overwhelming choice for first-team quarterback on The Associated Press midseason All-America team released Thursday. UCLA led all teams with three players on the top unit. Eight players from the Southeastern Conference and seven each from t...
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David Gonzalez III A “belligerently drunk” ICE agent who was shot in Fresno, California by a 72-year-old homeowner who feared for their lives after the agent assaulted the man and his daughter, is from McAllen. On Tuesday, 32-year-old David Gonzalez III was formally charged with ...
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Jon Rahm will be able to leave LIV Golf and pursue other opportunities under a separation agreement filed in a New Jersey bankruptcy court. A week after Rahm's attorney told the court his client would not play on the beleaguered tour in 2027, the agreement was filed Wednesday and...
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M cALLEN — The two House District 41 candidates vying to represent the Rio Grande Valley in the Texas Legislature participated in their first, and possibly only, debate, five days before early voting begins. It was held at the DoubleTree Suites and hosted by the McAllen Citizens ...
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BANBURY, England (AP) — American Formula 1 team Haas is going with youth instead of experience for 2027 after signing Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Câmara on Thursday to partner fellow youngster Oliver Bearman next season. The Brazilian driver replaces 30-year-old Frenchma...
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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Formula 1 will “polish the image of an authoritarian leader” if it goes ahead with plans to hold an African Grand Prix in Rwanda, the foreign minister of neighboring Congo, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, said Thursday. Rwandan President Paul Kagame joined F1 Ch...
