BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Monday marked the first day of the capital murder trial for Rogelio Martinez Jr., who is charged with the killing of San Benito Police Department Lt. Milton Resendez during a vehicle pursuit in San Benito on Oct. 17, 2023. Martinez was initially pulled over fo...
schools
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s time for another week of high school football! Our Valley Sports Team is highlighting the Weslaco at Vela matchup. We'll have live coverage on Friday, bringing our viewers highlights from the game. Our live Game of the Week coverage will be...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Walt Weiss heard what he described as “screaming” from those who criticized his decision to have Ray Kerr open a bullpen game for the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The critics thought Weiss should have started C...
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — It took six words after a soccer match to unleash racial, political and economic tensions that have long simmered between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. “L’Hispaniola c’est Haiti! This is Haiti!” star player Wilson Isidor shouted after helping Hait...
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E DINBURG — A local family is suing Edinburg CISD, administration, staff and a former student for $3 million on allegations of bullying, hazing, threats and a physical attack during a football practice that left the plaintiff with a shattered clavicle. Juanita Ramirez filed the c...
safety
T wo men are dead following a two-vehicle crash north of Palmview late Sunday afternoon. The men have been identified as Mission residents Leobardo Adan Garza, 53, and Margarito Vasquez Cano, 36. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at about 5:09...
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San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez B ROWNSVILLE — Opening arguments set a dramatic tone Monday morning in the death penalty trial of an accused cop killer, launching proceedings that detailed the events that led to a deadly encounter almost three years ago. Rogelio Martinez, 2...
parks
France left it late to beat Belgium 4-1 in the Nations League as Zinedine Zidane got his first home win as the national coach on Monday. Substitutes Désiré Doué, Rayan Cherki and Michael Olise (two) netted four goals in 14 minutes to completely turn the match around for France, w...
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By Sarah Bahari | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) A mazon has begun sending out payments to some Prime customers as part of a $2.5 billion settlement. The Federal Trade Commission announced in September that it would send automatic payments to eligible customers under last year’s s...
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Armando Adrian Arebalo A 38-year-old McAllen man was sentenced to life in prison without parole in the case of a 2017 murder that occurred during a botched robbery of cash and methamphetamine. A Hidalgo County jury found Armando Adrian Arebalo guilty of capital murder after 41-ye...
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I n a bulletin issued early Monday, the National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley office advised that a threat of flash floods continues near the Lower Valley and lower Texas coast. NWS predicted a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall Monday during the day and evening n...
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By Emily Brindley | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) T he Texas attorney general’s office has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group, the office announced Monday, over allegations of the insurer delaying and denying medically necessary care. The announcement comes one wee...
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H ARLINGEN — No, not me. I’m fine, I’m healthy, there’s a mistake. No, there is indeed something in your mammogram and we need you to come back in. That is the predictable storyline of anyone receiving that news, and it is the storyline Santos Ramos tells about her breast cancer ...
