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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...
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 ...
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,...
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. ...
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...
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, ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
F our men were arrested Monday following the fatal stabbing of a man found outside a San Juan parking lot. Mario “Chencho” Alejandro Sanchez, Orlando Olaguder Rabadan, John Phuc Phan and Hector “Cuatro” Jesus Martinez Jr. were all charged with murder following the death of Eric G...
Rogelio Martinez Jr., 21, attends his death penalty trial Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, at the Cameron County Courthouse 404th state District Court in Brownsville. Martinez is charged with the killing of San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) B ROW...
Guadalupe Garcia Vela A 32-year-old Mission man was acquitted of his murder charge stemming from the double homicide of two 20-year-old women in 2015. Guadalupe Garcia Vela was found not guilty of capital murder of multiple persons Tuesday. Garcia was initially arrested nearly a ...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Both the state and defense have rested in the capital murder trial of Rogelio Martinez, who is accused of killing San Benito Police Lt. Milton Resendez during a 2023 police chase. On the third day of trial, jurors heard directly from Martinez ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Brownsville Fire Department crew members are touring school campuses to keep students informed about fire safety. Fire crews visited Perez Elementary School on Wednesday to demonstrate how to respond during a fire emergency. "We're here to teac...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The San Benito Police Department announced Wednesday that it will postpone its annual National Night Out celebration. Authorities announced on social media that the event was postponed due to weather. National Night Out is an annual celebration ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s sports minister says the government will review the military service exemption for gold-medal winning athletes after public backlash to some controversial comments from winners at the Asian Games. Three players from the men's soccer team ca...
San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors on Tuesday morning watched a heart-wrenching body cam video as San Benito police officers pulled one of their own out of his patrol unit, placed him into the bed of a Border Patrol truck and rushed the dying man to Valle...
Jorge Luis Ramos A 45-year-old Edinburg man was sentenced for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend by hitting her over the head with beer bottles, burning her with lit cigarettes, hitting her with his hands and feet, branding her with a stainless steel pan and even attempting to se...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Veterans, dependents and surviving spouses in Cameron County are encouraged to apply to two grant programs available through funding from the Texas Veterans Commission. General Assistance Program The General Assistance Program provides emergency...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley will be providing free produce on Friday morning. Produce will be distributed while supplies last from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Los Fresnos EMS and Fire Station located at 100 Rodeo Dr. Each household may o...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After a long day of opening statements and several witnesses' testimonies on Monday, day two of the Rogelio Martinez trial began Tuesday morning, after a 30-minute delay. DAY ONE: Capital murder trial begins for man accused of killing San Beni...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A body was recovered from the Rio Grande near Escobares on Monday morning, the Starr County Sheriff's Office said. READ ALSO: Man who smuggled meth for his mother sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison U.S. Border Patrol and the La Rosita Volunte...
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...
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...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Cameron County jury returned to a courtroom Tuesday morning for the second day of the capital murder trial of the man accused of gunning down a San Benito police officer. On Monday, seven witnesses testified in the trial of Rogelio Martinez ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Four men were arrested in connection with a stabbing that killed a 44-year-old man early Saturday morning in San Juan, police said. The four men were charged with murder, a first-degree felony, on Monday. A judge set bond at $2 million for all o...
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The cockatoo has won out over the kangaroo, the koala and the bin chicken to become the emblem of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics — after a bit of an embarrassing social media leak. It's now official. Days after officials in Brisbane were forced to ho...
Gonçalo Ramos is helping Portugal to forget all about Cristiano Ronaldo, while Greece took more points off Jürgen Klopp and Germany in the Nations League. Ramos fired Portugal to a 2-1 win over Norway on Sunday to keep the Portuguese perfect in Group A4 with four wins – enough to...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - San Juan police are trying to find out who fatally stabbed a man in shopping center parking lot. Police say they received a 911 call just after 2 a.m. Saturday about a man stabbed on the 1600 block of North Veterans Boulevard. Investigators say ...
Talk about getting run out of the building. Not long after the start of what turned into a 56-26 loss to Oregon State on Saturday in Fort Collins, Colorado State defensive coordinator Tyson Summers was nowhere to be found. When the game finally ended, Rams coach Jim Mora said Sum...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested a man and seized marijuana and other THC products during a raid in Brownsville on Friday. Anthony Julian Hernandez, 21, was arrested on charges of manufacturing or delivery of a substance an...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games Friday following his arrest earlier this year in a prostitution sting in Ohio. The league announced that York also was fined $500,000 for violating the league's personal conduct policy. ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers fired new play-by-play television broadcaster Braiden Bell on Thursday when inappropriate social media posts that he made as a teenager resurfaced just hours after the team announced his hiring. “The Portland Trail Blazers have zer...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Starr County Sheriff's Office deputy is in stable condition after he was involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash while responding to a domestic disturbance early Friday morning. The crash happened shortly after 3 a.m. Friday on U.S. Highwa...
Rafael Corpus Garcia Jr. A n 18-year-old Pharr man was arrested Thursday morning after fatally shooting a 26-year-old man in the abdomen. At about 10:15 a.m., Pharr police responded to a family-related disturbance in the 1200 block of East Serenidad Drive, according to a news rel...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - A young Brownsville woman is accused of hiding her underaged boyfriend at her house. Mikayla Renee Medina, who is 17 years old, is charged with harboring a runaway child - a class A misdemeanor. Brownsville police say she hid her 16-year-old boy...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man is dead and a teen is in custody following a shooting in Pharr Thursday morning. At about 10:15 a.m., Pharr police say they responded to a family-related disturbance on the 1200 block of East Serenidad Drive. When police arrived, they say ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A death investigation is underway after the body of a man was found near a Willacy County ranch during a search on Thursday morning. A spokesperson with Willacy County Emergency Management said they received a call at approximately 8:30 a.m. abo...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Alamo announced Thursday that it has appointed Michael Leo as its new city manager. Leo's appointment comes months after city commissioners voted unanimously to terminate then-city manager Bobby Salinas in April. Alamo police Chief S...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A driver who allegedly refused to stop for Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel is facing charges after leading officers on a chase Thursday morning, according to the Mercedes Police Department. The driver, who was not identified by pol...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Weslaco man is being charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing a man in the neck inside an H-E-B on Wednesday night, Weslaco police said. Reymen Armenta, 32, was taken into custody without incident after off...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 40-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to attack the Texas Capitol, authorities said. The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement that it received “credible information about an individual planning a violent atta...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- State officials are preparing for heavy rainfall and potential flash flood threats as tropical moisture from the now-dissipated Hurricane Polo moves across Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott held a conference on Monday, directing the Texas Division of Eme...
Ruben Del Toro A Monte Alto school nurse made his first appearance Wednesday after he was arrested for indecency with a child. Ruben Del Toro, 46, had his bond set at $100,000 on the charges. According to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, the monthslong investigation began Aug...
A 25-year-old Honduran native living with a San Benito family called 911 after shooting and killing four family members, including one he referred to as “mom,” before escorting two children and a two-month-old outside their residence to wait for police. Christian Joel Maldonado P...
By Zach Leggio | The Texas Tribune F ederal prosecutors have charged the Austin man an ICE agent shot earlier this month with a single count of resisting and assaulting a federal officer, according to court documents. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan national, was shot by...
Editor’s note: In recent shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the federal government has withheld the names of the officers involved. This is a departure from the practice of many law enforcement agencies — including Texas’ biggest police departments — and con...
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — A former Auburn staffer has been arrested on charges of stealing trade secrets from the football program and sending them to competitors, according to court records. David Rudolph Jenrath, 24, turned himself into authorities Monday and was charged with two fel...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Fire Department is investigating a fire that destroyed a shed and a three-car garage on Tuesday morning. At approximately 8:20 a.m., firefighters received a report of a possible structure fire near the intersection of Cavazos Roa...
Texas farmers and truckers can temporarily use dyed diesel on public roads under a new emergency order from Gov. Greg Abbott. The proclamation also raises weight limits for certain loads and seeks federal action to increase diesel supplies....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lamar Jackson used his big right arm and a little bit of quick thinking to lead the Baltimore Ravens to one of their shortest and most memorable drives in franchise history. Jackson completed a 27-yard pass to Zay Flowers and alertly called a timeout with 1 ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber belly-flopped more than he actually slid headfirst into second base and popped up with his uniform smudged in dirt. He punched his right fist in the air and shouted something in exhilaration toward a fired-up Phillies dugout. Schwarber delivered...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Santa Rosa Independent School District partnered with American Cross first responders and the district police department to host an emergency preparedness event, "Ready, Set, Respond," on Saturday to educate and provide resources to help stu...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A McAllen attorney is demanding the footage of a La Grulla crash involving U.S. Border Patrol that hospitalized a family of five be released to the public. The attorney said a young mother who was hospitalized with injuries to her abdomen and ut...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office added a new medical tool, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), to patrol vehicles that will help deputies provide immediate care to people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. According to the department, ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Mercedes mobile home that caught fire early Friday morning was ruled accidental after a hair straightener was left next to a pile of paper products, Hidalgo County Fire Marshal Homero Garza said. At about 6:43 a.m, the Weslaco Fire Department ...
