Christopher Lee Soto T he 43-year-old Donna man who spoke of Satan prior to fatally slashing a woman’s throat in Alamo and found incompetent pleaded guilty Wednesday and has been sentenced. Christopher Lee Soto pleaded guilty to murdering 38-year-old Brittany Kay Ireland and was sentenced to 40 y...
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A 15-year-old will be charged as an adult in a weekend shooting that wounded 11 people at Florida A&M University following the school's homecoming football game, authorities said Monday. A fight broke out before the shooting Saturday night, and it appears...
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An American flag is on display at the new Corporal Harlon H. Block Memorial during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Weslaco. (Travis M. Whitehead | Valley Morning Star) W ESLACO — “Present Arms!” “Order Arms!” A flyby, a 21-gun salute, the playing of the bagp...
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Game 6 of the WNBA Finals between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries will be played at State Farm Arena on Thursday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. ET, the league announced a few hours before Game 5 was set to take place on Monday night. The WNBA worked hard with the NBA to...
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If you love sports, Oct. 26, 2026, will be tough to beat. Five professional leagues in North America are in action at the same time on Monday night, a phenomena known as a sports equinox. Major League Baseball and the NFL will compete for the most viewers while the NBA, WNBA and ...
government
B ROWNSVILLE — City commissioners on Tuesday gave staff the green light to start the preliminary steps needed to get financing for millions of dollars in improvements to city facilities. It also approved the issuance of millions more in tax-exempt bonds for affordable housing ren...
schools
MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral is honoring local teachers committed to academic excellence with the Golden Apple Award. For our second award of the school year, CBS Rio Grande Valley Anchor Marco Ramirez visited Sharyland ISD to honor an elementary school teacher ...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Starbase paid City Clerk Gretchen Norton more than $30,000 in September, when she abruptly resigned. Starbase accepted Norton’s resignation on Sept. 4 and paid her $31,250 to waive any claims against the city. “Gretchen played an impor...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid punished Milwaukee with a triple-double one night and wanted to go right at Detroit and try for another on the next one. So the amiable big man with a career list of injuries that would fit on a scroll or two made a good-natured plea with the press...
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With its concrete exterior, massive, sloping dome and cavernous indoor atmosphere, Tropicana Field possesses little of the aesthetic beauty and charm associated with baseball’s most celebrated stadiums. But the Tampa Bay Rays love their quirky ballpark, especially after being for...
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What do the early voting turnout numbers tell us about this year's election?
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rafael Nadal will take part in a tennis exhibition in Las Vegas early next year to mark his first time playing in the U.S. since retiring two years ago. The 22-time Grand Slam champion will headline “The MGM Slam presented by Capital One” at T-Mobile Arena on Feb...
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San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez A jury on Monday sentenced a 21-year-old man to death for the fatal shooting of a San Benito police officer more than three years ago. Rogelio Martinez Jr. had been convicted of killing San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez on Oct. 17, 2023, ...
