NEW YORK (AP) — FIFA had nearly 1,200 category two tickets priced at $7,380 on sale Friday for the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The governing body's last-minute tickets sales site, which at times had listed the game as sold out, had 1,178 seats ava...
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Aaron Reitz has been appointed the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Reitz previously worked as a top deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and worked in the Trump Justice Department before running for attorney general earlier this year. Reitz finished fourth, despite P...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A palm tree that came into contact with a power line started an electrical fire that spread to two homes, according to the Hidalgo County Fire Marshall. At approximately 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, fire officials responded to the 7400 block of Gene Street in Donna in...
LONDON (AP) — Alexander Zverev will play for another major trophy, this time in the Wimbledon final, a month after winning his first Grand Slam title at the French Open. Zverev ended the “Ferytale” run of British wild card Arthur Fery with an overpowering 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4 victory in the semifina...
NEW YORK (AP) — FIFA had nearly 1,200 category two tickets priced at $7,380 on sale Friday for the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The governing body's last-minute tickets sales site, which at times had listed the game as sold out, had 1,178 seats ava...
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal announced Jorge Jesus as its new coach on Friday following its disappointing run at the World Cup. The 71-year-old Jesus has coached several Portuguese clubs, including Benfica and Sporting Lisbon. His last job was with Al-Nassr in the Saudi Arabian league, where ...
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Scottie Scheffler was headed for his first missed cut in nearly four years Friday when he missed two key putts in the final holes of the Scottish Open, the last from 6 feet that gave him a 2-over 72 and put him two shots outside the cut line. Instead of [...]
The Eagle Pass City Council this week denied allowing the staging of hundreds of buoys that the federal government plans to put in the Rio Grande at its city park on the Rio Grande.
The Mexican man who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Houston earlier this week was not the person the agency was targeting in its probe, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) said Thursday.
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - An umbrella may be your best friend today as we will see scattered showers, some of which could include a brief, heavy downpour leading to localized ponding of water. High temperatures today will be moderated a bit by the additional clouds and rain activity, but...
(TestMiles) - Toyota’s pickup strategy just made a sharp turn back toward Texas. The automaker has approved a $3.6 billion expansion at its San Antonio manufacturing campus, a move designed to bring Tacoma production back to U.S. soil after years of relying on Mexico for the midsize truck. The pl...
Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper and St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker will participate in the Home Run Derby in Philadelphia on Monday night. Harper and Walker join Boston’s Willson Contreras, Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone, Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero and the New York Yankees’ Ben R...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Moving on to a busy slate of testing activity at Starbase, the action kicked off on Sunday with some chopstick movements at Pad 2. The arms first underwent some horizontal actuations, followed by some small vertical movements up and down the tower. The next day,...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Low rain chances return to the Valley, finally giving us a little relief from the Saharan dust through Sunday. Moisture coming up from the Gulf, combined with a trough near the mountains of Mexico and the usual sea breeze, will work together to bring scattered r...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hurricane season is underway, and officials on South Padre Island are reminding residents that preparation should begin before a storm is ever in the forecast. The city hosted a hurricane preparedness event Thursday to help residents build emergency pla...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — RGV Red Crowns clinched a spot in the program's first South Texas Conference championship match courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Rio Grande Valley rivals BTX Soccer Club. "It means the most. We were very professional with the way we acted. The stakes were very hig...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé shook off a missed penalty kick to score his eighth goal of this year's World Cup, helping France beat Morocco 2-0 and reach the semifinals for the third time in a row. Now Les Bleus have to hope he can overcome an injury that had him summoning for help [...]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé spread his arms out wide and spun around after scoring his eighth goal of this year’s World Cup. He later gave the jubilant France fans dotted around the stadium a wave when he left the game because of an injury scare. Les Bleus, with a star striker who said...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District is partnering with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in an effort to fight against diabetes in the region. The 'Live Longer by Design' initiative is a collaboration between both institutions that wa...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee on Thursday voted against a proposal to rename Boca Chica Beach to Cyber Beach. The name proposal was brought to the attention of South Texas elected officials, many of whom spoke out and brought a cal...
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an effort to revive the Texas Dream Act, leaving in place a ruling that ended in-state tuition for undocumented students at Texas public colleges and universities.
CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami is expected to return to the slumping Chicago White Sox on Friday night after being sidelined by a strained right hamstring. Murakami made two rehab appearances with Triple-A Charlotte, going 2 for 7 with a double. Following Chicago's 2-1 loss to Boston on Thursda...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A real estate broker who allegedly participated in a conspiracy to bribe a member of the Mission school board plans to take the case against her to trial on Monday. The school board trustee — who isn’t named in court documents — accepted $24,000 through Veronica I...
Kawhi Leonard's trade to the Toronto Raptors is on hold pending the outcome of the NBA's investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented salary cap rules, the teams announced Thursday. It does not necessarily mean that the trade is off. The Raptors said they still want Leonard, a...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor said he is ready for his return to the Octagon. The 37-year-old Irishman is also convinced he'll have his way with Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. The two will meet in a welterweight bout, as McGregor will compete for ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio judge has granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA for eligibility, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. Judge Christopher Wagner said Thursday the NCAA eligibility rul...
LONDON (AP) — Coco Gauff had just the shot she was looking for. Seven years after her breakthrough at Wimbledon, the American player was on the verge of reaching her first final at the All England Club. All she needed to do was execute what appeared to be a manageable put-away on her first match ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising young star at an extraordinary cost. The Ducks announced their decision Thursday on the 21-year-old Carlsson, who is now the NHL's highest-paid player under the...
ATLANTA (AP) — England defender Jarell Quansah was handed a two-match suspension on Thursday for his red card offense against Mexico in the World Cup round of 16. That means Quansah will miss England's quarterfinal match against Norway in Miami Gardens on Saturday and also the semifinals if Thoma...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Football fans and young athletes in Brownsville will have the opportunity to get an up-close look at the UTRGV football program next month when the Vaqueros host an open practice and free youth clinic at Sams Memorial Stadium. The event is scheduled for Aug. 6, w...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Judge will have his injured rib tested during the All-Star break and the New York Yankees are hopeful the results show the three-time AL MVP is healing. Judge has not played since May 31 and went on the injured list June 5 with a stress fracture of his right [...]
Manchester United revealed more details about its proposed new stadium on Thursday, including the precise location of the 100,000-seat arena. United said the new stadium would be situated around 350 meters northwest of its existing Old Trafford stadium. As part of a wider stadium district, the Pr...
A South Texas congressman visited two sites where new border wall is slated to be built in the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday and had good news for opponents at one, and not so good news at the other.
A South Texas congressman visited two sites where new border wall is slated to be built in the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday and had good news for opponents at one, and not so good news at the other.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Aki Iwai shot an 8-under 63 for a two-stroke lead on Thursday in the first round of the Evian Championship, the fourth women’s golf major of the season, as top-ranked Nelly Korda struggled. The 24th-ranked Iwai had eight birdies and no dropped shots in the sun-splas...
LONDON (AP) — There's also an American angle to the French-born British player who grew up five minutes from the All England Club and has reached the semifinals as a wild card at Wimbledon. Arthur Fery honed his game by playing three years of college tennis for Stanford University, where he was a...
GAVARNIE-GEDRE, France (AP) — Tadej Pogacar produced a tremendous solo ride on the iconic Col du Tourmalet on Thursday to earn a 23rd Tour de France stage victory, reclaim control of the race and sap his rivals' morale after just six days of racing. Pogacar, who first wore the yellow jersey after...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Temperature-wise, through the weekend, the Valley stays near summertime normals. Highs will reach the mid to upper 90s during the afternoons with feels-like temps ranging between 100-110° each day. The heat risk remains moderate, a level two out of four, so it i...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Brownsville chef participating in the Next Favorite Chef competition is asking for the Rio Grande Valley's support to make it to the next round. Our team spoke with Chef Travis Hartwell, who said each vote he receives is through donations and supports the Jame...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia's track and field federation says it has gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn a World Athletics ruling suspending its athletes from international events due to the war in Ukraine. World Athletics excluded all athletes from Russia and its ally ...
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