From Shanksville, Pa.: A memorial event is planned to honor the victims of a tragic crash. Thousands of people are expected to attend. The occasion marks a significant anniversary, 25 years since a major incident occurred.
The event will pay tribute to the passengers and crew who lost their lives. Further details about the memorial are available.
A large gathering is anticipated on the anniversary date, September 11, at a national memorial site in Somerset.
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M cALLEN — The McAllen Heritage Center added another chapter to its own history Thursday as board members and others broke ground on construction of a new annex to the museum. Board members, museum staff and the construction contractor took part in the ceremonial start of the pro...
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Co-Interim City Manager Andy Garcia addresses the city council during a regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (Courtesy: City of Mission) M ISSION — The city is still negotiating a meet-and-confer agreement with the local firefighters union here. During a regular meeting Tuesda...
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Cyndi Beltran C yndi Beltran has been named the inaugural chief of staff for the Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen beginning this month, a position in which she will serve as a strategic partner and representative of the center’s leadership officer. &l...
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M cALLEN — Hundreds of believers gathered in the historic Cine El Ray, draped in silk and saturated in colorful light, to celebrate the great, great grandson of a curandero, as he keeps his family’s magic alive through the release of his debut book: “The Joy of ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The DEA McAllen office seized over 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine, the DEA Houston office announced Thursday. According to the DEA Houston office, the methamphetamine was found hidden within a shipment of cabbage. "This major seizure is part of...
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Sharyland ISD Director of Safety & Security Jorge Gonzalez demonstrates putting a cellphone in a pouch and in a secure locker after it is confiscated on Wednesday, Sept. 9. 2026. (Courtesy of Sharyland ISD) A fter a full school year with the Texas cellphone ban in place in school...
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This marks a 63 percent cost increase from a year ago, when the price of a gallon of diesel was around $3.71.
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman accused of counting cash at a stash house was held without bond Tuesday. Leila Lizette Vallejo, 21, of Donna allegedly recorded herself counting cash at a stash house in Mission. When federal agents searched the stash house, they found abo...
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — It's supposed to be a track meet featuring the best of the best. When Saturday night's sprints roll around at the Ultimate Championship, one thing will be missing: the fastest of the fast. The fastest man and woman in the 100 meters this year — Olympic ti...
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I n the Rio Grande Valley, the events on Sept. 11, 2001 affected the region in much the same way it did throughout the nation and world — setting off military, political and social change, all of which still felt today, and instilling a collective shock in millions of Ameri...
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MADRID (AP) — Kimi Antonelli is coming off one of the biggest highs of his career — an epic comeback win in Monza in front of his home fans to extend his lead in Formula 1. The young Italian will look to keep his momentum and add to his points lead this weekend as the [...]...
