HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS Rio Grande Valley works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our Forever Family partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Meet Severo, a 12-year-old who is seeking to be adopted by...
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LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane became the first Englishman in 25 years to win the Ballon d’Or on Monday thanks to his prolific scoring last season. Kane scored 73 goals for club and country last campaign — he was Europe's top scorer — and smashed scoring records in Germany for Bayern M...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Two separate episodes of showers, above normal temperatures, and an extra hour of sleep are all coming to the Rio Grande Valley this week. Adequate moisture coupled with upper-level support will squeeze out a few showers, periods of steady rain...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Rogelio Martinez Jr. has been sentenced to death for the 2023 killing of San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez. A Cameron County jury reached its decision Monday after about 10 hours of deliberations over three days. Before announcing the sent...
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If you love sports, Oct. 26, 2026, is tough to beat. Five professional leagues in North America were in action at the same time on Monday night, a phenomenon known as a sports equinox. Major League Baseball and the NFL were competing for the most viewers while the NBA, WNBA and N...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It's been a long election season, but the finish line is in sight as early voting gets underway. Cameron and Hidalgo counties recorded near-record turnout in the closely watched contests that could determine which party ends with a House majorit...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Natalie Nakase saw it in her team's much-improved body language — shoulders back and head ups. Golden State's huddle got tighter as the close-knit Valkyries came together. The second-year coach believes much of that had to do with her own better messaging and...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — 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...
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Directed by Travis Knight Staring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Tom Waits, and Angela Bassett ★★★★1/2 HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- In an age where once seemingly unstoppable animation studios like Pixar, DreamWorks, and Il...
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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, ...
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B ROWNSVILLE — In the 15 years since El Hueso de Fraile planted its flag in the city’s downtown, Luis Foncerrada said the live music bar has become a place where people gather, meet and fall in love. Not only with other people, but with the stage. “It’s become an incubator of sor...
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By Alejandro Serrano | The Texas Tribune N o pocket of the country better captured the Republican Party’s courting of Latino voters two years ago than South Texas’ Starr County, a border community that’s 97% Latino and in 2024 voted for a Republican presidential candidate for the...
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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 ...
