Luis Enrique Vega A former Hidalgo County detention officer was charged and fired Thursday after an investigation revealed he struck an inmate’s face multiple times while they were handcuffed in September. Luis Enrique Vega, 30, was charged with official oppression and arrested Thursday, accordin...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of La Grulla announced Friday that it has lifted its boil water notice. The update comes almost a week after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the city's public water system to tell customers to boil water before dr...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Facing elimination for the second consecutive day, José Ramírez and the Cleveland Guardians responded once again. “What this team is doing is only what we know how to do,” the All-Star third baseman said. Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, and Cleveland beat ...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized $800,000 in narcotics at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge in Hidalgo on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection) U .S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly $800,000 worth of...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Garrett Mitchell spent his first four major league seasons fighting through injuries, including a shoulder issue that prevented him from joining the Milwaukee Brewers’ playoff run last year. Finally healthy for a full year, Mitchell is playing a vital role in the...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Ditka, who personified the toughness and grit of Chicago in a Hall of Fame career as a player and coach of the Bears and the leader of arguably the most dominant team in NFL history, has died. He was 86. Ditka's family announced the death on Friday in a statem...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen officials gathered Thursday to unveil the "Wild Bright" event happening at the McAllen Convention Center next month. Opening Nov. 27, the event will bring millions of lights, hundreds of giant wildlife-themed lanterns, a food court, the ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Harlingen officials gathered at Dixieland Park on Thursday for the grand opening of the first city-owned covered basketball court. Located at 2501 Dixieland Road, the new court offers a covered space for year-round community use. "So this projec...
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MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A luxury home linked to the Gulf Cartel is scheduled for auction today. Carlos Favian Martinez, 40, of Mission — the son-in-law of Gulf Cartel boss Osiel Cardenas Guillen — lived at 2700 Solera Drive in Mission. Martinez pleaded guilty to extortio...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks are focused on their NBA title defense now and will worry about contract negotiations later. That means Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart will have to wait on extensions they hoped would get done before the season. The Knicks said Friday that wo...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The main weather story across the U.S. right now is Hurricane Isaias. The storm will strengthen as it moves north, aiming for the coastline of Alabama and Florida's Panhandle before making landfall in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Tex...
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SINGAPORE (AP) — Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says any claims the team would favor Kimi Antonelli over George Russell in the Formula 1 title race are “brainless”. Wolff was responding after engine failure for Russell at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last week took his ...
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MADRID (AP) — NBA champion Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has joined the ownership group at Atletico Madrid, the Spanish top-flight club said Friday. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard has become the latest North American sports star to take an interest in soccer, following the likes of Le...
