J uan Vela walked into Pete’s Grocery one afternoon in 1985 to buy two Cokes and a pack of cigarettes. Gloria Oliva, who worked in the Progreso store owned by her father, noted “he was not inside but about a minute.” Yet, about five minutes later, Oliva said Vela returned with an urgent request:...
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday told the basketball teams from his alma mater Villanova and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame — in Rome for their season opener — that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral. Then the pope, who was born Robert Prevost, said hi...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - One person was killed Friday night in a crash that involved three vehicles and a suspected drunk driver. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident happened around 8:30 p.m. on Dixieland Road just west of Rangerville Road. DPS offic...
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R ecord numbers of Texans are voting in the midterm elections. We hope the high turnout continues through the Nov. 3 general Election Day. Around 5 million people cast ballots in the early voting period that ended Friday. The Texas Secretary of State’s office reported that as of ...
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As police investigated whether to file charges against Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs following a May altercation with his then-girlfriend, multiple other women contacted them to detail their own allegations against him. Those accounts were included in evidence regard...
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GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Venus Williams has lost in her first WTA Tour semifinal in eight years. The 46-year-old Williams and her Indonesian playing partner Janice Tjen lost to Polina Kuderemetova and Maria Timofeeva 6-4, 6-7 (8), 10-6 in the Guangzhou Open doubles semifinals on S...
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Scenes from McAllen Horror Nights on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) Scenes from McAllen Horror Nights on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) Scenes from McAllen Horror Nights on Saturday,...
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La Villa quarterback Isaiah Felix (3) celebrates in the end zone after he scored a touchdown against Ben Bolt in a District 16-2A DII game at La Villa High School on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, in La Villa. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) La Villa’s Daniel Garza (11) reache...
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PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was ejected Friday night in a 127-120 loss to the Denver Nuggets for kicking Jamal Murray in the groin. Brooks attempted a turnaround jumper in the third quarter with Murray guarding, and when Brooks fell backward he kicked his ri...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 31 points, six assists and four rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors erased an early 25-point deficit then ran away from Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers for a 112-95 win Friday night in an NBA Cup game. Doncic had 37 points, seven ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sandy Alcantara was blocked from becoming a free agent by the Miami Marlins, while Michael King went on the market Friday and Bo Bichette decided to keep his contract with the New York Mets. Starting pitchers Sonny Gray and Nick Martinez also will become free agen...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s week 10 of high school football and the Valley Sports Central team has your highlights on Overtime. Sports Director Megan Murray and Sports Reporters Brett Holmes and Noah Gulley are bringing you live coverage from Vela vs. Edinburg, Lyford...
