HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — High temperatures on Friday will run up to 10 degrees above average across most of the Valley, with temperatures ranging from the low 80s to the low 90s. Halloween is still on track for mostly dry weather during trick-or-treating. A few showers can’t be ruled ou...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers fired defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley following the team’s 27-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. Evero is the first NFL coordinator to be fired this season. Caro...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — It was only fitting that the Milwaukee Brewers celebrated their first World Series title with a beer-soaked celebration worthy of their name. “We’ve had way too many parade beers,” team captain and designated hitter Christian Yelich said Friday at a rally that ca...
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EDINBURG — Dia de los Muertos can have different meanings to those who celebrate. For many who practice, the day is seen as less a day of mourning and more of a day of celebrating the lives of loved ones who have passed away. It’s a way of memorialising the dearly dep...
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HOUSTON (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, prosecutors said. The officer, Mari...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Flu season is here and now is the time to protect yourself and your loved ones from the virus. As of Oct. 21, influenza cases were increasing or expected to increase in 44 states, including Texas, according to estimates from the Centers for Dis...
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ALTON — Drums are pounding in rhythm, Native Americans sing and dance in their colorful regalia and the aroma of frybread fills the space. You just stepped into the 56th annual Dak’éé Sí Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Fall powwow. A powwow is a Native American social gat...
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D olores Huerta, the iconic labor leader and civil rights activist, died Wednesday at the age of 96. Throughout her life, she served as a force for the disenfranchised and gave a voice to generations of farmworkers with the phrase, “Sí, se puede.” Her life had a resounding impact...
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I was introduced to the Day of The Dead (an ancient nahual celebration) when I was quite young. It was not something the adults talked about freely since it did not have the approval of the Catholic Church back in the 50s in south Texas (and is still frowned upon today in some pa...
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Julio Cesar Cortez (Courtesy of McAllen Police Department) Julio Cesar Cortez M cAllen police are seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect wanted in connection to an aggravated assault investigation after a 30-year-old man was stabbed. Police are seeking 20-year-old Julio ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Valley Sports Central has your Thursday night highlights for week 10 of high school football. Sports Director Megan Murray captured highlights from the La Joya at Los Fresnos game. Brett Holmes has your highlights from the Mission at PSJA Memori...
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The NCAA was denied emergency relief by a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge Friday, leaving eligible a host of college athletes as the basketball season is about to begin until a panel of three judges can consider the governing body's request for relief. The 30 athletes involved, i...
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M ISSION — More than a year after establishing a district here to finance improvements and services within the Cimarron neighborhood, its board of directors is getting a realignment. The city council unanimously approved to realign the composition of the Cimarron Public Improveme...
