HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A married couple from Harlingen was sentenced to prison for their involvement in a $14 million Medicare fraud scheme. Jeremiah Yzaguirre, 47, was sentenced to 110 months in prison, and his wife, Maria Luisa Yzaguirre, 47, was sentenced to 80 months. READ ALSO: ‘...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — To honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, the Willacy County District Attorney's Victim Assistance Unit hosted a survivor walk at the Raymondville Police Department Friday afternoon. Advocates and survivors walked the streets wearin...
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Jeremiah Yzaguirre is seen leaning up against a car in this undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He and Maria Luisa Yzaguirre, both 47, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health fraud on April 29, 2025. (Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office) A Harlingen couple ...
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D ue to smoke from brush being cleared from a property near Pena Elementary School, the campus was evacuated Friday morning to Garcia Middle School as a precaution. Brownsville ISD reported that the smoke became an issue about mid-morning and the decision was made to relocate stu...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Angel Reese has always exuded confidence on and off the basketball court. In her first season with Atlanta, she's already become the team's emotional leader and now has the Dream two wins away from the first WNBA championship in franchise history. Game 4 is Saturda...
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W ithin four issues, a plethora of writers, photographers and archivists came together to capture what underground music looked like in South Texas from 1998-2008. With the release of the final chapter this month, the question becomes: What’s next for this archival recovery movem...
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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Skye Blakely kept going. Through heartbreak. Through injury. Through doubt. Through all of it. The American gymnast never gave up on herself, not after her dreams of Olympic glory ended one step short of a lifelong goal not once, but twice. Not after...
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A Hidalgo County spokesperson said Friday that officials do not yet know how much it will cost to repair the courthouse entrance, 54 days after a drunk driver crashed into it. On Aug. 30, 49-year-old Jesus Maria Alaniz Jr. of Edinburg drove his red BMW into the Hidalgo County cou...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Players in the WNBA Finals say they are concentrating on preparing for the upcoming game and not President Donald Trump’s criticism of them and others in the league for leaving the court prior to the national anthem being played. “I’m focused on the finals," Atlant...
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The number of immigrant detainees participating in a hunger strike at the El Valle Detention Facility in South Texas has dropped, Border Report has learned....
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B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors deliberating whether a Brownsville man will be executed for the fatal shooting of a San Benito police officer were sent home just before 2 p.m. on Friday without reaching a sentencing verdict. So far, the jury has deliberated for nearly seven hours to determ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden says an email that led employees to believe they were selecting a Knicks championship ring but instead was a phishing attempt was an “unfortunate mistake.” The company added Friday that more than 275 players and employees will still be gettin...
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A deal with the Devils ended the lingering saga of Connor Hellebuyck in Winnipeg. Hellebuyck finally has a new home with New Jersey after the Jets granted the three-time Vezina Trophy winning goaltender’s trade request on Friday. The Devils sent forward Dawson Mercer, goalie Nico...
