Cleofas Alberto Martinez-Gutierrez A high-ranking Gulf Cartel member who had been sought by federal authorities for a decade has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a scheme that saw nearly seven tons of marijuana smuggled. Cleofas Alberto Martinez-Gutierrez, also known as “El Gu...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two new cases of the New World Screwworm have been detected in the Rio Grande Valley. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Monday that it detected an active case of screwworm in a dog in Starr County. The new case marks the first dog case...
government
S outh Padre Island will soon see the return of businessman Barry Patel to the mayoral seat after he defeated incumbent Patrick McNulty in the Nov. 3 election, according to unofficial results. Of 1,265 votes, Patel took the lion’s share with 841 ballots cast in his favor — 397 mo...
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Next week in Congress, the clock starts ticking on a groundbreaking bill designed to overhaul college sports with nobody quite sure how an overwhelming wave of election-night victories for Democrats across the country will reset the debate. Still run by Republicans for a lame-duc...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hidalgo County Precinct 2 is hosting an Impact FC soccer program for third- and fourth-grade kids. The program runs daily starting from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The first hour, certified teachers sit down with the kids for enrichment programs. Fro...
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LIV Golf is shuttering after five years that fractured the sport's landscape with promise of Saudi riches, announcing Thursday in bankruptcy court it plans to wind down operations instead of launching a new version because it didn't have enough support. “The debtors are not curre...
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H omeland Security Investigations agents in Brownsville arrested two people after they followed a woman transporting concealed narcotics in her vehicle to an apartment complex where they discovered another stash. Reyna Delfina Bear Hernandez and Angel Velez Salas were both charge...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A former Donna High School teacher was arrested Wednesday on a child lewd visual material charge, according to Donna police Chief Gilbert Guerrero. Police said Eddie Lorenzo Garcia, 40, resigned from his teacher position on Tuesday before turnin...
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H idalgo County voters decided on 32 different school district board member positions with 20 new people, or 62.5%, elected to those seats. Out of the 32 races, incumbents ran for reelection in 23 of them with 11 resulting in a loss and 12 reclaiming their positions, according to...
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo's glorious Portugal career ultimately ended in acrimony. What a contrast to his great rival Lionel Messi, who also retired from international soccer this year, but only after leading Argentina to back-to-back World Cup finals. As has b...
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This screenshot taken from a criminal complaint shows the broken window of a Border Patrol van that Roberto Arnoldo Sanchez-Hernandez is accused of breaking in an escape attempt on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026 in Starr County. (MyRGV.com screenshot) A Guatemalan man was charged with ...
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Fred Perez S AN BENITO — The school board here is giving Superintendent Fred Perez “good” marks on his job performance while planning to boost student test scores and enrollment as he enters his third year in office, board President Orlando Lopez said Wednesday. After giving Pere...
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Angel L. Figueroa Jr. T he city of Brownsville has hired a new police chief, Angel L. Figueroa Jr., formerly of the New York City Police Department. He officially starts work in Brownsville on Dec. 14, and will succeed former chief Felix Sauceda, who transitioned out of the role ...
