MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — At 16 years old, Brianne Valdez is facing cancer for the second time. The teenager is once again undergoing treatment after doctors discovered another tumor just months after she finished her first round of chemotherapy and radiation. Despite the challenges, Valde...
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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Angel Reese scored 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting and had 10 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream rout the Connecticut Sun 103-59 on Thursday night in the first WNBA game following a nearly three-week break for the FIBA World Cup. A key member of the winnin...
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Fireworks. Two national anthems. A packed house. And Josh Allen's touchdown run. The Buffalo Bills even rolled out a new grass carpet in hosting the Detroit Lions in the first regular-season game in their new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium on Thursday nig...
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Bijan Robinson can do it all on the football field as one of the NFL’s best all-around running backs. The Atlanta Falcons’ All-Pro is impressive on camera, too. Robinson studied acting in college and has looked like a natural in a few television roles, including a Colgate commerc...
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LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt was upgraded to “questionable” Thursday night on the Southeastern Conference injury report after initially being listed as “doubtful” for Saturday's game at Mississippi. The change increases the probability that Leavitt will be under center when No. 7 ...
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The College Football Playoff says it can’t change the outcome of any games played during the regular season but notes that its selection committee relies on various measures beyond wins and losses. The CFP issued its statement on Thursday, following the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivi...
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T wo people were arrested Wednesday morning after attempting to smuggle nearly 92 pounds of cocaine through the Valley International Airport in Harlingen. Tamya Jones and Shmair Williams were attempting to board a flight from Harlingen to Houston when the baggage inspection revea...
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I ndian cuisine has officially arrived in Brownsville. Thank Leo and Latha Titus, who opened Leo’s Grill in Port Isabel less than two years ago to rave reviews and just recently launched a takeout location next to 7th & Park coffee/bike shop at 1554 E. Seventh St. in Brownsville,...
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H ARLINGEN — The city’s property tax rate won’t be going up this year. Amid some residents’ opposition to a proposed half-cent tax hike , commissioners voted 4-1 to keep the tax rate at 0.5260 per $100 valuation, two weeks after the board proposed the first tax rate increase in s...
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Barely three months had passed since the Carolina Hurricanes finally punched through a playoff roadblock to win another Stanley Cup when it was time to turn their attention forward to another season. The confidence and experience gained from that run? Invaluable. Dwelling on it b...
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Christian Castro A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent made his first appearance in court Thursday after he was booked in the Hennepin County Jail the day prior. Christian Castro was working with ICE when he was accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Vene...
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Hidalgo Port of Entry is seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy: CBP) A call to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Cyber Tipline led to the arrest of a man who had more than 600 videos of child sexual abuse material at the Hidalgo port of entry on Tuesday. Jose...
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T here will be acronyms. Rio Grande Valley Linking Economic and Academic Development (RGV LEAD) are teaming up with the Rio Grande Valley Builders Association (RGVBA) with a memorandum of agreement to establish the RGV LEAD Architecture and Construction Workforce Pipeline Initiat...
