MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — A lap down and mired in heavy traffic outside the top 20 during Sunday’s NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway, Kyle Larson glanced at a large infield video monitor. A graphic on the screen indicated his comfortable Chase points lead was in danger of being chopped in half....
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The college basketball season tipped off in earnest Monday with something never before seen in the century-plus history of the game: Dozens of players across the country suited up to play after winning court orders against the NCAA's new elibility rules. The...
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Michael Wilbon is taking a break. The longtime ESPN commentator and co-host of the network's popular “Pardon the Interruption” talk show alongside good friend Tony Kornheiser announced Monday he is taking a leave of absence because of what he described as “multiple health issues....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With early voting in the rearview mirror and Election Day on the horizon, multiple candidates and incumbent officeholders made their way to the Rio Grande Valley for a final push in the midterms. Thousands of people showed up for a Democratic ra...
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L ocal health experts are urging residents to take the necessary precautions as flu season officially makes its return. Although flu activity remains low nationally, the number of cases is increasing in various parts of the country with surveillance indicators seeing an increase ...
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Dr. Prateek Harne E DINBURG — Expand access to advance cancer treatment. That is the sentiment Dr. Prateek Harne, interventional gastroenterologist at DHR Health, expressed as he spoke about a new pancreatic tumor therapy he is introducing to the Rio Grande Valley. With National ...
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston turned himself in Monday, his attorney said. Mario Alberto Morales made his first court appearance on a felony charge of aggravated ass...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cristobal Stephen Garzez, the man accused of killing tow truck driver David Zapata in a July 2025 crash, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday morning. On Friday, a jury found Garzez guilty of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, ac...
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Alexander Zverev finally rose to No. 1 in the men's tennis rankings on Monday, a reward for a dominant season during which he shed his reputation as a talented underachiever and became a two-time Grand Slam champion. Zverev won the French Open and the U.S. Open, putting to rest h...
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The summer before competing for Olympic medals, elite flag football athletes will have a chance to earn something else — paychecks as pro players. The NFL and TMRW Sports announced Monday the formation of Premier Flag, a new professional league for men and women set to launch in ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Have you ever lost your pet and didn't know where to look for them? You checked your nearest shelter, hung up flyers, posted on your social media and walked around your neighborhood asking your neighbors if they have seen your pet. It can become...
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Mark Edward Wilkins A 58-year-old McAllen man was arrested for providing alcohol to minors after a witness reported seeing “highly intoxicated” “juvies running around.” Mark Edward Wilkins was charged with three counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor early Sunday. Police respond...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Officers caught a man smuggling six guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition across the Roma bridge on Sunday, according to a federal criminal complaint against him. U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped Jose Alfonso Garcia Garza on Sund...
