HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Edinburg welcomed Academy Award-nominated actor Terrence Howard to City Hall on Monday, honoring the Hollywood actor with a special city proclamation. Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa officially declared July 27 as Terrence Howard Day. "The...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It Takes A Village is a weekly ValleyCentral+ series that covers all things parenting; from real, honest conversations about daily routines and challenges to funny moments, lessons learned and balancing work and family life. Some people know the...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral wants to see your four-legged companion in honor of National Dog Photography Day. National Dog Photo Day was founded in 2018 to encourage pet owners and pet photographers to capture in-the-moment photos of their dogs and their uniq...
GENEVA (AP) — One week after the World Cup final, FIFA President Gianni Infantino attacked perceived critics for “spreading hate and false rumors” about the tournament. Infantino praised FIFA for “delivering the best show in the world” and spoke of the World Cup bringing “joy and...
PLANO, Texas (AP) — Athletics prospect Ryan Lasko, who broke his back in a frightening collision with a minor league teammate four weeks ago, posted on social media Monday he has made progress in his recovery and has regained some feeling in his legs. Lasko had surgery June 30 to...
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Cape Verde made more World Cup history on Monday when Sidny Lopes Cabral won the public vote for goal of the tournament. Lopes Cabral’s curling shot into the far top corner of the Argentina net was a standout moment at the World Cup where the unheralded ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Families were displaced and a dog was rescued from a McAllen apartment building fire on Sunday, according to a news release from the McAllen Fire Department. No injuries were reported. At approximately 2 p.m. on Sunday, McAllen firefighters resp...
Virginia and former basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton have reached a settlement on her dismissal. Terms of the settlement were not made public. “The recent resolution of this matter allows everyone to move forward, and I welcome that opportunity,” Agugua-Hamilton said in a s...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Lyford Mayor Pablo Morales on Monday announced the passing of Commissioner Albert Cavazos. Morales said Cavazos was a tireless advocate for the community and cared deeply about everyone he served. "Albert loved life and gave everything he had to...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 6-year-old boy was electrocuted after stakes used to secure a water slide punctured an underground electrical wire, according to a Monday update from the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. The boy was identified as 6-year-old Jordan Aure Buitron...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department on Monday identified the body of a man found by a pedestrian last week in Brownsville. Police identified the man as 54-year-old Felipe Ramirez. An autopsy revealed no signs of trauma. A toxicology report is stil...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Edinburg man has been charged in connection with a shooting that occurred at a parking lot outside a nightclub in rural Edinburg earlier this month, the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office announced Monday morning. Rodrigo Castillo, 18, of Edinbu...
North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi has been placed on paid administrative leave. The school announced the move with a statement Monday morning, coming days before the Tar Heels open preseason camp. The school didn't provide details as to the reason, noting t...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with the shooting of his mother, Mia Bieniemy, the wife of the Kansas City offensive coordinator, authorities in Virginia said Monday. The Loudon County Sheriff's Office said depu...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a person accused of stealing a vehicle before taking it for a "quick burger run." According to a news release, the male is a person of interest in the theft of a Kia Opt...
The College Football Players Association, an organization advocating for unionization and collective bargaining, announced Monday that Stanford has become the first team to organize a player-led chapter. CFBPA executive director Jason Stahl said the goal is for other Atlantic Coa...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — High pressure spinning in the Gulf and across the 4-corners of the continental U.S. keeps hot and rain-free conditions in place. Highs this Monday afternoon will climb into either side of 100°. There will be mostly sunny skies all day with south...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers sent the message that LeBron James was indeed — officially and perhaps amazingly — on the roster with a straightforward photo: James' blue No. 23 jersey hangs in a locker with a crown as a nod to his King nickname on the shelf. The 76ers...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel will be paid a lump sum of $7.14 million as part of his separation agreement with the university, according to a document obtained Monday by The Associated Press. The school announced July 20 that it would buy out th...
ROME (AP) — Andrea Pirlo is out of contention for the Italy job amid political concerns over a sponsorship deal with a Russian betting firm. The flap over Pirlo reportedly has Paolo Maldini considering stepping down just 16 days into his new job as the technical director charged ...
The heat is on several NFL coaches — and it has nothing to do with the soon-to-be steamy dog days of training camp. The regular season is still more than six weeks away, but some coaches already face questions about their job security. For a few, such as the New York Jets’ Aaron ...
The Atlanta Braves called up right-hander Elieser Hernández from the minor leagues, and a few days later he finally appeared in his first big league game since 2024. After throwing three scoreless innings in relief and earning the win at Baltimore, he was immediately designated f...
PARIS (AP) — Tadej Pogacar's record-equaling fifth Tour de France title puts him among the greatest cyclists in the sport, and he could become the best of all in years to come. After Sunday's 21st and final stage in Paris, the 27-year-old Slovenian joined Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spa...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former pitcher Chan Ho Park became the first Korean to purchase a stake in a major league club, the second significant addition in the past week to the Athletics' ownership structure as they prepare to move to Las Vegas in 2028. Park, the first Korean major leagu...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams' first practice of training camp Sunday was also the first time they've lined up as a full defense with Myles Garrett on the edge. The experience left everybody on the field excited about what could be possible this season for the Rams. “We...
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Jackson Koivun felt the nerves but never flinched, securing his first PGA Tour win in the face of a strong finish by the world's top-ranked player and clear fan favorite in Scottie Scheffler. Koivun won the 3M Open by three strokes Sunday in only his third st...
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Puerto Rico and Curaçao may be small islands, but the support they showed was massive as elite center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Both joined slugging second baseman Jeff Kent as the new...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski dismisses the notion that a pitcher can enter any kind of zone where he's practically unhittable. But there must be something to explain the way he dominated hitters Sunday as the Milwaukee Brewers’ hard-throwing right-hander reached a few more ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Corey Heim started Sunday by talking about being more aggressive on his restarts. Then he showed everyone — including his team co-owner Denny Hamlin — what he’d learned. The 24-year-old part-time NASCAR Cup Series driver first made a daring outside move to pas...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Now that Jacoby Brissett has his new contract with the Arizona Cardinals, the veteran quarterback is ready to go to work with first-year coach Mike LaFleur and help the team bounce back from last season's 3-14 record. But first, he's looking forward to some...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — All-Star outfielder Cody Bellinger was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left hamstring strain, a significant blow to a New York Yankees team already missing two big bats. The Yankees recalled outfielder Spencer Jones from Triple-A Scranton/Wilke...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Kyle Shanahan walked onto the practice field and stood next to general manager John Lynch, watching his San Francisco 49ers practice for about 30 minutes. Shanahan's presence that has been a constant the past decade was a welcome sight on Sunday f...
NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Lyles pulled up halfway through the 200-meter final at U.S. track championships Sunday, suffering a rare loss in his best race and allowing USC's Garrett Kaalund to take the title. In the women's race at Icahn Stadium in New York — the site of Usain Bolt's fi...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A state trooper caught a DoorDash driver with 23 pistols, 11,620 rounds of ammunition and vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana in July, according to a criminal complaint filed against him. At 8:48 p.m. on July 9, a state trooper stopped a gray Chevrole...
Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office investigates child death in rural Alamo KRGV
PARIS (AP) — Tadej Pogacar confirmed his status as one of cycling's all-time greats after winning a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title in emphatic style. Daring mountain attacks from deep, multiple stage wins and an ice-cool temperament all helped the 27-year-old Slovenia...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District superintendent position continues to remain open following Saturday's scheduled special-called board meeting. The Board of Trustees met for approximately six hours to discuss superintendent c...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a child in rural Alamo that occurred on Saturday night, according to a news release. At approximately 9:36 p.m. on Saturday, deputies responded to a call of an unresponsive child ...
TROON, Scotland (AP) — South Korean golfer Jenny Shin secured a two-shot victory at the Women’s Scottish Open on Sunday to end a wait of more than 10 years for her second LPGA win. The 33-year-old Shin, who won the Texas Shootout in May 2016, carded a 3-over 75 on the Dundonald L...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announces SpaceX will attempt to catch Starship with the tower on the next scheduled test flight. Following the anticipated thirteenth Starship test flight, Musk posted on X that, "unless [SpaceX] discover problems after mis...
Mission CISD, McAllen ISD to hand out school supplies at back-to-school events KRGV
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The past few years, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid had drifted away from bringing rookies and quarterbacks into training camp a few days early, reasoning that such a veteran team coming off deep playoff runs could do without it. After all, for a decade,...
In South Texas, Paxton tests the limits of Trump’s Hispanic coalition Politico
LeBron James wound up picking Philadelphia, and no billboards were required. Back in February 2018, a businessman named Asher Raphael arranged for three billboards to be placed a few miles outside of Cleveland in a lighthearted effort to woo James to the Philadelphia 76ers. James...
MOGYOROD, Hungary (AP) — Lando Norris ended an eight-month wait by “flying” to a Formula 1 victory with strong pace and a dose of good fortune at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. The defending champion was on pole but lost the lead to his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri when he...
Cortez: The drop in the poverty rate is encouraging. But there is a lot more to do. Rio Grande Guardian
CHICAGO (AP) — Caitlin Clark had a memorable weekend that started with meeting former President Barack Obama and ended with a stellar effort in her first traditional All-Star Game. In between were sponsor events with Nike, State Farm and Wilson that had hundreds of fans of all ag...
CHICAGO (AP) — Jonquel Jones, Nneka Ogwumike and Dominique Malonga made WNBA history on Saturday night. It was quite the All-Star party in the league's 30th season. Jones had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, helping Caitlin Clark and Team Spoon outlast Marina Mabrey and ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani skipped a tentatively scheduled bullpen session Saturday and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the two-way superstar won’t throw off a mound again until his irritated left knee feels 100%. “We’re just going to kick the can,” Roberts said ...
CHICAGO (AP) — The WNBA will have a replay center similar to the NBA next season as the league continues to invest in officiating, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced at her state of the league press conference Saturday before the All-Star Game. Officiating has been a hot topi...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets slugger Juan Soto was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left calf strain that's expected to sideline him for at least three weeks and probably more. The five-time All-Star underwent imaging that revealed a grade 2 strain, interim mana...
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Jackson Koivun shot a 61 in the third round of the 3M Open on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead at 20-under par, setting a tournament record with a 28 on the back nine at the TPC Twin Cities. Emiliano Grillo and Ben Kohles each had a 65 [.....
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Carlos Beltrán was destined for the Baseball Hall of Fame even before he played a full season in the major leagues. At least that’s what Kansas City Royals great George Brett thought. On the eve of his induction, Beltrán recounted a story from 1999 when t...
Gabby Thomas, one of the deepest thinkers in track, chose to view herself as “healing” instead of “injured" last year. That, in short, is how the Olympic gold medalist — slowed, then eventually stopped by an aching Achilles tendon — made it through a frustrating 2025 and turned i...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan suffered a concussion and other injuries in a car crash earlier this month that will limit his participation at the start of training camp, the team announced Saturday, when camp opened. The two-car accident happe...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Hocevar used a late qualifying run to knock Tyler Reddick out of the No. 1 spot, then survived a late charge from Daniel Suarez to capture his first Brickyard 400 pole Saturday. Hocevar, who drives for Spire Motorsports, produced a fast lap of 186.598 m...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week's edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alexia Serrata breaks down all the news of the week. Starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. To kick things off, we check in with the Starr County ran...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of South Padre Island announced that a Special Election has been scheduled to fill the seat for Council Member Place 1. The seat opened up following the death of City Council Member Ken Medders, Jr. As previously reported on ValleyCentr...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald is still determining whether he is ready and able to return to the Los Angeles Rams, but coach Sean McVay says the team will welcome the superstar defensive lineman if he decides to end his two-season retirement. While the Rams reported to training...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are showing cornerback Christian Gonzalez how much he's valued. Team owner Robert Kraft said Saturday the star cornerback has been offered the highest contract in Patriots history. “We love Christian Gonzalez. We love him as a pla...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Edinburg welcomed Academy Award-nominated actor Terrence Howard to City Hall on Monday, honor…
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It Takes A Village is a weekly ValleyCentral+ series that covers all things parenting; from real, honest …
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral wants to see your four-legged companion in honor of National Dog Photography Day. National …
GENEVA (AP) — One week after the World Cup final, FIFA President Gianni Infantino attacked perceived critics for “spreading hate and false r…
PLANO, Texas (AP) — Athletics prospect Ryan Lasko, who broke his back in a frightening collision with a minor league teammate four weeks ago…
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Cape Verde made more World Cup history on Monday when Sidny Lopes Cabral won the public vote for goal of the tourn…
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Families were displaced and a dog was rescued from a McAllen apartment building fire on Sunday, according…
Virginia and former basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton have reached a settlement on her dismissal. Terms of the settlement were not made…
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Lyford Mayor Pablo Morales on Monday announced the passing of Commissioner Albert Cavazos. Morales said C…
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 6-year-old boy was electrocuted after stakes used to secure a water slide punctured an underground elec…
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department on Monday identified the body of a man found by a pedestrian last week …
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Edinburg man has been charged in connection with a shooting that occurred at a parking lot outside a n…
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