T he city of Mercedes has selected the same Edinburg search firm as Mission Economic Development Corporation officials in its search for a city manager while the EDC is looking for a chief executive officer, all entering a similar contract with the firm to fill those positions. Altiva Management...
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S AN JUAN — Students from the PSJA Early College High School honored legendary Latin American musicians here Monday morning with a Día de los Muertos altar. “Un Homenaje a la Música – Amor Eterno” was put on by various departments from the high school — including modern language,...
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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 eligibility rules. T...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Chief Meteorologist Bryan Hale talks with specialists about how to prepare your plants, shrubs, and flowers for a wet, mild winter across the Valley. Agronomist and flower farm owners Jimmy and Jennifer Wilson share their collective experience i...
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T he Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that it has identified two more victims from a mass shooting Sunday. No one has life-threatening injuries, according to a news release. Authorities on Sunday said seven people were shot during an “adult birthday party” late Saturda...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Five people who sustained injuries in a shooting at a party on Halloween night have been released from the hospital, Hidalgo County officials announced Monday. The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office initially reported that seven people were wounded...
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T he National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley office has posted its outlook for November-January, and once again, multiple scenarios are possible. Following a hot October — the top-five hottest for many areas of the region — NWS said the next three months could be w...
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Cristobal Stephan Garzez T he Donna man who crashed and killed a Mercedes tow truck driver in Harlingen in 2025 has been sentenced. On Friday, Cristobal Stephan Garzez was found guilty of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and manslaughter, but not guilty to one charge of p...
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees closer David Bednar, Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki and Seattle outfielder Randy Arozarena were among eight players who received $23.15 million qualifying offers from their teams Monday. Milwaukee first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers and Bal...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge declared a mistrial after a jury could not reach a verdict in the case of a man accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash in 2021, according to a statement from the Cameron County District Attorney's Office. Jaime Carlos Guerra, 59, was indic...
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — It's Minshew Mania in the desert for the foreseeable future. Arizona Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur said Monday that veteran quarterback Gardner Minshew will move into the starter's role after he took over for the struggling Jacoby Brissett and led a 14-point co...
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The Finnish Ice Hockey Association said Monday its national teams won't play against Russia in international tournaments as long as the war in Ukraine is ongoing. That stance by Finland, and reportedly also Latvia, comes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled last week th...
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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...
