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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson gets to go first. The polarizing quarterback will start Cleveland's exhibition opener at Chicago on Saturday — his first game action since 2024 — and Shedeur Sanders will play in the second half as the Browns' QB competition creeps toward a concl...
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T he South Texas International Film Festival’s 48-hour Film Race in Edinburg has come early this year, and local creatives are already gearing up for the competition. The race to create the most stand-out short film in the Rio Grande Valley kicks off Friday. Filmmakers have 48 ho...
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T he city of Weslaco alerted the public Wednesday, at around 2:30 p.m., that they were responding to two water line breaks as communications contractors perform work in various areas of the city. During the work, inadvertently, underground water lines were disrupted, causing some...
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Carlos Yerena S AN BENITO — Under a split vote, interim City Manager Carlos Yerena is taking San Benito’s top administrative position. In a heated meeting, Commissioners Daniel Cortez, Rick Perez and Victor Manuel Gonzalez voted to appoint Yerena to the city manager’s post while ...
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B rownsville’s Historic Battlefield Trail is one of three trails nationally vying for inclusion in the Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) Hall of Fame this year. The other two are the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, located in the Buckeye State, and the Mount Vernon Trail in Virg...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Beach-goers can expect to pay more for access to Cameron County coastal parks beginning this fall as officials prepare to roll out fee increases they say are meant to keep up with the rising costs of maintenance. During an early August meeting, commissioners approv...
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BELL COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Authorities are responding to a Fort Hood military chopper crash in Bell County. FOX 44 News has learned that this was a 1st Cavalry Division Apache helicopter with two on board. Both have been pronounced dead. The crash happened around 1:30 ...
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President Trump announced via TruthSocial that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her role at the end of the month to focus on her family....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Harlingen and La Feria firefighters are battling a fire at a home Wednesday afternoon. According to Harlingen Assistant Fire Chief Ruben Balboa, the structure fire is located near Bass Boulevard and Glenn Way and is 50% contained. No injuries ha...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Russell Westbrook, the NBA's career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday he's retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league's 75th anniversary team. The two-time scoring champion shared his decision on soc...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Brownsville is celebrating a big nomination this week. Rails to Trails is a conservancy that recognizes outstanding trails across the country for their history, accessibility, community connection, and overall trail experience. The o...
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By Jess Huff | The Texas Tribune T he Texas Workforce Commission Tuesday voted to cut 9.5% of the state’s child care scholarships, which represents approximately 14,000 seats for children. For some regions that need to meet lower scholarship numbers in 2027, those cuts will begin...
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By Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune L UBBOCK — The Texas Broadband Development Office placed a temporary hold Tuesday on all disbursements of billions of dollars in federal funds related to the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, or BEAD. The hold comes after ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Fire Department on Wednesday morning welcomed two new units into service during a push-in ceremony, a fire service tradition of formally welcoming new emergency response vehicles. Brownsvillle firefighters pushed in Fire Engine 3...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Jonas Brothers will perform at halftime of the NFL's season opener between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. The NFL announced the headliners for the halftime show Wednesday. The game wil...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — City officials gathered in Alamo on Wednesday morning to celebrate the completion of a $1.5 million drainage improvement project. Alamo Mayor J.R. Garza said the city partnered with the Texas Department of Transportation on the project along Ala...
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has one regret about starting his final NFL season with an exhibition game against the team that drafted him. He would have preferred Thursday’s matchup with the Packers take place in Green Bay rather than Pittsburgh. Rodgers wanted t...
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski on Wednesday said starters, including quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, will play at least the first series in Friday night's preseason opener against the Denver Broncos. With Michael Penix Jr. still not cleared for team ...
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CHICAGO (AP) — It started as a limited promotion for a specialty theme night. Then the Chicago White Sox heard from their fans. Everyone wanted a pope-themed hat. “When things go bananas ... that’s when it gets really fun,” said Brooks Boyer, Chicago's chief revenue and marketing...
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A thunderous applause echoed through the city’s council chambers Tuesday after the council unanimously voted to renew a local Mission establishment’s conditional use permit. The Ice House, located at 815 N Francisco Ave., got its conditional use permit renewed for one year with t...
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Earlier this year, a 16-year-old student at a Los Angeles high school was looking forward to starting his junior year, where he planned to try out for the school's varsity tennis team. His parents were both college psychology professors. But in April, U.S. Immigration and Customs...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar announced Wednesday that the racing series will start its 2027 season March 7 on the streets of St. Petersburg. The series released the locations and dates for the first eight races of the upcoming season. This will be the 17th time IndyCar has started...
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The vibes for Mike McCarthy and Eli Heidenreich over the last few months have been immaculate. How could they not be? The chance for McCarthy to lead his hometown team brought the first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach to tears when he was hired in January. The im...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks are going to open both of their title defenses against LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Knicks will travel to Philadelphia to face the 76ers on Oct. 30 on the opening night of NBA Cup games, the league announced Wednesday. The teams...
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MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi shared a tribute to his late father, Jorge, on social media on Wednesday, opening up about how difficult it was to lead Argentina to the World Cup final and expressing uncertainty about whether he will continue playing soccer. “I don't know what I'm goin...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — If you love a parade and don't mind getting out of bed a little extra early Thursday morning, we have just the event for you. Go to an area away from city lights for better viewing an hour or so before sunrise. Then look towards the north, fairl...
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IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER IDEA Pharr, La Feria, McAllen High and Weslaco East’s boys cross country teams enter the 2026 season fresh off state meet appearances a year ago, making them teams to watch across South Texas. The four squads aren’t only on the RGV’s radar, but on the...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price, the second such sale in a year. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associated Press on ...
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SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Formula 1's newest outfit Cadillac replaced its first team principal Graeme Lowdon with former Alpine director Marcin Budkowski on Wednesday. Cadillac said the move was part of a “planned leadership transition as the organization evolves from its initi...
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Trump has repeatedly teased the idea of running for the presidency again, despite the 22nd Amendment blocking a president from serving more than two terms....
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ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices” for officers and agents by March.
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Joey Crawford had no backup plan. He would watch Philadelphia 76ers games in the 1960s, and probably unlike most kids growing up in that area around that time he had no aspirations of becoming the next Wilt Chamberlain or Billy Cunningham. Crawford was the son of a baseball umpir...
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Paris Saint-Germain gets back on the trophy trail on Wednesday in the UEFA Super Cup against Aston Villa. There are six pieces of silverware up for grabs for PSG this season, with the No. 1 priority being a third straight Champions League title to cement its status as one of the ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell struck out 10 batters in six innings in his return to the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers after being sidelined for three months with loose bodies in his left elbow. He struck out the side on 13 pitches in the first inning for the first time as a ...
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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Walls homered from each side of the plate in a 12-4 victory at the Athletics on Tuesday night, becoming the first switch-hitter to do that twice for the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays. Walls also accomplished the feat on April 18, 2023, at Cincinn...
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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Walls homered from both sides of the plate for the second time in his career, Nick Martinez tossed a complete game and the Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth straight game, 12-4 over the Athletics on Tuesday night. The 30-year-old Walls, whose h...
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(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to sell three warehouses in El Paso County it purchased last year for $123 million to convert into detention centers that could hold more than 8,000 immigrants awaiting deportation, U.S. Rep. Veronica Esc...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Elly De La Cruz drove in automatic runner Matt McLain with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning as the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game skid with a 5-4 comeback win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. The Reds rallied from three runs down in t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A strong high‑pressure system has been parked over the the region like it owns the place, cranking up temperatures and pushing pollution down toward the surface. That sinking air mechanism is why our air quality has dipped into the “moderate” zo...
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Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — We continue our fall camp position room breakdowns of the UTRGV football team with a dive into the Vaqueros’ defensive backfield. UTRGV’s secondary combined to make 11 interceptions, force five fumbles and recover four fumbles in their inaugu...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White has had enough of the conversations around the WNBA this season that aren't about basketball. On Tuesday, she finally lashed out. The 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year and one of the original Fever players angrily defended herself...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Many students across the Valley are heading back to school this week, including those in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, who kicked off their first day Tuesday morning. ValleyCentral paid a visit to one school to see how ...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the capital murder trial of Rogelio Martinez Jr., who is accused of fatally shooting San Benito Police Lt. Milton Resendez during a 2023 vehicle pursuit. The case is expected to draw a lengthy jury-selection pro...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — French sculpture group Atelier Missor has revealed the first look of its 50-foot bronze statue of Prometheus being built in Starbase, Texas. Atelier Missor, a French foundry, is a traditional metal-casting workshop that specializes in titanium s...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have every indication Stephen Curry would like to stay with the team for the remainder of his career, and they plan to make that happen for the two-time NBA MVP. The 38-year-old Curry is hoping to play at least a couple more years an...
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NEW YORK (AP) — CBS Sports president David Berson said Tuesday he does not have a timeline for a decision about Tony Romo's future. Romo, the network's lead NFL analyst, is on leave following his arrest last month in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the i...
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Kip Owen, M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon and Orthopedic Sports Medicine Specialist DHR Health Orthopedic Institute Returning to school after a summer break can add additional risk of injury as the new seasons unfold. Athletic injuries can be divided into two types: acute injuries and ov...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Fire Department and Pharr Fire Department are on the scene involving a gasoline tanker on Raul Longoria Road, according to the city of Edinburg. Both northbound and southbound lanes on Raul Longoria Road, between Canton Road and Wis...
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Footballs and fists were thrown. A helmet was launched. Trash talk was hurled throughout, too. It all made for one competitive and, at times, heated joint practice for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets on Tuesday. The first of four scuffles star...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A very special guest dropped by our studios on Tuesday. Brownsville Animal Regulation Care Center specialist Jorge introduced the world to Mariana, a painfully shy, trembling puppy. Though it took her a while to feel comfortable, Jorge promised ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Fire Department is inviting children across the Valley to close out their summer with a free end-of-summer celebration on Thursday. The event starts at 6 p.m. at the Promenade Park Amphitheater located at 201 W. McIntyre St. 'Sparky...
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Superintendent Richard Rivera T he Weslaco ISD school board voted to accept superintendent Richard Rivera’s retirement which is set to go into effect on Dec. 31. “The first time I was here 16 years and then I left,” Rivera said. “So, the second term, in December, it will be four ...
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears safety Coby Bryant will miss four to six months after he had surgery on his injured left knee, coach Ben Johnson said Tuesday. Bryant, signed to a $40 million, three-year deal as a free agent this offseason, was expected to be an important p...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Palmview Police Department is hosting its annual National Night Out event on Thursday. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the parking lot of the Palmview Parks & Recreation Gym located at 406 Veterans Boulevard. The event promis...
