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H ARLINGEN — The downtown mural paying tribute to Southwest Airlines’ founder will remain overlooking the newly revamped Lozano Plaza. Under a deadlocked city commission vote, the push to remove the mural honoring the legendary Herb Kelleher was crushed after a second round of di...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Approximately 1,000 customers are impacted by the emergency water reports, according to the Brownsville Public Utilities Board. On Tuesday afternoon, BPUB announced that residents near the El Lago area may experience a water service interruption...
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A rendering of the RGV-Desal desalination plant planned on South Padre Island. (Courtesy: RGV-Desal) R GV Desal has pitched itself as a potential solution to the Rio Grande Valley’s longstanding water woes. This new resource, however, will be privately owned. Cities and water dis...
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez are husband and wife. They married Tuesday in a civil ceremony described by the public relations team that represents the Portuguese soccer star as “a private and intimate moment attended by their five children.” The ceremony took place in...
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C ameron County officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony last Friday to celebrate the completion of phase two of the Olmito Nature Park. The event specially marked the official opening of the park’s kayak launch, with an actual kayak launching courtesy of Aaron Millan of Brownsvi...
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Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer Every single team across the Rio Grande Valley is officially back on the practice field this week as the countdown to kick off of the 2026 Texas high school football season continues. With Week 1 of the regular season less than two weeks away, the RGVSp...
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Jorge Ivan Gonzalez Martinez A ccusations against the Edinburg pastor charged with indecency with a child late last month include instances of him kissing, hugging, touching the victim inappropriately and removing her clothing. McAllen resident Jorge Ivan Gonzalez Martinez, who w...
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pitching coach Mike Maddux, bullpen coach Dom Chiti and assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott have been fired by the Los Angeles Angels. Interim front-office leader John Mozeliak announced several changes Tuesday to first-year manager Kurt Suzuki's coaching...
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A 40-year-old man and 20-year-old woman accused in a fatal rollover crash in Brownsville that killed a man following a vehicular pursuit with Border Patrol have been indicted on state charges. Fernando Alejandro Rivera Rojas and Cynthia Dominique Gonzalez were indicted June 24 on...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Roma city officials announced in a public notice on Tuesday that they are aware of concerns regarding "an unusual or foul odor" being reported in portions of the city's water distribution system and are working to identify and address the source...
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LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — There was a time when the preseason felt like the Super Bowl to Aaron Rodgers. Now is not that time. While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is trying to soak in every moment of what he says will be his 22nd and final NFL training camp, he doesn't sound like...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man was taken into custody on Sunday following a disorderly conduct call, according to the Edcouch Police Department. Kevin Contreras Ochoa was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and tampering with/fabricating physical eviden...
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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have chosen Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback over J.J. McCarthy, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the team had not yet ma...
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets cornerback Qwan'tez Stiggers was taken to a hospital by ambulance after he briefly lost consciousness during a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday. Jets coach Aaron Glenn said the 24-year-old Stiggers was conscious and t...
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W hat is postpartum psychosis and what impact does it have on a mother’s health? The condition has once again been thrust into the spotlight with the case of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children before attempting to take her own life in 202...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Another cabinet Secretary visited the Rio Grande Valley as Energy Secretary Chris Wright held a roundtable discussion at the Port of Brownsville. Wright was in town to promote the Trump administration's domestic energy agenda. Inside Valley Poli...
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Donovan Yandel Martinez Tirado C ameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz announced on Facebook Monday the sentencing of a teenager who pleaded guilty to killing a man when he was 16 years old on June 1, 2024. Donovan Yandel Martinez Tirado, who is now 17, pleaded guilty to ...
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice called the 30 days he spent in a Texas jail over the summer a “learning experience” and a “reality check,” one that he got through by rehabbing from knee surgery and watching plenty of comedian Kevin Hart on TV t...
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T he Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what led to the death of a man by electrocution in Mission Monday. According to a news release, sheriff’s deputies responded to the 3800 block of Mirabel Street in rural Mission at 12:29 p.m. following a report of an unrespons...
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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. It's a milestone epi...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 65-year-old man who was found unresponsive in rural Mission, the sheriff announced Tuesday. The man has been identified as 65-year-old Eudoxio Marquez. On Monday at approximatel...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Jury selection began Tuesday morning in the death penalty trial of a 20-year-old Brownsville man accused of fatally gunning down a San Benito police officer following an hourslong chase across Cameron County. Rogelio Martinez, who was 18 at the time of the shooting...
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By Stephen Simpson | The Texas Tribune A federal judge denied an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order sought by hemp businesses and consumers, allowing the Texas ban on THC products to continue until the case is resolved. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown of Galvest...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An arrest affidavit obtained by ValleyCentral reveals what led to an Edinburg pastor being arrested and charged with indecency with a child. Jorge Gonzalez Martinez, 49, of Iglesia Internacional Poder y Gloria was arrested July 27 without incide...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Donna is advising its residents that crews will be conducting an emergency water leak repair on Tuesday morning. The repairs began at 9:30 a.m. and will affect the areas from the 100 to 200 Block of S. 3rd St., including the Donna IS...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It might be back to school season but Mother Nature is still giving us hot, humid and sunny weather across the Valley. A high-pressure system that is centered over the state of Louisiana enforces a little to no rain weather pattern, high tempera...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Weslaco Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to accept Superintendent Richard Rivera's retirement on Monday. Rivera will continue his role as superintendent through Dec. 31. Rivera's career with Weslaco ISD began in 1967, when...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Fire Department Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a fire at the C&C Wings on Central Boulevard on Tuesday. At approximately 5:30 a.m., six fire department units, two command staff officers and one ambulance resp...
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NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James will visit the New York Knicks on opening night and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. James' arrival in Philadelphia has made the 76ers must-see TV, and they are all over the NBA's biggest days of the season. James will make his 76ers debut against...
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ATLANTA (AP) — After earning his first career save, New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga wanted the ball as a keepsake. Whoops! Rookie teammate Carson Benge had already tossed it into the Atlanta crowd. Recently shifted to a short-relief role in his fourth major league season, Senga...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tarik Skubal yielded three runs on four hits while pitching five innings in the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner's home debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers against Kansas City on Monday night. Skubal left with the Dodgers trailing 3-2 after a decent, if unspect...
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TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Seigler scored from third base on a sacrifice fly Monday night — without ever tagging up. Needless to say, that left everyone in Toronto a little confused. Seigler scored Boston's only run in a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays on a chaotic, inning-ending double pl...
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MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Food insecurity is rising across Texas, and college students in the Rio Grande Valley are among those feeling the impact of higher grocery and gas prices. New data from Feeding America shows Texas’ food insecurity rate increased from 17.6% last ye...
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are responding to criticism over various issues at their new stadium — including partially obstructed sightline concerns -- by addressing them on a case-by-case basis, the team announced Monday. The criticism stems from fans getting the...
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M cALLEN — It’s too hot. No matter what you think of why it’s so hot or if it was always like this, but Valley summers are scorching with almost 100-degree days nearly all season. With this type of heat and humidity, I get why no one wants to go outside for anything. I consider m...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Edinburg announced that actor Edward James Olmos is headlining the 12th annual South Texas International Film Festival. The Oscar-nominated actor will be headlining the festival alongside Rio Grande Valley natives Valente Rodriguez a...
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DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky says she never claimed that the assessment of a Flagrant 2 foul on her on Saturday in a game against Indiana was the result of white privilege. Carrington came from behind and hit the Fever's Sophie Cunningham in the head and neck on a fast-b...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of ongoing false phone calls. According to a news release from HSCO, people are calling residents, impersonating law enforcement and attempting to collect money. During the calls, the cal...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Motorists in Willacy County are advised to drive with caution in the Santa Monica area. According to the Willacy County Sheriff's Office, there is major roadway damage reported in the north and southbound lanes of FM 1420 just south of the secon...
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E DINBURG — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott visited Moore Air Base Monday to discuss plans to prevent further spread of the New World screwworm. Following a brief demonstration of the Department of Homeland Sec...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Rio Grande Valley is heading into a hot and increasingly breezy stretch of weather this week, with mostly clear skies dominating the forecast. Temperatures will remain near the century mark through much of the work week, while humidity push...
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Hafley wants to see the mistakes. Of course the Miami Dolphins first-year head coach does not want his players missing assignments, lining up offsides or running the wrong routes on game days. But he has stressed to his young team the importance of...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott visited Edinburg to watch a drone demonstration on how this technology will help detect the New World Screwworm. On Monday morning, Border Patrol agen...
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The Dallas Cowboys and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams have agreed on a $105.9 million, three-year extension going into his first full season with the team, two people with knowledge of the deal said Monday. The contract includes $101 million guaranteed and will be added to the...
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A 32-year-old Rio Grande City man has been sentenced to jail for soliciting sexually explicit images of someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. Jorge Alberto Bazan was indicted on Oct. 14, 2025, and pleaded guilty to coercing a minor to engage in sexual activity May 27. Baz...
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A nearly century-old golf course in Edinburg was the setting for a groundbreaking Monday as the city works toward modern investments in regional workforce advancement. The city and its economic arm celebrated the commencement of construction for a Workforce Resource Center and ne...
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons signed defensive end Cameron Sample on Monday, adding depth at edge rusher less than one week after Jalon Walker's season-ending knee injury. The Falcons announced the signing before Sample participated in Monday’s practice in full p...
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BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Jakob Ingebrigtsen showed plenty of kick on his comeback from injury by winning his fourth consecutive 5,000-meters title at the European championships Monday. The two-time Olympic champion from Norway hadn’t raced since having surgery early this year t...
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SNATA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey was held out of practice on Monday with what the team described as general tightness. The 30-year-old McCaffrey had participated in every practice so far this summer for the 49ers as the team alt...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson, a two-time All-Star shortstop who won the 2019 AL batting title with the Chicago White Sox, has decided to retire after spending 10 years in the major leagues. Anderson, 33, made the announcement on Monday. “I fought for the last two, three years. You...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Big East named Tim Brosnan as the sixth commissioner in conference history on Monday. Brosnan succeeds Val Ackerman, who announced her retirement in April after serving as commissioner for 13 years. Brosnan brings years of experience in media, sports and busin...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Prosecutors dropped a drunken driving charge against a former police officer last week after he completed a “Drug & Alcohol Awareness Class.” The Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office dropped the case against Joseph James Granchelli, 37, of Ne...
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BOSTON (AP) — One of Patriots quarterback Drake Maye’s favorite offensive targets isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Tight end Hunter Henry confirmed Monday that he signed a two-year extension to remain in New England through the 2027 season. ESPN and the NFL Network reported tha...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County Sheriff's Office arrested a man Friday following the execution of a search warrant where investigators found THC vape pens, THC-infused gummies, marijuana and money inside a Brownsville home. Leonardo Villegas, 19, from Browns...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The surging New York Liberty will face Indiana on Tuesday night in a marquee WNBA matchup that will see the Fever at full strength after the league rescinded a technical foul against Caitlin Clark that would have kept her out. Clark picked up her eighth technical ...
