HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Ramon Ayala Jr., the son of Tejano music legend Ramon Ayala, was booked into jail and charged with sexual assault on Friday in Hidalgo County, jail records show. Ayala Jr.'s arrest is followed by a string of lawsuits filed earlier this year by former band membe...
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Sharyland Pioneer’s Malakai Galindo, left, runs past Sharyland High defenders Roman Adame, left, and Ezekiel Garza, right, during a game at Richard Thompson Stadium Friday Oct. 23,2026 in Mission. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Sharyland Pioneer’s Cole Scurlock, left, run...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski broke the record for fastest World Series pitch with the very first offering of this year's Fall Classic, a 103.5 mph fastball from the Milwaukee Brewers' fireballer to the Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Díaz on Friday night. Misiorowski allowed a run an...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jarring flagrant foul knocked Cooper Flagg awkwardly to the floor and eventually out of the game Friday night. Now it's unclear whether the Dallas star will miss any more time. Last season's NBA Rookie of the Year did not play in the second half of Dallas' 1...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Rio Grande Valley is looking at a nice stretch of weather lasting through the weekend. High pressure will do its best to keep conditions feeling and looking great, but a few upper level features will conspire to spoil things just a bit. Sat...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hall of Famer Robin Yount honored Bob Uecker by wearing one of the beloved Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster’s plaid sport coats before throwing out the first pitch prior to Game 1 of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Uecker’s presence also...
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DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are unionizing. The NFL franchise has agreed to recognize the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association as the collective bargaining representative for one of the most famous cheer squads in professional sports, both sides said in a joi...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball's union chief said the owners' proposal of a salary cap this summer was a “nuclear bomb" and players have no interest in the type of economic system Commissioner Rob Manfred maintains is needed for the sport to thrive. Shortly before the Milwaukee Brewer...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Week nine of high school football is underway in the Rio Grande Valley. Here are your scores for tonight’s games: And don’t forget, ValleyCentral+ is your home for live high school football games this year. ValleyCentral is the only news station...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alejandra Yanez breaks down all the news of the week. Gov. Greg Abbott claimed this week he was endorsed by several Democratic sheriffs in South Texas, though three of them say they ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In this edition of Mic’d Up, Photojournalist Diego Tijerina follows Edinburg Head Coach Joe Peña as the Bobcats took on the La Joya Coyotes at Richard R. Flores Stadium. Both teams were looking to gain ground in their District 31 playoff race. T...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Criminal complaints obtained by ValleyCentral allege that a teacher arrested on felony charges in Starr County admitted to engaging in sex acts with a student multiple times on and off campus. Francisco Contreras Jr. was arrested earlier this mo...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden says an email that led employees to believe they were selecting a Knicks championship ring but instead was a phishing attempt was an “unfortunate mistake.” The company added Friday that more than 275 players and employees will still be gettin...
