NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor is ready to rejoin the New York Mets — just as Juan Soto deals with a back injury that may sideline him beyond Wednesday. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said he couldn’t rule out a trip to the injured list for Soto, who exited a 9-6 loss to the Chicago [...]
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HOUSTON (AP) — From 100 losses to their first playoff series win in two decades, these scrappy Chicago White Sox just keep outdoing themselves. The White Sox used a big first inning and a three-run homer from Chase Meidroth to propel them to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on W...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 22 points, Jordin Canada had 13 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, and the Atlanta Dream advanced to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2018, beating the Washington Mystics 93-75 in Game 2 of their first-round s...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Heading into Thursday, rain chances will increase across the Rio Grande Valley and remain elevated through the weekend and into next week. Each day will bring around an 80% chance of showers, periods of steady rain, pockets of heavy rainfall, a...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 40-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to attack the Texas Capitol, authorities said. The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement that it received “credible information about an individual planning a violent atta...
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By Steve Clark and Nadia Tamez-Robledo | Staff Writers B ROWNSVILLE — Vice President JD Vance was the headliner at a midday ceremonial groundbreaking for Saronic Technologies’ Port Alpha “shipyard of the future” at the Port of Brownsville on Wednesday. The event, held inside a Qu...
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V ice President JD Vance arrived at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport Wednesday morning ahead of a groundbreaking and campaign rally. Vance was the headliner at a midday ceremonial groundbreaking for Saronic Technologies’ Port Alpha “shipyard of the future”...
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A Monte Alto school nurse made his first appearance Wednesday after he was arrested for indecency with a child. Ruben Del Toro, 46, had his bond set at $100,000 on the charges. According to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, the monthslong investigation began Aug. 20 when the m...
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San Benito Mayor Pedro “Pete” Galvan H ARLINGEN — It looks like it’s going to take a Texas Attorney General’s opinion to determine if Mayor Pete Galvan reviews a list of applicants for the city’s economic development director’s job. After Galvan requested a review of the Economic...
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By JESSE BEDAYN and BILL BARROW | Associated Press H ARLINGEN (AP) — Eric Flores, a former federal prosecutor and Army National Guard infantry captain, was one of the Republican Party’s prized recruits in this year’s midterm elections . With help from a redrawn congressional map ...
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Rebecca Castañeda D onna ISD named Rebecca Castañeda, the acting superintendent and a product of the district and the city, as the lone finalist for superintendent. Born and raised in Donna, Castañeda graduated from Donna High School in the 1990s and spent 29 of her 30 years in h...
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Local Valley author G. B Cast signs his book and talks to a patron during the first McAllen ArtWalk on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, at J’aime Les Livres in McAllen. (Courtesy photo) T he nonprofit Liberate Ediciones is spearheading the return of the McAllen ArtWalk in the historic De P...
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Austin Riley delivered the first clutch moment of Major League Baseball's playoffs on Tuesday, hitting a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning that pushed the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies for a 5-3 win. It was an electric scene for fans at Truist Park — a...
