D owntown Brownsville is going to totally space out Thursday through Saturday as Space Fest descends on the city’s historic heart for the third consecutive year. The first two Space Fests were one-day events. This year it’s three days. Nathan Burkhart, director of the Brownsville Convention and V...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An elementary school in Edinburg was placed on lockdown Wednesday after a person was reportedly seen with a weapon near the campus. The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District confirmed in a statement that Cayetano Cavazos Elementary S...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a TV production assistant in 2006, capping a yearslong legal odyssey that a judge said cemented the disgraced movie mogul’s reputation as “the literal face of the #MeToo movemen...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky State University women’s basketball player from Senegal was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month when she arrived at the airport in Louisville to fly to New York for a tournament. Aminata Seck, 26, is from Dakar, the capital...
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GENEVA (AP) — Title holder Barcelona won 5-2 and record eight-time champion OL Lyonnes prevailed 8-0 in their Women’s Champions League openers on Wednesday. Two storied teams who have won 10 of the 11 last titles still set the bar high in European women's soccer. First, Lyon rout...
government
B ROWNSVILLE — A judge has dismissed a charge against a former San Benito Drainage District No. 3 board member after he paid restitution fees, records show. On Aug. 17, in Cameron County’s 107th state District Court, Judge Arturo Nelson dismissed a charge against former drainage ...
parks
Gabriel Gonzalez (Courtesy: City of Harlingen ) H ARLINGEN — City Hall is shaking up, leading City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez to cut a key management position as he develops a succession plan. After about a year on the job, Deputy City Manager Oscar Garcia has returned to his forme...
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo weighed ending his Portugal career after the World Cup and acknowledged Wednesday some critics at home want him out of the team. The 41-year-old Ronaldo was confirmed by coach Jorge Jesus as a starter for this 234th Portugal game — on Thu...
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart is expected to have season-ending surgery on his left knee, according to a person with knowledge of the details of the injury. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because...
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By: Dr. Jose E. Igoa, Psychiatrist and Medical Director of DHR Health Behavioral Hospital 5510 Raphael Drive Edinburg, TX 78539 If you or someone is experiencing a mental health crisis, call (956) 362-4357 (HELP) for support. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicid...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. left Atlanta's game against Cincinnati in the third inning after fouling a ball off his left leg Tuesday night. Acuña was listed as day-to-day with a contusion after X-rays and a CT scan showed no serious damage. He was able to wa...
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LONDON (AP) — England soccer great Harry Kane’s long-held hope of being a kicker in the NFL took clearer shape Wednesday, when he floated the idea of combining the goal with also joining a Major League Soccer club. The 33-year-old Kane is currently happy and setting records at Ba...
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Major League Baseball's postseason is rapidly approaching, with the Los Angeles Dodgers seeking a third straight World Series title. It remains to be seen how much some of the game's biggest stars will be able to participate in the playoffs, though. The Dodgers are once again amo...
