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 month on a charge o...
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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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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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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...
business
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...
safety
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department is searching for a missing man with dementia last seen Friday morning. Mario Alberto Soto, 76, was last seen at about 9 a.m. at his home located on the 1800 block of Palm Blvd. His family told police that Soto i...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — To honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, the Willacy County District Attorney's Victim Assistance Unit hosted a survivor walk at the Raymondville Police Department Friday afternoon. Advocates and survivors walked the streets wearin...
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Jeremiah Yzaguirre is seen leaning up against a car in this undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He and Maria Luisa Yzaguirre, both 47, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health fraud on April 29, 2025. (Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office) A Harlingen couple ...
schools
D ue to smoke from brush being cleared from a property near Pena Elementary School, the campus was evacuated Friday morning to Garcia Middle School as a precaution. Brownsville ISD reported that the smoke became an issue about mid-morning and the decision was made to relocate stu...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Angel Reese has always exuded confidence on and off the basketball court. In her first season with Atlanta, she's already become the team's emotional leader and now has the Dream two wins away from the first WNBA championship in franchise history. Game 4 is Saturda...
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W ithin four issues, a plethora of writers, photographers and archivists came together to capture what underground music looked like in South Texas from 1998-2008. With the release of the final chapter this month, the question becomes: What’s next for this archival recovery movem...
