HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A tractor-trailer flipped on the southbound expressway in Harlingen, causing traffic delays and detours, police said Thursday afternoon. The curved southbound expressway near Valle Vista Mall is closed as crews work to clear the scene. Harlingen police said that...
safety
T wo people were arrested Wednesday morning after attempting to smuggle nearly 92 pounds of cocaine through the Valley International Airport in Harlingen. Tamya Jones and Shmair Williams were attempting to board a flight from Harlingen to Houston when the baggage inspection revea...
parks
I ndian cuisine has officially arrived in Brownsville. Thank Leo and Latha Titus, who opened Leo’s Grill in Port Isabel less than two years ago to rave reviews and just recently launched a takeout location next to 7th & Park coffee/bike shop at 1554 E. Seventh St. in Brownsville,...
government
H ARLINGEN — The city’s property tax rate won’t be going up this year. Amid some residents’ opposition to a proposed half-cent tax hike , commissioners voted 4-1 to keep the tax rate at 0.5260 per $100 valuation, two weeks after the board proposed the first tax rate increase in s...
parks
Barely three months had passed since the Carolina Hurricanes finally punched through a playoff roadblock to win another Stanley Cup when it was time to turn their attention forward to another season. The confidence and experience gained from that run? Invaluable. Dwelling on it b...
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Christian Castro A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent made his first appearance in court Thursday after he was booked in the Hennepin County Jail the day prior. Christian Castro was working with ICE when he was accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Vene...
Local
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — At 16 years old, Brianne Valdez is facing cancer for the second time. The teenager is once again undergoing treatment after doctors discovered another tumor just months after she finished her first round of chemotherapy and radiation. Despite the ...
safety
Hidalgo Port of Entry is seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy: CBP) A call to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Cyber Tipline led to the arrest of a man who had more than 600 videos of child sexual abuse material at the Hidalgo port of entry on Tuesday. Jose...
schools
T here will be acronyms. Rio Grande Valley Linking Economic and Academic Development (RGV LEAD) are teaming up with the Rio Grande Valley Builders Association (RGVBA) with a memorandum of agreement to establish the RGV LEAD Architecture and Construction Workforce Pipeline Initiat...
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The College Football Playoff says it can’t change the outcome of any games played during the regular season but notes that its selection committee relies on various measures beyond wins and losses. The CFP issued its statement to The Athletic on Thursday, following the NCAA Footb...
News
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Quinn Hughes unwound after an especially eventful hockey season with the usual retreat to his lake home in Michigan, soaking up the summer with his brothers and their friends. Hughes would prefer if everyone would relax about his contract situation, too. As...
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government
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — New opportunities for artists and creatives could come as a new state designation brings more funding and resources to Brownsville. The Texas Commission on the Arts officially designated the Mitte Cultural District a Texas Cultural District. The...
