HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen held its 12th Annual Risk and Safety Expo this week. The two-day conference focused on workplace safety, risk management, emergency preparedness and employee wellness. Workers from all fields — including risk management, safe...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man accused of smuggling ammunition across the border was held without bond last week. Esteban Padron Jr. allegedly sped across an international bridge to stop U.S. Customs and Border Protection from searching his truck. “The government believes...
Gabriel Sanchez has been selected as McAllen’s poet laureate, celebrated for giving voice to border communities and his unwavering commitment to preserving cultural narratives at Speer Library Friday, May 1, 2026 in Mission. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) “The power of ar...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A trolley style bus is making its way around McAllen out to help customers make their way around the city's most visited downtown areas at no cost. The downtown circulator is a new service in an effort to help visitors navigate downtown, reduce...
McAllen’s new downtown circulator will officially start running this weekend. The circulator offers a free, air-conditioned ride around downtown on Fridays and Saturdays. It’s an effort toward improving mobility in a dense retail sector with limited parking and one of the city’s ...
By Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune McALLEN — A South Texas community once cited as the poorest in Texas is courting an Austin-based defense technology startup that promises to bring 10,000 jobs over 10 years, more than SpaceX’s initial promise of 300 back in 2014. The Cameron...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who attempted to cross the border with three AK-47s pleaded guilty Thursday. Edgar Emanuel Reyes Balderrama, 32, of Mexico attempted to cross the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in December. During a search, officers discovered three AK-4...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The McAllen Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a suspect in an ongoing assault investigation. The assault was reported on April 29 on the 7600 block of North 10th St. in McAllen. Police identified Joanna Coronado, 35, ...
This file photo shows the Harlingen Interchange in the foreground as traffic flows. (Maricela Rodriguez/Valley Morning Star) UPDATE (12:16 p.m. Thursday): TxDOT officials said the closure has concluded and the flyover is reopened. ORIGINAL STORY: Motorists heading to McAllen from...
McAllen wants the public’s input on their vision for the future of downtown. Downtown McAllen has been the center of a polarizing conversation regarding nightlife, public safety, and city investment for nearly a year now. Earlier this year, the city hired Mend Collaborative, an u...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hoes were a hot topic at the federal courthouse in Brownsville last week. Francisco Javier Palafox Jr., a man in his 40s from Brownsville, told Border Patrol he planned to visit “his friends and hoes.” When they searched his car, however, agents f...
Looking to decrease traffic congestion and increase roadway safety, the city of McAllen is investing in roundabouts to keep traffic moving as the population continues growing. Late last month, McAllen announced the completion of a modern traffic circle — or roundabout — located a...
McALLEN — With our summer weather being as unpredictable as ever, sometimes all you want is a good simple burger. There’s no food more synonymous with summer than hamburgers, an American classic. Maybe the most American thing I’ve searched up, I typed “hamburgers near me” in Appl...
McAllen’s newest investment in downtown isn’t a building or streetscape project. It’s a free ride. Following months of tension over public safety, nightlife, and the future direction of downtown McAllen, the city held a workshop on June 8 to look beyond enforcement and regulation...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen announced Monday the launch of a new emergency notification system that will provide residents with real-time alerts via phone and email. The new alert system is powered by Everbridge and will deliver real-time alerts for eme...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As the Rio Grande Valley experiences heavy showers and thunderstorms, several cities across the Valley are helping residents prepare with sandbags. ValleyCentral put together a list of locations giving out sandbags. City of PalmView City of McAl...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Lamine Yamal needed just 10 minutes of his first start at a World Cup to get his first goal on soccer's biggest stage. The 18-year-old forward slid in at the far post to put Spain 1-0 up against Saudi Arabia in Atlanta on Sunday. Yamal missed the end of Barcelona's...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Sunday is Father's Day. Except, perhaps, for Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha. The feel-good story of the World Cup will be back on the field Sunday, when Cape Verde takes on Uruguay in the second group-stage match for both teams. And Vozinha — whose name ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 66-year-old man is facing animal cruelty charges after deputies discovered a German Shepherd with severe facial injuries, no food and dark green water, according to a news release from the Cameron County Sheriff's Office. Luis Aguilar was cha...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Commissioners voted to approve a 95% tax abatement for Saronic Technologies, an AI boat manufacturer eyeing the Port of Brownsville for a new facility. The move came after weeks of debate and public comment from a number of commun...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Two winners could emerge at the U.S. Open barring any Sunday surprises at Shinnecock Hills. That starts with Wyndham Clark, who went into the final round with a six-shot lead. No one has ever lost a 54-hole lead that large in U.S. Open history, and the la...
We wish all fathers a happy day. It’s a day worth celebrating — now more than ever, as positive trends are being reported regarding fatherhood. U.S. Census Bureau data indicate that more American children are growing up with the influence of a father figure at home. While almost ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi's move to America will look like a masterstroke if he leads Argentina to back-to-back World Cup titles. His decision to join Inter Miami in 2023 has already been good for all parties, raising the profile of soccer in the United States, delivering title...
PHOENIX (AP) — Byron Buxton hit a grand slam for his 24th home run of the season in the Minnesota Twins' 10-run fifth inning against Arizona on Saturday night in a 16-8 victory. Buxton tied Houston’s Yordan Alvarez for the American League homer lead and made the score 12-0. It wa...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is a father again. The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar posted the news of his latest addition on his Instagram account Saturday. “We are again overjoyed to experience this wonderful day in our lives together. Thank you for being born safely,” read a...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — New Zealand might have arrived at this World Cup just happy to be here again. But earning a point in the opener against Iran has opened the door to a run the All Whites have never made. “We can’t let the occasion get too big,” head coach Darren ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper was looking to change things up Saturday. So he got to the ballpark for some early batting practice, then switched his bat to a heavier model usually reserved for workouts. The result was his first career cycle in the major leagues on a night when...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer WESLACO — When the pools were revealed for Saturday’s Mid-Valley 7on7 State Qualifying Tournament in Weslaco, the Mercedes Tigers and Mission Veterans Patriots appeared on a collision course on the Weslaco East side of the bracket. Both the Tigers and P...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — The bunched leaderboard, the inability to pull away, the momentum changing with virtually every shot. Yes, if the U.S. Open plays out Sunday like it did in the third round, then the race for second place will be a nailbiter. Three players whose names will...
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Less than 150 miles (240 kilometers) from Los Angeles' World Cup stadium sits the hotel housing Iran's team. The entrance to the Marriott in Tijuana, Mexico, is barricaded, flanked by police and members of the Mexican National Guard, guns held close. No one...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Wyndham Clark proved to be even tougher than Shinnecock Hills in the U.S. Open with four pivotal par saves in a five-hole stretch and a majestic 3-wood to 4 feet that set up the only eagle all week on the par-5 16th hole. Each shot stretched his lead over...
IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER WESLACO — Edinburg Economedes has been far from a football powerhouse in the Rio Grande Valley during its 26 years of existence. The past two years, however, the Jaguars have been on the rise, making back-to-back postseason appearances, including sett...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Miles Russell had a long walk to his ball at the end of a long U.S. Open round with Jackson Koivun on Saturday after smashing his tee shot 407 yards on the 18th hole. “Not bad, not bad,” Russell said afterward with a smile. “I hit that one pretty good.” I...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler raised a club in his left hand and fist-pumped with his right while the crowd roared so loudly the cheers reverberated around Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Chipping in from 65 feet on the 14th hole began a stretch of three consecutive bird...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — His team one win away from the national championship, Oklahoma coach Skip Johnson won't mess with success. The Sooners' offense is producing at a level higher than any team to play in the College World Series since the event moved to Charles Schwab Field 15 yea...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- ValleyCentral is your place to stream the Summer Showdown boxing match happening Saturday night. The match will take place at the Harlingen Convention Center and feature a packed lineup of boxers, including Brownsville's very own Tony 'The Tank...
TORONTO (AP) — An hour into the game, Germany was getting outplayed by Ivory Coast and trailed by a goal. Coach Julian Nagelsmann needed a spark and substituted in three fresh players, one of whom was Deniz Undav. That decision paid off big time. Undav scored twice as Germany def...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Power has been fully restored in Cameron County after thunderstorms moved across Cameron County. As of 11:12 a.m. on Sunday, power is fully restored in Cameron County, according to the AEP Texas outage map. On Saturday, more than 1,000 AEP Texas...
Gio Reyna scored an iconic goal to kick off the World Cup for the U.S. Vinícius Junior scored a dazzling one in Brazil's opener. Kylian Mbappé scored twice to become France's career goals leader. Harry Kane got two of his own to tie England's mark as he and his teammates try to b...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — No one ever leading at Shinnecock Hills the last 40 years at the halfway point has won the U.S. Open, a small slice of history that awaited Wyndham Clark. He had a four-shot lead in the fierce wind of Saturday. Dustin Johnson led by that much eight years ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Thousands of jubilant Carolina Hurricanes fans crammed onto sidewalks, peered out office building windows and even lined up on floor after floor of a parking deck to cheer and wave at the team's Stanley Cup championship parade on Saturday. The turnout that pa...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The driver accused of leaving the scene of a crash in Alamo that left two adults and four children with injuries appeared in court on Saturday for a bond hearing. Jose Fidencio Luna Ramirez, 40, was arrested and charged with two counts of colli...
HOUSTON (AP) — Under intense pressure after an opening-game draw, the Netherlands delivered a dominant performance against Sweden in the World Cup on Saturday to move atop the Group F standings. Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo scored two goals apiece to power Netherlands to the 5-1 ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Mission Fire Department rescued six dogs that were trapped in a canal filled with water on Friday evening. Photos of the rescue were uploaded to the Mission Fire Department's social media page showing first responders at the scene using rop...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Not long after FIFA announced an expanded 48-team World Cup, criticism began to pour in about how the quality of the tournament would likely be worsened. The critics argued that by allowing smaller teams to the expanded field, the number of weak matchup...
SEATTLE (AP) — Christian Pulisic’s injury absence didn’t hurt the United States one bit. The Americans advanced to the knockout round of the World Cup without their injured star forward, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday for their second straight victory in the expanded 48-team tou...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Dylan Wu got the chance to lead off the weekend at the U.S. Open after making the cut by the skin of a 7-foot bogey putt. His first hole Saturday did not feature the same good fortune, and by the time his third round was over, Wu could only shake his [......
The early results are in: This U.S men's national team is for real in this World Cup. With a quick and creative offensive attack producing goals in front of stadium-shaking home crowds, the Americans have already won their group and booked their place in the knockout round. A fin...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Cancer patients at DHR Health received a warm surprise and visit from Bert Ogden Subaru on Friday morning. The Subaru Loves to Care is an annual initiative that helps provide patients battling cancer with a warm blanket, patient care kits and m...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — The smashed-up locker at Oakmont last year is as much a part of Wyndham Clark’s resume as the U.S. Open title he won two years before that. Such is life in a world teeming with cell phone cameras and viral video. Such is life in professional golf, a sport...
Do you remember Fandango U.S.A.’s song “La Charanga”? The Tejano band’s song was released in 1992 in its “Class Act – La Charanga” album, but did not get traction until Christmas passed that year. It would go on to debut in Billboard Magazine and be featured in a top 20 worldwid...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski isn’t content with merely being the game’s hardest-throwing starting pitcher. He’s intent on becoming the best. He already may be there. The 24-year-old is hitting unprecedented velocities for a starter in MLB's pi...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Matias Galarza scored 65 seconds into the game for the fastest goal at this year's World Cup and Paraguay held on for a 1-0 win over Turkey on Friday after playing a man down for more than half the match. The win assured the United States would win Grou...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matheus Cunha struck the back of the net and struck a pose, bringing scoring — and a dash of surfing — to the World Cup stage for Brazil. Vinícius Júnior scored and assisted on one of Cunha's two goals as five-time champion Brazil eliminated Haiti from the Wor...
SEATTLE (AP) — Boston Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suarez lost his no-hit bid against the Seattle Mariners when Josh Naylor doubled with one out in the seventh inning Friday night. The 30-year-old lefty issued a leadoff walk in the seventh to Cal Raleigh before Julio Rodríguez flied ou...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Cameron County Healthy Brain and Aging Program is prepared to host a conference in recognition of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. The conference will be held for attendees to connect with healthcare professionals and to bring awarene...
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Tunisia is looking to Cape Verde for inspiration ahead of the North African team’s next World Cup game against Japan, newly appointed coach Hervé Renard said Friday. The charismatic Frenchman, who was hired to save Tunisia after its 5-1 loss to Sweden in ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — If you haven't done so yet, there is still time to buy tickets to Saturday's summer showdown. We had the opportunity to interview one of the boxers in Saturday's event, Tony the Tank Martinez. Check out our full interview above. The event is tak...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kate Douglass broke the world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet Friday night. Douglass won the final in 23.59 seconds, bettering the mark of 23.61 set by Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden in July 2023. Sjostrom previously owned th...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Wyndham Clark rapped his 35-foot putt and immediately rose from his crouch, worried it might have too much pace down the slope on the 18th green Friday in the U.S. Open. It curled into the side of the cup for a final birdie and another standard he set at ...
MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Mission and the Mission Economic Development Corporation announced Friday that they have sold Cimarron Country Club to a group of investors, who have major plans to revitalize it. The city purchased Cimarron in 2025 after the golf cour...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Alamo Police Department has located and arrested the driver accused of leaving the scene of a crash that left two adults and four children with injuries. Jose Fidencio Luna Ramirez, 40, was taken into custody Friday night. Ramirez is schedu...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau spent a big part of the first day of the U.S. Open on the leaderboard. He spent most of the second day wondering if those trains pulling into the nearby Long Island Rail Road station were coming for him. Two ugly three-putts led to a pai...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Investigators found two malnourished dogs after a drug raid at a Brownsville home, according to a news release from the Cameron County Sheriff's Office. Julio Cesar Lara, 38, was charged with manufacture or delivery of controlled substance PG-2,...
BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Jing Yan shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic, the final event before the major KPMG Women’s PGA Championship next week at Hazeltine. Yan had a bogey-free afternoon round to get to 10 under in breezy conditions...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Scott Forbes had just wrapped up a College World Series news conference Friday when Skip Johnson walked into the room to pose with him for an annual picture of the head coaches next to the national championship trophy, a longtime tradition the day before the st...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — From Los Fresnos to the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony, a Valley native is reaching new heights as a professional dancer. Raul Passamentt Jr., who was born and raised in Los Fresnos, always had a love for dancing and was a member of the Lo...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Dustin Johnson was one shot out of the lead Friday in the U.S. Open as he walked onto the tee on the par-3 11th, looking like the major contender he once was instead of someone who had been MIA on golf's biggest stages since leaving for LIV Golf. And then...
Iran's World Cup team says it's unfairly being made to travel to matches the day before games and return immediately after, but that schedule itself isn't uncommon among teams. So how does it work, with 48 teams criss-crossing 16 cities across three countries? Iran has been force...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Ever since Scotland fans learned they’d begin the country’s ninth World Cup appearance in Boston, plans were being made for a party. “I knew there was going to be a tsunami of Tartan Army (Scotland fans),” said Jason Waddleton, a Scotland native and owner...
Anthony Cuellar skates at the Harlingen Skate Park Thursday, June 18, 2026. (Miguel Roberts | The Brownsville Herald) Across the Rio Grande Valley, skateboarders are forming a unique community. Between tricks and competitions, they’re uncovering lifelong friendships, moments of m...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Joaquin Niemann became the latest example of golf cracking down on bad behavior when the USGA penalized him two shots Friday for heaving his club while making a 9 — which turned into an 11 — late in the first round of the U.S. Open. Perhaps as spectacular...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Police Department is searching for two suspects accused of burglarizing cars in a neighborhood on Friday morning. Police say at about 4:30 a.m., two male suspects targeted unlocked vehicles on the 5000 block of August Court. They dr...
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. star Christian Pulisic will miss Friday's World Cup match against Australia because of a calf injury and was replaced in the starting lineup by Ricardo Pepi. United States coach Mauricio Pochettino made the announcement during an interview with Fox about 90 mi...
TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha will have his family close by when his team takes on Uruguay on Sunday, days after his standout performance against Spain turned him into one of the most talked about players of the World Cup. The 40-year-old was named player of...
SEATTLE (AP) — Cristian Roldan is familiar with how loud Lumen Field can get. The U.S. midfielder has played for the Seattle Sounders since 2015, getting plenty of love from fans in this soccer-crazed Pacific Northwest city. With the Americans coming off a 4-1 victory over Paragu...
Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft this past April, will play in Project B this offseason, she announced on social media Friday. The Dallas Wings rookie joins No. 3 pick Awa Fam as part of the new 5-on-5 league that will play all over the world from November to April. So...
Siding with SpaceX and the attorney general’s office, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that environmental groups did not have a right to sue to preserve public access to a beach that has been closed during rocket launches. The unanimous ruling said a trial judge properly d...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Edinburg deputy fire chief, along with the Edinburg firefighters, saved a kitten from what could've been a cat-astrophe. Photos shared by the Edinburg Fire Department show a stray calico kitten with their head stuck in a can of H-E-B-brand we...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen Animal Shelter is hosting a microchip clinic for Harlingen pet owners on Saturday. The clinic will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Harlingen Animal Shelter, located at 1106 Markowsky Ave, where Harlingen residents can get ...
Los Fresnos City Manager Mark Milum stands in front of his collection of Rodeo Festival belt buckles as Milum prepares to retire at the end of June after more than two decades of public service. (Miguel Roberts | The Brownsville Herald) Mark Milum has been a city manager for long...
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (HCISD) culinary arts program students at Gutierrez Middle School cook smash burgers Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Miguel Roberts | The Brownsville Herald) HARLINGEN — The gloved hands sliced through tomatoes and gathered chopped le...
A U.S. Border Patrol agent parks on the side of a road at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Alamo. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) The Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Alamo announced that construction on the levee will begin ne...
Rio Grande Valley softball had not had a coaches association until this past sporting season, the 25-26 season, there has been all-star games held in the Valley in previous years, but now the Rio Grande Valley Softball Coaches Association is leading the way. The president of the ...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer WESLACO — The top high school baseball seniors from across the Rio Grande Valley took the diamond one last time at the Baseball Coaches Association of the Rio Grande Valley (BCARGV) 5A-6A All-Star Game on Thursday at Weslaco High School. The all-star ga...
GENEVA (AP) — Almost every World Cup matchup has a storyline of a player who could have represented another country. Take Folarin Balogun who scored twice in the United States’ opening win over Paraguay. He chose to play for the U.S. where he was born instead of England where he ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A San Benito family was recognized for harvesting the first bale of cotton in the United States of 2026. The Rhyner family operates Brown Tract Land & Sugar and picked 3,480 pounds of field cotton. It will be ginned into a bale when the cotton g...
The Toronto Maple Leafs took a big swing at improving their blue line before the start of free agency, acquiring Darren Raddysh's rights from the Tampa Bay Lightning and signing the defenseman to an eight-year contract. The contract is worth $68 million, according to a person fam...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The saying is true: laughter is the best medicine. This may be why dad jokes make us feel better. Dad jokes come in many forms; Some are corny, some are cheesy, and some are just flat out bad. But that's okay, we love our dads and dad figures un...
A French appeals court confirmed Friday that Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco star player Achraf Hakimi will stand trial in a rape case. The defender, who is currently playing with Morocco at the World Cup after winning the Champions League for a second straight year with PSG, had...
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal will begin its Premier League title defense at home against newly promoted Coventry, kicking off the league’s 2026-27 season on Aug. 21. Manchester City, in its first season in 10 years without Pep Guardiola as manager, will host Bournemouth in its opener, a...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup on Thursday, sending fans onto the streets across the country to celebrate. It marks a major triumph for a...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — While Canada made World Cup history against Qatar, its celebration was tempered by concern for an injured teammate. Jonathan David scored three goals and Canada won its first World Cup match while all but securing a spot in the knockout round wi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Raymondville Independent School District Health Clinic is set to close its doors in July. The decision to close the clinic was announced on Monday in a social media post. "As a health clinic, you need to have a certain amount of patients to...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Booster 20 went through its first cryo test at the Massey Outpost on the 6th. The booster was given a full load of cryogenics and was detanked at the end of the test. A second shorter duration cryo test was performed later the following day. Thi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Temperature and humidity combine to make the Rio Grande Valley mighty miserable when those conditions push the (feel like) temperature near 130 degrees. It looks like the Valley will endure another really hot day Friday with the heat index, wha...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada’s historic first World Cup victory was overshadowed by a gruesome injury to midfielder Ismaël Koné. Koné injured his left leg when Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo tackled him from behind in the second half, sending the 24-year-old to the gr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — More than a month after being accused of causing a fatal crash, a Mission motorcyclist has been charged with murder. Apolonio Perez, 39, of Mission was charged with murder, a first-degree felony; intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, a secon...
Gaurav Chopra, who is charged with killing his parents and grandmother, appeared for a bond hearing Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Edinburg (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) EDINBURG — A 19-year-old man accused of fatally gunning down his parents and grandmother on Tuesday nigh...
RIO HONDO — In a federal lawsuit, longtime City Administrator Ben Medina claims former Police Chief William Bilokury arrested him without probable cause, while his sergeant “lied” in affidavits used to obtain search warrants for a cellphone along with city recording equipment whi...
Rogelio Campos Leal A Los Fresnos truck driver charged with two counts of criminal negligence homicide was sentenced to six months in jail this Tuesday for a deadly 2023 stop sign crash. On Sept. 26, 2023, Rogelio Campos Leal, who was 66 at the time the crash, ran a stop sign whi...
Are you a Book Babe? Three South Texas sisters have discovered that the Rio Grande Valley’s reading culture is much bigger than it seems. To meet a growing demand for literary events and strengthen the local reading community, Three Sisters Co., founded by Maria, Linda and Nayell...
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board has awarded 11 graduating high school seniors with Project SHARE Scholarships of $2,000 each to help pay the cost of attending an accredited university this fall. BPUB’s Project SHARE was created in 1985 to help local families with utility b...
Mission native Dulce Leal Rodriguez’s passion for art has led her to compete in “The People’s Artist,” a nationwide competition in which the winner gets $25,000, a feature in Artforum Magazine and to display their artwork at The Art of Elysium’s Salon in Los Angeles. Currently in...
Gaurav Chopra, who is charged with killing his parents and grandmother, appeared for a bond hearing Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Edinburg (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Jail records indicate the suspect accused of gunning down three people in an Alton subdivision on Tuesda...
PALMVIEW, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A tragedy involving an Alton family is sending shockwaves through both Alton and Palmview, where friends and community leaders are remembering Sweeta Ram as a businessman, friend, and longtime supporter of the community. Hidalgo County investigat...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — From using a closet as a soundproof room to getting national attention on a popular TV show, a Rio Grande Valley artist is on the rise and putting the 956 on the map. Staarz, a 25-year-old Los Fresnos native, recently had her cover of "Therefore...
By JOSEPH KRAUSS | Associated Press The agreement struck between the United States and Iran aims to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and relaunch nuclear talks with a 60-day deadline. But the brief document signed by U.S. President ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man known as "Rick the Vet" was arrested almost six years after he was accused of posing as a veterinarian during the COVID-19 pandemic, records indicate. Ricardo Arispe Chavez, of Mission, was charged with violating veterinary regulations, a ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With a heat spike sending temperatures into the triple digits, cities in the Rio Grande Valley have opened cooling centers to help residents find relief. According to the Valley Storm Team, an extreme heat warning is in place from noon to 7 p.m....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was ranked in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Global Universities list. UTRGV was ranked No. 1,153 in the Best Global Universities ranking, out of more than 2,250 universities from 105 countrie...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 19-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his father, mother and grandmother inside their Alton home was charged with capital murder of multiple persons on Thursday. Gaurav Chopra has also been charged with attempted capital murder, a fi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A strong subsidence pattern, where large‑scale sinking air warms as it compresses, is driving temperatures sharply upward across the Valley. This setup produces extremely hot conditions, with heat index values climbing even higher. Forecast hig...
WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Recent rainfall across the Rio Grande Valley has created ideal conditions for mosquitoes to thrive, prompting local governments to begin spraying operations. Officials are urging residents to eliminate standing water around their homes as mosquito...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The loss of two young girls in a Harlingen house fire last year remains a painful reminder of how quickly fire can turn deadly. Now, the Harlingen Fire Department is taking steps to help prevent similar tragedies by taking part in the American R...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — City leaders in Harlingen are calling on residents to help with input on city projects and development. The city of Harlingen currently has more than 20 advisory boards and committees for residents to take part in. "We're encouraging all Harling...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Rio Grande Valley duo is ready to win gold in pickleball at the Special Olympics USA Games. Athlete Beatriz Marez will be joined by her unified partner, Eve Hinojosa, to represent Team Texas at the Games, which will be held in Minneapolis. Uni...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After recent rainy days, mosquitoes are coming out. To help residents protect themselves from bites, the Cameron County Public Health is providing free bug spray while supplies last. The department will distribute the bug spray at the San Benito...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — If you were caught up in traffic Wednesday morning between Brownsville and any city heading north, there’s a reason for it. A Texas Department of Transportation spokesman said SpaceX is moving a massive tank from the Port of Brownsville to McGre...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — One person is in custody after police say two people were found dead inside a home in Alton following a disturbance call on Tuesday night, according to the Alton Police Department. A third person who was taken to a local hospital for treatment w...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Brownsville City Commission named Alan Guard as its new city manager on Tuesday night. The city manager position is one of the several roles that Guard has served in the city of Brownsville. Guard formerly served as the Brownsville deputy c...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The recent rain from a tropical low-pressure center left behind a soggy soil across deep South Texas, creating the theme of high-humidity for the next couple of days. As water evaporates, out of the soil, humidity will increase. Meanwhile, the ...
WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A day after several inches of rain fell across the Rio Grande Valley, city crews in Weslaco spent Tuesday cleaning up storm debris and working to reduce the risk of additional flooding if more rain moves into the area. Public works crews cleared d...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Emergency Management opened an iSTAT damage survey for June 14 severe weather and flash flooding. Residents, businesses, or agricultural property impacted by the severe weather are encouraged to fill out the survey here. ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — R&B artist Baby Bash and the rock band Fuel are among the notable artists coming to a new festival at the Cameron County Amphitheater on South Padre Island. The inaugural Seltzer Island festival is taking place on Saturday, June 20, from 4 p.m. ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Multiple power outages were reported as heavy rainfall moved across the Rio Grande Valley on Monday. At the peak of the storm, American Electric Power Texas reported that about 4,000 customers lost power. However, AEP Texas Director of Communica...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A boil water alert impacting residents in Palmhurst has been lifted, the Sharyland Water Supply Corporation stated on Tuesday. The alert was first issued on Friday, affecting approximately 48 customers along Glasscock Road, Cynthia Lane and Eas...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Commissioners approved a tax break for Saronic Technologies, an Austin-based maritime defense technology company, during a Tuesday court meeting. The company is considering the Port of Brownsville as the site of a $3.2 billion shi...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when Algeria felt at home in the small college town home to the University of Kansas. Might have been when 500 people showed up at the airport to welcome its national team for the World Cup. Or when players for The Fennecs...
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation, the All England Club announced Sunday. The move comes after the 44-year-old Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional ten...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Miles Russell had quite a Father's Day gift for his dad: the chance to be caddie in his son's U.S. Open debut. The 17-year-old amateur surprised his father, Joe, on the 18th hole Sunday when his caddie brought Russell's clubs to him outside the ropes to c...
BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Miyu Yamashita got into a playoff Sunday in the Meijer LPGA Classic when Lottie Woad's 3-foot par try lipped out to close regulation, then won with a 3-footer of her own on the first extra hole. Five strokes behind third-round leader Jing Yan and four back o...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Open summary for Joaquin Niemann looks like this: 71 holes of solid golf, one really bad one, a thrown club, a two-shot penalty and the willpower to not spend too much time wondering about what might have been. “If my grandmother had tires, she'd...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Cameron County man wanted on charges of murder was arrested in Eagle Pass, according to the Eagle Pass Police Department. According to a news release, Eagle Pass officers assigned to the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force assisted wit...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ryan Lynch and Caden Glauber cooled off Oklahoma's bats, Owen Hull and Cooper Nicholson homered, and North Carolina beat Oklahoma 6-2 in Game 2 of the College World Series finals Sunday. The Tar Heels (54-13-1), who haven't lost consecutive games since early Ma...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Cape Verde's magical start to its first World Cup isn't over. The tiny island that stunned tournament favorite Spain in last week's opener took a 1-0 lead over Uruguay early in their match on Kevin Pina's free kick. It was Cape Verde's first-ever goal i...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — History is on the horizon for Egypt, a favorite in Sunday’s World Cup match against New Zealand. Not only could the 28th-ranked Pharaohs get their first World Cup win against the No. 83 All Whites, they also would be in strong position to make t...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Iran took another step toward advancing in the World Cup on Sunday, but once again the off-the-field play dominated the conversation. At the match's conclusion, at least one attendee wearing a pre-revolutionary flag shirt was detained for trying to run on...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler got part of what he needed — a crack in Wyndham Clark's game that might have kickstarted his own run at completing the career Grand Slam. But Scheffler never did the other part — namely, applying any pressure of his own on the player who...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Sam Burns tossed his putter aside, fell to his palms and then down to his knees. The crowd around him groaned. He was that close to sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole to tie leader Wyndham Clark at the U.S. Open and instead missed just right by a half...
MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducted its 2026 class Saturday night. Eight athletes and coaches stamped their names into history, but not all could be there. Joe Peña was a Valley native who devoted his life to turning the athletes he...
CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Corey Heim, a part-time driver making only his 13th start in the Cup Series, outdueled teammate Tyler Reddick to win the inaugural NASCAR race at Naval Base Coronado. Heim, who will move into a full-time ride next season at 23XI Racing, snatched the lead f...
Wyndham Clark heard it all day from the Shinnecock Hills crowd. Fans shouted for his golf ball to go in the bunker and the rough. One was ejected after yelling: “Don’t choke, Wyndham!” He quieted them with a 52-foot putt to tap-in range for his second U.S. Open title in four year...
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Due to Network changes, the Saturday June 27th showing of Tails of Valor airing at 11am has been rescheduled for 8am.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Long before he smashed the locker, won a single trophy or had any inkling he'd play in a U.S. Open one day, golf for Wyndham Clark was a test of patience, will and temperament. So, perhaps it's only right that for Clark to sew up his latest, sweetest triu...
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks and Dusty May of national champion Michigan are finalizing a deal for the coach to make the jump from college to the NBA, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — We are settling in for a period of hot and dry days thanks to an upper-level area of high pressure in West Texas. While some record heat may be an issue for West Texas and New Mexico, the main influence for us will be to push most of the rain ch...
LONDON (AP) — Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was suspended for four years on Monday for refusing an anti-doping test — even though the Czech player cited “mental stress” and fear when the testing agent “rang my door late at night without properly identifying themse...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's Vaquero BBQ sauce officially launched during the grand reopening of the H-E-B on Freddy Gonzalez in Edinburg on Saturday. The sauce will hit H-E-B shelves on July 22, according to UTRGV Athletics. The ...
PARIS (AP) — French sports media leader L’Équipe has disavowed comments by a female presenter who criticized Belgium winger Jeremy Doku for wanting to leave the World Cup to be at the birth of his first child. L’Équipe also apologized to Doku in a statement late Sunday and said t...
The interactive map below tracks the spread of New World screwworm cases across Texas and New Mexico and will be updated as new information becomes available. As of June 21, 2026, the USDA has confirmed 15 total cases in the region, and quarantine zones are shifting as state offi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A hearing has been set after Glazer's Beer and Beverage of Texas, an energy drink distributor accused in the death of a Weslaco cheerleader, filed a motion to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit filed against it earlier this month. The hearing is...
The PWHL is taking on two prominent names in North American sports as its first two investors in reaching a major milestone in the privately-backed league’s fast-rising trajectory, and representing yet another sign of women’s hockey’s promising future. Coming on board as strategi...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state of New York is forming an exploratory committee to consider whether Lake Placid and New York City should bid to co-host a future Winter Olympics. The announcement Monday from Gov. Kathy Hochul's office suggested a dual-hosting format, the likes of wh...
Shohei Ohtani has won four MVPs, and now he's making an impressive bid for an honor that has thus far eluded the two-way star: the Cy Young Award. Problem is, the competition in the National League might be a little too stiff this year. Ohtani is 7-2 with a 1.47 ERA so far this s...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — While Mohamed Salah's club career is still undecided, he's building his legacy with Egypt. Salah scored his 68th goal in international play, a total now just one goal shy of current Egypt coach Hossam Hassan’s career record for the Pharaohs, in ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Daytime lane and ramp closures are planned between San Benito and Olmito starting Monday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The closures are planned for the northbound and southbound I-69E frontage roads between FM 732 in San ...
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, coming off a national championship in basketball, is suddenly searching for a coach with big sneakers to fill. Dusty May and the Dallas Mavericks are finalizing a contract for him to make the jump to the NBA, a person with knowledge of the deal t...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and he is already doing that again in his sixth World Cup. The Argentina captain has the World Cup scoring record all to himself after another standout performance, one that began with frustrati...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley is partnering with the Disability Chamber of Commerce – RGV, McAllen Economic Development Corporation, and the McAllen Chamber of Commerce for its 2026 Employer HireAbility Forum on Tuesday. During th...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Mystics have really grown on their recent road trip after suffering some tough lessons early in the season. Washington has won three straight games on the road, including closing out victories late over New York and Minnesota. “I think it takes time...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The McAllen Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a teen suspect wanted in connection with an aggravated robbery investigation. Francisco Santana Jr., 17, of Pharr, is wanted on a charge of aggravated robbery, a first-deg...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday. Messi had a golden opportunity to break the record in the ninth minute, but went wi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Edcouch man died after being pulled from the water at Cameron County Beach Access #5 on Sunday, according to a news release from the Cameron County Park Ranger Division. At approximately 5:05 p.m., Cameron County Park Rangers were dispatched ...
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Pulisic returned to training with his U.S. teammates on Monday after missing their most recent match of the World Cup with a calf injury. Pulisic participated in warmups and ball drills during the 15 minutes of practice open to the media in Orange ...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — It’s been goals galore so far at the World Cup. The tournament has been one of the highest-scoring in history so far and produced nearly 25% more scoring than the same span of games in the previous World Cup. One reason for the increase in scoring might...
Trae Young has agreed to a four-year extension with the Washington Wizards, one that would be worth about $212 million if he picks up the final year of the deal, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Monday. The fourth year of the agreement is at Y...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Here's something that very few could have reasonably expected coming into this World Cup: Cape Verde controls its own destiny with one match left in group play. That's right. With a win on Friday against Saudi Arabia, the tiny nation of about 500,000 pe...
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship returned to having the largest purse in the history of women’s golf, announcing Monday an increase to $13 million along with adding artificial intelligence to elevate its analytics features. This is the ninth consecutive year the purse has increa...
The oldest and winningest active driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, as well as a shrewd team owner, Denny Hamlin has become a sounding board for his sage counsel. So he was a little surprised when protege Corey Heim went radio silent ahead of the inaugural race at Naval Base Corona...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mbappé is coming for Messi. Kylian Mbappé of France scored two goals on Monday to reach 16 for his World Cup career, moving into a tie for second most in tournament history as he tries to keep pace with new record holder Lionel Messi. “If I want to keep up wit...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Weslaco police arrested a man who allegedly exposed himself to children at a park and then reported himself to police, according to a criminal complaint obtained by ValleyCentral. Anthony Peralez, 25, of Weslaco, was charged with indecency with ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) —The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley is on a mission to make meals accessible to children on summer break. This summer, the Food Bank RGV is hosting a match campaign with the Carl C. Anderson Sr. & Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation. The f...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Brownsville is inviting residents to its community workshop to discuss the city's proposed fiscal year budget for 2027. The workshop will allow residents to provide direct feedback to Brownsville city leaders about the proposed budge...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An action-packed Father’s Day weekend saw some of the best fighters in the Rio Grande Valley put on a show. Saturday night, Juarez Rolo’s Promotions hosted its Summer Showdown fight card at the Harlingen Convention Center. The event was headline...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Crews with the city of Mercedes will be spraying for mosquitoes starting Tuesday. The city spraying will be conducted in two sessions. The first mosquito spraying will be on Tuesday on the south side of Business 83, followed by the second mosqui...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Good news: little or no rain is expected in the immediate future for the Rio Grande Valley. Recent rain has provided a proper soaking across Deep South Texas. It is time to enjoy some normal weather for a change. Tuesday is a great example of n...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Harlingen was named a 2026 All-America City finalist. As a finalist, the city of Harlingen was invited to attend the All-America City Conference in Denver. Harlingen is the only city in Texas, and one of 20 cities nationwide, to be n...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The latest at Starbase will begin with this week's fabrication updates. On Friday afternoon, the first section of the Booster 21 methane stack was moved from Star Factory. Later that night, the article was taken into Megabay 2 as SpaceX prepares...
The first case of New World screwworm has been reported in a Texas border county on Monday.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Heavy rain and thunderstorms prompted a rare World Cup weather delay on Monday, when the halftime break during a match between France and Iraq lasted 2 hours, 10 minutes. It was the first rain delay of the tournament and the first time in at least several deca...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move into a tie for second in career World Cup goals with 16, and France played through the tournament's first rain delay to beat Iraq 3-0 on Monday and advance to the knockout stage. Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé also scored...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After Lionel Messi scored two goals to set the World Cup record and Kylian Mbappé kept pace in the career chase, Erling Haaland delivered another dazzling performance on a showcase day for the tournament's top stars. Haaland scored twice for Norway in...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Alexa Nichols, a former ophthalmic technician and rising third year medical student at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, knows firsthand how much information the eyes can hold. Nichols is part of a group of students at UTRGV's School of...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The way its regular season unfolded, a national championship for Oklahoma would have seemed impossible. The way the postseason unfolded, well, there was no stopping the Sooners. OU completed the improbable run to its first national championship since 1994 with ...
The Minnesota Timberwolves are trading Julius Randle and a first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a three-team deal that also includes the Chicago Bulls, a person with knowledge of the terms said Monday night. The Timberwolves are sending the 28th pick in Tuesday's draf...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Erling Haaland and Norway rowed their way into the World Cup's round of 32. Haaland scored twice to raise his World Cup goals total to four, and the Vikings clinched advancement to the knockout rounds with a 3-2 win over Senegal on Monday night that w...
NEW YORK (AP) — MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a letter to Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley that the San Francisco Giants failed to properly explain to players that they were allowed to decline to wear rainbow-themed caps during the club's annual Pride Night earlier thi...
MIAMI (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat. Their interests are officially aligned — and the Heat finally have another superstar. Ending a marathon watch for the next great Miami get, the Heat landed Antetokounmpo — a two-time NBA MVP and 10...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Another breezy, hot, sun-filled day is on tap. Tuesday began either side of 80 degrees and just like Monday afternoon, highs today will climb into the mid to upper 90s. For end of June climatology, temperatures are near average. Southeast winds ...
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Tiger Woods said the objective was to create the best version of the PGA Tour. The answer Tuesday was a major shakeup to its model that effectively creates two tours, expanding the field for the elite tier and cutting in half prize money for the secondary t...
Prime Day has started and huge deals are already live Prime Day is Amazon's biggest sale of the year — and this year, it arrived early. The four-day event is running June 23-26, a shift from the usual July dates. Prime Day 2026 kicked off at 12:01 a.m. PDT, ...
PWHL executive Stan Kasten said the goal all along was to begin taking on outside investors once the league doubled in size in reaching 12 teams. The only flaw in the projection was Kasten — and most everyone else — never anticipating getting there after just three seasons. “We t...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — “GOOOOOOOOOAL!” The thunderous cry rings out over a crowd gathered in front of a television propped up on plastic tables and past a maze of vendors lining a bustling working-class neighborhood in downtown Mexico City. It echoes over fans across the Latin Americ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers hired Mike Babcock on Tuesday, clearing the way for the polarizing taskmaster to coach his first NHL game in more than six years after the NHL cleared him following an investigation into his aborted 2023 stint in Columbus. Babcock is n...
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport said it reduced the time it took to complete cases it fully investigated by 9% over the past two years, a sign of progress at an agency that has been criticized for taking too long to resolve many of the thousands of complaints it has r...
NEW YORK (AP) — AJ Dybantsa is on his way to Washington and ready to start working as soon as he gets there. That's not until Wednesday. Tuesday was a night for the NBA's No. 1 draft pick to party. “Obviously this night is just a celebration of all the hard work I’ve done in [......
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo brought the Milwaukee Bucks back to relevance and delivered the franchise its first title in half a century as the most impactful player in team history. Now the Bucks face the onerous challenge of retooling without the player who carried th...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — For thousands in the gallery on the final day of the U.S. Open, he was a most unpopular champion. One media account noted that he “defeated par, pressure and a hostile gallery Sunday" and that he “stalked poker-faced through the heat and caustic comments ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The McAllen Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect allegedly involved in an indecent assault on Tuesday morning. McAllen police said that at approximately 6:44 a.m., officers responded to the 6500 block of Bic...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The United Way of Northern Cameron County, alongside Texas State Technical College and Matt's Building Supplies, held its annual Build-A-Bed event. The event helped provide more than 120 wooden bed frames to students in need across the Willacy a...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen on Monday morning celebrated the 24th Annual Texas Regional Bank Amateur Golf Championship. McAllen Parks & Recreation also recognized 20 youth golfers who are receiving scholarships through its golf program. The city of McAl...
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A stampede at a gathering of World Cup fans in Jordan's capital early Tuesday left one person dead and eight others injured, the state news agency said. Thousands of spectators had turned out in central Amman to watch the match between Algeria and Jordan on g...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — For veterans looking to celebrate the upcoming United States Semiquincentennial, the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System is hosting two Valley events to honor the birth of America and those who’ve served. As part of their Freedom 25...
The Portland Trail Blazers picked Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori as their next head coach on Tuesday, after making the playoffs for the first time in five years under the direction of interim coach Tiago Splitter. Nori, who spent the past five seasons with the Timber...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cleanup efforts at cemeteries are underway as part of the Cameron County Sheriff's Office Prisoners at Work Program. Last week, prisoners began cleaning two cemeteries near the San Pedro area along FM 281, cutting down overgrown grass to help pr...
ATLANTA (AP) — FIFA will consider keeping hydration breaks for future World Cups despite backlash to the extra stoppages in play at this year's tournament. Gianni Infantino, the soccer body's president, defended the decision to introduce breaks — which come midway through each ha...
Eager to lessen the chaos of the transfer portal era and court fights with players trying to extend their careers, the NCAA approved a new eligibility model for Division I athletes on Tuesday that will allow five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with the...
The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team, allowing the squad to travel into the country two days before its next match, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. The team will still be required to leave after Friday's match in Seattle, a departmen...
Brendan Sorsby will have to wait until 2027 to begin his NFL career. The NFL informed the 22-year-old quarterback on Tuesday that it will not hold a supplemental draft this year, and encouraged him to focus on preparing for possible entry into the league through the regular draft...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — For veterans looking to celebrate the upcoming United States Semiquincentennial, the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System is hosting two Valley events to honor the birth of America and those who’ve served. As part of their Freedom 25...
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is exploring potential expansion in Texas in either Houston or Austin under an agreement with billionaire Dan Friedkin and his family, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday. Bettman said the Board of Governors executive committee endorsed a term sheet agr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A death investigation is underway in Harris County after two bodies were found inside a vehicle that came from the Rio Grande Valley, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. At approximately 9 a.m. on Saturday, Harris County deputies re...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who allegedly sold guns to the Gulf Cartel pleaded not guilty on Monday. Julio Treviño Jr., 23, of McAllen allegedly sold three semi-automatic rifles to a man affiliated with the Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel. “He has a substantial c...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a person of interest in a vehicle burglary investigation. At approximately 11:40 p.m. on June 14, an unknown suspect burglarized a parked vehicle at Riquelme Suites...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Long after Mexico’s World Cup win against South Korea, fans young and old lined up outside the stadium to take photos with Héctor Chávez and his big black sombrero. Also known as Caramelo, candy in English, Chávez is arguably as well-known in Mexico as ...
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks officially announced Dusty May as their new coach just a few hours before entering the NBA draft with the ninth pick on Tuesday night. May is making the jump to the NBA less than three months after leading Michigan to its first NCAA championship...
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina’s passion for Lionel Messi has taken monumental form during the 2026 World Cup: A statue stands 26 meters tall in a remote town in Patagonia, and a mural signed by over 1,300 fans celebrates the captain who continues to inspire devotion across the co...
Lionel Messi has been mesmerizing. Kylian Mbappé has been, well, magnifique. Two of the biggest stars of the World Cup are setting records with history-making goals in a sizzling start that has even the most casual soccer fans in the U.S. taking notice. Messi has five goals in Ar...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson held up the golden NBA championship trophy for a forest of outstretched hands to touch as fans celebrated the New York Knicks' first title in 53 years with a booming parade through Manhattan's skyscraper-flanked “Canyon of Heroes.” “Damn, New York, w...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, in partnership with the University of Texas San Antonio, is launching a new Film Studies Academy that will allow high school students to earn up to 18 college credit hours towards UTSA's Unde...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Weslaco funeral home is searching for its missing emotional support dog. Johnny Salinas, owner of Salinas Funeral in Weslaco, and his family are searching for their Goldendoodle, Misty, who was last seen over the weekend near Mile 9-10 North a...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Applications are now open for entrepreneurs and early-stage startups seeking thousands of dollars in grants to start a business in Harlingen. It's part of the 2026 RISE UP Harlingen Business Pitch Competition by the Harlingen Economic Developmen...
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract with tight end Kyle Pitts Sr., securing another foundation player on the team's offense through the 2028 season. The deal was announced on Tuesday by Pitts' agency, Athletes First, in a social me...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — England and Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz have met before at the World Cup, with the result being quite a bit different. This time, Queiroz’s team earned a point that could end up being enough for a spot in the round of 32. England dominated possession on Tu...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen Police Department is hosting its annual youth academy to guide the next generation of law enforcement officers. During the youth academy, students will have the opportunity to work with police officers and learn the behind-the-scen...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Edinburg Police Department has launched a safety initiative ahead of the Fourth of July festivities to eliminate the number of impaired drivers on the road. The initiative was funded by the Texas Department of Transportation, which will all...
HARLINGEN, Texas, (ValleyCentral) — The City of McAllen held the official opening ceremony for the inaugural PONY Summer Super Series: International Tournament of Champions baseball tournament on Tuesday. The event will bring together over 50 elite youth baseball teams from acr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Mission doctor convicted of falsely diagnosing patients in a health care fraud scheme has been released from prison. Jorge Zamora-Quezada, 69, of Mission, was released from custody on Monday, according to the Bureau of Prisons' Office of Publi...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller has pleaded not guilty to a pair of misdemeanor drug charges after he was arrested on a charge of possessing psilocybin mushrooms. Miller was arrested June 6 in eastern Idaho, according to court records, and pleaded not ...
The players selected in the first round of the NBA draft Tuesday night in New York: ___ 1. Washington Wizards — AJ Dybantsa, forward, 6-9, 217, BYU Scouting report: First-team Associated Press All-American and national scoring leader (25.5) as a sturdy-framed freshman. Pressured ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — It has been nearly a half-century since Washington was a real championship contender in the NBA. Now, AJ Dybantsa's arrival represents a potential turning point for a franchise that could really use one. The Wizards took Dybantsa with the first overall pick in T...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — UTRGV women's basketball tipped off week three of summer practice with team camaraderie at the forefront of Head Coach Lane Lord's mind. "It's all about camaraderie, and it's been fun to watch them get to know each other. They've already been to ...
MERCEDES, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Residents in Mercedes are voicing concerns about conditions at a local Catholic cemetery, saying overgrown grass, debris and hidden headstones have made portions of the property difficult to navigate. Families who regularly visit loved ones burie...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Rio Grande Valley is riding on a series of seasonal days through the week and into the weekend. Seasonal, in this case, means lots of sun, southeast breeze, and daytime highs in the 90s. Humidity will be noticeable but tolerable leaving the...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A training session was held in Pharr on Tuesday to provide city employees with insight into accessibility and best practices for guiding people with disabilities. The training is part of a partnership with the city of Pharr and the Disability C...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Athletics second baseman Zack Gelof's 24-game hitting streak came to a quick and painful end Tuesday night. Gelof flied out to right as the leadoff hitter in the Athletics’ 3-1 loss to San Francisco. In the second inning, the Giants’ Matt Chapman hit a liner ...
NEW YORK (AP) — After his team got rained out two days in a row, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell sounded a little miffed about the second one. Hours later Tuesday, he was criticizing a major league rule that led to his ejection following an unusual play. Chicago's series open...
WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Following significant flooding during last week's storm, the Weslaco City Commission called a workshop meeting to discuss the status of the area's drainage projects. Flooding has been a recurring issue in several areas of the city, leaving some re...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Our combination of heat and humidity is cutting us a little slack today. Heat stress levels will be high across the Valley, but we should manage to avoid "dangerous" heat stress on Wednesday. This does not mean this afternoon won't be hot, humid...
DALLAS (AP) — Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors at the Christian camp for girls along the Guadalupe River in Texas. Camp Mystic has been under increasing pr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A teen suspect wanted in connection with an aggravated robbery investigation in McAllen was arrested on Monday, according to the McAllen Police Department. Francisco Santana Jr.,17, of Pharr, was charged with aggravated robbery, a first-degree f...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Some of New York's biggest basketball heroes were second-round draft picks. Like Jalen Brunson, the guy marching through Manhattan with the Larry O'Brien Trophy in his arms last week during a joyous championship parade celebration. And Willis Reed, the guy who lim...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — It's not Olympic prize money officially, but it is a significant amount of cash going directly to athletes after a Summer or Winter Games. The International Olympic Committee pledged Wednesday to pay up to $140 million to athletes through the 2028 Los...
President Trump canceled the signing of a bipartisan housing bill on Wednesday, saying he would not sign the legislation until the Senate passes the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. "Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until su...
MIAMI (AP) — Brazil great Ronaldinho has signed with Italian Serie C club Ravenna at age 46, more than a decade after retiring. “I cannot wait to dance with the ball,” Ronaldinho said. “Football has always been joyful for me, and I’m excited to bring that spirit to Ravenna. Let t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Looking for new music, nostalgia, 2011 Tumblr, and local "indie sleaze" talent all in one location? An indie rock band from Brownsville is gearing up for its first festival that features seven bands. Cannon The Dealers consists of four members: ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It Takes A Village is a weekly ValleyCentral+ series that covers all things parenting, from real, honest conversations about daily routines and challenges to funny moments, lessons learned, and the balance between work and family life. Each wee...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Austin Reaves is re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year contract worth $185 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal is not yet officia...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Starting Tuesday night, there will be lane closures in San Juan and McAllen. From 8 p.m. on Tuesday to 6 a.m. Friday, the Westbound I-2 Veterans Boulevard exit ramp in San Juan will be closed. In McAllen, the westbound I-2 main lanes between McC...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A former Hidalgo County elected official who spent more than a decade on the run is now back in custody and expected to return to the Rio Grande Valley to face charges stemming from a 2013 sexual assault case. Authorities announced that former Hi...
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 Chica...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Texas Southmost College representative Sophie Vega stopped by our NBC 23 studio to spread the word about two free, family-friendly events coming up on the Brownsville campus. Kicking off their summer events is Movie on the Lawn. Join the commun...
Vozinha, one of the sensations of the World Cup, is looking for a new club. And the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper hasn't ruled out playing in Brazil, where fans helped him reach immediate stardom on social media. Vozinha said in an interview with Brazilian journalist and infl...
While most of the soccer world is focused on the men at the World Cup, the countdown has begun for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil. The women's tournament is set to start June 24, 2027, hosted by a South American country for the first time. Brazil hosted the men's World Cup ...
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Pulisic says he feels “great” now after missing one World Cup match with a calf injury, and he hopes to play for the U.S. in its final group match against Turkey on Thursday night. Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 ...
Less than 24 hours after the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules, a group of 15 college basketball players filed a lawsuit in an Ohio state court claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. The NCAA will n...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bill DeWitt III was named chief executive officer of the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday after serving as team president since 2008. The Cardinals also announced the promotion of Anuk Karunaratne to president of business operations as part of a restructuring fol...
LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is feeling optimistic about his Wimbledon title defense after sweating through an exhibition match in a heat wave Wednesday and confirming he underwent testing following his physical meltdown at the French Open. The Italian star hasn't enter...
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Two days of rain gave way to a clearing sky Wednesday at the Travelers Championship, a reminder that his week could be a soft re-entry into the post-U.S. Open world. Scottie Scheffler says that doesn't make it any easier, just different. Scheffler, who won ...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC set a target of 2029 on Wednesday to pick a 2036 Olympics host in a currently stalled contest that has long been targeted by India and Qatar. The timetable agreed at a meeting of the full International Olympic Committee membership is a reset u...
Isaiah Evans arrived at the NBA draft expecting to become a first-round pick after a two-year stay at Duke. Instead, he sat through a difficult Tuesday night in the green room without hearing his name called by the league commissioner to join him on the stage in New York. That me...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana teammates Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark are 1-2 in the fan voting for this year's All-Star game, the league announced Wednesday. Four-time league MVP A'ja Wilson is third about 11,000 votes behind Clark. The Las Vegas Aces star led the initial fan ballot...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Tuch is heading to Washington as the Capitals jumped the line for the top free agent available, and the Buffalo Sabres got something in return for a player they knew was not coming back. The Capitals got Tuch in a sign-and-trade Wednesday, getting him af...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Mexican soccer legend Ramón Ramírez is making a special appearance at McAllen's La Cancha Watch Party on Wednesday. The watch party, being held at Oval Park at the McAllen Convention Center, is bringing fans from across the Rio Grande Valley for...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A businesswoman who convinced Cameron County to send people with mental health problems to a ranch near Raymondville for rehabilitation surrendered to the FBI on Wednesday morning to face healthcare fraud charges. Brandy Kaye Hernandez, 48, of Ric...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics Department on Wednesday announced a home agreement football series with the University of Montana. The home agreement is the first look into the Vaqueros' football schedule for the 2030 and 203...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum is out indefinitely with a lower left leg injury. The team said Wednesday that she'll be reevaluated in four weeks, in which she'll miss at least the next 10 games. Plum missed three games with a right ankle sprain she susta...
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino's office during the World Cup has a terracotta-tiled terrace with a spectacular view of an iconic Orange County beach and a vast stretch of the Pacific. Surfers are constantly bobbing at the popular break below the clifftop hotel in w...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Alamo Police Department on Wednesday arrested the driver and passenger of a vehicle involved in a tractor-trailer crash on the expressway that left four children with serious injuries. Driver Francisco Davila Jr. and passenger Samantha Viann...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Harlingen residents will soon have a rate increase on their water bills, according to the Harlingen Waterworks System. The planned increase will take effect on Oct. 1, 2026. According to a news release, the city of Harlingen adopted the propose...
An Indiana man was charged Wednesday on accusations he stalked WNBA player Sophie Cunningham and sent her threatening and explicit messages on social media. Kevin Singh, 48, faces felony charges for stalking and intimidation, as well as a misdemeanor harassment charge. He was arr...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Vinícius Júnior made it look easy. So did Brazil. Vinícius scored two goals — one of them practically into an empty net to open the scoring — and five-time World Cup champion Brazil beat Scotland 3-0 on Wednesday, advancing to the knockout stage as the ...
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — The latest stop for Nelly Korda in this especially busy summer is the Women's PGA Championship in Minnesota, where the top-ranked player in the world will try this week to hoist a third straight major trophy. From winning the U.S. Women's Open in California t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A former Edinburg High School coach turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday following allegations of a student-teacher relationship, according to the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. Christian Roxburgh appeared before a j...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Rio Grande Valley settles into a classic early-summer stretch as strong high pressure takes control across South Texas. Beginning Wednesday, daytime highs will climb into the low to mid-90s, with a few afternoons pushing closer to the mid-9...
An Israeli-based company wants to pair up with a U.S. company to build a $1 billion desalination plant on South Padre Island, on the South Texas border, to ease the growing water woes in the Rio Grande Valley that has been caused, in part, from a lack of water owed to the region ...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Of the 13 new transfers brought in by new head coach Brandon Chambers, a trio of juco transfers is standing out as an example of the culture the team as a whole is building. Chris Uwayo, Caden Bell and Josiah Hill are all making the move from Tyl...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees named Timothy E. Cuff as the lone finalist for its superintendent position. The announcement was made on Wednesday during a regular board meeting. Brownsville ISD officially began it...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark left the Indiana Fever's 111-109 loss to Phoenix with a back injury in the third quarter Wednesday night. The All-Star guard has been dealing with a back issue this season and left with 5:15 remaining in the third quarter. She went back to the lo...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fans at Mexico’s final World Cup group stage match on Wednesday chanted a slur that has previously led to fines and other sanctions against the country’s soccer federation. The slur, which literally means male prostitute in Spanish, could be heard at the Azteca...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Javier Aguirre has been saying for a while now that the key to the Mexican team’s success at the World Cup is that they are a family. This family, it seems, is on a historic journey. Mateo Chávez and Julián Quiñones scored in a six-minute span early in the seco...
GUADALUPE, Mexico (AP) — South Africa advanced to the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Wednesday night. Thapelo Maseko scored in the 63rd minute off a precise cross from Tshepang Moremi and South Africa finished in second p...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Brazil star Vinícius Júnior knew what his critics were saying coming into this World Cup, that he just can't score on soccer's biggest stage the way he can at Real Madrid. He clearly didn't listen. Vinicius has four goals now in this tournament — only L...
DETROIT (AP) — NFL player Terrion Arnold of the Detroit Lions was charged Thursday in Florida with leading a plot to detain and pistol-whip three people whom he believed had stolen luxury goods and $100,000 in cash from him. It turned out that the three, including Arnold's person...
NEW YORK (AP) — Thanks to a historic doubleheader performance Wednesday, Dansby Swanson has the best four-game series in Chicago Cubs history — with a game to spare. Swanson had a go-ahead RBI triple and four RBIs to cap the monster doubleheader and lead the Cubs to a sweep of th...
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IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER The Rio Grande Valley will once again have a strong presence at the Texas State 7-on-7 Tournament, with five teams earning bids to compete in College Station beginning Thursday. The three-day event features some of the top 7-on-7 programs in Texas acr...
A former Edinburg school district coach was arrested Wednesday on a charge of inappropriate relationship between an educator and a student. In a news release, the district said Christian Roxburgh surrendered to the district’s police department. No information on the allegations w...
A former Hidalgo County district clerk is in U.S. custody after being arrested in Mexico. Omar Guerrero, who had previously served as the Hidalgo County district clerk, had been on the run for over 10 years. He was wanted in connection with a sexual assault of a child, a second d...
A Chinese citizen who was residing in California was arraigned Monday on a fraud charge after being arrested at the Falfurrias immigration checkpoint when authorities found him to be illegally present in the United States and involved in a scheme that defrauded a Rio Grande Valle...
EDINBURG — Gisela Saenz got the nod. In a board meeting Tuesday night, the Edinburg CISD school board voted to appoint Saenz interim superintendent. Saenz formerly served as La Joya ISD’s superintendent. The motion to name Saenz interim superintendent was made by board member Lui...
The Alamo Police Department said three have been arrested in regard to a major crash that resulted in a child being ejected from a vehicle. Francisco Davila Jr. and Samantha Vianney Rodriguez were arrested Wednesday and charged with endangering a child. According to a news r...
McAllen police are asking for the publics help identifying a person of interest in an indecent assault investigation. The person is seen here, in two images, at the Bicentennial Hike and Bike Trail, in the 6500 block of Bicentennial Boulevard in McAllen, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026...
Rivera Early College High School’s National History Day team is back in Brownsville after winning the group performance national championship last week in College Park Maryland. Team members Damian Ledesma, a 2026 Rivera graduate, and rising juniors Karol Arriaga, Isabella Castan...
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A Cameron County man was arrested after leading police in a chase when he fled from the Los Indios port of entry, where agents had attempted to execute an arrest warrant out of Brownsville. Clifford Wayne Moody, 50, had a warrant for his arrest on three aggravated assault with a ...
HARLINGEN — Valley International Airport’s new $32 million runway, described as the longest landing strip south of Austin, is projected to cost millions of dollars to repair damages caused by last year’s historic flooding. Meanwhile, the airport’s board of directors has begun int...
In a meeting on June 17, the La Joya ISD school board voted to adopt a balanced budget for next school year with 3% employee raises, increasing starting teacher pay and continuing Pre-K services to students. The balanced budget for 2026-27 budget is $258 million. In the two years...
McALLEN — The McAllen Chamber of Commerce will showcase the Rio Grande Valley’s next generation of innovators Friday as it hosts the InnovationTX Demo Day Pitch Competition. “It’s the first time that we’re doing Demo Day,” said Jorge Sanchez, McAllen Chamber of Commerce vice pres...
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Special to RGVSports.com After putting together the winningest inaugural season by a startup program in FCS history in 2025, UTRGV football has continued to build a schedule that will challenge the Vaqueros both now and in the future. This season, the Vaqueros will face their fir...
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Chef Eugenio Uribe of Le Rêve and Boqueron shows off his signature hamburger, which was included in the inaugural World’s 101 Best Burger Places ranking. (Courtesy: Daniela Loera) Chef Eugenio Uribe’s hamburger has been ranked 77th best on the planet in the inaugural World’s 101 ...
Jorge Zamora-Quezada The former Edinburg rheumatologist who was convicted of committing healthcare fraud, conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice has been released from prison. Jorge Zamora-Quezada, who owned the Center for Arthritis & Osteoporosi...
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IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER MISSION — The Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame held its 38th annual induction ceremony Saturday at the Mission Event Center, honoring eight individuals and eight teams. Headlining the individual class were four former athletes, three coaches and ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — If you're looking further beyond the weekend for a pattern shift in our weather, you'll have to keep looking. We stay locked in with this hot, breezy, sunny and dry weather pattern all thanks to high pressure through the end of next week! This ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder were thinking big. Darius Acuff Jr. and Mikel Brown Jr. might be a matchup to watch among smalls. And the one-and-done era is far from done. Those were some of the things that stood out from the two-day NBA draft in ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An affidavit obtained by ValleyCentral reveals why a now-former Edinburg High School coach is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Christian Roxburgh of Edinburg was charged with having an inappropriate relationship be...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have patched a hole in their depleted rotation by acquiring struggling left-hander David Peterson in a trade with the New York Mets, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of ...
The X Games is out to show there are riskier moves in action sports than flying upside down above a halfpipe. The name that put action sports on the map, then turned it into big business that eventually landed in the Olympics with its risk-taking, counterculture vibe, will debut ...
SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Formula 1 drivers will carry extra cooling gear for this week’s Austrian Grand Prix after “heat hazard” rules were activated as hot weather causes disruption across Europe. It's the first time F1's heat rules, introduced last year, have been used for a r...
PARIS (AP) — A 21-year-old French soccer player with a second-division club has died after drowning during the heat wave that has gripped France. Kenzo Kies, who played for the Guingamp reserve team, died after being pulled from the Rhone River this week. Both Guingamp and Saint-...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — It's halftime at the World Cup. Take a break, everyone. Wednesday marked the midpoint of the 104-match tournament — technically, just past the midpoint, with 54 matches now in the books and 50 remaining before a World Cup champion is crowned in East Rut...
Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert said Thursday her ovarian cancer has returned and treatment will prevent her from attending Wimbledon this year. Evert, 71, was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in December 2021. In December 2023 she revealed her cancer had returned. She announ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin revealed Thursday she played through a torn ACL and a torn meniscus in her right knee to help the team capture the PWHL championship and is expected to be out indefinitely after surgery set for late July. Poulin, 35, w...
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA has suspended Phoenix's Alyssa Thomas for one game after she made contact with her fist to Caitlin Clark's throat in Wednesday night's matchup against Indiana. It happened with 6:52 left in the second quarter and was deemed to be a non-basketball act. The...
Major League Baseball proposed limiting most free agent contracts to five years and 15% of a team's salary cap and to eliminate deferred compensation, fleshing out details of a plan likely to spark a confrontation with the players' association. MLB's plan would eliminate deals su...
Pope Leo XIV has received a special gift from former Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski. The pontiff has been given the baseball from the final out of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series. It was unclear when exactly the exchange occurred, but Pierzynski posted pictures on soci...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A tractor-trailer driver charged in connection with an Alamo crash that injured multiple people initially stayed on the expressway after the collision, but then later left the scene, according to an affidavit obtained by ValleyCentral. Jose Fide...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before basketball became such a big part of AJ Dybantsa's life, he was like any other kid — growing up as a fan of a fictional superhero. When he was about five, his father bought him a Spider-Man basketball hoop that went on the back of his door. “I loved Spide...
Serena Williams keeps on commenting half-jokingly about how “it’s summer” and “the kids aren’t in school” as the reasoning for her tennis comeback at age 44. Turns out family might really be the biggest factor behind Williams’ decision to return to the pro game after nearly four ...
CAMERON COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) – At an undisclosed location in Cameron County, a small but highly trained group of deputies prepares for some of the most dangerous calls in law enforcement. The Cameron County Sheriff's Office SWAT team may be limited in size – about nine o...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An emotional support dog at a Weslaco funeral home who was reported missing earlier this week has been reunited with her owners. Salinas Funeral Home shared the news about its missing Goldendoodle, Misty, on Monday. Misty, who has helped bring c...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A little flick of Gonzalo Plata’s big toe helped Ecuador make a great escape. Plata poked the ball past Manuel Neuer in the 77th minute and lifted Ecuador to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Germany on Thursday and into the knockout round of the World ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has released the identities of the two men who were found dead in the back of a van that was purchased in the Rio Grande Valley. The bodies of Jose Andres Joaquin Modesto, 29, and Omar Silbino San...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — DHR Health is raising awareness and providing fire safety tips ahead of the Fourth of July. Healthcare leaders advise practicing precautions before setting off fireworks and getting the grill ready for the annual celebration. "Our goal is preven...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Moving on to the week's testing-related activities, on Monday, SpaceX utilized a rolling road closure to relocate the booster cryogenic proofing and puck-shucking stand from the build site to the Massey outpost. That evening, the Pad 2 deluge sy...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Early College High School pianist recently performed at the Teatro Colón in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Francisco Rocafuerte, a distinguished Mexican artist who resides in McAllen, told ValleyCentral he h...
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Eric Cole returned to the TPC River Highlands in much better shape than he left last year, pitching in for eagle from 65 yards on the par-5 13th and posting a 7-under 63 to take a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and five others Thursday in the Traveler...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project is officially complete, meaning the Port of Brownsville can welcome bigger ships with bigger cargo loads. Leaders gathered Thursday morning for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the project's co...
Migrant advocacy groups condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday to uphold a previous government immigration policy that had turned back asylum-seekers at U.S. ports of entry before they enter U.S. soil....
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge issued a temporary restraining order for a group of bars that were shut down by the city of Brownsville, now allowing the bars to operate temporarily. Several bar owners in north Brownsville say they were forced to shut down just minut...
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Ina Yoon matched the best score in the history of the Women's PGA Championship with a 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead over Karis Davidson on Thursday in the third major of the season. Yoon, a 23-year-old South Korean seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Eight local entrepreneurs are set to compete in a pitch competition in McAllen. The competition, titled Innovation Texas Demo Day, is a collaborative effort by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce and the city of McAllen to uplift up-and-coming entr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A strong high‑pressure system to the west remains one of the main drivers of our weather pattern through the end of the week and into the weekend. This system, combined with a southeasterly wind flow, will continue to bring warm temperatures and...
TORONTO (AP) — Marina Mabrey matched the WNBA scoring record with 53 points to help the Toronto Tempo rout the Los Angeles Sparks 125-97 on Thursday night. Mabrey tied the mark set by Liz Cambage for Dallas against New York on July 17, 2018, and matched by A’ja Wilson for Las Veg...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brian Brobbey scored his third goal of the World Cup, the Netherlands got a pair of goals that deflected off Tunisia into its own net, and the Dutch rolled in the rain to a 3-1 victory Thursday night to advance to the knockout stage as the winners of Group...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead and Anthony Elanga took it away six minutes later, giving Sweden a 1-1 draw Thursday night that sent both teams to the knockout round of the World Cup. Japan is advancing out of the group stage for the third consecutive Wor...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The United States only wanted to get through its final World Cup group stage match Thursday night without an injury or a red card, while Turkey was playing for a face-saving victory to end a dismal tournament. Both teams got what they wanted most out of t...
SEATTLE (AP) — Before the Iranian coach and goalkeeper answered any questions Thursday ahead of the team's World Cup match with Egypt, a FIFA official spoke up. Daniel Marin, FIFA's executive director of public relations, read a statement on behalf of the Iranian team in light of...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — RGV Red Crowns are back home in Harlingen preparing for its first home game since May 30. "We're happy to be home. We're happy to be back in front of our fans." RGV Red Crowns Head Coach Rafael Reyna Red Crowns recently clinched its spot in the ...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Cameron County judge issued a temporary restraining order for a group of bars in Brownsville that were shut down by the city, now allowing the bars to operate temporarily. Owners of seven bars at Sunshine Plaza said city officials arrived ar...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Australia and Paraguay played to a 0-0 draw Thursday night in a result that clinched a spot in the knockout round of the World Cup for the Socceroos and will likely be enough for the Paraguayans to advance. The expanded tournament to 48 teams that provi...
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years. The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion, who is 44, accepted a wild-card entry to t...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Christian Pulisic returned to the field for the United States on Thursday night just in time to warm up for the World Cup games that really matter starting next week. Pulisic entered the Americans' 3-2 loss to Turkey as a substitute early in the second ha...
PHOENIX (AP) — James Clark is a young man with enticing options on his baseball horizon. The promising 18-year-old shortstop was taking infield practice Tuesday during the MLB draft combine at Chase Field, fluidly handling ground balls before firing to first base. It's one of man...
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NEW YORK (AP) — From the front office to the field, the New York Mets have failed in almost every area over the past year. And on Friday, manager Carlos Mendoza took the fall. Halfway through a wretched season, Mendoza was fired as skipper of the underperforming Mets and replaced...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A father who allegedly smuggled two migrants through Starr County — while his infant child sat in the back seat — pleaded not guilty Monday. Eric Eliel Peña, 32, of Roma is accused of participating in a conspiracy that started in November 2022 and...
MILAN (AP) — AC Milan named Massimo Calvelli as chief executive officer on Friday in a bid to “bring a winning culture” back to the club. The 51-year-old Calvelli replaces Giorgio Furlani, who was fired by U.S. owner, RedBird Capital Partners, last month as it cleaned house after...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Friday released a cache of previously classified documents that outline in detail the decisions behind a daring 1976 raid to free more than 100 hostages held captive in Uganda. The operation saw dozens of Israeli commandos storm the Entebbe Airport wher...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A juvenile driver has been taken into custody and will be charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Edinburg, the police department said in an update on Friday. The driver will be charged with collision involving personal injury or...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The weekend is promising some great weather for outdoor activities, as long as you plan for hot temperatures and some breezy conditions. The combination of heat and humidity will make it feel like 105-110 in many areas during the hottest parts o...
Casual sports fans may not know much about Marina Mabrey. She doesn't garner the national attention of other more well-known WNBA players. But the feisty and competitive Mabrey created a buzz with one of the best shooting perfomances in WNBA history, matching the league scoring r...
Caitlin Clark will miss Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Sparks while she recovers from a back injury she suffered against Phoenix on Wednesday. Indiana coach Stephanie White said Friday morning that Clark wouldn't play. Indiana doesn’t play again after Saturday until visi...
As group play winds down at the World Cup, the biggest intrigue might be not who finishes first in a four-team group. It’s who finishes third. Teams that are first and second in their groups move on automatically to the Round of 32. The U.S., Canada and Mexico, co-hosts of the to...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man has been taken to the hospital after a marble slab fell on his head Friday morning, according to the Harlingen Police Department. Police said the man is 34 years old. The incident occurred at approximately 9:10 a.m. on the 1500 block of Ba...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Fourth of July is about a week away, so ValleyCentral has gathered a list of festivities happening across the Rio Grande Valley. Here are the Fourth of July events happening near you: Brownsville The 26th Annual Fourth of July Salute to Free...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Willacy County Sheriff's Office on Thursday arrested a wanted fugitive with outstanding felony warrants. Jesus Maria Gomez, 41, was arrested on the following charges: According to the Willacy County Sheriff's Office, an anonymous tip about G...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With hard work and dedication, dreams do come true. Local businessman and owner of Pineapple Ninjaz, Jerry Leal, has seen his South Padre Island food truck business grow from the bottom up as he celebrates the grand opening of his first sit-in r...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Gavin McKenna’s nerves finally eased when lifetime Maple Leafs fan and international pop icon Justin Bieber took the NHL draft stage to announce who Toronto was selecting No. 1. “He was looking at me and I kind of was thinking, maybe,” McKenna said with a lau...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The passenger of a vehicle involved in a high-speed rollover crash with a tractor-trailer in Alamo has been charged. Samantha Vianney Rodriguez appeared in court on Thursday, where she was charged with four counts of endangering a child – immine...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Former Hidalgo County District Clerk Omar Guerrero will make his initial appearance in a McAllen federal court next week. Guerrero's initial appearance has been set for Tuesday, June 30, at 10 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Nadia S. Medrano. Durin...
DALLAS (AP) — Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to bring Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms. The state-mandated list of assigned reading...
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler could not convert a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Friday at the Travelers Championship, narrowly missing out on a chance to join Jim Furyk as the only players in PGA Tour history with two sub-60 rounds. Scheffler had to settle for a...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Not so fast, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. Ousmane Dembélé has just entered the Golden Boot race. Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Mbappé, to help France beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup on Friday. Dembélé's goals cam...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With school out and summer underway, the city of Brownsville is reminding homeowners that renting out their private pools is prohibited. Renting out private residential pools to third parties for events violates the city's Unified Development Co...
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Mission family has been displaced following a home fire on Friday. Crews with the Mission Fire Department responded to the fire on the 1700 block of E. 28th St., where heavy smoke was coming from the front of the home. "All residents were out ...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Starbase selected the city’s first-ever police chief on Friday. During a meeting on Friday afternoon, the City Commission selected Glenn Bennett — a lieutenant at the Belton, Texas, police department — to head the Starbase Police Department. “I t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Friday morning to celebrate the new improvements at Andy Bowie County Park on South Padre Island. The park features new pavilions, picnic tables, and a walkway beach access with rinse stations. Improvements ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A North Carolina murder suspect was captured in San Benito on Friday morning. According to the San Benito Police Department, at about 7:40 a.m., members of the San Benito SWAT team, Criminal Investigations Division and Patrol Division executed a...
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss on Friday took issue with first-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin's recent comments that Ole Miss' past embrace of Confederate symbols made recruiting Black players more difficult. “Me, personally, I don’t agree,” said Cha...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System on Friday kicked off a series of Fourth of July celebrations. The first celebration was held in Harlingen, welcoming the community to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. "The purpose is to cele...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Alvarado will return to the New York Knicks on a multiyear contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. Alvarado declined his player option and is working with the NBA champions on a three-year deal, according to the pers...
TORONTO (AP) — Quarterback Brendan Sorsby, permanently ruled ineligible by the NCAA for sports betting, won’t be kick-starting his pro football career in Canada. The CFL said Friday it won’t allow the 22-year-old to sign with any of its teams or be placed on their negotiation lis...
Oklahoma City further reduced its potential luxury tax bill for next season by agreeing to trade elite 3-point shooter Isaiah Joe to the Detroit Pistons for two second-round draft picks, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke to ...
Pavel Dorofeyev is heading to the New York Rangers as part of a trade at the NHL draft on Friday night, as they hope the high-scoring winger helps supercharge their retooling effort. The Rangers acquired Dorofeyev from Vegas for the Nos. 26 and 92 picks this year, plus a conditio...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi, the top scorer in World Cup history, will not start when defending tournament champion and Group J winner Argentina plays Jordan on Saturday night in its last match before the knockout stage. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said Friday, two da...
A nonprofit is suing the Trump administration for more information on its plans to identify and pursue denaturalization cases in the United States.
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The weather this weekend will be great for the beach or any other outdoor activities planned. However, there are a few concerns in the air and on the sea. One concern is the heat; daytime highs will push near 100 degrees in the upper Valley whi...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout said Friday he is unlikely to participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby in Philadelphia because of his strained right hamstring. Trout expects to return from the injury in plenty of time to play in the July 14 All-Star Game, but it will likely p...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A healthcare expert at DHR Health spoke with ValleyCentral to provide insight on brain diseases and treatment as Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month comes to a close. According to Dr. Roberto Alejandro Cruz, the neurology medical director at DHR...
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Ina Yoon stretched her lead at the Women's PGA Championship with a 3-under 69 that put her five strokes up on the second-place pack after another strong South Korean showing Friday. Yoon, who shot a record 63 in the first round at Hazeltine National Golf Club...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Juan Nicolas wants this time to be different. The Bogotá, Colombia, native saw the scary scene two years ago during the Copa America final as thousands of ticketless fans breached the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium to watch Colombia face Argentina....
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As concerns over the New World screwworm continue across South Texas, the Gladys Porter Zoo is taking extra precautions to protect its animals while assisting state officials in monitoring the pest. Zoo staff say they currently have no suspect...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Perry Minasian midway through their sixth consecutive disappointing season under his leadership. The last-place Angels appointed former Cardinals GM John Mozeliak to be their interim general manager and baseball ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Tiny Cape Verde defied odds to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the World Cup knockout round behind the stellar play of Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who embodied the grit of his nation. “We are small,” he said. “But we have big hearts and we are...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Spain defeated Uruguay 1-0 after another goalkeeping mistake by Fernando Muslera, advancing to the knockout stage of the World Cup and eliminating the South American powerhouse on Friday. Uruguay, a two-time champion, will go home without any victories ...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Egypt advanced past the group stage at the World Cup for the first time while Iran, which had a potential late winning goal called back due to an offside, will have to wait one day to find out its fate after the two teams played to a 1-1 draw. At the conclusion [.....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — RGV Red Crowns defeated Capital City SC in emphatic fashion at home, 5-1. "The grass is green. The lights are bright. Kiss the badge. Dream about the badge. I think you can tell I'm over the moon right now. Life is amazing." RGV Red Crowns forwa...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Walker Buehler usually pitched superbly against the San Diego Padres during the near-decade he spent wearing Dodger Blue. In his first chance to pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his still-new Padres uniform Friday night, Buehler was a star in this NL West...
LONDON (AP) — Tennis star Jessica Pegula said a protest by top players over prize money at the French Open was “productive and worked well." Seemed to be, because Wimbledon then increased its prize money by 20%. But several players are continuing the protest — by limiting media a...
SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Just when it seemed Mercedes' Formula 1 pole position streak was surely at an end, George Russell had other ideas at the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday. Russell came through the second-to-last corner seconds after Max Verstappen went spinning off the tr...
LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek is the defending champion. Aryna Sabalenka is the No. 1 women’s singles player. Serena Williams is the star, though, at Wimbledon. The 44-year-old Williams' presence has been emanating throughout SW19 — the famous post code of Wimbledon — as she prepares...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Candace Parker’s basketball journey has come full circle. It started when she led Tennessee to two national championships, then continued in the WNBA, where she won three titles and two MVP awards. She also helped the U.S. win two Olympic gold medals. Park...
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Mendoza is out. Just like Pete Alonso, Edwin Diaz, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil. Last year's coaching staff, too. And maybe a few more quality players by the Aug. 3 trade deadline. Freddy Peralta? Clay Holmes? In the past eight months, president of basebal...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A death investigation is underway after a decomposed body was found in a cornfield in rural La Villa, according to a news release from the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. At approximately 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Hidalgo County deputies responded t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A new case of New World Screwworm has been confirmed in Jim Hogg County, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The detection was confirmed on Friday in a domestic cattle, bringing the total number of cases of New World Screwworm to 26...
CHICAGO (AP) — As the White Sox were slugging their way to a 22-1 victory over the Royals on Friday night, former player Ron Kittle was getting married in a ballpark suite with Chicago chairman Jerry Reinsdorf officiating. Kittle tied the knot with his girlfriend, Barbara, in Rei...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Born eight minutes earlier than his twin brother Liam, Marcus Ruck is fine with ceding NHL draft bragging rights. All that mattered to Ruck on Saturday was being selected with the 39th pick in the second round by Pittsburgh in following his brother, who was d...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A North Carolina murder suspect captured in San Benito has been transferred to Carrizalez Rucker Detention Center, according to Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Trevino. Homero Martinez Obregon Jr. is currently at the Carrizalez Rucker Detention Ce...
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Viktor Hovland feels he is headed in the right direction, and Saturday at the Travelers Championship was a big test. He played alongside Scottie Scheffler on a course that features plenty of water and shots that can cause some stress. A two-shot swing on th...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N,.J. (AP) — Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane and England's fervid fans made MetLife Stadium feel like Wembley. They hope for a repeat at next month's World Cup final. With supporters' red-and-white St. George's Cross signs circling the field on an afternoon of sporad...
ATLANTA (AP) — For 52 years, Congo's standout World Cup memory was a humiliating 9-0 rout at the hands of Yugoslavia in its only other appearance on soccer's biggest stage. Not anymore. Not after a new generation of players made history by advancing to the knockout stage of the W...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Algeria and Austria knew that a pedestrian draw Saturday night would have sent both to the knockout round of the World Cup. They delivered a thrilling 3-3 draw instead. In the wildest finish of the group stage, Algeria took the lead in stoppage time only f...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi didn't have much time to try to become the first to score in seven consecutive World Cup games. Argentina's superstar did it anyway as a second-half substitute. Messi made it seven straight while extending the all-time men's World Cup scoring ...
Iran has been eliminated from the World Cup, narrowly failing to advance past the group stage in a politically charged tournament where the team played its matches amid tight restrictions imposed by the United States. Iran missed the round of 32 by one spot in heartbreaking fashi...
SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — George Russell showed he can stand the heat in more ways than one as he won the Austrian Grand Prix to revive his Formula 1 title chances. Racing in a heatwave with a broken drinks system, Russell held off Max Verstappen and his own teammate Kimi Antonel...
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams had to talk herself into accepting Wimbledon's offer to play singles. The All England club was holding one last wild card entry and the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion — who had already announced she'd play doubles with her sister Venus — had a d...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man is reported to be in critical condition after a two-vehicle collision caused his SUV to crash into a pole on Saturday night, according to an update from the Brownsville Police Department. Dispatch received a call about the crash at approxi...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets are continuing their offseason overhaul. The Hornets have agreed to trade forward Miles Bridges, a 2029 first-round draft pick and a 2027 second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard Grayson Allen, forward Royce O’Neale and a 2033 f...
LONDON (AP) — When Serena Williams played her first professional tennis match in nearly four years recently, another elite female athlete in her 40s was on hand for the occasion. Skier Lindsey Vonn has a special understanding of what Williams is going through as she prepares to p...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Rio Grande Valley nun who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while on her way to Sunday Mass has been released, according to U.S. Representatives Monica De La Cruz and Henry Cuellar. In an update from U.S. Rep. Mon...
South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo resigned Sunday after the team's quick elimination from the World Cup drew a harsh condemnation from the country's president, who called the coach “incapable” and ordered a complete review of the national team program. South Korea won its opening m...
ATLANTA (AP) — Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar that poured a fortune into soccer and infrastructure experienced unceremonious exits from the World Cup, proving that big money doesn’t guarantee success on the sport's biggest stage. Saudi Arabia is out at the earliest po...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — If the World Cup was the NCAA basketball tournament, then teams like Morocco and the Netherlands would have some serious anger toward the selection and seeding committee right now. England, Mexico, Portugal and Spain might not be all that happy, either....
ROME (AP) — American swimmer Gretchen Walsh broke the world record in the women's 50 meter freestyle on Sunday, just nine days after her training partner Kate Douglass had set a new mark in the sprint distance. Walsh clocked 23.55 seconds at the Sette Colli meet in Rome to shave ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Right after Canada finished its first knockout match victory in a World Cup, coach Jesse Marsch huddled his players on the grass of a stadium still in pandemonium and spoke from his heart — shouted, actually. “You guys are Canadian heroes today!" Marsch d...
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Haeran Ryu recovered from a rough start to secure her first career major title, winning the Women's PGA Championship by two strokes over Ina Yoon on a windy Sunday at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Ryu shot a 2-under 70 to finish at 13-under 275 and become the...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In Austin, the State Board of Education hosted days of public comment as it weighed changes to required reading lists and social studies standards. Opponents of the changes asked for more local control when it came to the books school districts ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Multiple fire department agencies responded to a major house fire in Edinburg on Sunday, according to the Edinburg Fire Department. At approximately 1 p.m., dispatch received a call regarding a lot of black smoke in the area off of Kyle Street i...
BOSTON (AP) — Sonny Gray was almost overloaded with reasons to celebrate. As if taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning and reaching 2,000 career strikeouts weren't enough, his brilliant outing Sunday night for Boston came against the rival New York Yankees — a team Gray once p...
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler made an 8-foot par putt on the 18th hole Sunday and pumped his fist with more emotion than he showed all day, just for the right to return Monday at the rain-delayed Travelers Championship to face a sudden-death playoff against Viktor Hovl...
BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran singled home the winning run to cap a three-run rally in the 10th inning after Boston blew a two-run lead in the ninth, and the Red Sox finished a four-game sweep of the rival New York Yankees with a 5-4 victory Sunday night. Boston starter Sonny Gray t...
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Nelly Korda moved within three strokes of the lead as she made the turn in the final round of the Women's PGA Championship, before three sharp shots gave her a birdie on the 10th hole. Winning a third straight major to start the season was within reach for Ko...
LONDON (AP) — Defending champion Jannik Sinner had to come back from a set down twice and regain his composure following a worrisome tumble to the grass in a five-set victory over 50th-ranked Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday. A month after his French Op...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A broad ridge extending over the eastern lower-48 will enforce the same weather conditions all week long, and the Fourth of July holiday weekend is just on the horizon. Right now the data shows a similar weather pattern with sunshine, minimal r...
Chris Johnson, one of nine players in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season who made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three years with the Tennessee Titans, revealed in a television interview aired Monday that he has ALS. Johnson, 40, spent 10 seasons in the ...
Australian striker Sam Kerr is joining Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer league after spending the past six-plus seasons with Chelsea. Gotham announced signing Kerr on Monday to a deal that will keep her with the team through 2030. The move marks a return to the NWSL for K...
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Viktor Hovland got all the validation he needed Monday that his game was on track again, and a whole lot more. He beat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at the Travelers Championship, had both parents from Norway watch him win for the first time and even did t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A death investigation is underway after a man was found on a driveway in Rancho Viejo Monday morning, according to Rancho Viejo police Chief Arturo Huerta. At about 7:30 a.m., Rancho Viejo police responded to a home on the 700 block of Zapata Av...
LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon's strict rules about all-white clothing didn't prevent Naomi Osaka from making another fashion statement as she walked onto the grass at the All England Club on Monday. Osaka, who has made a habit of creating a buzz with her creative outfits at recent Gran...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man accused of smuggling nearly 500 pounds of marijuana through Starr County pleaded not guilty last week. David Garcia, 27, of Zapata waived his right to arraignment on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty. The Texas Department of Public Safety arr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — No major injuries were reported after three vehicles caught fire in rural Cameron County over the weekend. According to the Los Fresnos Fire Department, at approximately 1:09 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle rollover with multiple...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Harlingen was recognized as an All-America City by the National Civic League on Sunday. The National Civic League, an organization whose goal is to advance inclusive civic engagement, named Harlingen a recipient of the 2026 All-Ameri...
Pete Alonso played his 500th consecutive game this week, although if he wanted that to seem impressive to local fans, he probably picked the wrong city to play in. Alonso, of course, joined the Baltimore Orioles this past offseason. Their franchise record for consecutive games is...
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders says he feels like his old — and younger — self again a year after undergoing surgery to remove his cancerous bladder. “I consider myself cancer-free," thanks to robotic surgery that also reconstructed his bladder using part of hi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Farah Mazid Saddah is a writer and a poet whose work explores identity, resilience, and the transformative power of the human spirit. Throughout her journey as an author, she has published five books: "Princess of the Tide", "Belong to the World...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Now that summer break is underway, it’s a perfect time to start knocking out all the exciting summer activities available in the Rio Grande Valley. One of the most fun and iconic ways to spend a hot summer day is at Beach Waterpark on South Padr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen is seeking input from residents who live, work, visit and invest in the downtown entertainment district during an open house scheduled for Monday evening. City officials say the open house — scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. at the ...
The NFL's Detroit Lions on Monday released cornerback Terrion Arnold, only days after his arrest over allegations that he orchestrated the abduction and beating of three men who prosecutors believe he wrongly suspected of having stolen luxury goods and $100,000 in cash from him. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty or Las Vegas Aces will make history on Tuesday in the Commissioner's Cup championship as the winner will become the first franchise to win the in-season tournament twice. There have been five different winners in the five years of the tourname...
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LONDON (AP) — Anticipation is building at Wimbledon for Serena Williams’ first singles match in nearly four years. The 44-year-old Williams is scheduled to play an opponent less than half her age, 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia, in the third match Tuesday on Centre Court — t...
HOUSTON (AP) — With Brazil trailing for much of the game and with extra time looming, Gabriel Martinelli came through in a big, big way at the World Cup. Martinelli entered the game as a second-half substitute and put an end to Japan’s near-upset on Monday, scoring the winning go...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 5-year-old child who was ejected from a vehicle during a rollover crash on the Alamo expressway earlier this month is in stable condition, according to the Alamo Police Department. The child sustained severe head trauma and was in critical con...
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic witnessed a marriage proposal in the crowd at Centre Court during his Wimbledon first-round match Monday and was quick to ask for an invitation to the wedding. After Djokovic won the first set against Wu Yibing of China, one man in the crowd took the ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A beloved Italian restaurant located in the heart of the mid-Valley was recently recognized for its 60-year milestone of service and hospitality, according to a news release from the Mercedes Economic Development Corporation. Over the course of ...
The South Texas border town of Laredo is taking extra precautions after a case of New World screwworm was found in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande. Laredo Mayor Victor Treviño said Saturday that every animal entering the city's public animal shelter is now being ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The South Texas Ecotourism Center in Laguna Vista is hosting a summer series that allows guests to visit the facility after hours at no cost. After Dark 2026, the latest series by the South Texas Ecotourism Center, welcomes guests to explore the...
Ja Morant is headed to Portland, after the Trail Blazers and Memphis completed a trade Monday night that sees the Grizzlies starting anew and gives the two-time All-Star a chance to revive his career. Portland sent forwards Jerami Grant and Kris Murray to the Grizzlies as part of...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County Sheriff's Office says its Prisoners at Work Program continues to keep the community and local cemeteries clean. According to the Cameron County Sheriff's Office, on Monday morning, workers cleaned up two cemeteries located in ...
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. captain Tim Ream says his teammates all recognize the golden opportunity in front of them to make their nation's best World Cup run in their home tournament over the following days — and hopefully weeks. Yet instead of feeling amplified pressure under t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The South Texas Independent School District Science Academy Dragons are now national champions after competing at the 2026 Esports Series Championship in Orlando, Florida. The games were held June 25 through the 28 at Full Sail University and br...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — José Canale wasn’t in the starting lineup in either of his previous two appearances for Paraguay in this World Cup. He made his first start a memorable one. Canale scored on the first sudden-death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shoot...
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Community members are sharing stories of compassion and service after a Valley nun and registered nurse was briefly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while walking to Sunday Mass. According to the office of Congresswoman M...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sportsbook operators anticipated this year's World Cup would set betting records because the major elements were aligned. The world's most popular sporting event is being played in North America, so U.S. audiences can see the games live while the sun is out or in...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- At the beginning of fire testing for Ship 40, the ship's static fire stand was brought to Mega Bay 2 for ship transfer and rollout to the Massey Outpost. When the door was reopened, we could see that Ship 40 was on the static fire stand. The shi...
GUADALUPE, Mexico (AP) — Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch 3-2 after a 1-1 draw on Monday night. With the shootout tied at 2-all after four rounds, Morocco goalkeep...
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Creating a historic district and developing a new public park are just some of the recommendations being considered for the future of downtown McAllen. The city of McAllen and Mend Collaborative, an urban planning firm, held an interactive open h...
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras knows the people back home in his native Venezuela are hurting as they try to deal with the fallout from a pair of massive earthquakes that left hundreds dead. The pull to return home to help is real. That isn't an opti...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The thickest portions of the Saharan dust plume has pushed northward, so while we will still have some of it in the skies, the haze should improve a bit through the day. Computer models hint at another thicker plume on Thursday before clearing o...
The Supreme Court ruled states can bar transgender girls from competing on girls and women’s school sports teams, upholding bans in Idaho and West Virginia on Tuesday in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines that is set to impact similar laws passed in more than half the country...
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LONDON (AP) — The roars began even before Serena Williams stepped on Centre Court. Then they grew louder when the 23-time Grand Slam champion arrived to play her first singles match in nearly four years. And when it was all over and the 44-year-old Williams had performed admirabl...
LONDON (AP) — Coco Gauff said she was brought to tears by a “pushy” anti-doping tester. Serena Williams called the system “ grueling.” Protocols designed to protect tennis from doping are in the spotlight as players open up about their experiences navigating the system in the aft...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian skaters can return to world championships and Grand Prix events next season as neutral athletes for the first time since the full military invasion of Ukraine. The International Skating Union said Tuesday it was lifting a ban since February 20...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville has released a statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a nun while she was walking to Mass on Sunday, with Bishop Daniel E. Flores calling the actions "wildly disturbing." On Sunday, ...
LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, which means another decision awaits. A mere 16 years after his first famed “decision” — the one that saw him leave Cleveland for Miami — James is getting ready to change uniforms once again. He has told the Lakers that his eight-yea...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of McAllen is continuing its La Cancha Watch Party series at the McAllen Convention Center on Tuesday. Fans can watch the Mexico vs. Ecuador match at 8 p.m. at Oval Park. Gates open at 6 p.m., and admission is free. "Wear your green jer...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Former Hidalgo County District Clerk Omar Guerrero sat in a jury box at the federal courthouse in McAllen and yawned. After 13 years running from the law, Guerrero had nowhere to go — and nothing to do but wait. “We’re not asking for bond. He does...
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The Iranian national team left North America on Tuesday, departing from its World Cup home in Mexico following a tournament marked by repeated disagreements with U.S. officials, flashes of athletic brilliance and, ultimately, disappointment over barely miss...
LONDON (AP) — Ben Shelton wasted a match point in the fifth-set tiebreaker against qualifier Otto Virtanen at Wimbledon in what the fourth-seeded American called “one of the toughest losses of my career.” Shelton was eliminated 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (9) on Tuesday, losing i...
The Florida Panthers traded for their second goaltender in as many days, acquiring Jacob Markstrom in a deal with the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday that all but certainly signals the end of Sergei Bobrovsky's storied run in South Florida. The Panthers sent Evan Rodrigues, Jesper B...
NEW YORK (AP) — Las Vegas star Aja Wilson has been ruled out of the Commissioner Cup final against New York on Tuesday night because of a right leg injury. The four-time MVP rolled her ankle in the fourth quarter of the Aces' win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday. She came back into...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark asked the IOC to recognize its territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands as independent Olympic teams, the national parliament said Tuesday. The parliament published a letter urging the International Olympic Committee to recognize the semi-aut...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County WIC Program announced it will permanently close a Mission clinic and launch a new online benefit issuance service on Wednesday. The Mission I WIC Clinic is located at 211 South Schuerbach Road in Mission will permanently close...
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — The year is at the halfway point. The PGA Tour season is not. Two months, and only one major, are all that remain for the PGA Tour in 2026 to find some definition. There have been good tournaments, great finishes, redemptions and breakthroughs, and Scottie ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday identified the decomposed body that was found in a cornfield in rural La Villa last week. The body has been identified as 52-year-old Jesus Garcia. According to an update, the investigation regardin...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Erling Haaland savored the moment after Norway won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time, a celebration that included a horned helmet atop his head and again sitting on the field with teammates to do the Viking Row in synch with their red-cla...
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Those watching the World Cup on television may have noticed large patches of fans wearing Mexico's jersey in Monterrey, even though El Tri doesn’t play in the city. Located in the state of Nuevo León, Monterrey is the only Mexican host city not to feature...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A very special guest stopped by our studio on Tuesday. The four-legged, furry friend goes by the name Darwin and comes courtesy of the Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care Center, or BARCC. They kicked off an all-new segment for the NBC 23 m...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Starr County Sheriff's Office is working to identify a body found near the Starr/Hidalgo County line on Tuesday. According to a news release from the Starr County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a body found West of the Starr/Hidalgo Cou...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Rancho Viejo Police Department has ruled out foul play in the death investigation of a man found unresponsive in a driveway, according to an update from the police department. The unidentified man was found at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Mond...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The weather across the Rio Grande Valley is settling into a pretty typical early July groove, with plenty of heat, some haze, and a steady breeze off the Gulf. High temperatures through the week will climb into the upper 90s, and a few spots co...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. team spent Monday like millions of other interested followers of the World Cup, watching thrilling games from other venues that included a major upset with Germany falling to Paraguay, three games that went down to the wire and two nervy shootouts...
LONDON (AP) — When Serena Williams accepted an offer to play singles at Wimbledon, Maya Joint got to thinking. The 20-year-old Joint, after learning she'd meet the tennis icon in the first round, said there was “always a part of me that wanted to experience playing against her." ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office is collaborating with law enforcement agencies to reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes and fatalities this Fourth of July weekend. The No Refusal Enforcement Initiative is a collaborative eff...
Gabriel Gonzalez HARLINGEN — Winning the All-America City Award will help Harlingen compete for better-paying jobs and more grant money, City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez said Tuesday. On Sunday, the National Civic League recognized the city’s civic spirit in strengthening the commun...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley received a generous donation of cereal boxes on Tuesday from the Valley Baptist School of Vocational Nursing. The donation is part of the Valley Baptist's annual Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive to help loc...
Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas said she has received death threats and been called racial slurs in the aftermath of her one-game suspension after she made contact with her fist to Caitlin Clark’s throat in last week's matchup against Indiana. Thomas also criticized WNBA Co...
The World Cup is in the lose-and-go-home stage of the tournament and the pressure keeps rising with every minute of every match. The biggest pressure cooker of them all: the penalty kick shootout. Exhausted players and goalkeepers face off in a tense one-on-one confrontation that...
Sister Letty Ugboaja is seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy photo) As questions remain unanswered about how a nun on her way to Mass in McAllen ended up detained by immigration officials, Bishop Daniel E. Flores said Monday that the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement...
The National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley office has released its three-month outlook for July through September. To no one’s surprise, it predicts a hotter-than-average weather pattern for the three-month period, with heat risk expected to be moderate-to-major f...
McALLEN — With the FIFA World Cup about halfway over, I’ve been trying to watch as many games as possible and learn about all the different cultures and nations competing. While it sucks that I didn’t get a chance to go to any game in person, for this South Texas Flavor, I tried...
Belgium is one of the smallest and most densely populated nations in Europe. It is snugged between France, the Netherlands and Germany with the North Sea forming its northern border. Belgium’s population is educated, intelligent, refined and ostensibly neutral. But, in 1914 its c...
The Hidalgo County WIC program is launching a new online benefit issuance service that the agency says will continue modernizing and enhancing access to services in the area. Beginning Wednesday participants will have access to the new services which is expected to help reduce th...
Omar Guerrero is pictured Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) McALLEN — Former Hidalgo County District Clerk Omar Guerrero made his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday morning following his arrest in Mexico last week. Guerrero appeared bef...
Eight bars along Pablo Kisel Boulevard in Brownsville were shut down Wednesday, June 24, for not complying with health and safety rules, according to City Attorney Will Treviño. The owners have since filed a temporary restraining order against the city. While some business owners...
An Edinburg woman was arrested Thursday following a traffic stop after she admitted to using her apartment as a stash house for people illegally in the country. Ana Gabriela Gonzalez, born in 1992, was charged with conspiracy to conceal, harbor and shield from detection people il...
HARLINGEN — For the second time in nearly 35 years, Harlingen has won the All-America City Award. On Sunday night, the National Civic League bestowed the national recognition honor based on Harlingen’s work in strengthening the community, including giving residents a bigger voice...
The Rancho Viejo Police Department is currently investigating the death of a man found lying in his driveway. At about 7:30 a.m. Monday morning, officers responded to a residence in the 700 block of Zapata Avenue regarding a man lying in his driveway, according to an agency news ...
As a way of using water resources more efficiently in the face of growing water scarcity, the Brownsville Public Utilities Board is embarking on what’s been dubbed the “Indirect Potable Water Reuse Project.” BPUB says it’s a key initiative that will recycle treated wastewater eff...
HARLINGEN — Everybody’s talking about it. And there’s a lot to talk about. They’re talking about Lauren Elliot taking home three championships from the 2026 National Speech and Debate Tournament in Richmond. They’re talking about Jocely Coto and her partner Alisha Dorado from Har...
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a person whose decomposing body was found in rural La Villa on Friday night. On Tuesday, the sheriff’s office identified the deceased as Jesus Garcia, 52. At about 9:15 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to a 911 call...
Dr. Alejandro Cruz DHR Health is now offering amyloid PET scans, a diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease, and Kinsula, an FDA-approved intravenous treatment for early symptoms. For Dr. Roberto Alejandro Cruz, neurology medical director at DHR Health, this is yet another step in...
RIO HONDO — Scouts from across the Rio Grande Valley participated in various activities here on Friday during the Rio Grande Council Scouting America’s final summer program at Camp Perry. From the 21st to the 27th, the weeklong program gave scouts an opportunity to engage in over...
Americans don’t wake up in the morning and say, “What can I do for my country and my community today?” Our patriotic activity is limited to one or two days a year. Here are some of the ways the average American is failing the country. Non-participation in public affairs is someth...
Degrading education For 30 years, Texas has let high‑stakes testing distort our public schools. Now Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency (governor‑appointed leadership) are using that same flawed system to justify state takeovers that erase local control. One campus wi...
Sister Letty Ugboaja is seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy photo) The local nun who was detained by immigration officials while on her way to Mass in McAllen is returning home, according to Sister Norma Pimentel. “She is being released right now,” Pimentel said. U.S. Reps. He...
By Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune CORPUS CHRISTI — Dolores Huerta, the iconic Latina labor and civil rights leader, addressed Texas Democrats in a surprise Q&A on stage at the state party’s convention Friday, urging the crowd of rank-and-file activists to go all out in stirring up...
By Ellie Ashby | The Texas Tribune and Chloe Landen | Religion News Service Roughly two dozen immigration advocates, faith leaders, Japanese internment camp survivors and their descendants completed a four-day, 45-mile pilgrimage Saturday to an immigrant detention facility outsid...
After another school year, superintendents across Texas are not just packing up classrooms; we are staring down spreadsheets, trying to piece together next year’s budgets. It is a grueling annual puzzle, but lately, the pieces provided by Austin simply do not fit. As we look ahea...
By: Dr. R. Dewayne Edwards, DO, FACS DHR Health Chief Burn Surgeon, Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery As we gather to celebrate the Fourth of July, one tradition remains constant, burns. While fireworks are a popular way to celebrate, they also pose significant risks when no...
NEW YORK (AP) — Brendan Sorsby is moving on to 2027. The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams on Tuesday informing them that Sorsby, a quarterback whose college career ended when the NCAA banished him for gambling activity that included wagers on his own team while on the roster at In...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — France forward Kylian Mbappé scored his 17th and 18th goals at the World Cup on Tuesday, moving one behind Lionel Messi on the tournament's all-time list and tying him with the Argentina star in the race for the Golden Boot at this year's tournament w...
Along South Texas’ coastline, catching a wave can be a right of passage for the Rio Grande Valley’s youth. For the region’s youngest groms, the sport builds confidence and resilience while fostering a lifelong connection to the ocean. Families here are passing the art from one ge...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé and France are sizzling — and not just because of MetLife Stadium's broiling conditions. Mbappé had his third two-goal game of this World Cup and set a career scoring record for the tournament's knockout rounds, leading Les Bleus over Sw...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A nonprofit based in the Rio Grande Valley is hitting the road to rescue and relocate bees across Texas. The American Honey Bee Protection Agency is on a mission to preserve honeybees in Texas, one rescue at a time. Walter Schumacher is CEO of t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville Commissioner for District 3 Gustavo De Leon on Tuesday echoed sentiments made by Brownsville Mayor John Cowen regarding the Midtown Entertainment District Ordinance, saying recent closures of bars in the Pablo Kisel area were made in...
The NBA is going back to college this coming season, bringing the NBA Cup championship game to Butler's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Hinkle — one of the oldest arenas in the country — is iconic, and more than fits the billing that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and o...
Kawhi Leonard is headed back to the Toronto Raptors, after they struck a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers to reunite with the player who led their run to the 2019 NBA championship, a person with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday. The Raptors are sending Brandon Ingram, Gradey...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two brothers are on a mission to honor, celebrate and mourn pets by opening a pet funeral home and event center. Jason and Jacob De Leon are fourth-generation funeral directors, brothers and owners of RGV Pet Event Center and RGV Pet Cremation a...
The Rancho Viejo Police Department has stated there was no foul play found in the death investigation of the man found lying in his driveway Monday morning. At around 7:30 a.m. that day, officers responded to the 700 block of Zapata Avenue in regards to the man, according to the ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Before moving his attention to the knockout round of the World Cup, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino had to resolve one issue from the group stage. Pochettino began his news conference before Wednesday's game against Bosnia-Herzegovina by asking the media...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge in Hidalgo County held a hearing on a motion to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Weslaco teenager Larissa Rodriguez against the local distributors of a popular energy drink. The lawsuit has captured national atten...
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that birthright citizenship will remain in place for now, prompting celebration from immigrant advocacy groups while leaving others saying the broader debate over immigration policy is far from over. The decision b...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookies are prone to mistakes. Cooper Ingle made a big one he may never forget. Cleveland's left fielder lost track of the number of outs in the seventh inning and threw the ball into the stands, allowing the Texas Rangers to score the go-ahead run in a 4-2 victo...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his scheduled pitching start Wednesday against the Athletics to get some extra rest, manager Dave Roberts said. The Dodgers are in the midst of playing 13 games in 13 days, and Roberts wan...
The United States national team has grown tired of hearing about its traditional shortcomings in World Cup knockout matches. The Americans will look to change that narrative on Wednesday as they attempt to win their first World Cup elimination game in 24 years when they face Bosn...
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionsecu wouldn't let the New York Liberty come away without the Commissioner's Cup championship in front of their home crowd. Ionescu scored 26 points — her best offensive effort of the season — and Stewart added 25 points and 11 reboun...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A hearing is scheduled for a 19-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his father, mother and grandmother inside their Alton home. Gaurav Chopra is currently being held without bond at the Hidalgo County Jail after he was charged with cap...
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was tossed for a second straight game on Tuesday after throwing his helmet toward Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli during a heated exchange that ended with the benches clearing and multiple ejections. Cavalli s...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — UTRGV women's basketball Head Coach Lane Lord added his longtime friend Danny Hughes to the staff in April as his Associate Head Coach. After a month of summer practice working on the same staff for the first time, Lord and Hughes look like a wel...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A man was hospitalized following a crash near La Villa. The La Villa Fire Department was dispatched to the crash site on the corner of FM 1425 and State Highway 107. La Villa fire crews shared images of the crash site on its social media page. ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ecuador’s Piero Hincapié became the second player to be issued a red card at the World Cup under FIFA’s new rule that calls for a player to be sent off for covering their mouth during a confrontational exchange with an opponent. Hincapié was sent off in the 95t...
LONDON (AP) — Having seen six match points slip away, Barbora Krejcikova finally got the ball to bounce her way on the seventh. Krejcikova earned her biggest victory on Centre Court since winning the 2024 Wimbledon title by knocking out French Open champion Mirra Andreeva 4-6, 7-...
LONDON (AP) — There were still serves beyond 120 mph. Plenty of heavy groundstrokes landing within inches of the baseline, too. Serena Williams won plenty of praise about her game from her fellow players at Wimbledon a day after her first singles match in nearly four years. The 4...
MIAMI (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his sales pitch. So did DJ Khaled, the New York Jets and the Winnipeg Jets. Even the PGA Tour took a swing, trying to appeal to someone who has quickly become obsessed with golf. “We're waiting for you Bron,” the tour posted on social med...
Ranchers and residents attended an information session Tuesday in Rio Grande City, Texas, to learn about new infestation zones and surveillance zones in STarr County, after a calf was found infected with New World screwworm on Saturday in neighboring Jim Hogg County....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 19-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his father, mother and grandmother inside their Alton home appeared before a judge Wednesday morning. Gaurav Chopra, 19, of Alton, was previously being held without bond after being charged with ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Climatology for the month of July shows that temperatures are seasonal for this time of the month. Highs will range from the 80s to the upper 90s, and even a couple of 100s. It will most likely feel like the lower triple digits everywhere, with ...
MIAMI (AP) — Add Norman Powell to the list of this past season's All-Stars who are changing addresses this summer in NBA free agency. Powell has agreed to a two-year deal that could be worth up to $45 million with the Chicago Bulls, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wedne...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Convicted killer John Allen Rubio will soon be back in the Rio Grande Valley. Rubio has been sitting on death row since 2010, after he was found guilty of murdering his three young children: 3-year-old Julissa, one and a half year old John, and ...
ATLANTA (AP) — A brother of NFL player Calais Campbell has been charged with murder after police found their 71-year-old mother dead at her home in Atlanta during a welfare check. His family told police he struggled with mental illness. Arrest warrants say Nateal Campbell’s throa...
ATLANTA (AP) — England handled the pressure and is now headed to Mexico City. Harry Kane ensured England avoided an early exit from the inaugural 48-team World Cup by scoring two second-half goals in a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Congo in the round of 32 on Wednesday. The late ...
World Cup players were warned before the tournament about a new rule that would result in an immediate red card for anyone covering their mouth when verbally confronting another player. Officials are actively enforcing that rule change. The latest incident came on Tuesday night w...
BOSTON (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologized Wednesday for shouting “sit down, boy!” at Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras while instigating a benches’ clearing scrum a night earlier. “I’m extremely torn up about the way that things were perceive...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Local and state officials broke ground Wednesday to mark the construction of new affordable housing in San Juan. Fourteen new units across seven duplexes will make up the San Juan Cottages, a project directly responding to rental housing losses ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican health authorities said Wednesday that four people died during massive celebrations in downtown Mexico City after the national team’s victory over Ecuador secured a place in the World Cup Round of 16. Two women and one man were found unconscious on stre...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County Public Health Department is hosting a summer camp this July to teach kids about public health. This year's camp is a whimsical medieval theme where kids will go on a quest to learn about public health and become public heroes....
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio judge will make a ruling next week on a preliminary injunction request from 24 men's and women's college basketball players suing the NCAA, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. Judge Christopher Wagner, who pre...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Brownsville is celebrating the 4th of July with its 26th annual Salute to Freedom event at the Brownsville Sports Park. The event will include live music, food vendors, and a whole host of family activities. Brownsville Parks and R...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of San Benito is inviting the community to its annual ResacaFest on Thursday to celebrate America's 250th birthday. The free event, taking place at W.H. Heavin Memorial Park from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., will feature live music, food, over 40...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — If you missed registration for Harlingen's inaugural Freedom Fest 4K, now's your chance to sign up. Late registration is still open for the event happening at 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 4. Runners won't receive a T-shirt, but they will get a fi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Fourth of July is around the corner, and the Mission Police Department is reminding the community about a city ordinance that prohibits the use of fireworks within city limits. Arturo Flores, Public Information Officer with the Mission Polic...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — La Plaza Mall in McAllen is kicking off the 4th of July weekend with an ice cream party on Friday. Free Ben and Jerry's ice cream will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis from 3 to 4 p.m. at the grand court at La Plaza Mall. Isabel ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Belgium overturned a two-goal deficit and scored from the penalty spot deep into extra time to beat Senegal 3-2 on Wednesday in the biggest comeback of the World Cup so far. Senegal held a 2-0 lead with just 5 minutes of regulation time remaining but late goals by ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Malik Beasley’s lawyer said the indicted former NBA star “wants to move on with his life” after pleading not guilty Wednesday to charges that he altered his play in certain games in 2024 to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts. Beasley, the latest big name...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The legendary heavy-metal band Metallica is helping students at South Texas College build their careers through its nationally recognized scholarship initiative. South Texas College is one of 18 schools selected from across the country to receiv...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A strong high‑pressure system parked over the eastern United States, the same one driving that intense heat wave, will brush up against the Rio Grande Valley just enough to stir up a bit of atmospheric moisture. When that moisture meets the sea ...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Hidalgo County judge denied bond Wednesday for 19-year-old Gaurav Chopra on a capital murder charge while setting bail on two additional charges stemming from a deadly June 16 shooting that left three members of his family dead. Chopra appeared...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Rio Grande Valley is home to a massive pet population, increasing the demand for veterinary professionals to provide care. The demand led to the idea for the South Texas College Veterinary Technician Apprenticeship Program. The program has bee...
Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock will step down from his post as Texas’ chief financial officer at the end of July, according to a resignation letter he submitted to Gov. Greg Abbott Wednesday. Hancock’s departure notice, first reported by Texas Bullpen and confirmed by Abbott, c...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after being stepped on by an opponent as the United States scrambled to protect a one-goal lead, down a man in a World Cup knockout round. Tillman delivered the goal of his...
Jaylen Brown's time in Boston has come to a surprising end, with the Celtics deciding to trade him to one of their most storied rivals. Brown — the 2024 NBA Finals MVP, a five-time All-Star and the league's fourth-leading scorer this past season — is getting traded by the Celtics...
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LONDON (AP) — Amanda Anisimova served three of her 20 aces in the deciding tiebreaker to hold off Sofia Kenin 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) and reach the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday as Kate, the Princess of Wales, visited the All England Club. Anisimova, who was consoled by Kate a y...
NHL free agency spilled into Thursday with some high-profile players still on the open market, including Stanley Cup champions Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko. Alex Ovechkin is staying put in Washington. With a social media post picturing Ovechkin and the words, “It's so not ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Reeling from an early exit in the NBA playoffs, Jaylen Brown was still a Boston Celtics star when he dissed Joel Embiid and called him a flopper on a livestream. “Joel Embiid is a great player, one of the best bigs in (expletive) basketball history,” Brown sai...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Multiple crashes slowed down traffic on both eastbound and westbound lanes of the expressway in Alamo on Thursday morning. According to the Alamo Fire Department, several people from different crashes were taken to the hospital with non-life-thr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — We will continue to see plenty of sunshine today, but there is a small chance that it could be temporarily interrupted by a quick shower in a few spots. We could see a few isolated splash-and-dash showers this afternoon from the sea breeze. Most...
LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon is ending a remarkable run with Chip Ganassi Racing. Owner Chip Ganassi announced Thursday that Dixon recently informed the team he would not return in 2027. “Scott has meant so much to CGR over the past 24 years,” Gana...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Rio Grande City Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a teen who has been missing since June 9. Police say Nathaly Cantu, 19, was last seen in the Los Treviños area wearing a black shirt and black shorts. Cantu is 5 f...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who allegedly served as a “sergeant” in the Texas Chicano Brotherhood pleaded guilty Wednesday to robbing two game rooms in Starr County. Bobby Joe Rosa — who is known as “Psycho” — participated in a conspiracy to rob two game rooms in March...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Nothing says Rio Grande Valley quite like blooming ebony trees and swaying Altamira oriole nests, or towering tepeguajes and dangling woven baskets or flowering retamas and tropical Altamira abodes. Nesting season in the Valley is culminating f...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge on Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Weslaco cheerleader against an energy drink distributor, according to court records filed on Thursday. A hearing to consider the family's request...
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STUART, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors are allowed to review medical records related to Tiger Woods ' March vehicle crash and subsequent arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence, a judge has ruled. Judge Darren Steele approved an agreement last week between Woods' d...
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, the WNBA announced Thursday. It's the second time in four years that three players from the same team were chosen to ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Tillman is soft-spoken off the field with his interviews often given at a volume just above a whisper. He spoke loudly with his bloody right foot at one of the biggest moments of the World Cup for the United States. Still feeling the affects of be...
SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Lando Norris says reports that Max Verstappen has considered a move to McLaren are “a cool thing” to hear but “not a serious thing” as speculation swirls in Formula 1 about a switch which could create a lineup of two champions. Reports from media inclu...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown said he was still processing how the trade agreement went down that will send the former Boston Celtics star to one of its most storied rivals, the Philadelphia 76ers. Brown — the 2024 NBA Finals MVP, a five-time All-Star and the league’s fourth-l...
LONDON (AP) — Grass in much of London turned brown last week amid a record heat wave that made Britain and the rest of Europe sizzle. Water demand skyrocketed and suppliers urged people to drastically reduce outdoor usage. The perfectly manicured lawns of Wimbledon’s famous tenni...
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic knows just what it means to have to live up to lofty expectations after years of titles and trophies. He’s 39 and is a 24-time Grand Slam champion who now plays only sparingly. So he’s better positioned than almost anyone else to analyze what Serena W...
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, says he's working with Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee for exceptions to be put in the 2027 Homeland Security budget bill to exempt certain landmarks in the Rio Grande Valley from border wall construction....
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Although Spain arrived at this year's World Cup as a championship favorite and then went unbeaten through group play, those first three matches weren't overly impressive. When the knockout rounds finally arrived Thursday, this star-studded team turned on ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Stewart and Jose Trevino homered off Jacob Misiorowski, and Chase Burns pitched six strong innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Thursday afternoon. TJ Friedl also went deep for Cincinnati as the Reds beat the Brewers for the first ...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Acxel Marquez’s story just didn’t add up. On the morning of March 8 — just a few hours after midnight — Marquez crossed the bridge from Miguel Aleman to Roma in a gray Ford Explorer. Marquez told U.S. Customs and Border Protection he planned to pa...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued an Amber Alert for an 11 month-old boy who is believed to be with a 20-year-old woman. The two were last seen on the 7000 block of West Westmoor Road in Odessa, Texas on June 30 at 10:00 AM. 11-month-old...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation has installed commemorative signs across the state in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. "TxDOT has elected to participate in this initiative by installing two signs along interstates in each of it...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Significant improvements are being made to a drain channel that is vital to properly transporting stormwater and reducing flooding in Cameron County. Cameron County Drainage District #5 crews are working to regrade the North Main Drain Channel, ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A father accused of being behind the wheel during a high-speed rollover crash involving a tractor-trailer in Alamo was charged on Thursday. Francisco Davila Jr. was charged with four counts of child endangerment. A judge set bail at $200,000, a...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Stewart Cink got off to a great start in a bid to win his third straight senior major. Cink was the only player to make five birdies on the back nine at Scioto Country Club on Thursday, shooting a 3-under 67 for a share of the first-round lead in the U.S. [....
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has the longest shutout streak in World Cup history, breaking a 36-year-old record while blanking Austria in a 3-0 victory Thursday for his fourth consecutive clean sheet in this World Cup. Simón hasn't allowed a goal in 519 co...
The United States has World Cup fever. The U.S. match against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night was the most-watched soccer telecast in English language history with more than 24.4 million viewers, according to Fox Sports. The peak audience was 31.8 million. The United States...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen purchased 26 acres of land for a proposed recreation project. The land sits across the street from the Lark Community Center on the city's north side. The city secured the property earlier this year. McAllen City Manager Isaac ...
TORONTO (AP) — At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo will get another match in a Portugal uniform, thanks to a penalty he scored, a stoppage time header by Goncalo Ramos, and a VAR ruling the Croatia team still doesn't understand. Ramos headed in the winner as Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in a w...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- On this week’s all-new episode of Behind the Flavor, food vlogger and host Ismael Martinez returns to his hometown of San Juan to highlight Michael’s Burger’s and More. Owner Andres Rayon and his team have been serving the community with some ...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Moving on to the week's testing-related activities, on Monday, SpaceX utilized a rolling road closure to relocate the booster cryogenic proofing and puck-shucking stand from the build site to the Massey outpost. That evening, the Pad 2 deluge sy...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Brownsville presented an official proclamation to Hurricanes FC declaring June 25 as Hurricanes FC Day. What started five years ago with only five kids is now an academy with over 130 athletes. The 2011 girls and 2012 boys both pun...
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — While the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) remains in effect, Rio Grande Valley business leaders say uncertainty surrounding its future is already making it more difficult to plan investments, hire workers and prepare for long-term growth. The...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The next seven days across the Rio Grande Valley look like classic South Texas summer — hot, a little hazy, and pretty consistent. Expect mostly sunny skies each day with just a few passing clouds here and there. High temperatures will hover in...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Cleveland Guardians a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series between the top two teams in the AL Central. Cleveland (46-42) ra...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A new event in the Rio Grande Valley is giving kids a chance to turn big ideas into real businesses. Mija Media House and the RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are collaborating to launch the Kids Mercadito event. The event is inspired by 'Raspa...
SEATTLE (AP) — Bryce Miller took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night before Nolan Schanuel led off with a bloop single to right field for the the Los Angeles Angels. The right-hander struck out seven and walked none through six innings, ...
In the 109th minute of a wild, pulsating, nerve-shredding World Cup match for the ages, referee Espen Eskås finally called time. Portugal advanced to the round of 16 after a 2-1 win against Croatia at Toronto Stadium on Thursday. That doesn't even begin to tell the story of the m...
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LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic saw Arthur Rinderknech falling toward the Centre Court net after a volley and said to himself, “Please stay down.” The Frenchman did — and 39-year-old Djokovic dove to hit a backhand volley winner on match point for a 7-5, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) record-equ...
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams’ singles return at Wimbledon was watched by an average of 1.8 million viewers on ESPN, helping make it the network's biggest audience for a Day 2 at the grass-court Grand Slam. The match, which was the 44-year-old Williams’ first singles contest in n...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi's goal-scoring streak lived on, and he made it look easy. His hopes of a second consecutive World Cup title also lived on — and that accomplishment was anything but easy. Messi’s goal in the 29th minute was the 20th of his World Cup career,...
World Cup fans came from overseas for the cheering. But they’re also doing a lot of chewing, delighting their hosts with rave reviews of North American cuisine. "It’s greasy, it’s disgusting, but it’s absolutely glorious," Jack Goodwin, a soccer enthusiast from London, said about...
LONDON (AP) — Naomi Osaka's day out at Wimbledon went much better than plans for her young daughter's birthday. The four-time Grand Slam champion reached the fourth round at the All England Club for the first time Friday in a tidy 6-1, 6-3 victory over Daria Kasatkina on No. 1 Co...
Silverstone hasn’t changed a bit and yet Lewis Hamilton is ready for a British Grand Prix on a “completely different track.” Hamilton coped best with adapting his driving style around Formula 1's new reliance on battery power to take pole position in qualifying for Saturday's spr...
LONDON (AP) — Doubles players fear for their tennis future after being told by the ATP Tour that prize money and tournament sizes will decrease significantly starting in 2028. A group of leading doubles players issued a statement Friday saying they are not “a carnival sideshow”, ...
Belgium coach Rudi Garcia says he was not criticizing African soccer when describing “those teams” who lose their tactical shape following his side's improbable comeback victory over Senegal at the World Cup. Belgium rallied from 2-0 down to secure a dramatic 3-2 win, with a goal...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Saturday's afternoon knockout round game between France and Paraguay in Philadelphia could be this World Cup tournament's hottest, posing dangers to the region as well as athletes and tens of thousands of fans in the open-air stadium. A heat wave is expected to...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hot, breezy and mainly rain-free conditions will continue through the holiday weekend. High temperatures today will reach up to 101 for cities like Roma and Rio Grande City, but most of the Valley will remain in the upper 90s. If you plan on goi...
MIAMI (AP) — All eyes in the NBA are on LeBron James, even amid a huge cycle of changes around the league. Giannis Antetokounmpo got traded to Miami for Tyler Herro. Jaylen Brown got traded to Philadelphia for Paul George. Kawhi Leonard got traded back to Toronto, Ja Morant got t...
TORONTO (AP) — The WNBA's decision to make Toronto the home of its first international team is going well. Tempo fans can be found across Canada. The expansion team could break the WNBA single-game attendance record next week. Not in Toronto, however, but almost 350 miles east in...
NEW YORK (AP) — JuJu Smith-Schuster was there. So was Cooper Kupp, fresh off winning the Super Bowl. NFL players and other prominent sports figures made up part of the star-studded crowd for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Kareem Hunt w...
Editor's Note: This article has been edited to reflect that two counties in the Rio Grande Valley ranked as the least educated in the WalletHub report. HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two counties in the Rio Grande Valley ranked as the least educated in America via a WalletHub...
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has seen enough of the social media hatred that she, her Fever teammates, coaches and opposing WNBA players get. “I’ve said up here and said before, the harassment, the hate, none of that is OK,” Clark said at practice Friday “That goes for the oppos...
LONDON (AP) — Don't expect to see Jannik Sinner's parents in the Royal Box at Wimbledon anytime soon, even though they're more than welcome. The defending champion was asked why his mother and father weren't in attendance for his opening match on Centre Court on Monday, when last...
NEW YORK (AP) — More than half of the WNBA 's 180 players didn't submit their ballots for All-Star starters ahead of this month's game in Chicago, a person familiar with the balloting told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the s...
ATLANTA (AP) — It is called connected ball technology. And it was responsible for one of the most dramatic climaxes to a World Cup match ever. It canceled Croatia's late equalizer deep in added time against Portugal by detecting a touch that was undetectable to the naked eye and ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After the Fourth of July, beaches are left dirty, covered in trash and plastic. Therefore, the Surfrider Foundation invites volunteers to participate in its "Dirtiest Beach Day of the Year" beach cleanup to help remove trash before it reaches th...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — No matter what Mohamed Salah decides about his future with Egyptian soccer — more World Cups or not — the star striker can say he was the captain for the country's first victory in the knockout round. Hossam Abdelmaguid scored the deciding goal in a shooto...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The World Cup round of 16 match between Mexico and England on Sunday could be moved to an earlier kickoff due to concerns about an afternoon thunderstorm forecast in Mexico City. FIFA is looking at the possibility of starting the game earlier than the scheduled...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers are prepared to pay Anaheim center Leo Carlsson the highest annual salary at $18 million since the salary cap era began in 2005, now giving the Ducks seven days to match the offer. The Flyers tendered the five-year, $90 million offer sh...
SEATTLE (AP) — United States forward Folarin Balogun said Friday he respectfully disagrees with his red card in the Americans' 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup. Balogun was sent off Wednesday for stepping on the right ankle of Tarik Muharemovic. Before practice at...
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen is preparing for its largest World Cup watch party yet as officials expect nearly 20,000 soccer fans to gather at La Cancha on Sunday to cheer on Mexico. The anticipated crowd comes after more than 12,000 fans packed the McAlle...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Fireworks stands in the Rio Grande Valley are prepared to celebrate big for America's 250th anniversary. ValleyCentral spoke with Jonathan Villanueva, a sales representative at a firework stand location on Business 83 and Milano Road in Weslaco....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Independence Day will bring mostly sunny, rain‑free weather across the Rio Grande Valley, with afternoon temperatures hovering between 98 and 102 degrees. If you’re thinking about heading out to South Padre Island for the holiday weekend, expect...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — For many in Texas, the once-festive Independence Day holiday has taken on a new and somber meaning. This Saturday will mark the first anniversary of catastrophic flooding in Central Texas that took the lives of more than 130 people, becoming one o...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — All that Vozinha wanted out of this World Cup was for his mother to see him play. He got that — and so much more. Cape Verde didn’t win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn’t seem to matter. The African team's debut on this stage was [...]...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. His Argentina teammates did the same. A thrilling, unforgettable World Cup match with underdog Cape Verde was over — and the defending champions survived after being pushed to...
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — When it comes to 1.5-mile tracks, Kyle Larson is always confident. With NASCAR returning to Chicagoland Speedway this weekend, there is even more reason for optimism for the Hendrick Motorsports driver. Larson has a successful history on the bumpy asphalt of C...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout believes he can return from a hamstring injury for the Los Angeles Angels next week, giving him enough time to be ready for the All-Star Game in Philadelphia this month. Trout has been out since June 17, when he strained his right hamstring while...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani left Friday night's game against the San Diego Padres in the seventh inning with a right biceps issue and is unlikely to pitch in the All-Star Game after the Los Angeles Dodgers adjusted his schedule. The two-way superstar was hitless in three at-...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The plan for Colombia against Ghana on Friday night probably did not involve making a substitution just minutes into the match. That plan also went by the wayside when Jhon Córdoba appeared to hurt his groin. Forced into making a rare early move, Colombia ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Valley rivalry remained deadlocked Friday night as RGV Red Crowns SC and Brownsville Soccer Club closed the regular season with a 3-3 draw. It marked the second draw between the clubs this season. Their previous meeting in May ended 1-1. The R...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aroldis Chapman became the major leagues' career leader in strikeouts as a reliever Friday night, toppling a record that had stood for more than half a century. The Boston Red Sox's 38-year-old left-hander didn't do it with one of the triple-digit fastballs...
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — This was shaping up to be the Cooper Lutkenhaus Show. The 17-year-old phenom was leading the 800 meters with the finish line just around the corner. That's when Brandon Miller made his move and stole not only the win but the show. Miller finished in 1 minute, ...
LONDON (AP) — Alexandra Eala didn't have the option of playing on grass courts growing up in the Philippines. Instead, she used one that also doubled as a basketball court. “There would be the basketball hoops, so I couldn’t really step back a lot because then I would hit the bas...
The FIFPRO players union said on Saturday that more must be done to protect footballers from racist abuse at the World Cup being held in North America. The Netherlands-based union said in a statement that players are suffering from “a growing pattern of abuse" on social media and...
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams withdrew from her doubles match with sister Venus at Wimbledon on Saturday due to a right knee injury. The 44-year-old Serena was injured during her singles return earlier in the week — in a three-set loss. “I’m heartbroken to have to withdraw from d...
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has spent 40 years chasing a return to the World Cup quarterfinals. On Sunday, its best chance in a generation arrives. Playing on home soil in a venue that has become an almost impregnable fortress, El Tri will face England in the Round of 16 — in what ...
This weekend, England faces the ultimate road game at this World Cup. Sunday's round of 16 matchup against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium will present challenges above and beyond what the Three Lions have faced so far. The altitude, the hostile atmosphere, plus whatever extra games...
LONDON (AP) — Looking back, it seems perfectly understandable that it took Serena Williams some time to settle her nerves in her first singles match in nearly four years. Rennae Stubbs, one of Williams' coaches, pin-pointed a moment about an hour into the 44-year-old's defeat to ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Morocco is heading back to the World Cup quarterfinals and coach Mohamed Ouahbi believes his team has established itself among soccer's elite. Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the Round of 16 Saturday to make the country the ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Willacy County Sheriff's Office is advising its residents to be cautious when visiting the Laguna Point Park in Port Mansfield, as there are reports of a bee colony. According to the Willacy County Sheriff's Office, they have received confir...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Cape Verde's World Cup team walked into its Miami hotel after getting eliminated from the tournament, almost in disbelief at the scene in the lobby. Dozens of people were there, cheering for them. After a loss, no less. Let that be the first sign of how...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The South Texas Health System congratulated two families in McAllen and Edinburg as they welcomed two babies born this Independence Day! Born at South Texas Health System McAllen and STHS Edinburg, Baby Olivia and Baby Carlos came into the world...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Reed Hoffmann has been a freelance photographer for The Associated Press for more than a quarter of a century. Before moving to the Kansas City area, he was a newspaper photographer for more than 20 years. He covers breaking news in addition to various spo...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — That was quite a big brew outside the home ballpark of the Texas Rangers for America's 250th birthday. The Rangers partnered with Budweiser on Saturday to set a Guinness World Record for the largest-ever glass of beer. A 12-foot tall, 600-gallon glass beer...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kylian Mbappé of France scored his 19th career World Cup goal, finding the net on a penalty kick in the Round of 16 against Paraguay on Saturday and moving within one of record holder Lionel Messi of Argentina. Mbappé stutter-stepped on his way to his 19th goa...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kylian Mbappé laughed and smiled — and scored, of course — when Paraguay tried to bait him and his French teammates into fouls and provoke fights, as hot heads became a recurring theme during one of the steamiest World Cup games on record. After the final whis...
Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes, Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski and the Dodgers' two-way star Shohei Ohtani all could miss All-Star mound appearances because of starts next weekend, while four players from the World Series champion Dodgers were voted to the National League’s starting lin...
CHICAGO (AP) — Add the St. Louis Cardinals' 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night to the list of classically weird happenings at Wrigley Field. The game at the iconic North Side ballpark was delayed by fog for 15 minutes after the sixth inning. The Cardinals led 2-0...
SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Charles Leclerc took his first Formula 1 win in nearly two years as a chaotic British Grand Prix ended behind the safety car on Sunday and standings leader Kimi Antonelli missed the points again with a damaged car. Leclerc surged past Antonelli at the ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — England’s last memory of a competitive match at Estadio Azteca is not a pleasant one. On June 22, 1986, during the quarterfinals of the World Cup, Argentina defeated England 2-1 en route to lifting the trophy. That match remains etched in the memory of soccer f...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Despite police blockades, dozens of Mexican fans gathered outside the England national team’s hotel until the early hours of Sunday morning, hoping to disrupt players’ sleep ahead of their World Cup round-of-16 match against co-host Mexico. Armed with loudspeak...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — An All-Star snub provided some extra motivation for Sonny Gray on Saturday night, the Boston Red Sox right-hander using the slight for fuel in an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The 36-year-old Gray allowed a run and four hits in six innings, strik...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Border Patrol caught an 80-year-old man with more than 345 pounds of cocaine on Wednesday, according to the criminal complaint against him. Luke David Brader, 80, of Bay City — a small town southwest of Houston — stopped at the Border Patrol check...
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of star U.S. forward Folarin Balogun, whose red-card suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday. Balogun, the American leader with three goals in the to...
LONDON (AP) — When power meets power, getting in the first blow can sometimes be the key. In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, that was Naomi Osaka's strategy against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the most highly awaited matchup of Wimbledon so far this year. Sabal...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mitchell Robinson says the hand injury that left his status uncertain for the New York Knicks' NBA Finals opener came after he punched a truck amid concern over his younger brother's health. Robinson, who last week agreed to leave the Knicks and sign with the Bost...
LONDON (AP) — After all the records Novak Djokovic has broken, the latest one left him rather unimpressed — even though he surpassed his great rival Roger Federer. Djokovic set a men's record for most match wins at Wimbledon after overcoming a surprisingly tough challenge from 13...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — If you missed this week's top headlines, Rudy Mireles has curated a list of ValleyCentral's trending stories and a closer look at some of the moments shaping the Rio Grande Valley. Starting with continuing coverage as we learn more about a nun ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Erling Haaland scored, and Andreas Schjelderup jumped on his teammate's back. Haaland scored again, and Schjelderup leapt up again. Heading in the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and scoring again before the end of regulation time, Haaland put Norway...
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Chris Gotterup made up a five-shot deficit Sunday by closing with a 9-under 62 to win the John Deere Classic for his fourth PGA Tour title in the last 12 months. Gotterup avoided a playoff when Ben Kohles, trying to win for the first time in his 120th start, h...
LONDON (AP) — There’s not usually a clock ticking down in tennis. Yet for Coco Gauff at Wimbledon on Sunday, the All England Club's 11 p.m. curfew made it seem like there was. And Gauff hit the winning shot at the buzzer. Two minutes before 11, Gauff converted her first match poi...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Miami Marlins manager Clayton McCullough was well aware that Eury Pérez was only six outs from pitching the first perfect game in franchise history Sunday. And still, McCullough pulled the plug. Pérez was removed after retiring all 21 batters he fac...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Vinícius Júnior had the ball at the penalty spot, a perfect chance to give Brazil the lead. And he handed it to Bruno Guimarães. And by the time Neymar — in what he said was his final World Cup appearance — took and made Brazil's second penalty kick, ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane carried England to the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming a raucous crowd, the elevation of Estadio Azteca and a man disadvantage in the second half to beat Mexico in a 3-2 thriller on Sunday night. In the same stadium where Engl...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Another case of New World Screwworm has been confirmed in Crockett County by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The detection was confirmed on Friday in a domestic sheep, bringing the total number of cases of World Screwworm to 31, according to...
MONTREAL (AP) — Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing individual women’s swimming world record Sunday night, finishing the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes 1.65 seconds at the Canadian trials. The 19-year-old McIntosh broke the mark of 2:01.81 set by China's Liu Zige in 2009...
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Chase Briscoe was on an offseason bonding trip to the United Kingdom with crew chief James Small when the NASCAR driver discovered chocolate buttons, a popular British treat. He bought some online after he returned to the U.S., but he said it wasn't the same. ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the major leagues seemed far away to Eliézer Alfonzo during his near-decade in the minors, the catcher says he always found the strength to continue by thinking about how proud he would make his family. He finally stepped onto the Dodger Stadium field for ...
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GENEVA (AP) — Soccer leaders questioned the World Cup’ s integrity on a chaotic and unprecedented day in the event’s modern history Monday. The furor centered on a phone call that President Donald Trump made last week to FIFA head Gianni Infantino to make the case that U.S. strik...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Our summertime heat will be continuing today with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. High temperatures will reach the triple digits from McAllen to the west. Much of the Valley will bake in the upper 90's. When you factor in the humidity, the ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 911 call regarding minors consuming alcohol resulted in the arrest of a man and woman on July 4, according to the McAllen Police Department. Jeanett Garza, 43, and Jose Garza, 44, were each charged with two counts of furnishing alcohol to a mi...
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MIAMI (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo plans to say hello to Miami in a few days. First, he had to bid farewell to Milwaukee. Antetokounmpo's time with the Bucks officially ended Monday, when the trade sending him and Bobby Portis to the Heat for Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel'el...
LONDON (AP) — On his first match point, Flavio Cobolli stepped up and unleashed a 135 mph first serve down the T that landed on the line and sent a puff of chalk into the air on No. 1 Court at Wimbledon. Fifth-seeded opponent Alex de Minaur could barely touch the serve and the Au...
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The first Rolling Stones album was released in 1964. NASCAR driver Connor Zilisch was born in 2006. Of course, when it comes to Mick Jagger and company, time seems almost irrelevant. “No matter who you are or where you’re from or how old you are, you know who ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred at the UTRGV Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg after the Fourth of July, police announced Monday. According to UTRGV police, two male juvenile...
LONDON (AP) — Arthur Fery used to come to Wimbledon when he was a kid to watch Roger Federer on Centre Court. He grew up only five minutes away from the All England Club. On Monday, the tables were turned when Federer was in attendance watching Fery on the sport's most famous cou...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 19-year-old Alton man accused of killing several family members was denied bond on Monday afternoon. The judge said Guarav Chopra is a flight risk. Chopa is accused of fatally shooting his father, mother and grandmother inside their Alton home...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Approximately 10 vehicles are reported to be on fire at a junkyard in Edinburg, according to city officials. At approximately 1:30 p.m., the dispatch received a call about a fire at a junkyard on the 7300 block of East Owassa Road in Edinburg. A...
Six-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist are joining the Arrow McLaren racing team next season after agreeing to multiyear deals. They will be part of the team's three-car full-season lineup that also includes Pato O’Ward....
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mikel Merino was still on the bench in the final minutes of regulation, with Spain coach Luis de la Fuente worried about hanging on to his substitutes as long as possible because of looming extra time. The Arsenal forward made all that fretting moot. Merin...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo acknowledged that change is scary as he switches teams for the first time after an extraordinary 13-year run with the Milwaukee Bucks. But ending his career with regrets seemed equally frightening to the two-time NBA MVP. As his trade to the...
Fox said Monday the U.S. match against Bosnia-Herzegovina at the World Cup was viewed by nearly 26.4 million people, making it the most-watched English-language soccer telecast in the country's history. The U.S. beat Bosnia 2-0 on Wednesday night in the first round of the knockou...
SEATTLE (AP) — Images told the story of the United States' World Cup downfall. Christian Pulisic sprawled on the field in agony after hurting an ankle. Matt Freese holding his hands on his head after his gaffe gifted a goal. Chris Richards crumpling to the ground, his face presse...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is returning for a 22nd season with the Washington Capitals. Will this be the final act of his illustrious career? “I don't know,” he said. “We'll see.” The NHL's career leader in goals didn't formally commit to returning in 2026-27 until last week...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation is inviting all Texans to provide feedback on its draft 10-year plan that is said to shape the future of Texas roadways. The plan, also known as the Unified Transportation Program (UTP), outlines project de...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley is preparing to host a produce distribution pop-up event in Mercedes. Families who need produce are welcome to attend the one-day event on Wednesday, July 8. The event will begin at 9 a.m. at the Mercedes D...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of McAllen is reporting that it "recorded its lowest crime levels in four decades," according to the latest crime data from city officials. In a newly released Texas Department of Public Safety Uniform Crime Report, data shows a 20.4% d...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen Junior League is hosting its first Repair Café and Clothing Swap. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at the TSTC Cultural Arts Center, located at 1825 N. TX Loop 499. This event is free and open t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A driver involved in a two-vehicle crash that caused his SUV to hit a pole died on Sunday, according to an update from the Brownsville Police Department. Abel Barrientos Jr., 26, died at the hospital on Sunday, a spokesperson with the Brownsvill...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Temperatures will hug the normal high temperatures across the Rio Grande Valley this week. The normal high for the mid-valley this time of year is 95 degrees, while the upper Valley is expected to top out at 98 degrees. If the long-range foreca...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A nonprofit blood service provider is calling on donors to consider giving blood due to a critical shortage of type O blood. Vitalant is reporting that the type O blood supply has decreased to a two-year low since May. Anais Gutierrez with Vital...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- In this week's Starship update, SpaceX is full speed ahead with construction of Starship infrastructure in three separate locations. Also, SpaceX is now testing for flights 13 and 14 concurrently. What's the latest progress with these campaigns?...
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic reiterated his hope Monday to remain with the Denver Nuggets for the rest of his career. His plan, though, is to hold off on signing his contract extension until next summer. The three-time NBA MVP spoke to reporters after helping Serbia to a win over B...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the pitch after his final World Cup match for Portugal with a stoic look on his face and only the slightest hint of emotion. There was a brief wave to acknowledge cheering fans, and the same feeling he has had after past losses...
SEATTLE (AP) — Folarin Balogun's presence on the field for the United States against Belgium had a seismic impact on the world of soccer, but he ultimately played a forgettable role in the Americans' 4-1 loss in the World Cup round of 16 on Monday. The 25-year-old striker, who ha...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Max Kepler homered and drove in four runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-0 win over the slumping San Diego Padres on Monday night. It was Kepler’s first home run since returning from an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhanci...
Kyle Lowry delivered on his final promise as a player: He long vowed to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors so he could retire as a member of that franchise. And Tuesday was the perfect day for he and the Raptors to make that happen. The sides picked July 7 — 7/7 — as the day [...]...
LONDON (AP) — Side to side. Corner to corner. Novak Djokovic kept pushing Felix Auger-Aliassime back and forth along the Centre Court baseline at Wimbledon to retrieve one shot after another. Finally, on the 22nd shot of a grueling rally deep in a fifth-set super tiebreaker, Auge...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Temperatures are a little above normal for this time of year, according to the Climate Prediction Center. And records indicate it will remain so for the next six to 10 days. Highs today will range from the upper 80s along the coast to the lower ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a four-year, $273 million contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the extension had not been...
GENEVA (AP) — Russia moved closer Tuesday toward having a full team with its national flag and anthem at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted a suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee and advised Olympic sports bodies to end ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A high-speed chase that ran from Cameron to Hidalgo County ended with an accident on the expressway. Drivers in Donna are being advised to avoid the area of the expressway and Hutto Road as traffic is backed up due to an accident, according to t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen City Commission is considering an ordinance to implement conduct rules for the public comment period at meetings, and some citizens have concerns about the implications. At the commission meeting on July 1, commissioners decided to...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Drivers are being advised to avoid both north and southbound lanes of FM 1015 near the Progreso International Bridge due to a diesel spill, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The north and southbound lanes of FM 1015 south of Mi...
ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi let the tears flow at the final whistle, succumbing to emotion after Argentina conjured up an incredible two-goal comeback to beat Egypt 3-2 on Tuesday and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. Argentina's three goals came in the final 11 minutes of ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfield prospect Luis Lara has been called up to the major leagues nearly a month after signing a seven-year, $31 million contract. The NL Central-leading Brewers announced before their doubleheader Tuesday with the St. Louis Cardinals that the...
SEATTLE (AP) — For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men's national team remains stagnant. Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie fared no better at the World Cup in 2022 and 2026 than Tim Howard, Michael Bradley and Jozy Altido...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D), Texas 34, presented the city of Mercedes on Tuesday morning with $850,000 in federal funding to expand and improve its sewer system. Mercedes City Commissioner, Ruben Saldana, opened the event, stating the city is...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A second person connected to a deadly hit-and-run crash that occurred in Edinburg last month surrendered to police on Tuesday morning. Edinburg resident Jezaie Luis Gonzalez, 17, has been charged with false report to a police officer, a class B ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A road closure that was scheduled to take place this week on the southbound I-69C main lane will not be in effect. A spokesperson with the Texas Department of Transportation Pharr District confirmed the details with ValleyCentral on Tuesday nigh...
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams could be up next in the Summer of New York. After the Knicks’ first NBA championship in more than 50 years, Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden and the World Cup final to be played just across the Hudson River, it looks like another circu...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates will have to try to stay in postseason contention without rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin. The club placed the 20-year-old rising star on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday due to an issue with the knuckle on the ring finger on his left ha...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark wanted to talk Tuesday about the league's upcoming season, not the Brendan Sorsby gambling saga at Texas Tech that led to a lot of legal wrangling and a since-dismissed court order that had sent shockwaves through college spo...
CAIRO (AP) — The small coffee house in Cairo was turned Tuesday into a tiny stadium. Several hundred people, mostly men and boys as young as 7, gathered around wall-mounted screens ahead of the kickoff whistle. The scene played out across the soccer-mad nation as Egypt faced the ...
LONDON (AP) — Sure, Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion who also impresses with her fashionable outfits. On Tuesday, she sounded like the rest of us. The plantar fasciitis was acting up. She’s working too much. “I’m just getting old,” Osaka said. The 28-year-old Osaka’...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A member of the Tri-City Bombers was sentenced to 21 months in prison Tuesday after the FBI caught him with one pound of cocaine. Jose Luis Casares II, 29, of Donna worked for a drug dealer known as “D Money,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Offi...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson has undergone left wrist surgery and is expected to be back on the court when the New York Knicks begin defense of their NBA title, a person with knowledge of the details said Tuesday. The NBA Finals MVP is expected to resume basketball activities la...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation has a three-month-long reconstruction project at FM 494 on Shary Road in Alton. According to a news release from TxDOT, the reconstruction project is planned on the east side of FM 494 and Mile 4 East of Al...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — In a match with few fireworks, the Swiss were patient against the Colombians and their enthusiastic fans. After a scoreless draw, Ruben Vargas converted the decisive penalty and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals, beating Colomb...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation has announced that the U.S. 281 Brooks County rest area is temporarily closed. According to a social media post from TxDOT, the rest area has been temporarily closed for maintenance. A TxDOT spokesperson sa...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Weslaco Police Department is hosting a free women's self-defense class. The class is taking place from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, July 20, at the Weslaco Police Department, located at 300 S. Bridge Ave. The department hopes the class can help th...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlin Clark says she feels good enough to return from her back injury Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Sparks. If she does, the Indiana Fever All-Star doesn't expect to play in Thursday's highly anticipated rematch at Phoenix. Clark has spent the last ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to launch an investigation of the Mission Regional Medical Center. The investigation is followed by claims that the Mission Regional Medical Center targets fore...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — City of Edinburg Animal Care officers and Magic Valley Electric Co-op teamed up to rescue a kitten from 7,500 volts on a power box. According to a social media post from the city of Edinburg, a small black kitten was found trapped inside a high-...
Angel Reese felt that Atlanta Dream teammates Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray were snubbed by not being selected as All-Star starters. Now the Dream trio will get to play together in Chicago at the WNBA All-Star Game on July 25 after all three players were selected as reserves by t...
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EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — UTRGV men's basketball added TCU transfer Jace Posey to Brandon Chambers' revamped roster, and the redshirt junior guard is already making a name for himself. His last name, though, might be one Vaqueros fans recognize. Jace's father James Posey ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Temperatures stay true to our typical summer pattern in the Valley, climbing into the upper 90s and low 100s on Wednesday, with heat index values pushing into the triple digits. This means a minor to moderate heat risk for most of the area, so k...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Edinburg Police Department concluded its safety initiative aimed at cracking down on impaired drivers. The initiative was funded by the Texas Department of Transportation, granting the Edinburg Police Department to ramp up its patrols durin...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press honored Breanna Stewart before the New York Liberty's game Tuesday night for being one of the greatest women's college basketball players during the Top 25 poll era. The AP celebrated the 50th anniversary of the women's basketball poll last se...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Ryan O'Hearn has been playing baseball nearly all his life. Never has the left-handed slugger had a game quite like Tuesday's 12-4 win over Atlanta. Not in Little League. Not in high school. Not at Sam Houston State. Not in the m...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Thousands of SpaceX employees became millionaires when the company issued its highly-anticipated initial public offering last month - and many of those employees call the Valley home. While their newfound wealth won't materialize overnight, it...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 300th career homer on Tuesday night, a leadoff shot against Colorado Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen that made him the first Japanese-born player in the majors to reach the milestone. The Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar blasted a 4...
DONNA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — South Texas builders say increased immigration enforcement across the Rio Grande Valley is creating delays at construction sites, driving up building costs and worsening an ongoing labor shortage. Industry leaders with the South Texas Builders Assoc...
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Tolbert grinned late Tuesday night and said he’d give himself until midnight before turning the page on one of the most historic stretches a batter has ever enjoyed. His place in the record books will probably last a lot longer. The Kansas City Royals outfie...
City leaders in NYC say they are confident in ongoing stabilization efforts at the buckling high-rise that sparked chaos across Midtown.
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Zlatko Dalić is out as Croatia's coach after a spell that included leading the team to two consecutive top-three finishes at World Cups. “I leave with a fulfilled heart, proud of my contribution to the greatest successes of Croatian soccer in history, and I...
France star Kylian Mbappé on Monday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Mbappé called Celeste Amarilla, a senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, a “despicable woman” who was “...
LONDON (AP) — If he keeps playing like this, Arthur Fery might just become Wimbledon royalty. Fery grew up five minutes from the All England Club and now the 114th-ranked player is a semifinalist at the grass-court Grand Slam. The 23-year-old British player, who needed a wild-car...
Oil prices on Tuesday jumped over 5 percent after the U.S. revoked its waiver on Iranian oil sanctions following strikes on three commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz....
Federal authorities have seized more than 600 drones for violating flight restrictions around World Cup games.
ATLANTA (AP) — Game balls for World Cup matches have become stars in their own right during the tournament. The ball has made headlines with its embedded technology and raised questions among fans, including: Why is everyone expected to promptly toss the ball back onto the pitch?...
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Queen Camilla made her customary visit to Wimbledon on Wednesday and was joined in the Royal Box by an actor who once portrayed her husband. It is the fourth year in a row that the queen, the wife of King Charles III, has visited the All England Club on Da...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — More World Cup teams. Same World Cup story. This edition started with 48 teams; it’s now down to eight, with six of those from Europe. And unless Morocco pulls off a series of surprising outcomes over the final two weeks, the champion will come from Eur...
Boston’s Willson Contreras and Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone are the latest sluggers to commit to participating in the Home Run Derby on Monday in Philadelphia. The 34-year-old Contreras has 20 homers in 306 at-bats, which stands just a few shy of the career best of 24 he had for ...
MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Mission hosted its State of the City address this afternoon. Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza highlighted the city's accomplishments over the past year and celebrated the partnerships the city has made to strengthen the community. The city's...
DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time World Series champion and 2011 AL MVP will retire after this season with the Detroit Tigers. Verlander made the announcement on Wednesday, shortly after he wa...
LONDON (AP) — As Marta Kostyuk played on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Wednesday, her compatriots in Ukraine were dealing with another deadly attack by Russia on Kyiv. It's been the same for much of Kostyuk’s run to the semifinals. On Monday, after Russian missiles struck resident...
MIAMI (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. would always follow the same routine in his 15 visits to Miami as an opponent. Walk into the arena, take a look into the rafters, gaze at one specific banner. “Hardaway 10” sways, commemorating his father's time with the Heat and the jersey they reti...
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard will miss the start of the season after he had surgery on his left shoulder on Wednesday. Team physician Michael Terry said Bedard is expected "to make a full recovery in an approximate timeline of four months.” The NHL hasn'...
President Trump on Wednesday kindled a significant thaw in relations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when the two met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, as Ukraine seizes the initiative in its more than four-year war against Russia. Trump announced the U.S...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After 48 years of service, Dr. Romeo Montalvo Jr. is retiring from his practice of pediatrics in Brownsville. To recognize Dr. Montalvo for his service to South Texas children and their families, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) is present...
In this episode of Border Report Live, South Texas correspondent Sandra Sanchez and host Rudy Mireles talk about the new funds, which were provided through the Department of Transportation's Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District Board of Trustees named Rosalba De Hoyos as the lone finalist for its superintendent position. The school board voted to name De Hoyos as the lone finalist on Monday during a regular board meeting. "I...
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Although there are no confirmed cases of the New World screwworm in Starr County or anywhere in the Rio Grande Valley, Rio Grande City officials are taking proactive steps as the pest has been detected farther north in Jim Hogg County. "S...
The NCAA wants to know what the University of Cincinnati knew about former quarterback Brendan Sorsby and his gambling issues during his two seasons with the program. According to reports by multiple media outlets, the NCAA has sent an official letter of inquiry to the school reg...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dylan Cease knew he had a no-hitter going and was willing to throw an unusual number of pitches to finish it off. Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider was happy to let him try. “Dylan came in after the sixth (inning) and said, ‘I’ve got 120.’ I said, ‘OK....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Colorado State University hurricane season forecast update is out and the news is good. The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season forecast has been lowered to well below normal, largely due to strengthening El Niño conditions expected to peak duri...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Palmview Fire Department received $250,000 in community project funding to support its efforts. U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced the funding for the Palmview Fire Department on Wednesday at Palmview City Hall. The money will ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Elected officials in Cameron County are speaking out against the proposal to rename Boca Chica Beach to Cyber Beach. State Rep. Erin Gamez of House District 38 addressed her concerns and opposition to the name change Wednesday evening in a soci...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Los Angeles Angels slugger Mike Trout homered after being activated from the injured list earlier Wednesday. Trout, reinstated just in time for the All-Star Game next week in his beloved Philadelphia, missed 17 games with a strained right hamstring suffere...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In a battle between two Rio Grande Valley teams in the South Texas Conference semifinals, RGV Red Crowns prevailed over BTX Soccer Club, 2-0. "It was bound to happen. It was written in the stars, I believe." RGV Red Crowns Captain Vicente Alvare...
State Rep. Erin Elizabeth Gámez Editor’s note: On Thursday, the committee voted down the proposal to rename Boca Chica Beach. Read the latest update here. A federal committee will consider renaming Boca Chica Beach, which is sometimes referred to as the People’s Beach, to Cyber B...
Rosalba De Hoyos The Edcouch-Elsa ISD school board voted five to one to name Rosalba De Hoyos as the lone finalist for superintendent of schools at a meeting on Monday. De Hoyos is currently the associate superintendent for instruction at McAllen ISD and served as interim superin...
The city of McAllen announced a new historic low in crime rate in four decades marking significant drops in crimes against persons and property. According to a press release, the latest Texas Department of Public Safety Uniform Crime Reporting data showed a 20.4% drop in crime vo...
Governor Greg Abbott during a fireside chat at the McAllen Convention Center ballroom on Tuesday Sept. 24, 2024, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for an immediate investigation of Mission Regional Medical Center by the Texas Health an...
HARLINGEN — On a warm but breezy Friday summer night in the Valley, it’s not unusual to see a flock of red-crowned parrots but in Harlingen, the ubiquitous bird is gaining a different meaning through a local soccer team called the Rio Grande Valley Red Crowns which is built for a...
LA FERIA — When floodwaters rush across the dipping landscape surrounding the Tio Cano Lake area, thousands of homes stand open to widespread flooding, often remaining under water for weeks — even months. Now, Cameron County Drainage District No. 6 has landed a $11.3 million loan...
Hospitals can feel cold and lonely and frightening. You lay there yearning for the familiar and the friendships that support you, and now you’re in a sterile place and thinking of the reasons for being there. Some cancer patients recently had a reprieve from the painful time when...
The Brownsville shrimp fleet received a double dose of prayer Wednesday courtesy of Chaplain Andreas Lewis, head of the Port of Brownsville’s International Seafarer Center, and Father Joel Flores, rector of Immaculate Conception Cathedral in downtown Brownsville. Not a bad idea, ...
HARLINGEN — I look lovingly at a portrait of my girlfriend hanging on the wall. Her name is Frida and she has been my life partner ever since I saw the movie named for her starring Salma Hayek. Today my baby, my lovely Frida Kahlo, has joined me for a late afternoon dinner at Pro...
Marie C. Leal (Courtesy: Texas Society of Professional Engineers) HARLINGEN — After a three-month search, the WaterWorks System’s board of directors has selected Marie Leal, the Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s directing engineer, to serve as general manager. Leal, who on Mon...
Grammy Award-winning Tejano music star and Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido is responding to reports about a 2018 school benefit concert he performed at with a former bandmate who is a registered sex offender. The performance in question occurred on May 24, 2018 at...
A Hidalgo County man was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material after he allowed authorities to search his phone as part of an ongoing investigation. Humberto Francisco Salazar, who was born in 1996, was charged with knowingly possessing child sexual abuse materia...
Jezaie Luis Gonzalez A 17-year-old Edinburg man was charged Tuesday morning after he turned himself in for lying to police in regards to the death of a 43-year-old cyclist. Jezaie Luis Gonzalez was charged with a false report to a peace officer after he allegedly lied to police a...
By Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor, is promising to send each Texas household a $1,500 check drawn from the state’s rainy day fund if she defeats Gov. Greg Abbott this November. “Texans are just struggling to take care o...
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation is reminding small-business owners in the city’s electoral District 1 that Friday is the deadline to apply for grants through BCIC’s new BIG LIFT facade-improvement program. Applications are being accepted on a staggered, by-distr...
Consultants for the South Padre Island Convention Center presented potential expansion plans at the Cameron County Commissioner’s Court on June 30. These three new plans come after the county voted down a previous proposal in June 2025 due to community concerns on the expansion’s...
By Zach Despart | The Texas Tribune Two weeks before this year’s primary elections, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the creation of a tip line for the public to report people or groups suspected of voter fraud. “Free and fair elections are a cornerstone of a thriving ...
MERCEDES — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Brownsville, was in Mercedes to deliver funding for improvements to the city’s stormwater system on Tuesday. Gonzalez presented a check for $850,000 to the city Tuesday morning at Mercedes City Hall. He explained that the funding came from...
Our national shortage of healthcare workers isn’t limited to doctors, nurses and other professionals we normally think about regarding such topics. An insufficient number of veterinary specialists might be even more severe. That’s not good news, especially at a time when Texas an...
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Serving the Lower RGV in Brownsville: Why Managing Cholesterol is Essential for a Healthy Heart By: Dr. Michael R. Seawell, Cardiologist, DHR Health Heart Institute in Brownsville Clinic Information: DHR Health Brownsville Multispecialty Clinic 4770 N. Expressway 77 Suite 303...
Brownsville is inching toward construction of a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, with an announcement from Glenfarne Group on July 3 that its subsidiary Texas LNG Brownsville has given a contractor “limited notice to proceed” (LNTP) on the Texas LNG export terminal proje...
LONDON (AP) — There's also an American angle to the French-born British player who grew up five minutes from the All England Club and has reached the semifinals as a wild card at Wimbledon. Arthur Fery honed his game by playing three years of college tennis for Stanford Universit...
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The boy is still experiencing symptoms from the traumatic brain injury, including loss of hearing, according to the complaint.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The World Cup quarterfinals get underway on Thursday as Africa's last remaining team takes on one of the pre-tournament favorites. Morocco will take on France at Boston Stadium at 4 p.m. Eastern in a rematch from the last World Cup. But in the four years ...
How about Texas quarterback Arch Manning paired with Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith on the same college football roster. While at it, add Michigan tailback Jordan Marshall, too. No transfer portal needed, either. Just some savvy drafting by a college fantasy football team own...
On the final day of its term last week, the Supreme Court struck down the president’s day-one order — which would have required a baby born on U.S. soil to have at least one parent with citizenship or permanent legal status to receive automatic citizenship....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Brownsville chef participating in the Next Favorite Chef competition is asking for the Rio Grande Valley's support to make it to the next round. Our team spoke with Chef Travis Hartwell, who said each vote he receives is through donations and ...
LONDON (AP) — Coco Gauff had just the shot she was looking for. Seven years after her breakthrough at Wimbledon, the American player was on the verge of reaching her first final at the All England Club. All she needed to do was execute what appeared to be a manageable put-away on...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Temperature-wise, through the weekend, the Valley stays near summertime normals. Highs will reach the mid to upper 90s during the afternoons with feels-like temps ranging between 100-110° each day. The heat risk remains moderate, a level two out...
GAVARNIE-GEDRE, France (AP) — Tadej Pogacar produced a tremendous solo ride on the iconic Col du Tourmalet on Thursday to earn a 23rd Tour de France stage victory, reclaim control of the race and sap his rivals' morale after just six days of racing. Pogacar, who first wore the ye...
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Aki Iwai shot an 8-under 63 for a two-stroke lead on Thursday in the first round of the Evian Championship, the fourth women’s golf major of the season, as top-ranked Nelly Korda struggled. The 24th-ranked Iwai had eight birdies and no dropped shots...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising young star at an extraordinary cost. The Ducks announced their decision Thursday on the 21-year-old Carlsson, who is now the NHL's highest-paid...
Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper and St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker will participate in the Home Run Derby in Philadelphia on Monday night. Harper and Walker join Boston’s Willson Contreras, Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone, Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero and the New Yo...
ATLANTA (AP) — England defender Jarell Quansah was handed a two-match suspension on Thursday for his red card offense against Mexico in the World Cup round of 16. That means Quansah will miss England's quarterfinal match against Norway in Miami Gardens on Saturday and also the se...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia's track and field federation says it has gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn a World Athletics ruling suspending its athletes from international events due to the war in Ukraine. World Athletics excluded all athletes from Rus...
A South Texas congressman visited two sites where new border wall is slated to be built in the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday and had good news for opponents at one, and not so good news at the other....
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Judge will have his injured rib tested during the All-Star break and the New York Yankees are hopeful the results show the three-time AL MVP is healing. Judge has not played since May 31 and went on the injured list June 5 with a stress fracture ...
Kawhi Leonard's trade to the Toronto Raptors is on hold pending the outcome of the NBA's investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented salary cap rules, the teams announced Thursday. It does not necessarily mean that the trade is off. The Raptors said they stil...
Manchester United revealed more details about its proposed new stadium on Thursday, including the precise location of the 100,000-seat arena. United said the new stadium would be situated around 350 meters northwest of its existing Old Trafford stadium. As part of a wider stadium...
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio judge has granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA for eligibility, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. Judge Christopher Wagner said Thursday the NCA...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Football fans and young athletes in Brownsville will have the opportunity to get an up-close look at the UTRGV football program next month when the Vaqueros host an open practice and free youth clinic at Sams Memorial Stadium. The event is schedu...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé spread his arms out wide and spun around after scoring his eighth goal of this year’s World Cup. He later gave the jubilant France fans dotted around the stadium a wave when he left the game because of an injury scare. Les Bleus, with a star...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A real estate broker who allegedly participated in a conspiracy to bribe a member of the Mission school board plans to take the case against her to trial on Monday. The school board trustee — who isn’t named in court documents — accepted $24,000 t...
CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami is expected to return to the slumping Chicago White Sox on Friday night after being sidelined by a strained right hamstring. Murakami made two rehab appearances with Triple-A Charlotte, going 2 for 7 with a double. Following Chicago's 2-1 loss to ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé shook off a missed penalty kick to score his eighth goal of this year's World Cup, helping France beat Morocco 2-0 and reach the semifinals for the third time in a row. Now Les Bleus have to hope he can overcome an injury that had him summon...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor said he is ready for his return to the Octagon. The 37-year-old Irishman is also convinced he'll have his way with Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. The two will meet in a welterweight bout, as McGregor ...
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an effort to revive the Texas Dream Act, leaving in place a ruling that ended in-state tuition for undocumented students at Texas public colleges and universities....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee on Thursday voted against a proposal to rename Boca Chica Beach to Cyber Beach. The name proposal was brought to the attention of South Texas elected officials, many of whom spoke out ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District is partnering with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in an effort to fight against diabetes in the region. The 'Live Longer by Design' initiative is a collaboration between both ins...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — RGV Red Crowns clinched a spot in the program's first South Texas Conference championship match courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Rio Grande Valley rivals BTX Soccer Club. "It means the most. We were very professional with the way we acted. The sta...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Low rain chances return to the Valley, finally giving us a little relief from the Saharan dust through Sunday. Moisture coming up from the Gulf, combined with a trough near the mountains of Mexico and the usual sea breeze, will work together to ...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hurricane season is underway, and officials on South Padre Island are reminding residents that preparation should begin before a storm is ever in the forecast. The city hosted a hurricane preparedness event Thursday to help residents bu...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Moving on to a busy slate of testing activity at Starbase, the action kicked off on Sunday with some chopstick movements at Pad 2. The arms first underwent some horizontal actuations, followed by some small vertical movements up and down the tow...
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic didn't dwell on Centre Court after getting dominated by Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals. The 39-year-old Djokovic enjoyed a warm, smile-filled embrace with his 24-year-old opponent at the net after the 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 defeat Friday, quickly pa...
The Eagle Pass City Council this week denied allowing the staging of hundreds of buoys that the federal government plans to put in the Rio Grande at its city park on the Rio Grande....
The Mexican man who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Houston earlier this week was not the person the agency was targeting in its probe, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) said Thursday....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An umbrella may be your best friend today as we will see scattered showers, some of which could include a brief, heavy downpour leading to localized ponding of water. High temperatures today will be moderated a bit by the additional clouds and ...
(TestMiles) - Toyota’s pickup strategy just made a sharp turn back toward Texas. The automaker has approved a $3.6 billion expansion at its San Antonio manufacturing campus, a move designed to bring Tacoma production back to U.S. soil after years of relying on Mexico for the mids...
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — For the first time in nearly four years, Scottie Scheffler won't be around for the weekend. Scheffler missed two key putts in the final three holes Friday in the Scottish Open, the last one from 6 feet for par that gave him a 2-over 72 to miss the 3...
NEW YORK (AP) — World Cup ticket resale prices dropped for quarterfinal matches following the elimination of co-hosts United States and Mexico, and FIFA has nearly 1,200 seats on sale for the final at $7,380. The site TickPick listed the lowest price for the Spain-Belgium game on...
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal announced Jorge Jesus as its new coach on Friday following its disappointing run at the World Cup. The 71-year-old Jesus has coached several Portuguese clubs, including Benfica and Sporting Lisbon. His last job was with Al-Nassr in the Saudi Arabi...
A South Texas congressman visited two sites where new border wall is slated to be built in the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday and had good news for opponents at one, and not so good news at the other....
Aaron Reitz has been appointed the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Reitz previously worked as a top deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and worked in the Trump Justice Department before running for attorney general earlier this year. Reitz finished ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A palm tree that came into contact with a power line started an electrical fire that spread to two homes, according to the Hidalgo County Fire Marshall. At approximately 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, fire officials responded to the 7400 block of Gene S...
BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Belgian rider Tim Merlier won the seventh stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Friday while race favorite Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey. Merlier was moved into position to attack by his Soudal Quick-Step team and timed his move well to ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Chicago White Sox are done playing for first. In the standings? Of course not. Led by All-Star third baseman Miguel Vargas, the White Sox have emerged as one of the top surprises and are in AL Central contention after enduring three straight 100-loss seaso...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Brownsville is advising drivers to prepare ahead for its upcoming road closures as part of the Wild Rose Lane Reconstruction Improvements Project. According to a news release from the city of Brownsville, the scheduled road closure i...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Merino is Spain's World Cup hero once again, and even he finds it hard to believe. A mere four days after Merino scored a clutch goal as a substitute in injury time to beat Portugal, he found himself in the right spot again in the quarterfinals when...
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Rory McIlroy took advantage of the scoring holes in windy conditions Friday and posted a 4-under 66 for a three-way share of the lead in a Scottish Open that no longer has Scottie Scheffler. As comfortable as McIlroy looked, Scheffler struggled from...
Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber and Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami were named Friday as participants in the Home Run Derby, filling out the eight-man field for the contest in Philadelphia on Monday night. The 33-year-old Schwarber, who leads the majors with 32 homers,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will have his left knee drained Sunday to relieve continued irritation, and the procedure will force him to miss the All-Star Game next week in Philadelphia. Ohtani will have fluid removed from his left knee f...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Unai Simón’s impenetrable wall finally crumbled at the World Cup. The Spain goalkeeper had kept a clean sheet for a record 650 minutes — the tournament's longest scoreless streak — before Belgium ended it in the quarterfinals on Friday. Charles De Ketelae...
The St. Louis Cardinals and JJ Wetherholt have agreed to an eight-year, $112.5 million extension that buys out the rookie second baseman's first several years of free agency, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of ano...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A typical early summer stretch of weather for the Valley the next few days. Persistent heat, modest rain chances, and increasing Saharan dust top the list of conditions expected. The weekend forecast looks nice but hot. Saturday and Sunday will...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its annual block parties for the community. According to a news release from city officials, the Mobile Recreation Unit block parties are officially back, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with the...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- If you felt a shaking sensation in areas of Cameron County Friday morning, it is because of static fire testing conducted on Super Booster 20 at SpaceX. The testing reportedly caused properties to shake in South Padre Island and Los Fresnos. Lo...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of Valley Central Weekend Report, NBC 23 Anchor Rudy Mireles breaks down all the biggest stories from the week. Starting with new updates on the Alton teen who is accused of killing three family members. During a hearing ...
Directed by Sebastien Vanicek Starring: Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Souheila Yacoub ★★★☆☆ HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A favorite film franchise can say a lot about a person. Someone whose identity revolves around Marvel movies is probably pretty typical. Harry P...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Precinct One Commissioner David L. Fuentes announced a scheduled road closure that will last approximately 11 weeks. According to a news release, the closure is scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug. 13, in the area of Mile 1 West...
Victor Wembanyama has signed what will be the richest contract in San Antonio Spurs history, a five-year extension that could exceed $250 million if the player option in the final season is picked up, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday. The person spoke on co...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N,.J. (AP) — Even the field for the World Cup final is for sale. FIFA, accused of charging high prices for this year's tournament in the United States, is selling the grass that will be used for the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey at $450 per piece...
Former Miami Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had a brief verbal and physical altercation at a practice facility for the NBA's Summer League in Las Vegas on Friday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Adebayo struck Herro at least once during the encount...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Health and Human Services is offering free colorectal cancer screening kits to eligible members in the community. The Hidalgo County Health and Human Services advises its community to get routine screenings, as early detection...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Hidalgo County Health and Services hosted its first public opioid overdose prevention and awareness training on Friday in Mercedes. Health officials visited the Mercedes Public Library to provide insight on the steps to take and how to admi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A woman was pronounced dead on Friday after leading law enforcement on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle near Edinburg, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Pharr resident Crystal Ramirez, 32, died of her injuries sustained in the cr...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area has close to nine months of inventory on the market -- a decade-high number, according to Texas A&M's Real Estate Research Center. Real estate agent Michael Jinks, a third-generation real estate agent with W...
MONTREAL (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 34 points and the Dallas Wings beat the expansion Toronto Tempo 108-95 on Friday night in front of a WNBA regular-season record crowd of 20,996 at Bell Centre. The game broke the regular-season mark of 20,711 set in Washington on Sept. 19, 20...
Lawmakers and leaders from the Rio Grande Valley marked the 100th birthday Friday of the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge with a celebratory luncheon that included the mayor of Reynosa and consulates from several countries. And they shared stories of how this fabled crossing ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Tristan Peters didn't have much time to think about his chances to hit for the cycle. But when the Chicago White Sox rookie came up for a second time in the seventh inning Friday night, he knew what to do. Needing a triple for the cycle after homering earlier in th...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — University of Texas Rio Grande Valley football fans can expect a new game-day experience this fall after the Vaqueros released kickoff times and promotional themes for their 2026 home schedule, building on the momentum of the program’s inaugural ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The RGV Red Crowns are back on the pitch to prepare for the South Texas Conference championship against Capital City SC. "I think it would be really special. I mean not to be funny or anything, but most people think Texas ends at San Antonio. So...
McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos, left, and Hidalgo Mayor Julian J. Gonzalez, unveil a painting as Reynosa Mayor Carlos Pena Ortiz looks on during the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge Centennial Celebration at the McAllen Convention Center on Friday, July 10, 2026, in McAllen....
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the McAllen Daily Press on Saturday, July 17, 1926, and is being republished, in its entirety and as originally published, on MyRGV.com to accompany the centennial celebration of the international bridge in McAllen on Friday, July 10, 2...
Kidney recipient Francisco Trevino is tended to by medical personal at DHR Health on Wednesday, Aug, 20, 2025, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) DHR Health Transplant Institute has been recognized both nationally and statewide as one of the top performing ki...
Bert Guerra, James Alexander, Aziz Showery and Sandra Herrera-Walker are seen during a meeting of the business of bar owners in McAllen’s downtown sector as they discuss Mend Collaborative’s ongoing revitalization plan at the Flying Walrus Wednesday, July 1,2026. (Delcia Lopez | ...
BROWNSVILLE — The Gladys Porter Zoo opened its new attraction on Friday where visitors can see animals in virtual reality headsets. For seven minutes, four riders buckle up in egg-shaped pods for an immersive wildlife film. A trained zoo staff member helps riders put on headsets....
The Jungle displays a notification from the city communicating its shutdown on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in downtown Brownsville. (Courtesy photo) On Wednesday afternoon, a judge extended a temporary restraining order against the city of Brownsville that allows eight bars on Pabl...
McCreery Aviation recently hosted the 2026 Rio Grande Council Scouting America STEM week for Scouts from across the Rio Grande Valley. (Courtesy Photo) “I don’t think I can land it!” cried out Emilio Escobar, 15. These Scouts may have been tying knots and learning first aid skill...
Humberto Isaac Garza A 34-year-old Alamo man indicted for the death of a 76-year-old man after allegedly crashing into him while intoxicated is scheduled to be arraigned next week. Humberto Isaac Garza is charged with intoxication manslaughter with vehicle and collision involving...
PHARR — The city announced plans for its upcoming Avocado Festival, including a new forum to commemorate the commencement of the produce season. The city, along with the Pharr International Bridge and the Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce, hosted the “Fresh on the Border” news co...
HARLINGEN — Diana Padilla is breathing a sigh of relief … sort of. Padilla, executive director of the nonprofit Holistic Organic Practical Education, or HOPE, is breathing a sigh of relief because she may soon receive the $7.5 million grant which the U.S. Department of Agricultur...
By BERENICE GARCIA | TEXAS TRIBUNE MISSION — A historic chapel that served as the basis for the city’s name will no longer lie behind a border wall as community leaders and church officials initially feared. The future of La Lomita Chapel, which sits near the Rio Grande, came int...
Nowadays, the Texas shrimp industry continues to deal with difficult obstacles, and more recently subsidized foreign imports. It adds to shrimpers’ troubles for an occupation already dangerous. The community recognizes shrimpers in certain ways, such as the annual Blessing of t...
Boca Chica Beach will remain Boca Chica Beach. That’s the decision of the Domestic Names Committee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which held a hearing in Washington D.C. Thursday regarding a Mississippi resident’s petition to officially change the name of at least some of...
The McAllen ISD school board voted to adopt a $287.9 million 2026-2027 budget and a compensation plan that includes pay increases for teachers and district staff at a meeting on June 23. A detailed report of the 2026-2027 district budget and the proposed 2026 tax rate was present...
HARLINGEN — For the first time in four years, commissioners are launching a study into the city’s 750 employees’ salaries, aiming to set their pay at the market level to better retain and recruit workers while cutting turnover. Now, City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez is planning to re...
A Hidalgo man was arrested Tuesday after a person illegally present in the United States who was being held against their will at a stash house escaped and sought help from the police to rescue a mother and child from the residence. Gilberto Garza Jr. was charged with bringing in...
MISSION — Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza made one thing clear here Wednesday afternoon: the city’s story continues to be written and that its best days still lie ahead as it pushes forward all while being “Mission Driven.” Gonzalez Garza touted Mission’s strategic growth while expand...
A 20-year-old Edinburg man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after it was discovered that he was in possession of 9,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse material and enticed his 13-year-old “girlfriend” to produce more for him. Carlos Genaro Rodriguez-Luna Jr. was arrest...
The Texas Department of Transportation on Wednesday afternoon announced that North Brown Avenue (CR 115) will be closed between Boca Chica Boulevard and Houston Avenue for a complete bridge replacement. The closure is planned to begin on July 20 and end on Oct. 19. A view of the...
Brownsville’s Public Utilities Board recently announced it’s developing a project that will recycle wastewater back into the potable water supply. The city-owned utility is using state and federal funding to reuse up to 8 million gallons effluent per day that normally is dumped i...
The economic and financial world was recently saddened by the loss of Alan Greenspan, probably the most influential voice on matters of the market in recent memory, at the age of 100. Although his manner was quiet and subdued in public, the impact of his words was volcanic. On on...
The Donald Trump administration has shifted its border strategy, and resources, a bit to rely more on technology than on walls and military troops that many say give Americans a poor return on the billions of tax funds invested on them. Trump’s administration has backed away from...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A traffic stop led to a human smuggling case in Cameron County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Juan Garcia, of Garland, Texas, was arrested and is facing four counts of smuggling of persons, according to a DPS news release....
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams, who played at the World Cup, has died. He was 25. His death was confirmed by Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s minister of sport, arts and culture, in a statement on Saturday. “It is with profound shock and a heavy heart tha...
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Haeran Ryu set the scoring record for LPGA majors on Saturday with an 11-under 60, giving the South Korean player a three-shot lead in the Evian Championship as she goes for a second straight major. Two weeks after winning her first major at the Wom...
ATLANTA (AP) — Germany officials have held talks with Jurgen Klopp and both sides are confident he will take over as coach, the national soccer federation said Saturday. Former coach Julian Nagelsmann resigned after his team failed to make the round of 16 for the third World Cup ...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Left-hander Justin Wrobleski became the sixth member of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on the National League All-Star roster and Chicago outfielder Tristan Peters was added to the American League squad on Saturday, a day after becoming the seventh W...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — John Stones returned to England's starting lineup for its World Cup quarterfinal against Norway on Saturday, essentially taking the spot that was held for the last three matches by suspended defender Jarell Quansah. The move puts a pair of Manchester Ci...
NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Bichette was held out of the Mets' lineup on Saturday for a second straight day because of soreness in his legs and right ankle, and the infielder may sit through the All-Star break. “It’s a day to day thing,” manager Andy Green said before the Mets continued a...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Expected to go as the first pick in the amateur draft, Roch Cholowsky submitted a video to Major League Baseball with the correct pronunciation of his last name. For the record, the name is pronounced chil-OW’-skee. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred still botc...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Carla Gregory was fighting the heat even before watching the World Cup quarterfinal between England and Norway on Saturday. She carried cold water in one hand. She had an unfolded fan in the other, flapping it with hopes of creating her own little breez...
Argentine Antonio Rattín, a former Boca Juniors player whose act of defiance while representing Argentina at the 1966 World Cup helped lead to the introduction of yellow and red cards, has died, the country’s football federation said Saturday. He was 89. Rattín died in Buenos Air...
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — EchoPark Speedway may be the perfect setting for Tyler Reddick to reclaim his momentum in the NASCAR Cup Series points race. Reddick won five of the first nine stops on this year's Cup Series schedule, including at EchoPark Speedway on Feb. 22, one week after ...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jude Bellingham locked arms with teammate Harry Kane as England fans belted out the Beatles' “Hey Jude.” Bellingham certainly earned the serenade. He scored twice on Saturday — an equalizer in the first half and the go-ahead goal in the third minute of ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The American Heart Association South Texas hosted its Vestido Rojo event in Brownsville to help raise awareness about women's cardiovascular health. The event was held Saturday at the Brownsville Event Center, where more than 450 people were exp...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is heading to McAllen as a guest at the Rally in the Valley campaign event. The event is taking place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the University Draft House Townlake, located at 100 West Busines...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — IDEA Public Schools in the Rio Grande Valley is hosting six free back-to-school backpack giveaways throughout July and August across its Valley campuses. According to a news release from IDEA Public Schools, the statewide initiative is designed ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, is visiting Edinburg as part of his campaign for the U.S. Senate. The event is scheduled for noon on July 15 at Bert Ogden Arena, located at 4900 I-69C in Edinburg. Talarico is running against Republican cand...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX has announced the target date for its thirteenth Starship test flight. The launch window is scheduled to open as early as 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, from Starbase. The thirteenth Starship test flight will be the second flight test of...
The Seattle Seahawks are being sold to the Khosla family, including Vinod Khosla, in accordance with the wishes of late team owner Paul Allen, the team announced on Saturday. The Khosla family entered into a formal agreement to purchase the defending Super Bowl champions for $9.6...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Erling Haaland's day ended earlier than many expected. About 15 minutes later, Norway's run in the World Cup ended as well. The Vikings' biggest star didn't shine Saturday. Haaland was a nonfactor for much of his team's quarterfinal against England and ...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Perhaps it is in Argentina's character that the reigning World Cup champion always finds a way to win. Perhaps it is simply its ability to suffer. Whether it was tiny Cape Verde taking them to extra time, or Egypt burying them in a two-goal hole late in th...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lionel Messi had his World Cup scoring streak snapped by Switzerland on Saturday night, but the co-leader with France's Kylian Mbappé in the race for the Golden Boot nevertheless found his way to leave his mark with an assist in Argentina's 3-1 victory. Th...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor’s return against Max Holloway at UFC 329 ended unceremoniously at just 1:09 of the first round Saturday night because of a knee injury. Fighting for the first time in more than five years, McGregor flew across the ring with a flying left roundhouse...
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LONDON (AP) — It’s a matchup of the top two seeds as defending champion Jannik Sinner plays French Open winner Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final on Sunday. The top-ranked Sinner is looking to bounce back from his meltdown at Roland Garros and claim his fifth Grand Slam titl...
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LONDON (AP) — It’s a matchup of the top two seeds as defending champion Jannik Sinner plays French Open winner Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final on Sunday. The top-ranked Sinner is looking to bounce back from his meltdown at Roland Garros and claim his fifth Grand Slam title. Zverev, who is...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor’s return against Max Holloway at UFC 329 ended unceremoniously at just 1:09 of the first round Saturday night because of a knee injury. Fighting for the first time in more than five years, McGregor flew across the ring with a flying left roundhouse kick when the ma...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Perhaps it is in Argentina's character that the reigning World Cup champion always finds a way to win. Perhaps it is simply its ability to suffer. Whether it was tiny Cape Verde taking them to extra time, or Egypt burying them in a two-goal hole late in their match, Lionel...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lionel Messi had his World Cup scoring streak snapped by Switzerland on Saturday night, but the co-leader with France's Kylian Mbappé in the race for the Golden Boot nevertheless found his way to leave his mark with an assist in Argentina's 3-1 victory. The game was only i...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jude Bellingham locked arms with teammate Harry Kane as England fans belted out the Beatles' “Hey Jude.” Bellingham certainly earned the serenade. He scored twice on Saturday — an equalizer in the first half and the go-ahead goal in the third minute of extra time — to l...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Erling Haaland's day ended earlier than many expected. About 15 minutes later, Norway's run in the World Cup ended as well. The Vikings' biggest star didn't shine Saturday. Haaland was a nonfactor for much of his team's quarterfinal against England and — at least in par...
The Seattle Seahawks are being sold to the Khosla family, including Vinod Khosla, in accordance with the wishes of late team owner Paul Allen, the team announced on Saturday. The Khosla family entered into a formal agreement to purchase the defending Super Bowl champions for $9.612 billion, accor...
CHICAGO (AP) — Left-hander Justin Wrobleski became the sixth member of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on the National League All-Star roster and Chicago outfielder Tristan Peters was added to the American League squad on Saturday, a day after becoming the seventh White Sox player t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The American Heart Association South Texas hosted its Vestido Rojo event in Brownsville to help raise awareness about women's cardiovascular health. The event was held Saturday at the Brownsville Event Center, where more than 450 people were expected to attend. ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is heading to McAllen as a guest at the Rally in the Valley campaign event. The event is taking place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the University Draft House Townlake, located at 100 West Business 83 in McAllen. ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — IDEA Public Schools in the Rio Grande Valley is hosting six free back-to-school backpack giveaways throughout July and August across its Valley campuses. According to a news release from IDEA Public Schools, the statewide initiative is designed to help students ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, is visiting Edinburg as part of his campaign for the U.S. Senate. The event is scheduled for noon on July 15 at Bert Ogden Arena, located at 4900 I-69C in Edinburg. Talarico is running against Republican candidate and Texas A...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX has announced the target date for its thirteenth Starship test flight. The launch window is scheduled to open as early as 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, from Starbase. The thirteenth Starship test flight will be the second flight test of 2026. According ...
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — EchoPark Speedway may be the perfect setting for Tyler Reddick to reclaim his momentum in the NASCAR Cup Series points race. Reddick won five of the first nine stops on this year's Cup Series schedule, including at EchoPark Speedway on Feb. 22, one week after winning the Dayto...
Argentine Antonio Rattín, a former Boca Juniors player whose act of defiance while representing Argentina at the 1966 World Cup helped lead to the introduction of yellow and red cards, has died, the country’s football federation said Saturday. He was 89. Rattín died in Buenos Aires, according to ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams, who played at the World Cup, has died. He was 25. His death was confirmed by Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s minister of sport, arts and culture, in a statement on Saturday. “It is with profound shock and a heavy heart that I have learnt o...
LONDON (AP) — Linda Noskova placed fingers in both of her ears to drown out the noise from the Centre Court crowd. She draped one of Wimbledon’s strawberry-red towels over her head. And eventually — after she had wasted five match points and a 5-2 lead and conceded the second set of a drama-fille...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Expected to go as the first pick in the amateur draft, Roch Cholowsky submitted a video to Major League Baseball with the correct pronunciation of his last name. For the record, the name is pronounced chil-OW’-skee. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred still botched the pronuncia...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Carla Gregory was fighting the heat even before watching the World Cup quarterfinal between England and Norway on Saturday. She carried cold water in one hand. She had an unfolded fan in the other, flapping it with hopes of creating her own little breeze. And the elemen...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — John Stones returned to England's starting lineup for its World Cup quarterfinal against Norway on Saturday, essentially taking the spot that was held for the last three matches by suspended defender Jarell Quansah. The move puts a pair of Manchester City defenders — St...
NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Bichette was held out of the Mets' lineup on Saturday for a second straight day because of soreness in his legs and right ankle, and the infielder may sit through the All-Star break. “It’s a day to day thing,” manager Andy Green said before the Mets continued a three-game serie...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Germany officials have held talks with Jurgen Klopp and both sides are confident he will take over as coach, the national soccer federation said Saturday. Former coach Julian Nagelsmann resigned after his team failed to make the round of 16 for the third World Cup running. Klopp, a...
The scene of a deadly car crash outside Edinburg on Friday, July 10, 2026. The driver of the stolen vehicle was killed, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. (Courtesy of the Texas Department of Public Safety) The Texas Department of Public Safety said Friday night that a 32-year-ol...
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Haeran Ryu set the scoring record for LPGA majors on Saturday with an 11-under 60, giving the South Korean player a three-shot lead in the Evian Championship as she goes for a second straight major. Two weeks after winning her first major at the Women's PGA Champion...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A traffic stop led to a human smuggling case in Cameron County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Juan Garcia, of Garland, Texas, was arrested and is facing four counts of smuggling of persons, according to a DPS news release. On June 26, a DP...
Former Miami Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had a brief verbal and physical altercation at a practice facility for the NBA's Summer League in Las Vegas on Friday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Adebayo struck Herro at least once during the encounter, said the pers...
The Donald Trump administration has shifted its border strategy, and resources, a bit to rely more on technology than on walls and military troops that many say give Americans a poor return on the billions of tax funds invested on them. Trump’s administration has backed away from its stated goal ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will have his left knee drained Sunday to relieve continued irritation, and the procedure will force him to miss the All-Star Game next week in Philadelphia. Ohtani will have fluid removed from his left knee following a three-...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The RGV Red Crowns are back on the pitch to prepare for the South Texas Conference championship against Capital City SC. "I think it would be really special. I mean not to be funny or anything, but most people think Texas ends at San Antonio. So just to kind of ...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — University of Texas Rio Grande Valley football fans can expect a new game-day experience this fall after the Vaqueros released kickoff times and promotional themes for their 2026 home schedule, building on the momentum of the program’s inaugural season. New to th...
CHICAGO (AP) — Tristan Peters didn't have much time to think about his chances to hit for the cycle. But when the Chicago White Sox rookie came up for a second time in the seventh inning Friday night, he knew what to do. Needing a triple for the cycle after homering earlier in the seventh, [...]
MONTREAL (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 34 points and the Dallas Wings beat the expansion Toronto Tempo 108-95 on Friday night in front of a WNBA regular-season record crowd of 20,996 at Bell Centre. The game broke the regular-season mark of 20,711 set in Washington on Sept. 19, 2024, against India...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area has close to nine months of inventory on the market -- a decade-high number, according to Texas A&M's Real Estate Research Center. Real estate agent Michael Jinks, a third-generation real estate agent with Winner's Circle, e...
Lawmakers and leaders from the Rio Grande Valley marked the 100th birthday Friday of the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge with a celebratory luncheon that included the mayor of Reynosa and consulates from several countries. And they shared stories of how this fabled crossing has impacted trad...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Health and Human Services is offering free colorectal cancer screening kits to eligible members in the community. The Hidalgo County Health and Human Services advises its community to get routine screenings, as early detection can save lives. ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Hidalgo County Health and Services hosted its first public opioid overdose prevention and awareness training on Friday in Mercedes. Health officials visited the Mercedes Public Library to provide insight on the steps to take and how to administer Narcan if ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A woman was pronounced dead on Friday after leading law enforcement on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle near Edinburg, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Pharr resident Crystal Ramirez, 32, died of her injuries sustained in the crash. The crash oc...
Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber and Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami were named Friday as participants in the Home Run Derby, filling out the eight-man field for the contest in Philadelphia on Monday night. The 33-year-old Schwarber, who leads the majors with 32 homers, had been expecte...
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — For the first time in nearly four years, Scottie Scheffler won't be around for the weekend. Scheffler missed two key putts in the final three holes Friday in the Scottish Open, the last one from 6 feet for par that gave him a 2-over 72 to miss the 36-hole cut [...]
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