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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The city of Mercedes swore in their new Cheif of Police today. Cheif Pedro Estrada was sworn in as the head of the Mercedes Police Department Friday, August 5, according to a press release from the city. Estrada took the oath of office in front of city leaders, community members and […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The man killed in the Wednesday morning shooting in Monte Alto has been identified; the homeowner received drug-related charges. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office has identified Rodrigo Arjona, 29, as the man killed in Wednesday morning’s shooting at the 8200 block of Trimble Avenue in Monte Alto. According to a County […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD School Board approved pay raises and retention stipends for the 2022-2023 school year, Wednesday evening. The PSJA ISD School Board has approved raises and retention stipends for teachers and full-time employees for the 2022-2023 school year, according to a press release from the district. In addition to […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The City of McAllen is warning residents about a telephone scam circulating the area. Through a false caller ID, the scam caller is attempting to represent themselves as the City of McAllen. The caller then tells the person in Spanish that the resident is delinquent on their electricity bill and to […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The town of Primera will be holding a water distribution for residents on Wednesday, according to city officials. Amid recent water boil notices, Primera will be distributing one case of water per family to residents. The distribution will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at the city park […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Officials are responding to a fire near Grulla High School in Rio Grande City. Rio Grande City Fire Department officials told ValleyCentral that the fire started around lunchtime in the surrounding fields. According to school staff, everyone was evacuated. Extracurricular activities have been canceled. This story will be updated once more […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – San Benito Police Department has identified the victim in a three-vehicle crash that happened over the weekend. San Benito Police responded to the intersection of Bonner Street and Business 77, located in front of the HEB and Walmart, in reference to a three-vehicle crash on Saturday, July 30, 2022. The driver […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The City of Donna has issued a boil water notice due to low distribution pressure. The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality has required the city to boil its water prior to consumption. That includes washing hands and face, brushing teeth, and drinking. Persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – IDEA Public Schools will be providing breakfast and lunch to qualifying campuses through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). The IDEA Public Schools announced through a press release on Monday about a change to its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (ECISD) will provide students with school supplies for the upcoming school year. The ECISD has joined several Rio Grande Valley districts in an effort to provide all students with school supplies for the 2022-2023 school year. Among the supplies provided are crayons, glue, scissors, pencils […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – A fire has burned several hundred acres in the Laguna Seca area, according to Hidalgo County officials. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife firefighters, along with Texas A&M Forest Service, have contained a fire in the Laguna Seca area. Between 250 and 300 acres were burned, according to the Hidalgo County Fire […] → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Nonprofits in Texas received over $3 million in grants through Texas Mutual’s Request for Proposal (RFP) initiative focused on generational learning. … → Read More
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC BP) agents intercepted a smuggling attempt near Falcon Dam in Starr County. The Starr County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area team alerted the RGC BP about migrants or narcotics possibly being smuggled into the U.S. near the Falcon Heights area. Both entities searched the […] → Read More
Spicy Chicken Nugget's photo caught the attention of social media over the weekend. Users could not help but marvel, or laugh, at the photo of the scruffy kitten standing on his hind legs. → Read More
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The Pharr Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a stolen tractor and trailer, according to a press release. A red Mahindra 1626S Tractor, with an AG Rotary cutter attached, was loaded onto a 2019 utility trailer with Texas license plates 87265K, and was taken from Golf Cart […] → Read More
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The San Benito CISD will be providing school supplies for all students for the 2022-2023 academic year that begins on Monday, August 8, 2022. San Benito CISD announced Tuesday that parents would no longer be required to purchase school supplies on the district’s standardized list. “Our goal is for our students […] → Read More
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is asking for the public’s help in identifying the remains of a male found in Austin, Texas. Unidentified male remains were found in a wooded area off Alum Rock Drive in Austin on December 20, 2021. The victim’s remains were skeletal and […] → Read More
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) – SpaceX testing left South Padre Island residents feeling shaken up Monday afternoon. An explosion during SpaceX’s planned booster (BN7) testing was heard and felt by South Padre Island residents around 4:20 p.m. The testing involved 33 Raptor 2 engines, each capable of several hundred tons of thrust. The explosion was seen […] → Read More
Through the July 5 to July 7 period, Hidalgo County has reported 625 new cases of COVID-19 and one related death of a vaccinated male in his 60s, according to a press release sent by the county. → Read More
Through a press release, the office of Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. has notified that several county employees have tested positive for COVID-19. → Read More