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ValleyCentral CBS 4

Alamo man sentenced to 50 years for sexual abuse of children

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 67-year-old Alamo man convicted of sexually abusing three children under the age of 14 will spend 50 years in prison. A Hidalgo County jury found Florentino Garcia Lerma guilty of two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a young child, two counts of aggravated assault of a child and six [...]

Oct 22, 2026

ValleyCentral CBS 4

Alamo receives federal funding for new public safety building

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Alamo was presented with $2.45 million in federal funds on Tuesday for its new public safety building. Alamo city leaders broke ground on the building in February, marking the start of the first new public safety building since 1950. The new $20 million public safety building is one [...]

Oct 20, 2026

ValleyCentral CBS 4

MHWSC issues boil water notice for customers in San Juan, Alamo area

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Military Highway Water Supply Corporation public water system issued a boil water notice for customers in the San Juan and Alamo area on Tuesday. The notice comes after a 12" water line break in the San Juan area happened on Monday. Customers on South Stuart Road, Hall Acres Road, Doffin [...]

Oct 20, 2026

ValleyCentral CBS 4

PSJA ISD hosts community health screening event

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District hosted a community outreach event on Wednesday to provide free health screenings. The free event was held at the Junior's Supermarket located in San Juan. At the event, guests were offered health screenings to check blood pressure and glucose levels. The event also provided the [...]

Oct 14, 2026

ValleyCentral CBS 4

Alamo appoints new city manager

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Alamo announced Thursday that it has appointed Michael Leo as its new city manager. Leo's appointment comes months after city commissioners voted unanimously to terminate then-city manager Bobby Salinas in April. Alamo police Chief Saul Salinas was appointed acting city manager in the same meeting. In a news [...]

Oct 1, 2026