Valley news — archive

Reporting from KRGV, Telemundo 40, ValleyCentral (CBS 4), Border Report, The Monitor, and Progress Times, updated hourly. Their content — linked and attributed. When an outlet provides no description, AI writes one from the article's text and it's labeled as such. Spanish-language stories are AI-translated and labeled — the link always opens the original.

Progress Times

Diamondbacks take on Gators

Progress Times’ Game of the week: Pioneer vs Grulla After losing key players through the first two weeks of the season, the Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks are focusing on building up and getting healthy before district play begins in two weeks. Progress Times spoke with Pioneer head football coach Eddie Galindo. In an…

Sep 11, 2026

Progress Times

Death Notices

Marco Cantu MISSION – Marco Aurelio Cantu, 72, passed away on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Edinburg. Joshua Colunga EDINBURG – Joshua Colunga, 19, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at his home. Guadalupe Davila EDINBURG – Guadalupe Davila, 54, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, at McAllen Medical Center. Nancy Fears MISSION…

Sep 10, 2026

Progress Times

Coming Attractions

September 11-12 The City of Edinburg hosts the 12th Annual South Texas International Film Festival at the Edinburg Arts, Culture, and Events Center, 315 W. McIntyre St. This year’s festival spotlights 31 standout independent works. Events range from the red-carpet opening night to a red-carpet awards gala, with a pitch competition and workshops between. Admission…

Sep 10, 2026

Progress Times

Phony food vendor allegedly conned over $253,000 out of Hidalgo County Head Start Program

Program claimed to have paid fraudster after repeated warnings EDINBURG — The Hidalgo County Head Start Program allegedly paid an imposter masquerading as a representative of its food service provider $235,457.20 in 2024, continuing to pay the fraudster even after being alerted about the likely theft. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office arrested…

Sep 9, 2026

Progress Times

Courthouse closed after car rams into front doors

The Hidalgo County Courthouse will be closed Monday after a car crashed into its main entryway late Sunday night. Based on damage at the scene, a car appears to have careened off the courthouse’s main driveway, going between two of the building’s flagpoles to flatten a handrail and destroy part of its front steps before…

Aug 31, 2026