HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Criminal complaints obtained by ValleyCentral detail the events that occurred when a 44-year-old man was stabbed to death at a parking lot in San Juan earlier this month. Four men have been charged with murder for their alleged involvement in the stabbing death of Eric Garcia, including 33-year-old John Phuc Phan [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two men have been indicted on capital murder charges in connection with a deadly drug deal at an H-E-B parking lot in San Juan over the summer. Michael Anthony Lopez, 18, and Juan Samuel Olguín, 19, were arrested in July in connection with the shooting that killed 40-year-old Hervey Marin De [...]

Military Highway Water Supply Corporation customers in the San Juan and Alamo area are under a boil water notice after a 12-inch water line break on October 19.

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 [...]

Juan Samuel Olguin of Alamo and Michael Anthony Lopez of Pharr, both 19, were indicted on Oct. 8 for the capital murder of 40‑year‑old Hervey Marin De Leon in a July 16 shooting outside an H‑E‑B parking lot in San Juan. Police said the victim’s brother drove him for a drug transaction, Lopez shot him in the backseat, and he was taken to South Texas Health System McAllen while the suspects were detained.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Voters gathered in San Juan on Monday to kick off early voting with LUPE Votes, the leading grassroots political organization in the Rio Grande Valley. Each year, LUPE Votes hosts a caravan event to welcome and support first-time voters going to the polls. The event spotlights a group of people showing [...]

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 [...]

SAN JUAN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Catholics across the Rio Grande Valley are coming together in prayer for Pope Leo following news of his cancer diagnosis, a development that has left many faithful shocked and concerned about the pontiff’s health. At Mass on Wednesday, parishioners prayed for the pope’s recovery, with his health mentioned three times during [...]

The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 4-3 last week to end a board member’s ban from attending meetings in-person that’s lasted over a year. Trustee Cynthia Gutierrez has been prohibited from attending school board meetings in-person since June of 2025, when her fellow board members censured her and banned her…

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) – A Cameron County jury found Rogelio Martinez guilty of capital murder Thursday in the 2023 shooting death of San Benito Police Lt. Milton Resendez. The verdict came after nearly five hours of deliberation following almost a week of testimony. Resendez’s family cried and embraced each other and supporters after the verdict [...]

Four men—Mario “Chencho” Alejandro Sanchez, Orlando Olaguer Rabadan, John Phuc Phan and Hector “Cuatro” Jesus Martinez Jr.—were arrested Monday for the murder of Eric Garcia, who was found with multiple stab wounds in a San Juan parking lot on North Veterans Boulevard Saturday around 2:21 a.m. Police noted a blood‑stained white Ford Expedition and a red Cadillac driven by Phan at the scene, and surveillance footage matched the suspects.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Four suspects were arrested in connection with a stabbing that killed a 44-year-old man early Sunday morning in San Juan, police said. The San Juan Police Department said all four suspects are expected to be charged with murder when they appear before a judge Monday afternoon. Two of the men were [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - San Juan police are trying to find out who fatally stabbed a man in shopping center parking lot. Police say they received a 911 call just after 2 a.m. Saturday about a man stabbed on the 1600 block of North Veterans Boulevard. Investigators say 44-year-old Erick Garcia had been stabbed several [...]

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE San Juan 1st Choice Storage facility’s notice of public sale of property to satisfy landlord’s lien. Sale will be Sunday, October 18, 2026. Sale will close at 1pm. Property can be seen at https://bid13.com/ Space is located at 120 N. Veterans Blvd, San Juan TX, 78589. Seller reserves the right to…

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE San Juan 1st Choice Storage facility’s notice of public sale of property to satisfy landlord’s lien. Sale will be Sunday, October 18, 2026. Sale will close at 1pm. Property can be seen at https://bid13.com/ Space is located at 120 N. Veterans Blvd, San Juan TX, 78589. Seller reserves the right to…

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE San Juan 1st Choice Storage facility’s notice of public sale of property to satisfy landlord’s lien. Sale will be Sunday, September 20, 2026. Sale will close at 1pm. Property can be seen at https://bid13.com/ Space is located at 120 N. Veterans Blvd, San Juan TX, 78589. Seller reserves the right to…