The woman's body was found on 3 de abril inside an abandoned car in a parking lot near the International Bridge of Hidalgo.

An unloaded firearm was discovered Tuesday in a student’s backpack at Edinburg North High School, located at 3101 North Closner Boulevard in Edinburg, the Edinburg School District confirmed.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department on Tuesday identified the man accused of stabbing his 71-year-old father. Ernesto Stuart Owen, 36, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury, according to an update from the Brownsville Police Department. Owen was issued a bail of $200,000. An investigation into the [...]

An investigation is underway after the body of 52-year-old Cesar Gerardo Garcia was discovered in a ditch near Mercedes on Monday. Hidalgo County Sheriff

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is leading a death investigation after a man's body was found in a ditch in rural Mercedes. Deputies responded to a call at 7 p.m. on Monday about a report of a body found along FM 491, south of Mile 10 Road. At the scene, deputies [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Multiple Valley fire department agencies and the Texas A&M Forest Service are responding to a brush fire in Kenedy County. According to the Willacy County EMC, the Raymondville and Sarita Fire Departments are on the scene of a big brush fire at El Canelo Ranch, 12 miles north of Raymondville, west of [...]

The Pharr Police Department earned state accreditation through the Texas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, becoming the fourth accredited agency in the Rio Grande Valley.

Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra reported that a small Cessna 150 made an emergency landing in a field near Weslaco at about 2:20 p.m., close to the intersection of Mile 13 ½ and Mile 6 West. The male pilot escaped without injury and no other injuries were reported, and the sheriff’s office is investigating the incident.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- First responders are at the scene of an emergency plane landing in Weslaco. Hidalgo County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricardo Saldana confirmed that the plane landed on a field off Mile 13 and 6 1/2 West on Tuesday. According to Saldana, one pilot was on board. The pilot was not injured. This [...]

Donna Police are investigating after an adult male was found unresponsive with apparent injuries on Oak Ridge Street and later pronounced dead.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An investigation is underway after a man was found unresponsive with apparent injuries on Tuesday, according to the Donna Police Department. Officers responded to the 500 block of Oak Ridge Street, where the man was later pronounced deceased, police said. The case remains under investigation.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man stabbed his father outside their home, according to the Brownsville Police Department. The stabbing took place at the 100 block of Candlewick Ct. A preliminary investigation revealed that a man stabbed his 71-year-old father outside their home. Both were transported to a local hospital, police say. Galveston Road and Candlewick [...]

A 71-year-old man and his son were hospitalized Monday evening following a stabbing outside their home on Candlewick Court, according to Brownsville police.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department is investigating two separate shooting incidents that took place Sunday evening. According to a news release from Brownsville police, officers responded to the area of Crestview Drive, where a vehicle driving through the neighborhood had fired multiple shots into the air before leaving the area. Officers responded to [...]

A 45-year-old Cameron County man, Aldo Vargas, is in custody on a $100,000 bond for murder after his wife, Dulce Vargas, was found dead following a physical argument in Bayview.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man accused of murdering his wife is pending an arraignment, according to a news release from the Cameron County Sheriff's Office. Aldo Vargas, 45, was charged with murder, a first-degree felony, according to the Cameron County Sheriff's Office. On Sunday, Cameron County deputies responded to a 911 call at the 29000 [...]

Cameron County authorities charged 45‑year‑old Aldo Vargas with murder after he allegedly beat his 43‑year‑old wife, Dulce Vargas, to death with an unknown blunt object. Deputies responded Sunday to the 29,000 block of Siesta Lane in Bayview after Vargas called 911; Dulce was found unresponsive with multiple injuries and pronounced dead at the scene. Aldo Vargas is being held at the Cameron County Carrizales‑Rucker Detention Center awaiting arraignment.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its six-hour search for a kayaker who went missing off South Padre Island on Saturday. According to U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs Specialist Edward Wargo, the agency received a report of a missing kayaker at approximately 4:30 p.m. Saturday and conducted a search for six hours. [...]

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi, together with Cameron County rangers and beach patrol, halted a six‑hour search for a missing kayaker off South Padre Island after covering 168 square nautical miles. The effort began Saturday around 4:30 p.m. when beachgoers reported a kayak about 400 yards offshore; the empty vessel remained visible but the paddler was not found. The search was suspended pending further developments.

A 22-year-old Donna man died after his Ford F-150 went airborne, landed in a canal, and caught fire on Trenton Road east of Edinburg in Hidalgo County.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A truck fell into a canal before catching on fire, resulting in one man's death, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. At approximately 5:50 a.m., DPS troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Trenton Road east of Tower Road near Edinburg. A preliminary investigation revealed a [...]

The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested Eduardo Hernandez for a fatal hit‑and‑run that occurred Sunday at 12:02 a.m. on State Highway 4 west of FM 511. Hernandez was driving a silver 2024 Jeep Wrangler, struck a pedestrian lying in the westbound lane, and fled without rendering aid. He was taken to the Cameron County Jail and faces charges for failing to stop and provide aid.