The Brownsville Police shared Thursday photos of four people who are allegedly part of a car theft gang. The first person sought by authorities is Orlando Gael Dávila, whom authorities consider the leader of the group, the Brownsville Police said in a press release. According to authorities, Dávila recruited Carlos Iván Ortegón…

Juan Carlos Lara, 54, a resident of Weslaco, was arrested this Wednesday after meeting with the owner of a black 2013 Range Rover SUV he was interested in buying, the Donna Police said. The incident occurred on October 1, 2025, the date when Donna Police officers received the…

Harlingen nonprofit Rosa de Esperanza provides free care packages, wigs, lift chairs, and counseling to help Rio Grande Valley women navigating breast cancer treatment.

Technical glitches in Texas’s voter‑registration system have created a backlog that may force Rio Grande Valley voters to use provisional ballots. The issue left nearly 5,000 registrations unprocessed across Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties, with about 3,000 still pending in Starr County. Officials say anyone who filed by the Oct. 5, 2026 deadline should be able to vote once their record is cleared.

The City of Brownsville is building an interactive digital map of the historic Old City Cemetery to help families locate lost burial plots and headstones online.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Chief meteorologist Bryan Hale spoke with Lt. Erick Alaniz from the McAllen Fire Department about how weather can impact and endanger your life, depending on how we respond. The Valley is transitioning from hurricane season to cold front season. During this change, generators can see double duty, and space heaters are [...]

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) -- Monday kicked off the official start of early voting in Texas for the 2026 midterm election. The first day of early voting saw an outstanding number of voters at the polls in what has been reported by the Texas Tribune as one of the most competitive election cycles Texas has seen [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville launched an election resources section on its website on Monday. The cdob.org/elections webpage is "not an endorsement of any political party", but rather, the website states, a list of Catholic election resources and a 22-minute video of Bishop Daniel Flores' Sunday homily in which he encouraged [...]

Gov. Greg Abbott says the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will not vote anytime soon on a rumored sale of Boca Chica State Park land to Elon Musk

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The city of Brownsville is teaming up with the Greater Brownsville Economic Development Corporation to host the 2026 Annual Careers and Coffee Job Expo. The event will feature more than 10,000 job opportunities from SpaceX to Spectrum ready to perform on-site interviews. There will also be opportunities for networking, resume assistance, and free [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- US House District 15 Democratic nominee Bobby Pulido hit the polls on Monday, surrounded by community members celebrating the official start of early voting. Pulido cast his vote in his hometown of Edinburg, one of the cities zoned within Texas' 15th Congressional District. US House District 15 is currently represented by [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — High pressure over México will make the weather across the Valley mostly quiet and dry. This weather pattern will create low rain chances, temperatures in the mid-80s, mostly dry conditions, and gorgeous weekend weather. The 8–14-day temperature outlook shows temperatures near or slightly below normal, with highs in the low to [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The state has rested its case in the capital murder trial of Rogelio Martinez, the man convicted in the 2023 deadly shooting of San Benito police Lieutenant Milton Resendez. The punishment phase for Martinez began on Monday, just days after a Cameron County jury found Martinez guilty of capital murder. The [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District has banned energy drinks on its campuses. In its wellness policy for the 2026-2027 school year, the Edinburg school district restricted high-energy foods and drinks that contain elevated levels of caffeine, which includes energy drinks, energy shots and highly caffeinated beverages. Diana Davila, the director [...]

Channel 5 News interviewed breast‑cancer survivor Veronica Gómez, who spoke with reporter Charlie Yaeger about her diagnosis and treatment. The report notes that one in eight U.S. women develop breast cancer and that five‑year survival rates have risen to over 90 percent, with Gómez’s personal story offering encouragement to Rio Grande Valley viewers.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Our ValleyCentral Game of the Week is Sharyland vs. Pioneer! Our Valley Sports Team will be highlighting the matchup on Friday to bring you live coverage, starting at our 6 p.m. newscast. You can catch all the highlights on Overtime, a new 30-minute show on NBC 23 at 10:30 p.m. High school [...]