Elsa police arrested Bobbi Jo Bulnes, 49, after alleged drugs were found inside and outside the vehicle. She faces three charges and $90,000 bail.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The votes are in for our Week 7 Team of the Week. San Benito earned the top spot with 451 votes or 56% of the vote. PSJA North came in second with 209 votes, or 26% of the vote, and Sharyland came in third with 153 votes, or 18%. ValleyCentral thanks [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Out at the fieldhouse, the Vaqueros men's basketball team inches towards the tipoff of the 2026 season. This is the team's first season under head coach Brandon Chambers, and the anticipation is starting to settle in. The men's basketball team held a press conference on Wednesday in anticipation of the season [...]

In Harlingen, Texas, John Lucio said his family still hopes Melissa Lucio will be freed after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed her 2008 murder conviction and death sentence on September 24, 2026. He spent four hours visiting her in jail—the first meeting in four years—though a glass wall prevented any physical contact. The court rejected new evidence that had prompted a lower‑court review.

A 32-year-old ICE agent from McAllen faces charges of elder abuse, assault, and battery after allegedly attacking a 72-year-old homeowner and his daughter in Fresno, California, before being shot by the homeowner.

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 [...]

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley women’s soccer team, coming off three consecutive conference losses, will try to break the streak Thursday at 6:30 p.m. when they host Nicholls at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Complex. Coach Nataki Stewart stressed that scoring goals is essential to climb the Southland Conference standings and earn a tournament berth.

UTRGV volleyball currently sits at the top of the Southland Conference standings with a perfect 6-0 record, with five of them coming via sweep.

The Federal Aviation Administration has begun a public review of SpaceX’s proposal to raise the Boca Chica launch site’s annual limit from 25 to as many as 456 launches and from 50 to 912 landings. The notice, released Wednesday, starts a scoping period and will include in‑person meetings at 1 p.m. Residents such as South Padre Island’s Tommy Saenz worry the increase could mean more frequent closures of Boca Chica Beach.

Heavy rainfall across Cameron County has prompted increased alligator movement, resulting in a 10-foot gator capture in Bayview and a pool discovery in Laguna Vista.

McAllen High School senior Addison Humphreys manages an autoimmune diagnosis while excelling in rodeo, founding Books 2 Borders to donate thousands of books to Reynosa, and preparing for a pre-med track at Rice University.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A few more days of heat and humidity are in store for the Rio Grande Valley until a cold front arrives this weekend. A cold front is forecast to sweep across the Valley on Friday. This front will bring cooler temperatures, strong northerly winds, and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- It's time to recognize another standout athlete in the Rio Grande Valley. Each week, our Valley Sports Team announces its pick for Athlete of the Week. The Athlete of the Week title is awarded to the person who had an outstanding performance for Week 7 of high school football. Many athletes [...]

An Army Chinook helicopter that was part of new border patrols over the Rio Grande Valley encountered mechnical troubles, according to an Army report.

More than 1,100 volunteers are preparing for the 32nd annual Rio Reforestation event on Oct. 17, 2026, at the Milagro Tract in Pharr to plant native trees grown across the Rio Grande Valley.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The McAllen Citizens League held a forum in McAllen on Wednesday for candidates in the Texas House District 41 race. Republican Gary Groves and Democrat Julio Salinas answered several topics, including affordability and taxes, the proposed state-funded teacher pay raises, water availability, immigration raids, and whether to allow data centers in [...]