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

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 [...]

Edinburg officials have broken ground on a $760,000 voter-approved flood prevention project featuring a new detention pond near South Veterans Boulevard and Alberta Road to protect nearby subdivisions from stormwater flooding.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A forum will be held Wednesday evening with all the candidates running for mayor in Mission. The forum will be hosted by local nonprofit Village in the Valley, Leadership Mission, and The John Lewis Voters Coalition of Hidalgo County. "We are grateful that every mayoral candidate has agreed to participate," said [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A student is in custody after allegedly bringing a gun to Brownsville Early College High School, the district announced Wednesday afternoon. The district said the campus was immediately placed on lockdown as a safety precaution. The Brownsville Police Department is investigating the incident. READ ALSO: Driver charged with intoxication manslaughter after [...]

A Brownsville Early College High School student is in custody and the campus was placed on lockdown after the student brought a gun to school, according to Brownsville ISD.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold several public meetings next month to discuss an environmental impact statement following SpaceX's proposal to increase launches and landing operations at Starbase. The FAA issued a notice on Wednesday saying the agency intends to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and hold public scoping [...]

Military Highway Water Supply Corporation announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14 2026 that the boil‑water notice for Del Mar Heights customers supplied by East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation has been rescinded. The notice had been issued after an emergency water‑line break at 5 p.m. on Oct. 8, and the agency said the water is now safe for drinking, cooking, making ice and other household uses.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — For the second time in two months, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson traveled to the Rio Grande Valley. The Louisiana Republican headlined a rally in McAllen, featuring Republican candidates from Starr County to Cameron County and beyond. It’s the latest in a series of high-profile Republican visitors looking to shore [...]

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who climbed the border wall near Hidalgo was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Tuesday. Edgar Guadalupe Cruz Velasco, 48, of Mexico illegally crossed the Rio Grande in May and climbed the border wall near Hidalgo. “I fell from the wall, from 16 feet up,” said [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Military Highway Water Supply Corporation on Wednesday lifted a boil water notice that was issued last week. The MHWSC issued a boil water notice for Del Mar Heights customers on Friday after the ERHWSC experienced an emergency waterline break. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the water system to [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Early voting for the November election starts in just a few days. One of the country's most hotly contested, closely watched races is happening right here in Texas's Rio Grande Valley. U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texaa, faces challenger Eric Flores in Texas' 34th Congressional District in a race that could decide [...]

A 26-year-old woman faces intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault charges after a fatal two-vehicle crash on Coffeeport Road in Brownsville left one man dead and three others injured.

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who climbed the border wall near Hidalgo was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Tuesday. Edgar Guadalupe Cruz Velasco, 48, of Mexico illegally crossed the Rio Grande in May and climbed the border wall near Hidalgo. “I fell from the wall, from 16 feet up,” said [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Early voting for the November election starts in just a few days. One of the country's most hotly contested, closely watched races is happening right here in the Valley. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez faces challenger Eric Flores in District 34 in a race that could decide the balance of power in Washington. [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville police arrested a driver following a fatal crash on Tuesday night. Dania Martinez, 26, is facing charges of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, a second-degree felony, and intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury, a third-degree felony. Police say they responded at 9:10 p.m. to the 2300 block [...]

The Brownsville Police Department is searching for Mario Alberto Soto, a 76-year-old deaf and non-verbal man with dementia last seen Tuesday on Palm Boulevard.

A man in his 20s has died and three others were hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night near Coffeeport Road in Brownsville, Texas.

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