HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Convicted killer John Allen Rubio was booked into the Cameron County jail on Friday ahead of a motion hearing scheduled next week, jail records show. RELATED: John Allen Rubio's attorney argues that he is not competent for death sentence Rubio, 46, is scheduled to appear before a judge on Oct. 7 [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The chance for rain remains high across the Rio Grande Valley through the weekend and into early next week. A deep supply of Gulf moisture, a passing cold front, and an active coastal trough will work together to keep wet weather in the forecast. A cold front moving through early Saturday [...]

Operation Lone Star is still in effect today but its future is possibly on the line with the upcoming midterm elections. Abbott's Democratic opponent, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, has criticized the policy in the past.

Operation Lone Star is still in effect today but its future is possibly on the line with the upcoming midterm elections. Abbott's Democratic opponent, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, has criticized the policy in the past.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Born and raised in the heart of the Valley, San Benito native Josh Jackson is a musical tour de force. A multi-instrumentalist who can write, perform, and produce, Jackson has been making his way as a full-time musician for five years now. ON VALLEYCENTRAL+: Watch more Backstage Spotlight episodes here After [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Hundreds of AEP Texas and Magic Valley Electric Coop customers are without power Friday afternoon. The outages are caused by the constant storms moving throughout the Rio Grande Valley. The AEP Texas outage map shows nearly 500 customers in Hidalgo County have no electricity as of 4:30 p.m. Only a handful [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A McAllen man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 41-year-old San Antonio man in 2017. More than nine years after the fatal shooting, a Hidalgo County jury found Armando Adrian Arebalo, 37, of McAllen, guilty of the murder of Nicholas Anthony Bazan, 41, following a [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Starr County Sheriff's Office deputy is in stable condition after he was involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash while responding to a domestic disturbance early Friday morning. The crash happened shortly after 3 a.m. Friday on U.S. Highway 83 near Conquistador Road. The sheriff's office said the deputy was responding [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The thunderstorms moving across the Rio Grande Valley have forced the cancelation or postponement of a number of events. The Breast Cancer Awareness Walk scheduled for Saturday morning at the football stadium in La Joya has been cancelled. The La Joya school district says it is working to reschedule the walk [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A teen has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of a 26-year-old man in Pharr. Rafael Corpus Garcia Jr., 18, was charged with murder, a first-degree felony, and possession of marijuana on Friday. RELATED: 1 dead, 1 in custody after shooting in Pharr A judge set Garcia's [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - A young Brownsville woman is accused of hiding her underaged boyfriend at her house. Mikayla Renee Medina, who is 17 years old, is charged with harboring a runaway child - a class A misdemeanor. Brownsville police say she hid her 16-year-old boyfriend at her home, but police aren't certain how many [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Tonight's Lyford High School football game location has been changed. The varsity football game between the Lyford Bulldogs and the Bishop Badgers has been relocated to Odem High School's Owl Stadium. The game will still start at 7 p.m. and fans who bought tickets to the game can still use them [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The combination of a slow-moving, weak frontal boundary and lots of tropical moisture are combining to keep rain chances high for the Rio Grande Valley. Most of the Valley has received at least a little rain over the past 24 hours, with some areas of southeast Starr County possibly getting over [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The combination of a slow moving, weak frontal boundary and lots of tropical moisture are combining to keep rain chances high for the Rio Grande Valley. Most of the Valley has received at least a little rain over the past 24 hours, with some areas of southeast Starr County possibly getting [...]

Patriots travel to Pharr to face 4-1 PSJA Southwest With most Big 7 football programs on bye this week, a confident Mission Veterans Patriots squad (4-1, 1-0 DIST) goes on the road to face another team near the top of 5A-2 Region IV District 16 PSJA Southwest Javelinas (4-1, 0-1 DIST) tonight. …

Lady Rattlers eyeing District title after win over Lady Eagles After missing the playoffs last year, the Sharyland Lady Rattlers volleyball team is steamrolling toward the postseason this year. The Lady Rattlers are now 23-10 and 6-1 in District after a Tuesday night, three-set sweep of the always-tough Mission Lady Eagles, winning 25-12,…

Texas Appleseed released a report stating that the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2024 findings of unconstitutional conditions persist in all Texas juvenile centers, including Edinburg’s Evins Regional Juvenile Center. The study cites ongoing excessive force, abuse, inadequate mental‑health care, special‑education failures and a 62 % staff turnover rate, prompting continued concern for local families.

Brownsville songwriter and podcaster Lorenzo Lopez is preparing to launch The Lorenzini Show on tour, with about 40 original Tejano/Country songs ready for clubs across the Rio Grande Valley. The podcast, recorded near the Brownsville‑South Padre Island International Airport, has aired 16 episodes and targets a 20‑episode first season, hoping a streaming service will pick it up. He also secured a five‑year royalty deal with the Brownsville Independent School District for his song "Mi Passion".

Students from Lee H. Means Elementary Fine Arts Academy are staging the musical “Trolls The Musical Jr.” at the Harlingen Performing Arts Academy. Fine‑arts coordinator Sandra Luna says rehearsals are going well and the production, which features 167 children, follows a storyline where Princess Marie Bergenette still intends to eat trolls despite a peace treaty. The show includes nine songs and extensive dancing.

Seventh‑grader Nathan Montelongo of De Zavala Middle School was named one of 30 finalists in the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge for his project to remove microplastics from river water. The competition, a national STEM contest, will bring him and his mother to Washington D.C. in late October, where he will present his work and compete for more than $100,000 in awards, including a $25,000 top prize.