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Harlingen reviews park projects for grant funding; mulling $941K Vestal upgrade
HARLINGEN — Months after residents pushed for upgrades, a north side neighborhood park’s in the running for its biggest grant request of the year. After weeks of debate, city commissioners appear to support a proposal to apply for a $750,000 state grant to help fund a $941,313 project aimed at revamping Vestal Park along Lafayette Avenue.
May 11 HS baseball and softball recap
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It was a flair for the dramatic across all Rio Grande Valley baseball and softball games in the state playoffs. Highlights can be seen in the video above. HS baseball area round scores:. 6A:. PSJA – 0, Laredo Alexander – 2 (F) Laredo...
RGV set to sizzle, triple digit heat expected
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Triple digit heat will bake the Valley Thursday, pushing daytime high temperatures past 100 for everyone except those along the coast. A heat advisory will be in effect from 1 pm until 7 pm Thursday for inland Cameron and Willacy counties. Sun and southerly winds...
Over 1,000 power outages reported across Hidalgo, Cameron counties
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — AEP Texas and Magic Valley Electric Cooperative are reporting power outages in Hidalgo and Cameron counties. According to the AEP Texas outage map, approximately 1,000 customers are without power across both counties. Magic Valley is reporting only 150 are without power in Cameron County. ValleyCentral has reached out to both companies […]
Food Bank of the RGV, Brownsville Post Office ‘Stamp Out Hunger’
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley invites the public to its “Stamp Out Hunger” event. According to the food bank, volunteers will collect, inspect, and organize canned goods donations into bins at the Brownsville post office. These items were picked up from residents’ homes by mail carriers along their […]
New residence hall coming to UTRGV after 20 years
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Construction for a new residence and dining hall at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will begin this summer. The new residence hall was approved Thursday by the UT System Board of Regents and will be the first on the Edinburg campus in 20 years, according to the institution. UTRGV […]
Harlingen High student graduating at 15 years old
HARLINGEN, TX (ValleyCentral) — Graduation season is among us and high school seniors are getting ready to start the next chapter in their lives, including two brothers at Harlingen High School. The boys aren’t twins so how is it possible they’re graduating together? “It was never my goal to graduate this early, I mostly didn’t […]
PD: Brownsville officer released from hospital after being struck in overnight shooting
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Brownsville police officer has been released from the hospital after being struck in an overnight shooting Wednesday. Shortly after 10 p.m., Brownsville police officers responded to a home on the 0 block of Coahuila Ct. for a report of an open door. While officers were investigating the open door, the […]
Brownsville police search for woman who crossed stolen Jeep into Mexico
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville police are searching for a woman involved in crossing a stolen vehicle into Mexico. According to a social media post from the Brownsville Police Department, the woman was last seen crossing a 2023 Jeep Gladiator into Mexico. On Sunday, the Jeep was stolen from the Cinemark parking lot, located at […]
Parts of South Texas experiencing a dip in air quality from agricultural smoke in Mexico
SAN ANTONIO – Surface smoke is funneling up through Texas courtesy of agricultural burning in Mexico. This will likely lead to a decrease in air quality across parts of South Texas, especially south of San Antonio this week. KEY POINTS:. Small dip in air quality expected in San Antonio.
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