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PD: UTRGV basketball player charged with assault after fight during pickup game
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A University of Texas Rio Grande Valley basketball player was arrested on an assault charge following an altercation during a pickup game, police said. Saliou Seye was arrested by UTRGV police on a charge of assault impede breath/circulation, according to Hidalgo County records. At 3:28 p.m. Saturday, police received a call […]
Subpoena shows FBI asked Progreso for payroll data
PROGRESO, TEXAS (ValleyCentral) — The FBI wants to know who collects a check from the city of Progreso. Armed with a subpoena, the FBI showed up at Progreso City Hall in January and requested payroll information for all city employees. “Pursuant to an investigation being conducted by FBI as to (a) possible federal violation, you […]
Commentary: Texas revolutionary battles recently reenacted in Harlingen
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It is April 17, 1836, and Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna once again cannot go to sleep. He has split the Mexican Army of Operations for the Tejas Campaign into three fronts. All have the same mission: Suppress and end the Texas Revolution movement. The army retook the Alamo in Bejar (San Antonio) on March 6. The campaign will not be complete until Gen. Sam Houston and the remaining Texas militia is captured or forced east across the Louisiana border into the United States. Houston hurriedly led his men eastward in full retreat.
Legendary Valley basketball coach Mo Molina passes away at age 78
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Legendary Valley basketball coach Erasmo “Mo” Molina passed away at the age of 78. Molina led a handful of Valley schools during his long coaching career. He was most recently the head coach at Marine Military Academy. Molina, a 2010 Rio Grande Valley...
Mounce: Chocolate, Champagne, and Something Else in the Quarter
Access Esperanza Clinics—Access to Hope! AEC provides healthcare to women and men, including, but not limited to reproductive and sexual healthcare. It provides primary healthcare and routine screenings. It receives funding from federal land state programs plus grants from charitable foundations. On Saturday, April 20, 2024, chocolates, champagne, and “N’Walins” style food were served to over 100 Rio Grande Valley citizens, among them students, teachers, professors, and other major “influencers.”
La Plaza Mall hosts Go Green event
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — La Plaza Mall alongside the City of McAllen hosted the Go Green event in honor of Earth Day. The environmental awareness campaign happened on Saturday, where shoppers learned about the McAllen Shines Program. “We want to highlight our partnership with the City of McAllen and our in-house recycling program,” said Isabel […]
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