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Weslaco ISD celebrates 3rd annual Senior Decision Day
WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Weslaco Independent School District celebrated its 3rd annual Decision Day on Wednesday. Seniors from Weslaco East High School and Weslaco High School announced their post-graduation plans in front of friends and family at the ceremony. “Whether they chose to go to the military, trade school,...
Working with Mexican drug trafficker lands McAllen man back in jail
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A McAllen man has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Raul Mendiola-Flores, 43 pleaded guilty on Feb. 22. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton ordered Mendiola-Flores to serve 12 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. […]
Weslaco baseball back in the regional quarterfinals since 2007
WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Weslaco freshman John Reyna delivered the game-winning RBI to send Weslaco to the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 2007. Reyna’s game-winner sealed a seven-run comeback for the Panthers in a winner-takes-all game three against Eagle Pass. Emotions were at...
3 new trustees join Progreso school board
PROGRESO, TEXAS (ValleyCentral) — The Progreso Independent School District held a swearing-in ceremony for three new trustees on Tuesday. Joel Martinez, a retired U.S. Army sergeant; Carmen Acosta, a clerk at Santa Maria ISD; and Yadira Flores, the principal at Santa Maria High School, took the oath of office Tuesday afternoon. “People spoke up,” Flores […]
Crash report reveals new details in death of Pharr 8-year-old riding bicycle
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A crash report revealed new details in the death of an 8-year-old boy who was struck and killed while riding a bicycle in Pharr. At 7:30 p.m., April 26, officers responded to the 700 block of E. Eller Street where a truck leaving an apartment complex fatally struck 8-year-old Caleb Ramirez, […]
Weslaco softball gears up for fourth round series
WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Weslaco softball team is the last Valley 6A squad remaining in the playoffs. Coach Mario Rodriguez’s team swept La Joya in the regional quarterfinals to advance to the regional semifinals. “We’re feeling pretty good,” said senior third baseman Alexis Soliz. “You know, we’ve...
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