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10/30/2025

He was 42 years old.

He died Wednesday morning, according to his mother.

10/30/2025

A federal judge in Boston on Thursday challenged the Trump administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown.

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday challenged the Trump administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s his…

10/30/2025

The La Feria News is shutting down after 102 years in business.

LA FERIA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The La Feria News is shutting down after 102 years in business. The newspaper announced Wednesday that it will shut down at the end of the month. The paper has ser…

10/30/2025

If passed, Proposition 17 would amend the state’s constitution so that property owners whose land is used for border barrier — constructed either by the state or federal government — would not have to pay taxes on the massive structures.

A statewide proposition on Tuesday’s ballot asks voters to approve exempting property taxes on border barrier structures that are put up on land on the Texas/Mexico border.

10/30/2025

More than 1.3 million Americans visited a doctor, a dentist, an optometrist or specialized medical care in Mexico last year.

10/30/2025

UPDATE: Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. announced Thursday morning that all county beaches have reopened to the public following a high tide warning.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. announced Thursday morning that all county beaches have reopened to the public following a high tide warning. Four…

10/30/2025

The bells, the glitter: Homecoming season is always a big deal across the state of Texas, and front and center of the festivities is none other than the mum.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The bells, the glitter: Homecoming season is always a big deal across the state of Texas, and front and center of the festivities is none other than the mum…

10/30/2025

An 80-year-old cruise passenger has been found dead on a Great Barrier Reef island, a day after she was accidentally abandoned there by the ship’s crew.

The passenger’s daughter Katherine Rees on Thursday accused the cruise company Coral Expeditions of a “failure of care and common sense” that left her mother Suzanne Rees to die alone.

10/30/2025

UPDATE: Brownsville police arrested a man on an arson charge after an overnight blaze ripped through a carport and small trailer, according to officials.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville police arrested a man on an arson charge after an overnight blaze ripped through a carport and small trailer, according to officials. At 3:06 a.m. T…

10/30/2025

An arrest has been made after an overnight blaze ripped through a shed, according to the Brownsville Fire Department.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An arrest has been made after an overnight blaze ripped through a shed, according to the Brownsville Fire Department. At about 2:25 a.m., firefighters responded…

10/30/2025

One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire spread to a mobile home just after midnight in Harlingen.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire spread to a mobile home just after midnight in Harlingen. According to a spokesperson for the Harlin…

10/30/2025

Sightings of unidentified flying objects are becoming more frequent in the Rio Grande Valley, according to a local UFO researcher and author.

MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sightings of unidentified flying objects are becoming more frequent in the Rio Grande Valley, according to local UFO researcher and author Noe Torres. He says growi…