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Laredo College forensics program to expand with federal funding
Laredo College receives over $770,000 in federal funding to expand its forensics program with new lab space and equipment for crime scene processing students.
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Traffic switch scheduled for SH 107 in Edinburg
TxDOT has scheduled a traffic switch on SH 107 in Edinburg from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for construction work.
Read moreCommentary: Corporations have been far too silent when ICE detains their employees
In the split second before the immigration agent tackled him, Target employee Jonathan Aguilar Garcia darted through the entrance to his suburban Minneapolis store.
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Laredo house fire leaves one dead, one injured
A residential fire on Hidden Lane in Laredo on September 7 spread to three homes, resulting in one death and one injury.
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71-year-old stabbed by son in Brownsville: PD
A man stabbed his 71-year-old father outside their home in Brownsville, with both transported to a local hospital.
Read moreLetters to the Editor | Week of Sept. 7-12, 2026
Letters to the editor published in The Monitor, Valley Morning Star and The Brownsville Herald during the week of Sept.
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Water pressure problems persist in Laredo's Districts 5, 6 amid pipe replacement project
Laredo residents in Districts 5 and 6 continue experiencing low water pressure and outages as the city undertakes a pipe replacement project expected to last eight weeks.
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Nightly I-2 closures scheduled for Donna, Weslaco
The Texas Department of Transportation has scheduled nightly closures of all eastbound lanes on I-2 in the Donna and Weslaco area from September 8-18.
Read moreCommentary: Which camp are you in?
Usually when the opportunity comes to write about Labor Day, my approach has been to discuss its history that grew out of extraordinarily unjust working conditions that oppressed working people and to
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Grazing coalition to host ranch tour on adaptive grazing practices
ENCINAL, Tex.
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Week 2: High School Football Team of the Week
ValleyCentral announces the Week 2 High School Football Team of the Week nominees, featuring Harlingen High, Weslaco High, and McAllen High.
Read moreCommentary: Many Valley residents might remember nights at local drive-in theaters
As World War II came to an end, the drive-In theater reached its golden age.
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Texas man sentenced to 10 years for child sexual abuse material
LAREDO, Tex.
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Search suspended for missing kayaker off South Padre Island
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The U.
Read moreDonna High sweeps Brownsville Porter in final tune-up before district
DONNA - Class 5A teams across the Rio Grande Valley had their final non-district game on Saturday before the switch to district play begins on Tuesday.
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CBP officers seize $2.5 million in meth at Laredo bridge
LAREDO, Tex.
Read moreA tale of two elections: House Speaker Mike Johnson makes Laredo campaign stop, Commissioners Court removes Laredo Medical Center voting site
Most of the time, your job depends on your performance.
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