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Operation Border Health Preparedness offers free healthcare services
RAMONDVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The 25th annual Operation Border Health Preparedness is taking place this week at several locations across the Rio Grande Valley. Operation Border Health Preparedness is an exercise that helps the community get ready for disasters. It brings together volunteers from state health services, military personnel and Texas universities to provide medical […]
Inside Valley Politics: Cameron County Judge Treviño talks top issues for local voters
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — This week, Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino, Jr. offers a statement to Valley residents on the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Treviño also explains what he has learned from those he speaks with locally are the top issues on their minds. We hear from US House Representative Monica De […]
Cameron County seeking to restore dunes damaged by recent tropical storms
The calm waters at South Padre Island on Friday contrasted with the rough waters seen last month. That’s when Tropical Storm Alberto visited the Rio Grande Valley, creating huge tides that impacted the dune system at the island. “You can see damages all along the beach,” Augusto Sanchez, Cameron...
Cops Say Texas Woman Hired Armed Robbers to Grab Cell Phone Containing ‘Proof of Cheating’
A Texas woman allegedly paid two men $100 to steal a man’s cell phone at gunpoint because the phone contained “proof of her infidelities,” RadarOnline.com has learned.According to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call in Brownsville on June 25 regarding an aggravated robbery, Front Page Detectives reported.At the scene, deputies learned two men had taken a man’s cell phone at gunpoint, authorities said.Officials stated one of the accused robbers put a gun to the victim’s head while demanding the phone, and then fired a round toward the ground to scare him before both suspects fled with...
VIDEO: Man arrested in Texas for shining laser at helicopter, DPS says
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man is behind bars after allegedly shining a laser pointer at a law enforcement helicopter. Pedro Cortina was arrested on a charge of illuminate aircraft with laser pointer, impairing operator, according to Cameron County Jail records. ValleyCentral spoke with Sgt. Maria Hernandez with the Texas Department of Public Safety, who […]
COVID-19 cases rise 50% from past week
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Data shows that another COVID-19 surge is happening right now across the country and right here in the Rio Grande Valley. Cameron County Health Authority Dr. James Castillo says cases have doubled each week in the past three weeks. “Each week, it’s about 50% more cases,” Castillo said. “You know, it’s […]
BPD: Victim tries to meet up on dating app, gets beat up
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Cameron County inmate was served with four arrest warrants after ambushing a man who was trying to meet someone through a dating app, police say. Ernesto Emmanuel Jimenez, 17, was charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated kidnapping, engaging in organized criminal activity and unlawful restraint, a news release from the Brownsville […]
Police: Brownsville man assaulted and robbed during online dating encounter
Three Cameron County inmates and one juvenile were identified as the assailants in an aggravated robbery that stemmed from an online dating encounter, according to the Brownsville Police Department. One of the suspects, identified as Cameron County inmate Ernesto Emmanuel Jimenez, 17, is facing new charges in connection with the...
Official Media Statement: South Padre Island Shark Encounters
On July 4, Texas Game Wardens, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the South Padre Island Police Department (SPI PD) and Cameron County Park Rangers responded to reports of people being bitten by a shark at South Padre Island, within city limits. Details at this time indicate that two people were bitten and two people encountered the shark but were not seriously injured. The two victims who were bitten were transported to Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville where one is being treated and the other has been flown out for further treatment.
Woman Paid Armed Robbers To Steal Phone at Gunpoint to Hide Her Infidelity
Four Arrested in Connection with Aggravated Robbery in Brownsville Brownsville, TX – Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of an aggravated robbery on June 25 at approximately 9:55…
Texas woman who didn't want to get caught cheating hired robbers to steal the evidence, cops say
A woman's violent plot to recover a cellphone containing proof of her infidelities has resulted in four arrests, the Cameron County Sheriff's office said. The incident took place on June 25, after Angélica Reyes hired two men to stage a robbery in order to get the phone. One of the two men, Brian Rodríguez and Juan Carlos Macías put a handgun to the victim's head while demanding he give them his cell phone.
Experts discuss economic impact of SpaceX's relocation plans to Cameron County
Starbase — the SpaceX facility located near Brownsville — will likely expand after Elon Musk announced plans to move SpaceX headquarters there. UTRGV economics professor Salvador Contreras says if the move happens, the economic impact could be large. Contreras says he is questioning if the Rio Grande Valley...
Cameron County judge speaks on water shortage issues plaguing Valley
CAMERON COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Water shortage is still a top issue in the Rio Grande Valley with officials continuously looking at ways to combat the lack of supply. Officials say the Valley’s water shortage issue is not something that is going away any time soon, regardless of rainfall. They are exploring solutions through state […]
4 charged in plot to steal phone with ‘proof’ of infidelity from Brownsville man
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A plot by one woman to hire two men to steal a phone that had “proof of her infidelities” has resulted in four arrests. In a news release, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office said deputies have arrested Angelica Reyes, Jade Urenda, Brian Rodriguez and Juan Carlos Macias for their roles in a June 25 robbery where a gunshot was fired in Brownsville.
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