State of Texas: Camp Mystic owners abandon reopening plan after emotional hearing

The owners of Camp Mystic announced they will not reopen this summer. The decision came a day after an investigative hearing concluded where family members shared heart-wrenching testimony and investigators laid out hard truths as they examined the response to the July 2025 floods where 27 campers and counselors died.

South Texas residents suing SpaceX over alleged home damage

A group of 80 South Texas plaintiffs are suing Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX, alleging its rocket testing caused “massive” sonic booms that damaged their houses repeatedly over a two-year period. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Southern District of Texas Court on Thursday, accusing the company of gross negligence and trespassing for loud

Sheriff Office: Man shoots security guard at Harlingen gentleman club

Barricaded Edinburg suspect in custody identified

Cameron County residents suing SpaceX over alleged home damage

Wanted man shoots Gentleman's Club security after being kicked out: CCSO

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man is in custody after allegedly shooting a security guard at a Harlingen gentlemen’s club, according to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office. Thomas Matthew Puente, 24, is charged with aggravated assault, a first‑degree felony, and possession of a controlled substance. Deputies responded Saturday to a reported shooting at the VIP Gentleman’s

Suspect identified in Edinburg smoke shop robbery, barricade incident

EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Police Department identified the suspect who barricaded himself inside a smoke shop on Friday evening. Police said Guadalupe Ernesto Garcia Jr., 23, of Edinburg, is facing a charge of aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony. Officers and SWAT were dispatched at about 6 p.m. to a smoke shop in the

DPS seized 460lbs of marijuana after chase in Starr Co.

ESCOBARES, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Public Safety seized 460 pounds of marijuana after a high-speed chase in Starr County, according to a news release. Just after 10:30 a.m. on April 23, a DPS trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a maroon Chevy Avalanche for a traffic violation on US-83. According to

Suspect in custody following standoff in Edinburg smoke shop

Brownsville death row inmate John Allen Rubio legal team file incompetency motion

Edinburg police at the scene of smoke shop robbery

EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Police Department is responding to an active scene of a robbery at a smoke shop. The robbery was reported at the 2300 block of N. Sugar Rd. Edinburg police Chief Jaime Ayala is scheduled to hold a press conference to provide additional details on the active scene. The public is

Missing 85-year-old woman in Raymondville found dead, according to police

City can't heal until child killer is executed, Cameron County district attorney says

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County District Attorney Luis Saenz was not elected until after John Allen Rubio's convictions, but he has been defending the court's decision and fighting for the children during the appeals process.  Rubio is scheduled to be executed on Nov. 12, 2026. However, a newly filed 44-page motion asks the court to

John Allen Rubio's attorney argues that he is not competent for death sentence

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — New developments have emerged in the case of John Allen Rubio, as his attorneys file a motion seeking to delay his scheduled execution later this year. According to court documents filed late Thursday night, Rubio’s legal team argues he is not competent to be executed due to ongoing mental illness. The motion

McAllen man who posed as modeling scout found guilty of sexual assault

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A McAllen man was sentenced to 10 years behind bars following a sexual assault investigation, according to the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office. Isaiah Rowley, 26, of McAllen, was found guilty on three counts of sexual assault on Wednesday. On Aug. 9, 2023, the McAllen Police Department responded to a report of

'Grateful I was able to help': La Joya ISD officer saves infant from choking on quarter

LA JOYA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A La Joya Independent School District police officer took quick action to save an infant from choking on a quarter. According to La Joya ISD, Officer Melgareo was stationed at the south side of the student pickup area at La Joya High School when a distressed parent approached her, saying

Brownsville Rivera 11th grader claimed he saw student with gun, prompting lockdown: Docs

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A criminal complaint obtained by ValleyCentral identifies the student accused of making a false report that led to a lockdown at Brownsville Rivera Early College High School in April. Seventeen-year-old Marte Martinez Alvarez, an 11th-grade student, was charged with false alarm or report, a state-jail felony, and was issued a $15,000

Man was punched in the face before McAllen bar shooting: Records

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A criminal complaint obtained by ValleyCentral details what led to a shooting outside of a bar in McAllen. Salvador Picena Rangel, 26, of Alton, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the McAllen Police Department. According to the complaint, McAllen police received

Mission man sold 'purple liquid' to 12-year-old student after being contacted on Instagram: docs

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — New details have been released in the case against an 18-year-old Mission man who was arrested after a 12-year-old boy was hospitalized after using a vape on a school bus. Francisco "Frank" Ariel Cuevas Rivas, 18, of Mission, has been charged with two counts of manufacture or delivery of a substance