Latest local news, weather, high school sports in the Rio Grande Valley

44 minutes ago  A South Padre Island man is behind bars after he allegedly held a woman against her will a gunpoint, beat her and raped her in a two-day period.

49 minutes ago  A Rio Grande City mother is relieved after city officials installed a sign alerting drivers a deaf child lives nearby.

58 minutes ago  After an abandoned Willacy County home is turned into a stash house, the property owner is opting to tear it down.

1 hour, 34 minutes ago  A couple is facing criminal charges after an alleged night of drinking ended with them leaving two boys alone on a rural road.

2 hours, 12 minutes ago  Voting ends at 3 pm Wednesday! Submit your Photo Of The Day entries by e-mailing them to share@valleycentral.com.

2 hours, 38 minutes ago  Sullivan Elementary School students in San Benito welcomed a K-9 who is recently back on duty.

Today at 5:17 PM  Some people in the Rio Grande Valley will be gathering donations for survivors of the Oklahoma tornado devastation.

Today at 1:45 PM  Authorities are looking for two men who lead Rio Grande City police on a chase and left 21 illegal immigrants inside their SUV.

Today at 11:50 AM  Death toll was corrected and lowered to 24 people, including 7 children.

Today at 10:56 AM  A San Benito woman is facing new criminal charges after police learned she lied during a domestic disturbance and faked her injuries to get her boyfriend in trouble.

Today at 10:25 AM  Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a man accused of raping a child in Hidalgo County.