WRITER’S NOTE: This story is part of a series highlighting the Brownsville Herald/Valley Morning Star boys soccer all-area award winners. The Herald/Star coverage area ranges from Brownsville to La Feria. Check back throughout the week as we reveal the Lower Valley’s other superlative winners and be sure to pick up a copy of Saturday’s newspaper […]
BROWNSVILLE — Brownsville Veterans Memorial’s Daniela Sauceda only needed two seasons of varsity basketball with the Chargers to become the best player in the Lower Valley. Sauceda’s abilities yielded her a scholarship at Texas A&M University-San Antonio and The Brownsville Herald/Valley Morning Star 2023-24 Most Valuable Player award. Sauceda helped lead the Chargers to another […]
KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin was at the center of a local TV news revolution. Rubin, who died Friday of a heart attack at 64, became a central member of "KTLA 5 Morning News" soon after its launch on July 8. 1991. The early morning broadcast was a bold experiment: Local news stations had usually focused on their evening newscasts, feeling that morning viewers would be more likely to tune into national programs like NBC's "The Today Show" or ABC's "Good Morning America." But the Channel...
The second official Game of Thrones spin-off has a director, two stars, and an adorably precocious bald prince playing squire.
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The Zimbabwean government has formed a multi-stakeholder committee, tasked with consulting stakeholders in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. This committee, known as the National Risk Assessment Coordination Committee (NRACC), aims to determine the nature and extent of the cryptocurrency ecosystem in Zimbabwe. It will also evaluate the risks associated with cryptocurrencies, such as their potential misuse for […]
Ethereum scaling solution provider Optimism announced plans to enhance blockchain throughput by integrating Layer three applications on top of its OP Stack, aiming to foster a Superchain network where Layer threes can build and share revenue with the Optimism Collective. The OP Stack, an open standard codebase, extends its utility beyond Layer two deployers to […]
We hear from one of the Haiti's most powerful gang leaders. Michael Cohen will take the stand in ex-President Trump's New York criminal trial. As it attacks areas in Gaza, Israel marks Memorial Day.
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Michael Ballone holds two school records in both the 110 and 300 meter hurdles
Football and the Valley basically go hand-in-hand and that was evident on Saturday for campers at Ursuline and United Local.