Brownsville Mayor John Cowen Jr., during his State of the City address Wednesday at the Texas Southmost College Performing Arts Center, broke the news that the city is getting a new, full-service hotel: Embassy Suites by Hilton, to be constructed off I-69E near Springmart and Pablo Kisel boulevards.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville Mayor John Cowen Jr. will give a speech at the State of the City event Wednesday evening to discuss accomplishments made in the past year. Cowen will be joined by the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce to 800 people including residents, visiting mayors of other Valley cities and elected state official []
One day after Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno announced his 2025 Budget, another Hampden County city outlined its plans.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral spoke with Brownsville leaders to address potential safety upgrades after Saturday's library shooting. Police said the library had security at the time of the shooting. Despite their efforts, library murder suspect Humberto Paz walked in that day and shot 71 year old Vahid Khaledi in the head after a verbal []
Jamestown Mayor Kimberly Ecklund has released her 2024 State of the City Address. Ecklund stated in her message to City Council members that she wanted to understand Jamestown’s financial position before outlining the city’s current state and future direction. She said that while the Annual 2022 Fiscal Audit has been completed, the assessment of the […]
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is apologizing after the city's official
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — This week on Inside Valley Politics we’ll talk with Republican State Representative Janie Lopez about how the border is being addressed by leaders in Austin at the state capitol. "There's some legislation that we got through and some legislation that got killed obviously,” Lopez said. We’ll also talk with Cameron County []
A teenager who graffiti tagged numerous buildings in Sheffield city centre has been fined. The 19-year-old man from the Rotherham area was fined more than £200 and given a six-month conditional discharge, said South Yorkshire Police. Another man, aged 22 and from Sheffield, has been charged with criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 and possessing a controlled Class B drug. He is due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court later this month. Police said the two men had been brought...
Devin Fujino singled home Tyler Oshiro with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning Tuesday as Pearl City surprised Aiea 3-2 in the opening round of the Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA Baseball Division I State Championships at Les Murakami Stadium.
State and county legislators met at Kapalama Elementary School on Tuesday to address the statewide infestation of the coconut rhinoceros beetle.
“It’s unfortunate the judge didn’t agree or see the value in protecting what could otherwise be a world-class amenity. We were also shocked by the judge’s decision.”