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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Family members of Army Specialist Kevin Cardoza gathered to say their final goodbyes.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Students will be able to pay their final respects in honor of the fallen soldier as the parade continues to every campus across the district.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  The family of Army Specialist Kevin Cardoza will receive his body at the McAllen airport on Monday.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The remains of Army Specialist Kevin Cardoza are back on American soil.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Ashley never imagined her fiancé, Army Specialist Kevin Cardoza of Mercedes, would be killed overseas.

Monday, May 06, 2013  A Rio Grande Valley soldier is among the latest casualties in the war on terror.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Three gunmen are dead following an early morning gun battle south of the border in Nuevo Laredo.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A South Padre Island official was sentenced on Wednesday, two years after killing a Winter Texan on his motorcycle.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Authorities identified a body pulled from a river in Alabama as that of a U.S. Army sergeant from the Rio Grande Valley.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Two drug cartel gunmen are dead Following a shootout south of the border in Nuevo Laredo.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Two gunwomen are among the dead in a gun battle that claimed five lives south of the border in Reynosa.

Sunday, January 27, 2013  Authorities are continuing their fight against oil theft south of the border.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A Raymondville soldier who recently died from cancer is to be honored with a flag raising ceremony.

Monday, December 24, 2012  More than a ton of marijuana is off the streets after Mexican soldiers found it hidden in a wooded area outside of Nuevo Laredo.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Friday marked the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a day that should never to be forgotten.