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Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Authorities have retrieved a truck used in a chase where the driver plunged it into the Rio Grande and swam to Mexico.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A Mission chase ended with the driver plunging his car into the Rio Grande River and swimming to Mexico.

Friday, June 10, 2011  Action 4 News investigates wheter drug cartels are raising the stakes along the Rio Grande?

Friday, June 10, 2011  The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) released new information about a cross-border shootout.

Friday, June 10, 2011  Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials have released helicopter footage of a shootout with drug cartel members along the Rio Grande just south of Mission.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Neighbors at a Mission RV park spoke to Action 4 News about a drug cartel shootout with American officials along the Rio Grande that left three gunmen injured.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Authorities are reporting a shootout involving U.S. federal agents and an elite team of Texas Rangers has injured at least three suspected drug runners along the Rio Grande at Mission's Chimney Park.

Monday, May 16, 2011  A man's body is pulled out of the Rio Grande River near Mission’s Chimney Park on Monday morning.

Saturday, November 13, 2010  A high-speed chase ended with an alleged drug smuggler plunging his SUV into the Rio Grande south of Mission.

Thursday, July 15, 2010  Falcon Dam is at record level and water is still rising. Action 4 takes a closer look at the situation, as floodwaters continue to enter from the Rio Grande.

Monday, May 10, 2010  It is a controversial topic that has been hotly debated for many years, and centers over the use of stem cells to treat various illnesses.