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Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Customs officers in El Paso are trying to determine whether $52,000 in undeclared cash hidden in a laundry detergent box is laundered drug money.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Federal officials have unsealed the indictment of Mexican drug boss Joaquin Guzman Loera, known as "El Chapo," leader of the Sinaloa cartel and one of the world's richest men.

Saturday, March 24, 2012  A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper died after a two-vehicle crash in El Paso early Saturday morning.

Friday, February 17, 2012  President Felipe Calderon on Thursday unveiled a 'No More Weapons!' billboard made with crushed firearms and placed near the U.S. border.

Friday, February 03, 2012  For five long and educational months a couple from New York and Minnesota have been on a quest to learn about border realities. They aren't doing all of this by just watching TV or reading a book.

Thursday, September 29, 2011  Jose Araujo is a senior in high school and one of a few that is part of Brownsville’s Early College Education Program

Wednesday, May 25, 2011  Authorities are looking for a man with distinct tattoos who they say has been linked to several armed robberies on the city's westside.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  President Barack Obama is making his first presidential trip to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday, using the backdrop of a Texas border city to renew his call for overhauling the nation's immigration laws.

Thursday, September 30, 2010  Nearly 170 soldiers with the 370th Transportation Company based out of Brownsville will be deployed to Iraq on Sunday for stability operations in the area.

Sunday, August 08, 2010  Dozens of military families gathered at the Weslaco Armory on Sunday morning to welcome back 39 Valley soldiers who just completed their tour of duty in Iraq.

Sunday, July 25, 2010  Considered one the largest on-going humanitarian mission, Operation Lone Star 2010 will begin Monday.

Thursday, June 17, 2010  He may be the Director of Homeland Security and the Emergency Management Coordinator for Weslaco and Donna, but George Garrett is also a commercially rated pilot with army combat experience.

Friday, June 11, 2010  They protested when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070, and have been pushing for immigration reform for years.

Friday, June 11, 2010  The FBI has opened a civil rights probe as part of the investigation into the shooting of a 15-year-old Mexican boy by a Border Patrol agent on border with Ciudad Juarez.

Monday, March 15, 2010  Texas Gov. Rick Perry is urging a stronger federal presence along the border following the deaths of two American consulate workers in Juarez.