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Monday, April 29, 2013  Colorful birds are everywhere as the spring migration thru South Padre Island hosts thousands of exhausted songbirds stopping over to rest and feed after winging it some 500 miles across the Gulf of Mexico.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Authorities are investigating a domestic disturbance where an Escobares man allegedly shot his 40-year-old son leaving him in critical condition.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A Raymondville man is facing criminal charges after allegedly getting caught in a sexual act with a 12-year-old girl.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A Harlingen man was taken into custody after he allegedly hit a 7-month-old and a 2-year-old.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A 2-year-old boy is dead after being run over by his father at their rural home just north of Peñitas.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Three sisters visiting their elderly father in the hospital were fined after a fight that all started due to an "offensive" Facebook post.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  It will not be easy—but reform is something that has to happen in order for the Catholic Church to move forward and out of the dark shadow of scandal.  "I believe that there is always hope," Father Greg Labus

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A father and daughter are listed in critical condition after they were hit by a SUV, while riding an off road vehicle, on a busy Hidalgo County road Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A Probable Cause Statement released even more allegations on a Valley priest who was arrested for allegedly causing damage to a vehicle's tires.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A McAllen family said a priest betrayed their trust and crossed the line when he harassed them after they decided to stop attending his church.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Edinburg Catholic priest arrested on criminal charges.

Friday, February 15, 2013  The teenage boy who lured a 5-year-old girl away from a barbeque and onto an abandoned lot in Harlingen where he touched her genitals for his own sexual gratification last September will be headed to a juvenile sex offender treatment facility near Austin for 6 months.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Man calls police to complain, but ends up in handcuffs.

Sunday, January 27, 2013  Two men were arrested for assaulting Harlingen police officers early Sunday morning.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The attorney for Carlota and Javier Salinas has spoken out about the attention the case is receiving.