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Yesterday at 7:34 PM  A South Padre Island man is behind bars after he allegedly held a woman against her will a gunpoint, beat her and raped her in a two-day period.

Yesterday at 6:44 PM  A couple is facing criminal charges after an alleged night of drinking ended with them leaving two boys alone on a rural road.

Yesterday at 10:56 AM  A San Benito woman is facing new criminal charges after police learned she lied during a domestic disturbance and faked her injuries to get her boyfriend in trouble.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A Brownsville man was arrested after he burned his wife with a hot iron.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Firefighters worked to put out the flames on a two-story home in Rio Grande City.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Child Protective Services is going to step in and make a safe plan for the toddler who was found passed out with her parents at a McDonald's drive-thru.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A Harlingen man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly fought with a security guard while getting treatment at a local hospital.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A Harlingen man is behind bars after he allegedly rammed his car into an SUV carrying a woman and her 3-year-old child several times.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Authorities are investigating an immigrant chase that ended when the driver crashed her SUV into a tree in Mission.

Monday, May 20, 2013  More than $7.5 million worth of marijuana is off the streets after authorities raided a Harlingen warehouse where they found it stacked on palettes.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A car accident on the expressway in Brownsville brought the morning traffic commute to a crawl.

Monday, May 20, 2013  As the summer quickly approaches, the number of drivers on Texas roads is expected to increase significantly, but so will the number of accidents.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  An 86-year-old man was struck and killed by another 86-year-old man in an auto pedestrian accident.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  A toddler was put in danger after her parents decided to smoke synthetic marijuana inside their vehicle.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  A vehicle involved in a Houston shootout is registered to an owner in the Rio Grande Valley.