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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Tourist attraction catches fire.  No injuries reported.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Two Irish Wolfhounds, both therapy pets, will get married in a South Padre Island beachfront wedding, as part of a free family-oriented event on Saturday, May 18.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  South Padre Island’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) director Darla Lapeyre is ordered back to jail.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Imagine for a moment, the remarkable odyssey of the ruby-throated hummingbird.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  Hundreds of people turned out for the pedal to Padre bike race Sunday morning

Friday, May 03, 2013  Strong northern winds have prompted authorities to temporarily shut down two popular beaches on South Padre Island.

Friday, May 03, 2013  A Harlingen police officer has been fired less than a month after being indicted for a Spring Break rape on South Padre Island.

Friday, May 03, 2013  This coming weekend at the South Padre Island, there will be a knock-out boxing event for you to attend.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Since March, Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport has seen five reports of laser pointing.

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.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  This upcoming weekend, head to the island for a glowing experience as more than 1,500 runner will light up the South Padre Island beachfront for the Sand Crab Nighttime Beach Run.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Authorities have evacuated a rehabilitation clinic on South Padre Island following reports of a gas leak.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A turn of events for a South Padre Island Official, convicted of negligent homicide in the death of a motorcyclist.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Authorities have shut down several beaches in Cameron County following a cold front that created strong rip currents and extremely high tides.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A federal judge has overturned the convictions of a Brownsville attorney whose body was found on the day he was to report to prison in a judicial bribery scandal.