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Yesterday at 8:04 PM  A Brownsville man was arrested after he burned his wife with a hot iron.

Yesterday at 7:49 PM  Authorities seized 4,869 pounds of marijuana from an underground bunker in La Feria.

Yesterday at 6:41 PM  Firefighters worked to put out the flames on a two-story home in Rio Grande City.

Yesterday at 6:22 PM  A teen's life was turned upside down by synthetic marijuana.

Yesterday at 6:06 PM  A man identified as  a fugitive in the “Big Momma” cocaine trafficking case has been arrested in the Rio Grande Valley.

Yesterday at 6:04 PM  Monday marks Day 7 of the Armando Villalobos “Cash for Court” favors trials.

Yesterday at 5:44 PM  Starr County Judge Eloy Vera is accused of tax evasion.

Yesterday at 5:36 PM  Seven men are behind bars after a remote video system allegedly spotted them smuggling more than 400 pounds of marijuana.

Yesterday at 5:33 PM  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.

Yesterday at 5:08 PM  A Brownsville woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of taking part in an $8,500 scheme to smuggle a Central American child to Virginia.

Yesterday at 3:43 PM  A Harlingen man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly fought with a security guard while getting treatment at a local hospital.

Yesterday at 2:30 PM  A San Benito man is behind bars following a high-speed chase where he bailed out of the car but was stopped by his own father.

Yesterday at 1:55 PM  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.

Yesterday at 12:25 PM  Authorities are investigating an immigrant chase that ended when the driver crashed her SUV into a tree in Mission.

Yesterday at 11:25 AM  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.