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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Authorities have issued an Amber Alert issued for two girls abducted by a man in a town located just southeast of Austin.

Friday, October 19, 2012  A San Benito mother is behind bars after she allegedly shoved and pulled the hair of her 12-year-old daughter who left home without permission.

Friday, July 06, 2012  A San Benito man is behind bars after he allegedly hit a 12-year-old girl who tried to help her mother in a domestic disturbance.

Saturday, June 30, 2012  A tutor at Santa Maria Middle School is out on bond after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  It was a cocaine fueled rage, Hidalgo County sheriff investigators told Action 4 News, that led to Raul Garza killing his wife Veronica Rivera and her 12-year-old sister.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  A Brownsville man is behind bars after being arrested as part of an injury to a child investigation.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Officials with Brownsville's Gladys Porter Zoo said there have been several instances of drug cartel members keeping exotic animals as pets.

Monday, December 19, 2011  A Mission man will spend seven years and seven months in federal prison and must pay a child pornography victim more than $926,000 dollars in restitution.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  A Brownsville man is behind bars after he allegedly tried to smuggle Central American children past the Sarita checkpoint on Easter Sunday.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  A missing 12-year-old McAllen boy has been found safe and sound with family members south of the border in Reynosa.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  A Brownsville teen is behind bars after he allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  A San Benito man is behind bars after being arrested for having a sexual relationship with a girl almost half his age.

Friday, June 11, 2010  A movie theater worker from Laguna Heights man is behind bars after authorities learned about an alleged sexual relationship between him and a 12-year-old girl.

Monday, February 01, 2010  A child abuse expert told Action 4 News that a 12-year-old girl locked in a closet and her brothers may need a lot of therapy to overcome the ordeal.

Friday, January 15, 2010  A 12-year-old boy is being treated for severe burns after an early Friday morning fire consumed his family's mobile home.