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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Authorities are asking the public to avoid using Highway 281 in Edinburg while a medical helicopter lands to pick up a person injured in a major auto accident.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Authorities are looking for the driver of a car that hit a Brownsville ISD school bus carrying 14 elementary school students.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Authorities temporarily shut down part of Nort L Street in Harlingen after an accident involving an 18-wheeler.

Monday, April 22, 2013  One person is in critical condition after a rollover accident involving three cars and a horse early Monday morning.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A Brownsville man is facing criminal charges after being accused of driving drunk and getting in an accident where his passenger was ejected from the vehicle.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  Authorities are investigating an auto pedestrian accident that claimed the life of a man trying to cross the road near Rio Grande City.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Authorities are investigating a two-vehicle accident that knocked out a light pole and backed up traffic on Expressway 83 in Mercedes.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Authorities are investigating a single-vehicle accident involving a Border Patrol agent in a marked unit.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities are investigating a rollover accident off Expressway 83 in Mercedes where several Good Samaritans stopped to rescue the driver.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Authorities believe a heart attack is responsible for a fatal accident where a man slammed his pickup truck into a telephone pole.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Authorities are investigating a four-car wreck that slowed holiday traffic on the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Two children have been rushed to the hospital following a rollover accident during rush hour traffic in Weslaco.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Authorities are investigating an accident where a car ended up being crushed by an 18-wheeler in San Benito.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Thursday was a somber day at La Feria High School where officials held a a moment of silence to remember a beloved volunteer.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A Rio Grande Valley lawmaker is in the hospital after getting into an auto accident in Austin.