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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The remains of Army Specialist Kevin Cardoza are back on American soil.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Ashley never imagined her fiancé, Army Specialist Kevin Cardoza of Mercedes, would be killed overseas.

Monday, May 06, 2013  A Rio Grande Valley soldier is among the latest casualties in the war on terror.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Two people are dead and 22 more are wounded after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  An annual assessment of threats posed to Texas by gangs has found that the Tango Blast prison gang now leads the list.

Friday, November 16, 2012  A Friday morning fire aboard an oil platform off the Louisiana coast has left two workers dead and one more missing.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  The death toll has now climbed to 30 people in a deadly explosion at a gas plant south of the border in Reynosa.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Mexican President Felipe Calderon says emergency workers' quick reaction to a pipeline fire that killed 26 workers prevented a "real catastrophe," by controlling the fire before it reached the massive tanks of a neighboring gas processing plant.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Authorities are working to contain a large fire following a deadly explosion that claimed 26 lives at a plant south of the border in Reynosa.

Friday, July 06, 2012  A Houston area murder suspect on the Texas Top 10 Most Wanted list has been caught working at a chemical plant south of the border in Matamoros.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  Authorities are investigating a car bomb blast that took place outside a Tamaulipas state official’s home leaving two dead and four wounded.

Friday, June 29, 2012  Authorities are investigating a car bomb that exploded outside Nuevo Laredo's city hall and that left four people wounded.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  Emergency crews were called to the  scene of an explosion at a hotel hosting a sheriff's convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  It's no secret, living across the border can be extremely dangerous. Kidnappings, beheadings, grenade blasts, you name it. For those traveling from Mexico to the U.S. it can be deadly. So is border violence hurting the Rio Grande Valley's economy?

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  San Benito fire crews are at the scene of what is being called a gas explosion.