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Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Authorities have reopened three local beaches now that high tides caused by a recent cold front have subsided.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Authorities have shut down three local beaches due to high tides caused by a cold front that blew through the Rio Grande Valley early Monday morning.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Beaches on the northern end of South Padre Island have been closed amid high tides and dangerous rip currents in the Gulf of Mexico.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  A Harlingen man is trading a hospital bed for a jail cell after being formally charged in a DWI hit-and-run that left a baby hospitalized.

Monday, September 10, 2012  Those who know little Mason Villegas say he is a fighter.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Authorities have reopened beaches at all Cameron County parks now that waves from Hurricane Isaac have gone down.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Authorities are shutting down beaches at Cameron County parks as Hurricane Isaac kicks up waves in the Gulf of Mexico.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Tropical Storm Isaac is growing stronger in the Gulf of Mexico but also making an impact on coastal areas of the Rio Grande Valley.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  A South Texas man must serve life in prison without parole for killing his common-law wife and her 12-year-old sister in a fight over his drug use.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  It has not been easy for family and friends of Andres Frias. Since last Thursday they have been watching the clock—as hours turned into days and those days slowly turn into a week.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Family and friends have been standing by, waiting along this canal bank south of McAllen for days now. It's the canal that their loved one, 18-year-old Andres Frias, was swimming in, when he went under and never resurfaced.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  High tides and dangerous driving conditions have prompted authorities to shut down Beach Access 5 and 6 on South Padre Island.

Monday, June 04, 2012  It is a new routine for Sergeant Cesar Saenz.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  An accused drug dealer and four others are behind bars after allegedly selling cocaine to a man accused of a double murder and kidnapping north of Weslaco.

Monday, May 07, 2012  The man who killed two women, kidnapped another and tried to drown himself afterwards will be arraigned Monday afternoon.