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Thursday, March 21, 2013  To keep a handle on growing crime rates, police started to set up checkpoints in the very areas that have been plagued by this type of crime.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A former employee at a Harlingen call center is facing criminal charges after being accused of stealing bank account information from callers.

Friday, July 22, 2011  As technology advances, could textbooks become a thing of the past for students at McAllen ISD?

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  Jon de la Cruz has five family members who all work for the McAllen Independent School District. He says their names and salaries should have never appeared on a blog from the McAllen Monitor.

Sunday, February 20, 2011  The Rio Grande Valley has a new pecking order thanks to new data released by the 2010 Census.

Friday, January 15, 2010  It was started to keep the community informed in Pharr. But after a few years the system needs an upgrade.

Friday, September 18, 2009  A Cuban man is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after he allegedly lied about being an American citizen at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009  The federal government is hiring for the 2010 Census and has set up a special hotline and website for applicants.