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Friday, March 22, 2013  A Starr County detention officer under investigation for selling crack cocaine is fired.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  A man carrying a deadly strain of tuberculosis from the other side of the world is being detained right here in south Texas.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  It all started with the arrest of Desiree Lee Padilla.

Friday, February 08, 2013  A 29-year-old was arrested on Saturday for exposing himself in front of a woman at a San Benito stoplight.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The unemployment rate is still high. In the Valley the unemployment rate is at about 10.3% as of December 2012. In this competitive market it’s a fight for survival.

Friday, February 01, 2013  American criminals fleeing across the border to avoid prosecution is not unheard of, but those same fugitives swimming back, is unusual.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Approximately 75 children fill the San Benito Boys & Girls Club each day, after school. They receive tutoring and a helping hand with homework, then participate in activities from arts and crafts to dodge ball.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  A former guard at a South Texas detention center that houses federal detainees for U.S. marshals has been sentenced to one year in prison for smuggling a cellphone into the facility.

Sunday, December 23, 2012  A man trying to cross into the United States was found carrying 18. 7 pounds of methamphetamine in an Audi.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  San Benito mayor will serve a year of probation to resolve charges of a snow cone stand allegedly operating on his property in violation of city rules.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  San Benito Mayor Joe Hernandez faced the judge for “Raspagate” scandal.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  The Cameron County Sheriff’s Office arrested an alleged drug dealer during an undercover sting on Wednesday afternoon.

Friday, September 28, 2012  There is a real fear for one Harlingen High parent who believes her two kids are at risk with an accused child rapist in the classroom.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Behind the tall brush and thick trees at an abandoned property near the intersection of Breedlove Street and Kilbourn Road north of Harlingen, is where a father said his 5-year-old daughter's innocence was taken away.

Sunday, September 16, 2012  A UTB student from Harlingen called in to a crisis hotline threatening to blow up the school the next time he went to class.