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Yesterday at 10:16 PM  A shocker at Shoney's after the Brownsville restaurant on 2355 North Expressway 77 scored the most demerits this week on Food 4 Thought.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  While the country is still slowly recovering from the recession, right here in the valley, the car industry is booming.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Crews are working to restore power to thousands of homes and businesses following power failures caused by Wednesday morning's rain.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Hundreds of people found themselves without power on Thursday morning thanks to moisture from last night's cold front.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  One Norwegian economist believes the airline industry should directly tie the weight of a person to the price of a ticket.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 

Thursday, March 14, 2013  About 4.2 million people across the nation could be eligible for $100 dollars up to $125,000 dollars—after their homes were foreclosed on in 2009 and 2010.

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.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  Employees and patients from the South Texas Health System are putting on their dancing shoes and pink gloves to help raise money for breast cancer patients.  Thursday morning Cari Lambrecht with the health system and cancer survivor Blanca Chavez came to Sunrise to talk about the Pink Glove Dance competition.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Texas Workforce Solutions Cameron Executive Director Pat Hobbs said Tuesday, that the current unemployment rate in Cameron County is 11.1 percent.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  Normally when people write on dirty cars, it might say "wash me," or have a friendly message. But one dust-written message on a vehicle in Progreso was far from friendly.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  A La Feria man is facing criminal charges for a series of bomb threats he allegedly made at public buildings and local businesses.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Authorities are investigating a series of bomb threats that ended with them finding a detonator with white power in downtown La Feria.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Even on a slow day, Ricardo Portillo can count on customers stopping by his jewelry store at La Plaza Mall.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Health care coverage for all has been the goal of the federal government for years. But as they inch closer to finally having some type of universal coverage---some businesses, namely the hospitality and restaurant industries, are bracing for that claim is a damaging move.