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Friday, December 07, 2012  University of Texas at Brownsville biology students Julio Cesar Ramos and Jennifer Espinales, never thought they'd have the opportunity to attend medical school right here at home.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  The lack of sidewalks and crosswalks in a school neighborhood has parents concerned on the safety of their kids.

Monday, September 24, 2012  UTPA opened a new center Monday to encourage more students to study science and math.

Monday, August 13, 2012  The mother of Andres Frias spoke to Action 4 News for the first time Monday since her son went missing in a McAllen canal more than a week ago.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Several representatives with NASA visited with students from different schools in McAllen on Tuesday.

Monday, June 18, 2012  His suicide sparked calls from as far away as Washington to pass the DREAM Act or similar legislation, now the mother of Joaquin Luna shared her thoughts on the new policy, that would have allowed him to pursue his dreams.

Monday, June 04, 2012  A drainage ditch is supposed to help alleviate flood waters. But what happens when a ditch isn't properly maintained?

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Bird lovers visiting South Padre Island were left with broken hearts after nets were destroyed by the people who are supposed to be taking care of them- the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Covered by two wooden boards and a cinder block, a sinkhole hole has existed for several weeks on FM 508 outside of Harlingen.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  McAllen ISD school board members gave the green light to start bidding out contracts and start the repairs to campuses affected by last week's storm.

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Sunday, March 25, 2012  Astronaut Mike Fossum unveiled the newest Boy Scout merit badge in Harlingen, talking to Boy Scouts about the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  As a kid, we all have these cool ideas that we think at least, at the time, are pretty awesome.  Unfortunately for many of us those ideas just stay in our dreams but Thursday morning Action 4 Sunrise had some pretty innovative kids whose ideas became reality.

Monday, January 23, 2012  Mexican officials say members of an army special forces unit fatally shot a high-ranking aide to the country's most-wanted drug dealer in a gunfight in the northern state of Durango.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  The Valley has a new tool to help fight teen suicides. It targets students, teachers and parents to help identify the symptoms.