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Friday, February 15, 2013  Moments after their story aired on Action 4 News, the Mendo family told Action 4 News the man they accused of stealing thousands from them---called and apologized.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  A mom is fighting a new battle, trying to figure out what happened to over $1,700 meant to help her daughter during her time of need.

Friday, May 25, 2012  Husband on the run after confessing to killing his wife the day they were married.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  A La Villa street gang leader accused in a sexual abuse investigation is now behind bars in upstate New York.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  La Villa police need the public’s help to find the leader of a street gang accused of raping three small children over the course of several months.

Saturday, January 07, 2012  Cries from a grieving mother filled the air Saturday outside the Holy Family Church in Brownsville. Hundreds gathered to pay their final respects to 15-year-old Jaime Gonzalez.

Friday, May 20, 2011  Child abuse experts are warning parents on how to look for signs of abuse following Mission Police Department case where a man videotaped himself sexually abusing a little girl.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  Luis Humberto Medellin is a husband and stepfather. He's behind bars for allegedly beating his stepson with a belt and punching him in the forehead at a Harlingen apartment.

Friday, April 08, 2011  The Rio Grande Valley's non-profit organizations are turning to grants and other alternate sources of funding in the face of looming state and federal budget cuts.

Monday, November 08, 2010  Every hand tells a story. While some are more painful than other their common bond is that they are all survivors.

Monday, May 24, 2010  Action 4 News sat down with a child forensic interviewer to get more insight into how and why a 12-year-old Harlingen girl could have a romantic relationship with a 34-year-old man charged in an Amber Alert case.

Saturday, May 15, 2010  An Amber Alert has ended after a missing 12-year-old was found at Harlingen City Lake early Saturday morning.

Friday, May 14, 2010  Harlingen Police Report on May 10, 2010 at approximately 12:45 p.m. twelve year old Estrella Rodriguez was seen leaving in the company of a 34 year old male who has now been identified as Ernesto Galvan.

Monday, April 26, 2010  Action 4 News takes an indepth look at the process given to abused children at Estrella's House.

Monday, April 26, 2010  Tucked away in Hidalgo county sits a children's advocacy center, also known as Estrella's house.