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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Authorities temporarily placed an elementary school in Edinburg under lockdown after a man was seen jumping a fence.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Four teens are back in custody after escaping a juvenile facility near Bayview and going to South Padre Island.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Border Patrol agents caught five juveniles and three adults attempting to smuggle over 300 pounds of drugs through a canal tunnel.

Friday, March 29, 2013  On Wednesday, McAllen fire crews were called to a canal located near Mile 5 off of Ware Road—7-year-old John Perri’s body was recovered late Thursday evening.

Monday, March 11, 2013  A 20-year-old woman remains in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times on Sunday morning.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  A 20-year-old woman was airlifted the hospital after she was stabbed in the chest Sunday morning.

Sunday, January 27, 2013  Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers continue to investigate a single vehicle accident that left one person dead

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  The problem is not going away. No matter how many miles of border fence is erected—it seems nothing will stop the thousands of immigrants, crossing our border illegally, from continuing their journey.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  A car slammed into a gas line, causing several people in Mission to evacuate their homes.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Suspected smugglers tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot-tall fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, but they had to abandon the effort when the Jeep got stuck on top of the barrier.

Monday, October 22, 2012  A pit bull killed about thirty birds, neighbor is afraid kids could be a target.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Potholes, trash and debris litter the street near a Pharr man's drive thru business.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  An investigation is underway after one man is dead after wrecking through a fence and into a tree north of Hargill.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Officials from a U.S. agency that monitors the U.S.-Mexico border are to explain why they're allowing construction of border fence segments in the Rio Grande flood plain.

Monday, August 06, 2012  The U.S. government has paid almost $1 million for part of a South Texas nature preserve taken for the border fence, drawing to a close nearly four years of litigation in one of the project's highest-profile condemnation cases.