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Wednesday, December 05, 2012  If you're in the holiday spirit and want to have an event for the whole family to enjoy, what better way than by learning how to make a gingerbread house?  Gaby Jones, with the International Museum of Art and Science in McAllen, joined Sunrise to teach you how to put this festive holiday treat together.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Mireya Ortega, 15, hasn't forgotten everything. Like most girls her age, she looks up at a poster on her wall and remembers that Justin Beiber is still her boyfriend.

Friday, September 21, 2012  Family members of a Lyford teen say they are encouraged after she was taken off life support and is breathing on her own.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  As soon as Maria Garcia got notice that her little sister, 15-year-old Mireya Ortega, was in critical condition following a roll over ATV accident Monday night in Lyford, she rushed to be by her side.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Gabriela “Gaby” Rivera was loved by many. She was a well-known, decorated athlete at Lyford High School.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  It was supposed to be a weekend of school pride but officials have cancelled the Lyford High School football game and all homecoming activities following a deadly accident that claimed the life of a well-known athlete.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  The vicious attack on alleged victim 21-year-old Derek Madrigal, a college student from Dallas, was caught on video during Spring Break on South Padre Island. Madrigal’s family said Derek was brutally attacked after defending a girl who was assaulted by a man.