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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Authorities temporarily placed an Edinburg elementary school under lockdown after several illegal immigrants fled from Border Patrol agents in the area.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Authorities are asking the public to avoid using Highway 281 in Edinburg while a medical helicopter lands to pick up a person injured in a major auto accident.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  An armed helicopter flying on an "aerial surveillance" mission alarmed residents in throughout several west Harlingen neighborhoods.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Calm is returning slowly returning to the streets of Reynosa following reports of a shootout, gunmen opening fire on a helicopter and a string of tire fires.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  A Los Fresnos high school student has passed away in a hospital almost two weeks after being injured in a DWI wreck on South Padre Island.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  An evening out at the beach ended with several people being airlifted following a DWI wreck on South Padre Island.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  The fate of attorney Marc Rosenthal is in the hands of 12 men and women.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Authorities are investigating an incident where a helicopter had to make an emergency landing at a school near the U.S./Mexico border.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  Two people have been hospitalized following a Wednesday morning accident between two pickup trucks on the highway to Port Mansfield.

Sunday, November 18, 2012  Texas is the only border state that allows and trains its officers to fire on suspects from airborne helicopters.

Saturday, November 17, 2012  Two Democratic state lawmakers said they couldn't tell from their viewing of a DPS video that immigrants were hidden beneath a tarp in a fleeing pickup truck an airborne trooper fired upon.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Authorities are searching for suspects who allegedly threw bundles of illegal drugs from the window of a car during a chase.

Monday, October 15, 2012  A woman remains in critical condition after slamming her vehicle into a telephone poll just west of Raymondville.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Family and friends paid their final respects to fallen soldier Jose Luis Montenegro on Wednesday morning.

Sunday, September 16, 2012  Action 4 News will be at McCreery Aviation LIVE at 11 a.m. to await the body of CW2 Jose Luis Montenegro