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Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A teenager is facing criminal charges some two weeks after he escaped and a 16-year-old boy both escaped from facility for troubled teens.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  There's a woman in the Town of Laguna Vista who shines above most when it comes to selflessly giving back to her community.

Monday, October 15, 2012  Authorities are releasing new details now about a man whose body found in the Laguna Madre last week.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Authorities have called the U.S. Coast Guard to retrieve a man's body found in the waters of the Laguna Madre.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  A large fire at an abandoned house left a Laguna Heights family homeless after the flames spread to their home on Wednesday evening.

Monday, July 09, 2012  In the midst of hurricane season, the City of Los Fresnos received approval for a $1.8 million to $2.4 million dollar "safe room" - a shelter for times of disaster.

Friday, May 11, 2012  Authorities spent early Friday morning tracking tornado activity from central Cameron County, across the Laguna Madre and then out into the Gulf of Mexico.

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.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  A Los Fresnos man has gone missing after he told his wife that he was headed south of the border to Mexico.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  Louis Greif bikes 10 to 30 miles every single day. He used to just visit the valley, but 5 years ago made a permanent move to Laguna Vista and spends as much time soaking in the outdoors as possible.

Monday, August 22, 2011  An elderly woman is dead after drowning in a swimming pool in Laguna Vista.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  A Cameron County mother is behind bars after her children were allegedly found wandering the streets in search of food.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010  Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is requirig customers of the Laguna Madre Water District to boil their water prior to consumption.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010  Hundreds of noisy terns and gulls fill the air on the Laguna Vista spoil island just north of the causeway.

Sunday, April 25, 2010  Alfoli De Dios Church in Laguna Vista is trying to rebuild there church after a recent fire destroyed the building.