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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Suspected drug smuggler is currently being held without bond.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  With no winner on Wednesday night, the jackpot for the nation's largest lottery has grown to nearly half a billion dollars.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Lotto fever is sweeping the Rio Grande Valley as the jackpots for two games continue to grow making the next winner a multi-millionaire.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A Starr County man has used a trust to claim a $4 million dollar lotto ticket that was sold at a convenience store in Rio Grande City.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Amigas Lions Club of Harlingen is sponsoring a blood drive this coming Saturday and they need you to step up and donate!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The jackpots for two lottery games are raising eyebrows and drawing people to stores across the Rio Grande Valley.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The Texas Lottery Commission won't be abolished after all.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The Texas House has delivered a surprising defeat to a bill reauthorizing the Texas Lottery Commission -- casting doubt on the entire lottery statewide.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Authorities have arrested a Brownsville teenager accused of shooting a man in the head.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A man remains fighting for his life while three people are behind bars in connection to a shooting near two schools in Brownsville.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Authorities placed two Brownsville schools under lockdown following reports of gunfire on the city's northeast side.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Game wardens with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have seized more than two tons of marijuana worth nearly $4 million.

Monday, April 01, 2013  A Georgia woman is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after being arrested for trying to smuggle $1.3 million dollars worth of meth into the United States.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys have agreed on a six-year contract extension worth $108 million, with about half of it guaranteed.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia says the US Census undercounted the population of his county in 2010 by epic proportions.