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Wednesday, May 22, 2013  A series of surprise inspections by authorities caught dozens of gamblers off-guard at 8-liner arcades in Willacy County.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Raymondville police officers, Willacy County Sheriff deputies and constables and Lyford Consolidated Independent School District Police took their turns shooting at targets inside a classroom, at the old Travis Elementary School building in Lyford.

Monday, March 04, 2013  According to the Texas Privacy Act a gun seller cannot check if a person buying a weapon has a mental condition or history.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Norma Hernandez is walking the path where she says her late-sister Maria would walk almost every evening from her Lyford home.

Saturday, February 02, 2013  The body of missing 41-year-old Maria Hernandez has been found.

Saturday, February 02, 2013  The search continues for missing 41-year-old Maria Guadalupe Hernandez.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Lyford police search the streets for missing 41-year-old Maria Guadalupe Hernandez.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Authorities have organized search parties to look for a 41-year old woman who went missing in Lyford.

Monday, November 12, 2012  Elementary student claims a teacher called him “dumb and stupid” in class.

Saturday, October 20, 2012  A Lyford man turned to Action 4 News after getting a $1,000 fine for goats getting out of a corral and wandering to neighbor's yard.

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  The Texas Department of Public Safety describes the off-road vehicle used in Monday's night's fatal accident involving 8 Lyford high school students as a Polaris Ranger 500 edition

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