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Monday, April 29, 2013  Since March, Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport has seen five reports of laser pointing.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  Two men faced charges after they pointed a laser at a helicopter flying over Donna.

Friday, February 22, 2013  The City of McAllen is close to having its first permit issued for a restaurant on wheels.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  City commissioners have given the green light for a pilot program with mobile vendors to begin.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  The Pledge of Allegiance was said with a special reverence on Tuesday. Not only because of the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, but also in memory of one fallen soldier raised in the city of San Juan.

Friday, June 01, 2012  Witnesses sprang into action to help a Bluetown pilot escaping a fire that destroyed his cropdusting plane.

Friday, June 01, 2012  A cropdusting pilot is recovering from burns to his arms and face after a fire destroyed his plane late Friday morning.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected to safety following a military plane crash in a rural area just southwest of Kingsville.

Friday, April 13, 2012  Pilots landing at the airport in Brownsville have reported a laser being pointed towards them into the cock pit as they're landing passenger flights.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  Authorities have recovered the body of a Willacy County fisherman who went missing last week.

Monday, January 09, 2012  It's been four agonizing days for the family of missing fisherman Liborio Martinez Jr. since witnesses reported last seeing him drown in a Willacy County Canal.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  BORSTAR is a highly specialized team of agents capable of responding to emergency situations.  As the Border Patrol's Irma Chapa explains pilots with CBP's Office of Air and Marine play an integral role in how these two entities work together to save lives.

Monday, August 22, 2011  Training pilot Rodolfo Gonzalez is expected to face a judge today on 13 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Sunday, August 21, 2011  A Mexican pilot is charged with 13 counts of  aggravated assault after reportedly flying too close to boaters near Port Mansfield.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  A private plane pilot and his passengers are safe after his landing gear malfuntioned at McAllen's Miller International Airport.