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Friday, May 10, 2013  Friday’s Weather Sketcher was drawn by Piper Marra, a student at St. Albans School.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Tuesday’s Weather Sketcher was drawn by Piper Bauer, a student at St. Anthony's Catholic School.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Monday’s Weather Sketcher was drawn by Piper Bauer, a 3rd grader at St. Anthony's Catholic School.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Authorities are investigating a fiery explosion allegedly caused by men trying to illegally tap into an oil pipeline south of the border in Rio Bravo.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Authorities report that five Starr County communities are without water after a pipe burst.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  A 19-year-old was arrested on New Year’s Day after police found him with a pipe bomb inside city limits.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Authorities are working to control a Saturday afternoon gas leak at a home in Brownsville.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Friday’s Weather Sketcher was drawn by nine-year-old Piper Marra, a student at St. Alban's.

Monday, September 10, 2012  A game of hoops turns into a game of life or death for a Brownsville teen.

Sunday, September 09, 2012  Police identified the body of the man who was killed instantly after crashing into a large canal pipe Friday evening in  Pharr.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  An Hidalgo County man is paying more than $1,000 for water he doesn't even have access to.

Friday, August 17, 2012  Spc. Lisandro Pulido has served in the US Army since 2008, and just returned from his second deployment from Afghanistan. He said being back home from fighting overseas is a huge relief for him and his family.

Sunday, August 12, 2012  It was a bittersweet victory for the family of Andres Frias. After a week of begging McAllen city officials to drain a canal off of South 10th Street, crews finally recovered his body early Sunday morning.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Authorities are investigating who tapped into an oil pipeline to steal thousands of gallons of fuel south of the border in Veracruz.

Friday, July 27, 2012  The driver of a truck that plunged into a Mercedes canal, had been shot in the arm before crashing. He tells police he knows who his shooters are.