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Wednesday, May 22, 2013  A man accused of running an illegal 8-liner arcade is behind bars after being arrested at an international bridge in Brownsville.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  A Brownsville woman was arrested for having 92 packages of marijuana in her vehicle.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A Brownsville man is facing criminal charges after authorities raided his home and found cocaine near a baby's crib.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Former Hidalgo County District Clerk Omar Guerrero is back in trouble with the law.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A woman is behind bars following a disturbance where police later found cocaine in her undergarment.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Authorities have filed new criminal charges against a man who allegedly had sexually explicit photos of his underage girlfriend.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A man is facing criminal charges after 'magic mushrooms' and several other drugs were found inside a home in the Brownsville Country Club.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  A man was caught at a Border Patrol checkpoint with 65 bundles of marijuana on Friday.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  A state representative is pushing a bill that would reduce punishments for some drug cases.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  While sheriff deputies were searching for a Brownsville man with a warrant out for his arrest, authorities took his brother into custody for smoking marijuana in front of a baby.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Three men are behind bars in Starr County after being accused of trying to kill three people by burning their mobile home down.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A year after several Tri-City Bomber gang members were arrested in the beating death of Rogelio Pardo Jr., seven have pleaded guilty to his murder.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A Harlingen man facing child pornography charges met a teenage girl on a “party line” where she allegedly lied about her age.

Monday, March 25, 2013  A Harlingen man is out on bond following a traffic stop where authorities allegedly found that he had child pornography.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  A Laureles woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of a scheme where she visited several doctors to get prescriptions for the same pain killer.