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Monday, June 10, 2013  A jury has sentenced a Mission woman to life in prison without parole for participating in a murder-for-hire plot to kill her brother-in-law.

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

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A jury has been chosen for the corruption trial of former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A jury has sentenced a 55-year-old man to six years in prison for running over a Port Isabel woman in a DWI accident.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A Hidalgo County teenager has been certified as an adult to stand trial for being the driver in a fatal chase that killed nine illegal immigrants.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Defense attorneys are firing back amid new allegations against former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  An attorney who is now a sitting judge is among those named in documents filed in an ongoing “cash for court favors” scandal.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A man was sentenced for severely beating a woman to the point where she was left “unrecognizable and unconscious” according to authorities.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Cameron county prosecutors say victim had to undergo facial reconstructive surgery due to injuries sustained by Marco Antonio Valdez. Victim said to be still be traumatized from the incident.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  An Hidalgo County Judge had ruled a teenager jailed on attempted murder charges will stand trial as an adult.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A federal judge sentenced a Brownsville attorney to 3 1/2 years in prison for his role in the Abel Limas cash for court favors scandal.

Friday, August 17, 2012  Eight suspects accused in the stabbing of a Spring Breaker on South Padre Island faced a judge on Friday morning.

Monday, July 09, 2012  A judge who oversees violence juvenile crimes in Hidalgo County said the community needs to work harder to save these troubled teens.

Friday, June 22, 2012  The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a libel judgment against newspapers in Harlingen and Brownsville because the trial judge in the case admitted taking bribes.

Monday, June 18, 2012  A federal jury in has found a Brownsville attorney guilty in all seven counts for his role in the Abel Limas "cash for court favors" scandal.