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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Two Irish Wolfhounds, both therapy pets, will get married in a South Padre Island beachfront wedding, as part of a free family-oriented event on Saturday, May 18.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  One Palmview woman didn't think twice when she found a bank bag along the side of the road and returned it to its rightful owners.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Help lay down the path to a better foundation to recovery for local children in need of therapy.

Monday, February 18, 2013  The teenager who admitted to touching their 5 year old girl's genitals for his own sexual gratification last September after luring her away from a BBQ gets to call Pegasus home for the next 6 months.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  It's a voice so many people in the valley have been waiting to hear, "I'm feeling a lot better." Just 4 days after major surgery to amputate his left leg Mando Del Toro is already planning for his future.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Armando Del Toro has been an athlete since he can remember and even after his glory days were over with the Weslaco High School Panthers, he continued playing with friends at local parks, that is until, "I jumped in the air to catch the ball and I landed on my one leg and it cracked," says Del Toro.

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, May 04, 2012  Manuel Morales said IDEA's response to his daughter being bullied is not enough to make up for why his daughter dreads going to school.

Monday, April 30, 2012  Once again Harwell Middle School students are playing in the school yard without having to worry about their safety.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  An Elsa family with hearing disabilities turned to Action 4 News for help with the medical expenses of their one-year-old daughter who suffers from a brain tumor.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  The packets of herbs go by names such as K2, spice or herb. They are sold as aromatherapy incense, but it's not the smell that's luring most customers, it's the high.

Friday, October 07, 2011  Timothy Guerrero takes multiple medicines every day to relieve side effects of chemotherapy. His fight against it has been tough, only getting worse when he couldn't fill his prescriptions.

Sunday, August 28, 2011  Still no sign of Yanni Valadez’s stolen stander. Valadez, 8, of Weslaco suffers from Congenital Hydrocephalus, is blind and immobile.

Friday, February 25, 2011  Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson said bad news usually makes headlines, but on Friday he said the headline should be the good news that a 120,000 square-foot ambulatory surgery and outpatient specialty care service facility is now part of the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System.

Friday, February 11, 2011  Down By the Border, a special needs advocacy group is keeping a close eye on the state's budget, and they said their concerned that some of the cuts could directly hurt those most in need.