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Yesterday at 6:44 PM  A couple is facing criminal charges after an alleged night of drinking ended with them leaving two boys alone on a rural road.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Board members with the San Benito CISD will meet Thursday for a special called agenda to place Superintendent Tony Limon on suspension with pay.

Monday, May 13, 2013  A Harlingen man will spend nine years in prison for killing a 6-month-old Mason Villegas in a drunk driving accident.

Friday, May 03, 2013  An undercover prostitution sting ended with officers making five arrests in Harlingen.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A man accused of being drunk during an auto accident that claimed a San Benito CISD employee’s life faced a judge.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A Hidalgo County jury has given an Alamo man 37 years for the December 2011 murder of a San Juan man.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A Hidalgo County jury will soon sentence a man convicted of murder.

Monday, April 29, 2013  A power outage in several buildings at The University of Texas at Brownsville has forced administrators to delay the start of some classes to noon.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Authorities believe a short-circuit may be responsible for a fire that burned a maquiladora to the ground.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Newly released police documents shed light on a dark secret at Edcouch Elsa High School.  The former Mariachi Director, Homero Gutierrez, is accused of having a 2-year sexual relationship with a student while at school.

Friday, April 05, 2013  A burned down building bad for business in San Benito. A concerned resident is making a Call 4 Action to get the owners of the city moving and cleaning it up.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A McAllen parks employee is facing criminal charges after being accused of stealing city swimming pool supplies.

Monday, April 01, 2013  A Mission woman is back behind bars after being accused of violating the terms of her probation for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy.

Monday, April 01, 2013  A San Benito father spent part of Easter Sunday behind bars after he allegedly left his 4-year-old daughter inside a local Dollar General store.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Traffic in a border city already whose streets were already congested with tourists for Semana Santa was dealt a double blow on Monday.