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Thursday, February 07, 2013  Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a Valle Hermoso man who they say failed to appear in court in a child rape case.

Friday, October 05, 2012  A gunmen is dead and two innocent civilians are recovering from injuries following a shootout in a small town near Valle Hermoso.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  Action 4 News has taken a city-by-city look at drug cartel homicide figures just released by Mexican authorities.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  Four gunmen are dead and another 18 are behind bars following a shootout south of the border in Valle Hermoso.

Monday, December 12, 2011  Some 11 gunmen are dead following an intense shootout south of the border in Valle Hermoso.

Friday, November 11, 2011  The Mexican Army, in conjunction with the Mexico's Attorney General's Office, incinerated more than 36 tons of marijuana in Reynosa on Thursday.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  Five gunmen are dead following a deadly clash with Mexican soldiers south of the border in Valle Hermoso.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  Two alleged members of the Gulf Cartel are behind bars following a traffic stop south of the border in Valle Hermoso.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011  Rio Grande Valley law enforcement officials are on alert following reports of gunfire and a Mexican military helicopter spotted south of the Los Indios International Bridge.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  Traffic is once again flowing through the Los Indios Interational Bridge following a shootout south of the border in Lucio Blanco, Tamaulipas.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  Customs officials temporarily halted traffic in both directions at the Los Indios International Bridge following a shootout south of the border.

Sunday, May 08, 2011  Two gunmen are dead following a weekend shootout with Mexican marines in Valle Hermoso.

Monday, May 02, 2011  Winds and weather have created power outages on both sides of the border.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011  Eight alleged gunmen are dead and one marine is wounded following a fierce night of combat south of the border in Valle Hermoso.

Saturday, February 05, 2011  Freezing weather didn't stop the bloodshed south of the border in Tamaulipas where 13 gunmen were killed in armed clashes with soldiers.