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Yesterday at 8:04 PM  A Brownsville man was arrested after he burned his wife with a hot iron.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  A family dispute leads to a man assaulting a woman with a cable box.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A Harlingen man is behind bars after deputies investigating a domestic violence incident learned he allegedly raped the woman he's also accused of beating.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  A Lozano man is behind bars amid allegations that the he tried to run over and kill his estranged wife.

Monday, May 06, 2013  An Action 4 News investigation reveals that gun traffickers are exploiting weaknesses in federal gun laws to acquire weapons for drug cartels.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Authorities are investigating a domestic disturbance where an Escobares man allegedly shot his 40-year-old son leaving him in critical condition.

Friday, April 19, 2013  WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- Two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing -- identified to The Associated Press as coming from the Russian region near Chechnya -- killed an MIT police officer, injured a transit officer in a firefight and threw explosive devices at police during their getaway attempt in a long night of violence that left one of them dead and another still at large Friday, authorities said.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A Brownsville woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly used a high heel shoe to beat her husband in a domestic violence incident.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A Harlingen man was taken into custody after he allegedly hit a 7-month-old and a 2-year-old.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A woman murdered by her own husband in broad daylight outside her home made headlines across the valley last year. The victims mom speaks out in hopes of saving a life.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Two Harlingen women were taken into custody for beating their significant others.

Friday, April 05, 2013  A man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly shot his nephew in the head at home just northwest of Alton.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano landed in the Valley earlier Thursday afternoon.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Calm is returning slowly returning to the streets of Reynosa following reports of a shootout, gunmen opening fire on a helicopter and a string of tire fires.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Edinburg police have alerted law enforcement Valleywide to be on the lookout for the suspect.