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Thursday, June 06, 2013  Prosecutors are expressing disappointment after a jury sentenced a Harlingen man to 25 years in prison for murder.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  A Cameron County jury sentenced a La Paloma man to 40 years in prison for the death of a baby who died from malnutrition.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Angelita Treviño spent 25 years on the run after being sentenced in a federal drug trafficking case in Brownsville back in 1987.

Friday, January 04, 2013  A McAllen man is behind bars after being accused of sexually abusing a girl over a five-year period of time.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Wet weather didn’t stop hundreds of people from participating in the New Year’s Day “Polar Bear Dip” on South Padre Island.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  A Mission man who pleaded guilty in a child pornography investigation must serve more than 17 years in prison and pay the victim $1.3 million.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  A federal judge has sentenced a Progreso man to six years in prison for traveling to Mexico to have sex with a teenage girl.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  A Gulf cartel boss who once threatened two U.S. agents in Mexico with his assault rifle has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for trying to bribe his way to safe release.

Monday, October 01, 2012  A man accused of sexually abusing a child in Hidalgo County is behind bars after more than 19 years on the run.

Friday, August 31, 2012  An ex-Corpus Christi police officer has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for having an improper online and sexual relationship with a girl.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  A Weslaco teen is headed to three years in a juvenile detention center for stabbing a friend and blaming it on a Ouija board.