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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A pest has been intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists before making its way into the U.S from Russia for the first time.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The Senate has voted to advance a landmark immigration bill, clearing away the first procedural hurdle in front of legislation that would open the door to citizenship for millions.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Witnesses say a former U.S. Marine, his father and his uncle were taken by armed men in Mexico.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A Harlingen mother pleads with Mexican authorities to investigate the disappearance of her son.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Unidentified man accused in expressway 83 road rage incident.

Friday, May 03, 2013  One local law enforcement agency says the influx of immigrants crossing our border is only going to increase the number of cases they investigate dealing with sexual assault.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The Battle of Puebla took place on May 5, 1982 and it was a victory for the Mexicans during the French Revolution.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Authorities are increasingly finding large amounts of illegal immigrants in what is known as a stash house, a place human smugglers keep undocumented immigrants after they cross the Mexico/United States border illegally.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Nearly $154,000 has been seized before making its way back into Mexico.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Many supporters of immigration reform attended a forum at the University of Texas at Brownsville Tuesday, to hear from guest speaker U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Illinois. He delivered a promise of reform to come in the following months.

Monday, April 29, 2013  With Cinco de Mayo fast approaching, the Mission Chamber of Commerce is busy planning their staycation day that will honor traditional Hispanic heritage.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A Matamoros man is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after he allegedly tried to smuggle $467,000 worth of cocaine into the United States.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Authorities have confirmed that two gunmen are dead following a shootout with soldiers south of the border in Reynosa.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A New Jersey mother is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after she allegedly smuggled a Guatemalan child in order to help pay her daughter’s quinceanera.

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