5 On Your Side
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5 On Your Side: Transmission Trouble
Posted 11:51 AM 2/6/2012
MCALLEN - A Brownsville man says he bought a bad transmission from a local parts company. Now he says they won't honor the warranty.
Julio Guerrero paid $750 for a used transmission. He says (More)
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West Harlingen Residents Want Answers Concerning Fire Hydrants
Posted 5:29 PM 1/16/2012
HARLINGEN - People who live in west Harlingen want answers about fire protection and city services. Ask the folks on Pinehurst Drive whether they live in the Harlingen city limits (More)
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Contractor Says Church Owes Him Money for Renovations
Posted 6:28 PM 1/11/2012
EDINBURG - A local contractor and a Valley priest are at odds. It all started with renovations to an old church hall. The contractor claims he was not paid for the work.
He says from the (More)
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Man Trying to Recover $5,000 House Deposit
Posted 11:15 PM 1/6/2012
PHARR - Fequiere Agustin says a real estate development company took his money and left him standing in an empty lot.Agustin put down $5,000 to build a new house with RRC Developments.
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Woman Trying to Get Headstone for Husband More Than a Year After His Death
Posted 6:33 PM 12/16/2011
SAN JUAN - A San Juan woman is trying to say goodbye to her husband. He died more than a year ago. She's still waiting for the headstone to mark his grave.
Becky Garza led us to her (More)
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Rio Hondo Man Dealing with Costly Mistake
Posted 8:24 AM 12/16/2011
RIO HONDO - Ismael "Smiley" Yanez wants help dealing with a costly mistake. He says an Allied Waste trash truck ran over his septic tank, and the trash company won't pay to fix it.
Yanez (More)
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Man Says He's Struggling to Get Home Fixed
Posted 11:00 AM 12/15/2011
ALAMO - Wet weather is destroying an Alamo man's mobile home. He went looking for help but says he was ignored.
His home is slowing falling apart. It's a problem Larry Horn says started when (More)
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Woman Says Home Care Provider Won't Return Title of House
Posted 2:06 PM 12/2/2011
WESLACO - An elderly woman says her home care provider has the title to her house and won't give it back.
The woman says she signed the title over to her provider hoping to save her house. (More)
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Brownsville Woman Dealing With Roach Problem at Apartment
Posted 11:13 AM 11/29/2011 by Stephanie Zepelin
BROWNSVILLE - A Brownsville woman is dealing with a big problem. She says her apartment is infested with roaches and her landlord won't do anything about it.
They're in the kitchen, on the (More)
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Disabled Man Enduring Cold Showers, Meals
Posted 7:45 AM 11/16/2011 by Camaron Abundes
MCALLEN - No hot showers and very cold meals are causing major headaches for a disabled McAllen man.
Pete Martinez lives on a privately owned trailer park. The owner turned off the gas for (More)
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