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School Bus Mix-up Leaves Girl at Wrong Stop
Posted 8:07 PM 5/21/2013
HIDALGO COUNTY - A mix-up while boarding a bus led to a second-grader being dropped off at the wrong stop, Mercedes school officials said.
The Mercedes Independent School District continues (More)
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Funeral Directors Report Increase in Number of Unclaimed Bodies
Posted 7:59 PM 5/21/2013
WESLACO - Funeral directors said a growing number of unclaimed bodies are piling up at mortuaries and graveyards. They said the problem is happening all over the country.
Experts said the (More)
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Feds Offer Few Details on Border Patrol Fuel Rationing
Posted 7:52 PM 5/21/2013
WESLACO - A CHANNEL 5 NEWS investigation into fuel rationing at some Border Patrol stations has drawn the attention of the agency's national press office in Washington.
A story on the fuel (More)
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Hackers Target Local Judge
Posted 7:46 PM 5/21/2013
EDINBURG - A Rio Grande Valley judge is trying to find out who hacked his e-mail account.
Judge Horacio Pena Jr. said an online money scheme shut down his e-mail account at his law (More)
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Police Investigate Alleged Cartel Threat in San Juan
Posted 7:37 PM 5/21/2013
HIDALGO COUNTY - An alleged drug cartel threat found at a San Juan home unnerved residents and authorities.
San Juan police said this is the first time they have found an alleged cartel (More)
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Emergency Coordinator Urges Storm Preparedness
Posted 7:31 PM 5/21/2013
BROWNSVILLE - The Cameron County emergency manager said the tragedy in Moore, Okla., should serve as a reminder to local residents about the need to prepare for a storm.
Humberto Barrera (More)
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Unpredictable Weather Patterns Blamed for Deadly Tornadoes
Posted 7:23 PM 5/21/2013
BROWNSVILLE - A tornado ravaged Moore, Okla., in 1999. Weather experts at that time said the area would not see another weather phenomenon like it in 100 years. But Monday's massive vortex proved (More)
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Storms Pummel North Texas as News Crews Head to Oklahoma
Posted 7:17 PM 5/21/2013
DALLAS - Two CHANNEL 5 NEWS crews faced strong storms and winds in North Texas as they made their way to Moore, Okla.
The crews left the Rio Grande Valley at 5 a.m. Tuesday. The strong rain (More)
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Red Cross Volunteers Prepare Emotionally for Trip to Oklahoma
Posted 4:28 PM 5/21/2013
HARLINGEN - Red Cross volunteers are on standby as they wait to be deployed to the tornado-ravaged areas in Moore, Okla.
The volunteers said they prepare physically and mentally for the (More)
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Investigation Launched into Marijuana Found at Charred Home
Posted 3:39 PM 5/21/2013
RIO GRANDE CITY - Starr County deputies said they found 180 pounds of marijuana Monday amid the charred debris of a home.
The blaze destroyed a house on Sauz Road just a block north of (More)
