CHANNEL 5 News Investigations
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Investigations
Managed Care Blamed for Delayed Medical Treatment
Posted 9:50 PM 5/14/2013
McALLEN - A Rio Grande Valley woman soon may receive much-needed medical treatment after a managed care organization approved a crucial procedure.
Lisa Luna said she had not been able to (More)
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Neurologist Unable to get Payment from Managed Care Organizations
Posted 9:50 PM 5/13/2013
HIDALGO COUNTY - A Mission neurologist is struggling to keep his practice afloat as he waits to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars from insurance companies.
Dr. Miguel Gutierrez said (More)
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Doctor Struggles to Keep Practice Afloat
Posted 9:48 PM 5/13/2013
HIDALGO COUNTY - A Mission doctor says he never though his version of the American dream would crumble.
Dr. Miguel Gutierrez began his studies in Reynosa, but Mexico's slumping economy (More)
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Investigation Launched into Theft at Starr County Office
Posted 9:09 PM 5/9/2013
RIO GRANDE CITY - An investigation has been launched into the theft of money from the Starr County Tax Assessor's Office.
Starr County District Attorney Omar Escobar said the stolen amount (More)
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Immigrant Caught in Legal Limbo
Posted 9:55 PM 5/2/2013
CAMERON COUNTY - Thousands of illegal immigrants are waiting to see a judge. It is part of the process before they are expelled from the country.
The courts are full, and the cases are (More)
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Hundreds of Valley Residents Missing in Mexico
Posted 10:00 PM 2/27/2013
WESLACO - The number of United States residents missing in Mexico keeps climbing, federal investigators said.
Law enforcement officials said the chances of finding them are slim.
The (More)
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Fracking Creates Job Boom in Cotulla
Posted 9:42 PM 2/21/2013
COTULLA - One of the biggest economic booms in the history of Texas is unfolding just a few hours north of the Rio Grande Valley.
A gigantic geological formation called the Eagle Ford Shale (More)
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Sisters Seek Closure for Decades-Old Case
Posted 9:34 PM 2/14/2013
WESLACO - Thirty years have passed since a woman and her companion were murdered and dumped in a ditch in Weslaco.
The woman's family said they never got answers on the crime.
"It (More)
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Valley a Hotbed for Health Care Fraud
Posted 9:57 PM 2/7/2013
WESLACO - A small group of federal agents are battling a growing epidemic in the Rio Grande Valley.
Federal authorities said the Valley has become a hotbed for health care fraud. Criminals (More)
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Food Stamp Fraud Cases Mount in the Valley
Posted 9:50 PM 2/7/2013
MISSION - A plush home in a gated community is a far cry from the shantytown-like dwellings many welfare recipients inhabit in the Rio Grande Valley.
The $315,000 abode with lush landscaping (More)
