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Special Report: Troubled Waters
Posted 10:59 PM 4/30/2012
MERCEDES - CHANNEL 5 NEWS is exposing new threats to the Rio Grande Valley's water supply. We're asking questions about the safety and security along the Rio Grande.
The river is the (More)
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County Investigating Guardrail Purchase Rules
Posted 11:34 PM 4/26/2012
WESLACO - Big questions are being asked about how your tax money was spent in Hidalgo County. A CHANNEL 5 NEWS investigation exposed tens of thousands of dollars in overcharges for (More)
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Contractor's Lawyer: Overlapping Guardrail Causing Confusion
Posted 11:34 PM 4/24/2012
EDINBURG - CHANNEL 5 NEWS is digging deeper into a contract between Hidalgo County and Guerra Construction over the installation of guardrails. A report says Guerra Construction has billed the (More)
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Special Task Force Created to Investigate Guardrail Charges
Posted 3:26 PM 4/24/2012
EDINBURG - Hidalgo County commissioners created a special task force to investigate discrepancies found in charges for guardrails. This is after a CHANNEL 5 NEWS investigation revealed $50,000 in (More)
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Got Guardrails? Hidalgo County Will Release Findings This Week
Posted 6:31 AM 4/23/2012
EDINBURG - It's expected be a big week in our CHANNEL 5 NEWS investigation: Got Guardrails. Tuesday, we expect Hidalgo County leaders to release their findings.
We were the first to expose (More)
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Got Guardrails? Auditor's Report Expected Soon
Posted 11:32 PM 4/19/2012
EDINBURG - The Hidalgo County auditor is expected to release a final number on how much the county was overcharged for guardrail. In February, CHANNEL 5 NEWS purchased a measuring wheel and (More)
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Hidalgo County Auditor Widening Investigation into Guardrail Charges
Posted 10:49 PM 3/15/2012
WESLACO - New numbers show Hidalgo County may have been overcharged for guardrail even more than first thought. The Hidalgo County auditor says he found so many numbers that don't add up he's (More)
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Got Guardrails? Hidalgo County Spending Under Investigation
Posted 9:00 PM 3/8/2012
WESLACO - Hidalgo County spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on new guardrails for county roads. The guardrail protects drivers from ditches and canals. CHANNEL 5 NEWS learned some of (More)
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Special Investigation: Organo Gold Federal Investigations
Posted 12:08 AM 3/2/2012
WESLACO - CHANNEL 5 NEWS has uncovered more information about Organo Gold, which claims to be a "healthier coffee." The Federal Trade Commission, which was created to protect consumers from (More)
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KRGV Special Investigation: Gangster Talks
Posted 11:21 PM 2/29/2012
HARLINGEN - A former criminal with an extensive rap sheet says religion has helped him turn his life around. It took him several years to make the change. Now he's telling his story in hopes of (More)
