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Rebuilding Joplin: Joplin Schools
Posted 11:29 PM 2/22/2012
JOPLIN, MISSOURI - Children will go to school in temporary classrooms this year, after an EF 5 tornado destroyed several schools in Joplin last May. The twister also took the lives of 161 people (More)
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Rebuilding Joplin: Joplin Guitar Club
Posted 11:28 PM 2/22/2012
JOPLIN, MISSOURI - A small group of children are getting together in a small room to share a passion for guitars. A massive tornado last May inspired CHANNEL 5 NEWS viewers to donate your (More)
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More Than Two Tons of Marijuana Discovered at International Bridge
Posted 12:30 AM 2/23/2012
PROGRESO - Customs officers at the Progreso International Bridge are being credited with two large marijuana busts.In the first just over 2,400 pounds of pot was found in a commercial (More)
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Body of Unidentified Man Found Floating in The River
Posted 11:25 PM 2/22/2012
NEAR PENITAS - Hidalgo County Sheriff's Deputies are working to identify a man who's body was found floating in the Rio Grande Wednesday afternoon.It was found by Border Patrol Agents and (More)
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Italian Imposter Selling Fake Armani
Posted 9:02 PM 2/22/2012
MCALLEN - A Valley man thought he got a great deal when he bought some jackets from a man selling them at a business parking lot, but the so called Armani wear turned out to (More)
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Woman Says Smart Meter Invades Her Privacy
Posted 7:30 PM 2/22/2012
HARLINGEN- Residents are refusing to let a power company, AEP, install a smart meter in their home. AEP has installed 450,000 wireless meters in the lower Valley already and now they're working (More)
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Volunteer Firefighters Struggle to Stay Alert
Posted 7:00 PM 2/22/2012
LA JOYA - Volunteer firefighters in La Joya sometimes have to battle fires alone. Lt. Eddie Ruiz says he knows his department is at a disadvantage.
"Well the difference between volunteer and (More)
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Sheriff Lucio Says Napolitano Visit Good for His County
Posted 5:39 PM 2/22/2012
CAMERON COUNTY - The Cameron County Sheriff is confident Janet Napolitano's visit to the Valley could be a good thing for this area.
Sheriff Omar Lucio was among 10 local law enforcement (More)
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Law Enforcement Asking for Federal Money to Secure Border
Posted 5:34 PM 2/22/2012
HIDALGO COUNTY - Local law officials met with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano during her visit to the Valley.
During her visit she told them this area is the main gateway for (More)
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Close Contact between Brownsville and Mexico Border Towns Helps Cut Down on Violence
Posted 5:11 PM 2/22/2012
BROWNSVILLE - Yesterday in El Paso a stray bullet hit a woman while she was shopping. Authorities say it came from across the border. This isn't the first time bullets crossed into El Paso.
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