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• Homeland Security Task Force to crack down on cartel activity across South Texas Play Video

  November 17, 2025 6:52 PM

  The creation of the Homeland Security Task Force has been launched in an effort to crack down on cartel activity across South Texas. The announcement was made on Monday. The task force is made up of multiple law enforcement agencies that include Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI, DEA,... more »

• Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

  August 11, 2025 11:56 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he's deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city's police department in the hopes of reducing crime, even as the city's mayor has noted that crime is falling in the nation's capital. The Republican president, who said... more »

• Investigators examining aftermath of fire that destroyed Johnny's True Value in Harlingen Play Video

  July 23, 2025 3:49 PM

  Pieces of the iconic Johnny's True Value hardware store in Harlingen remain scattered all over the ground a day after a fire destroyed the building. The fire broke out early Tuesday morning at the store located at 914 W Tyler Ave. Local, state and federal agencies were inside... more »

• An explosion at a Los Angeles sheriff's facility has left three people dead

  July 18, 2025 12:38 PM

  An explosion early Friday at a law enforcement training facility in Los Angeles that left three people dead was being investigated as a possible training accident, officials said. The explosion was reported around 7:30 a.m. at the Biscailuz Training Facility, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Nicole Nishida.... more »

• Brownsville woman reflects on husband's challenges as he combats rare brain disorder Play Video

  June 14, 2025 12:04 PM

  A Brownsville woman is sharing her husband's story. Navy veteran, U.S. Border Patrol agent, ATF special agent and a private investigator, those are all titles held by Gerlad Plot. But there is one more that he earned more than a decade ago. "We've been married 14 years.... more »

• Man sentenced for falsifying weapon sales form in McAllen Play Video

  February 7, 2020 9:15 PM

  MCALLEN – According to the feds, lying to obtain guns is a growing problem in the Rio Grande Valley, but it’s worse in two counties in particular. Straw purchasing is when you lie and buy a gun for someone else . Twenty people in the Valley were arrested this... more »

• SPECIAL REPORT: Guns, lies and fear in the Rio Grande Valley Play Video

  February 6, 2020 10:28 PM

  HARLINGEN – Federal agents say they’re seeing a spike in straw purchases in the Rio Grande Valley. An AK-47 is a very common weapon people will break the law to attempt to buy. CHANNEL 5 NEWS spoke with investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along... more »

• Gun Expert Explains Repercussions of Falsifying Federal Weapons Sales Form Play Video

  January 9, 2020 9:46 PM

  MCALLEN – A former McAllen gun store manager is scheduled to go to trial next month accused of selling weapons illegally by falsifying a federal form. ATF Form 4473 is required to be filled by the buyer at the time of purchase. Brian Guerra, owner of Lone Star... more »

• Firearms Smuggled into Mexico on the Rise due to Lack of US Border Personnel Play Video

  May 24, 2019 5:36 PM

  WESALCO – More than a thousand automatic weapons were destroyed in Mexico on Thursday. About 80% of the weapons dismantled were smuggled from the U.S. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez explained asylum seekers are complicating matters for federal agents. He admits checking southbound traffic now is very difficult with... more »

• ATF Executing Search Warrant in Mercedes Play Video

  April 10, 2019 12:58 PM

  MERCEDES – Federal officers quickly moved through a neighborhood in Mercedes. CHANNEL 5 NEWS is told they were executing a search warrant. Officer from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were searching a home as well as a car on the south side of Mercedes. Watch... more »