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• Driver Heading in the Wrong Direction Killed Play Video

  May 5, 2013 6:46 PM

  WESLACO - One man is dead after a head-on collision on Expressway 83. The crash happened early Sunday morning in Weslaco near the Westgate exit. The driver of an Oldsmobile Alero was heading west in the eastbound lanes and collided with a tractor-trailer, which was carrying vehicles to Mexico.... more »

• Autopsy Ordered for Ray Marchan Play Video

  March 1, 2013 1:02 PM

  PORT ISABEL - An autopsy was ordered for Ray Marchan. The attorney's body was found in the Laguna Madre yesterday afternoon. A taxi driver told CHANNEL 5 NEWS he took Marchan to the highest point of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway around 4 a.m. and Marchan jumped from the... more »

• Body found in canal Play Video

  January 27, 2013 10:36 AM

  MISSION - Authorities are waiting on autopsy results after finding a body in a canal. The body was pulled out of the water last night near the intersection of 495 and Los Ebanos in mission. This is the same area where a 17-year-old disappeared last month. Aaron Juan Garcia was... more »

• Autopsy: 2 Shots in Head Killed Mexican Drug Lord Play Video

  October 11, 2012 11:07 PM

  MEXICO CITY (AP) - An autopsy carried out on the body of drug cartel leader Heriberto Lazcano before his body was stolen shows he died of six gunshot wounds, including two to the head. The Coahuila state prosecutor's office says the autopsy determined Lazcano died of brain injuries, hemorrhaging, shock... more »

• Autopsy Ordered for Body Found on South Padre Island Play Video

  October 10, 2012 10:25 PM

  CAMERON COUNTY - An autopsy has been ordered for a body found Wednesday on South Padre Island. A man walking on the beach found the body of a woman five miles north of Beach Access 6. Officials said the body was clad in green shorts and a purple shirt.... more »

• Autopsy Ordered for Man Who Collapsed, Died Play Video

  August 20, 2012 12:50 PM

  WESLACO - An autopsy was ordered for a man who collapsed north of Weslaco and later died at the hospital. A preliminary investigation shows Jose Rivera had very high levels of drugs in his system. Deputies said the 28-year-old collapsed, after he told witnesses he was being chased. ... more »

• Mother Seeking Answers After Son Dies Play Video

  August 19, 2012 10:38 PM

  WESLACO - A mother is asking for answers after her son died. Police say Jose Rivera was being chased by a car near Mile 4 1/2 West and Mile 10 North in Weslaco. He called his mom for help saying someone was going to kill him. "He called me.... more »

• Autopsy Ordered After Deadly Crash in Donna Play Video

  August 9, 2012 1:01 PM

  DONNA - An autopsy was ordered for a driver involved in a deadly early morning accident. It happened in Donna around 3:30 a.m. DPS spokesperson Omar Monrreal said a driver lost control and hit a tree at Mile 10 and Victoria. The vehicle caught fire and the driver died... more »

• Police Not Yet Releasing Shooting Victim's Name Play Video

  July 24, 2012 1:00 PM

  NEAR SAN CARLOS - An autopsy is under way for a man killed in a shooting near San Carlos. The shooting happened at a home on Mile 19, west of Val Verde yesterday morning. Investigators haven't released the victim's name. They told us they're still waiting to notify the... more »

• Preliminary Autopsy: Child Died from Acute Head Trauma Play Video

  July 16, 2012 5:41 PM

  HARLINGEN - A preliminary autopsy report states an 11-month-old boy died from acute head trauma. His death is listed as a homicide. Police say Barbara Bravo and Jesus Gonzalez beat Adam Noah Bravo to death. Bravo is the child's mother. She and Gonzalez were charged with injury to a... more »

• Man's Body Found on Canal Bank Play Video

  June 19, 2012 12:52 PM

  DONNA - Hidalgo County sheriff's investigators are working to identify a man found dead on a canal bank in Donna. An autopsy has been ordered. The man's body was discovered near Val Verde and Sioux Road. Deputies were called to the scene around 6 p.m. Monday. We're told... more »

• Deadly Harlingen Accident Under Investigation Play Video

  June 5, 2012 1:02 PM

  HARLINGEN - A deadly accident in Harlingen is under investigation. A justice of the peace has ordered an autopsy for the 41-year-old man who died. The accident happened on West Tyler Avenue near the interchange at around 7 a.m. Police say a car drifted off the road, hit a... more »

• Autopsy Ordered in Deadly Morning Accident Play Video

  May 31, 2012 12:49 PM

  LOS FRESNOS - Troopers ordered an autopsy for a Los Fresnos man killed in an early morning wreck. Investigators hope it will determine why he lost control. Troopers found the man's body and his vehicle submerged in a resaca near FM 2480. Witnesses report the man veered off the... more »

• Autopsy Results In for 2 Murder Victims Play Video

  May 8, 2012 5:31 PM

  EDINBURG - Autopsy results are in for two people murdered near Weslaco. Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino confirmed Veronica Serrano Rivera died after being stabbed 25 times. The autopsy also confirmed a young girl in the home at the time of the murder was sexually assaulted and stabbed four... more »

• Autopsy Results Expected Soon in Double Murder Case Play Video

  May 8, 2012 12:20 PM

  EDINBURG - An autopsy is being performed on Veronica Rivera, one of the victims in a double murder. The crime happened north of Weslaco this weekend. The autopsy results are expected to shed new light on the investigation. Hidalgo County sheriff's deputies say Raul Garza confessed to stabbing his... more »

• McAllen Police Identify Body Found in Alley Play Video

  April 9, 2012 12:44 PM

  MCALLEN - Police identified a woman found dead in a McAllen alley. Investigators are now waiting for autopsy results for 55-year-old Thelma Rico. Officers say they have someone in custody in connection with the McAllen women's death. But without autopsy results in, the person can't be charged. Rico's... more »

• Autopsy Ordered in Deadly Wreck Near Combes Play Video

  March 28, 2012 1:02 PM

  COMBES - An autopsy was ordered for the driver killed in a three-car accident near Combes. Troopers are working to figure out what caused the crash. It happened last night on Highway 77, near Orphanage Road. DPS investigators say a Nissan heading north hit a Toyota Camry. Then it... more »

• Autopsy to Be Performed on Driver Killed in Pharr Accident Play Video

  March 21, 2012 10:28 PM

  PHARR - We're learning more about a three-vehicle accident in Pharr that left one person dead and two others hospitalized. Pharr police told us that an autopsy has been ordered on the man who was killed in the accident. They want to know if he may have had a... more »

• Autopsy Shows Cameron County Inmate Died From Heart Attack Play Video

  March 9, 2012 7:20 PM

  OLMITO - A preliminary autopsy shows a Cameron County inmate died from a heart attack. Thirty-six-year-old Earl McCraney collapsed while playing basketball in the recreation area two days ago. He was being held at the county jail in Olmito. Jailers say they tried to give him CPR before... more »

• The Journey: Immigrant Autopsy Play Video

  February 8, 2012 11:11 PM

  WEBB COUNTY - The journeys of hundreds of border crossers ends when they die in the brush, along the river or in the ranches in South Texas. Somebody has to find them and identify them. Dr. Corinne Stern is the chief medical examiner of Webb County. She is the... more »

• Authorities Identify Man Found Dead Under Pile of Tires in Palmview Play Video

  February 2, 2012 1:00 PM

  PALMVIEW - Authorities have identified the man found dead under a pile of tires near a vacant home north of Palmview. We also just learned the man suffered blunt-force trauma to the head. A neighbor found the body of German Duque Gonzalez under some old tires just north of... more »

• Autopsy Shows Intruder Killed by Gunshot Wounds Play Video

  December 22, 2011 5:40 PM

  PALMVIEW - An intruder killed during a botched burglary attempt was shot and killed by a homeowner. An autopsy shows 31-year-old Ruben Beltran died after he was shot twice. Investigators with Palmview Police Department believe the Reynosa man broke into a home on the south side of town Wednesday... more »

• Autopsy Being Conducted on Man Found at Brownsville Hospital Play Video

  December 21, 2011 8:07 PM

  BROWNSVILLE - A Brownsville police spokesperson says an autopsy is pending for an elderly man found dead at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville Tuesday night. Officers found the man's body inside an exterior stairwell at just before 11. Police say they don't see any signs of foul play... more »

• Palmview Police Trying to Contact Family of Man Killed in Burglary Play Video

  December 21, 2011 6:32 PM

  PALMVIEW - Palmview police aren't quite ready to release the identity of a man killed during an overnight burglary attempt. Police already know who the man is. They're just waiting to notify his next of kin in Mexico. Palmview investigators say the man tried breaking into a home on... more »

• Palmview Police Say Man Dead After Overnight Burglary

  December 21, 2011 1:59 PM

  PALMVIEW - Palmview police say a man is dead after an overnight burglary. A homeowner shot at the intruder, but investigators don't know if he died from a gunshot wound or if the burglar cut himself on a broken window and bled to death. An autopsy is being performed.... more »