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• Mission Firefighters: The Fight for Life Play Video

  November 5, 2019 10:39 PM

  MISSION – Firefighters tasked with protecting the community were left helpless when they received a cancer diagnosis. Some lost their fight. Others were set on a path that would change their lives and the law forever. In just a few years, the Mission Fire Department went from one... more »

• 9/11 Firefighter to Provide Training to Valley First Responders Play Video

  September 29, 2019 9:04 PM

  MCALLEN- The Rio Grande Valley is hosting a visit from a first responder of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Retired Assistant Chief Joseph Pfeifer established command inside the lobby of the World Trade Center. Sunday evening, he was greeted by the McAllen Fire Department at the airport. ... more »

• Valley Firefighters Urges Preparedness Following Fatal Home Fire Play Video

  July 23, 2019 9:47 PM

  NEAR ALTON – Rio Grande Valley firefighters are urging people to have an escape plan following a fatal house fire that took the life of an 11-year-old girl. The community came together Tuesday to pay their respects and bought food for the family of the 11-year-old who did not... more »

• Judge Grants Request for Trial for Family of Firefighter Play Video

  March 11, 2019 6:23 PM

  EDINBURG – The trial will move forward for the family of a McAllen firefighter who died from cancer. The city of McAllen filed a lawsuit in order to keep the widow of the firefighter from receiving benefits in 2016. Cristela Torres and her family began receiving benefits after... more »

• McAllen Meets in Court to Halt Benefits for Widow of City Firefighter Play Video

  March 8, 2019 12:18 PM

  EDINBURG – The city of McAllen is in court Friday trying to stop payment benefits to the widow of a McAllen firefighter. Cristela Torres was awarded the benefits in a previous court hearing. Her husband Robert Torres, who served as a firefighter in McAllen for 26 years, was... more »

• City of Mission’s Insurer Sues Firefighter Who Battled Cancer Play Video

  February 4, 2019 6:37 PM

  UPDATE (2/7): The Mission City Council voted unanimously a lawsuit filed against a firefighter battling cancer. The city council declared yesterday they don't want to have anything to do with the lawsuit. "I put forward a motion to that council before TMLIRP Board and state thereof their position... more »

• Local Stories of Milestones Fulfilled on New Year's Day Play Video

  January 2, 2019 9:54 AM

  WESLACO – The new year means a new start. Different part of the Rio Grande Valley, different walks of life, yet there was a common thread. KRGV’s Trason Bragg takes us through three stories of people who are embarking on a 2019 journey full of new beginnings. ... more »