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• Plane wreckage found in Cameron County days after reported disappearance Play Video

  March 2, 2020 10:19 PM

  LOS FRESNOS – A mysterious plane crash is under investigation in Cameron County. The wreckage was discovered days after the aircraft disappeared from radar. The plane crashed in the brush of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, causing a fire. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating three... more »

• Mother of missing woman worries 2 Harlingen cases could be linked Play Video

  February 13, 2020 9:42 PM

  HARLINGEN – Two separate investigations continue in Harlingen with the possible link between one case and a missing Corpus Christi woman. A suspect is charged with murder in one case. In another, human remains were found Tuesday are in the process of being identified. When the news broke,... more »

• Missing Woman from Combes Reunites with Family Play Video

  November 6, 2019 9:58 PM

  HARLINGEN – The search for a woman missing out of Combes has ended. As of Wednesday night, she’s in her own home thanks for a niece who never stopped looking for her. Dolores Tollisen Garza, 49, disappeared Sunday morning. CHANNEL 5 NEWS had joined her niece, Cassandra... more »

• 9 more Human Remains Found in Umarked Graves in Brooks Co. Play Video

  October 25, 2019 9:57 PM

  WESLACO - More human remains were found in unmarked graves in Brooks County. The South Texas Human Rights Center and other organizations want to file a court order to get more information on the people buried in a cemetery in Brooks county and they are asking the community for... more »

• Venezuelan Missing Man Found, Family Claiming His Body Play Video

  September 25, 2019 5:53 PM

  LOS EBANOS – A family grieves after a Venezuelan man missing for nearly two months was found dead. His remains were identified this week through a database. Now his family wants his body. Ronald Aldiar Lambert left his native land seeking the American dream. For two... more »

• Authorities Identify Body Found Near San Benito Canal Play Video

  September 1, 2019 11:31 PM

  UPDATE: Sheriff Omar Lucio tells us the body belongs to a man from Pleasanton. Authorities are working to notify the man's next of kin. Investigators are waiting on autopsy results to determine an exact cause of death; they say they do not suspect foul play. ---- ... more »

• Wildlife Officials Recover Bobcat after Welfare Call Play Video

  May 16, 2019 5:39 PM

  UPDATE (5/17): The bobcat is now being cared for by veterinarians' at the Glady's Porter Zoo in Brownsville. ---------- ALAMO – Officials at the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge say they recovered a bobcat after another agency called them out of concern. The bobcat is now in custody... more »

• Voter Fraud Tied to Edinburg Elections Uncovered Play Video

  April 25, 2019 6:55 PM

  EDINBURG – Our team combed through hundreds of documents and to uncover what appeared to be voter fraud tied to the Edinburg city election in 2017. KRGV’s Angelo Vargas spoke with our very own, Michael Scott, who first reported on the voter fraud investigation with Tilting the Scale and... more »

• Skeletal Remains Found in Rio Grande City Pending for Identification Play Video

  April 3, 2019 10:39 PM

  RIO GRANDE CITY – Rio Grande City police are waiting for results to see if skeletal remains match the identity of a body found nearby. Rio Grande City Police Chief Noe Castillo says the identification belongs to a male Mexican national. He was found in city limits, not... more »

• Body Found in Penitas Water Inlet Play Video

  March 14, 2019 5:16 PM

  PENITAS – An autopsy has been ordered for a body found in Penitas. Police say the body was removed from a water inlet owned by Hidalgo County Water District 1. Crews found the body on Thursday morning off of Main Street. The body still has not been... more »

• Suspect Connected to Edinburg Homicide Behind Bars Play Video

  February 27, 2019 12:01 PM

  UPDATE (2/28): The suspect in an Edinburg murder is now behind bars. Police arrested the man at an international bridge Wednesday afternoon. This is Edinburg's third homicide of the year. --------- EDINBURG – Authorities are searching for a suspect after a woman was found dead in... more »

• Body Found in McAllen Canal Play Video

  January 18, 2019 6:39 PM

  MCALLEN – The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a body found in a McAllen canal. Hidalgo Country Sheriff Eddie Guerra says his office received a call from a fisherman who found a red duffel bag floating in a canal on Ware Road in McAllen. When authorities arrived,... more »

• Brownsville Man Rescued after Being Reported as Missing Play Video

  January 8, 2019 5:05 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – A Brownsville man who was reported missing Monday was found and rescued. Luis Reyna Zuniga, 88, was found in a grassy field just west of Brownsville’s downtown area. He was transported to a local hospital and is currently in stable condition. more »