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The Starr County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a criminal investigation into a helicopter crash that killed two National Guard members and a Border Patrol agent, and hospitalized one other person, ABC News reports.
A historic international suspension bridge that hasn't been used for decades has gotten federal and state funding for renovations so it can once again facilitate trade and travel.
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A search is underway for a 15-year-old American teen who reportedly drowned Thursday in the Mexican city of Camargo, located across from Rio Grande City, according to Camargo Emergency Management Director Eduardo Raul Rodriguez Cuellar.
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