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Jan 30, 2012 by Angela Kocherga / KENS 5 Border Bureau
Virtual guards to monitor remote Texas border crossing
A new border crossing in far West Texas will rely on technology to screen people traveling back and forth to Mexico.
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Jan 29, 2012 by Angela Kocherga / KENS 5 Border Bureau
Burro killings at Texas state park create backlash
There’s a battle over wild burros in far West Texas. To some they're beloved animals. But the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says the burros are a big problem. Employees are shooting the animals, sparking a backlash from burro defenders.
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Jan 7, 2012 by ANGELA KOCHERGA / KVUE News
Three Kings Day creates growing appetite for holiday sweet bread
Sales at bakeries on both sides of the border are briisk as more people in the US develop an appetite for the sweet bread that is the centerpiece of the epiphany holiday.
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Dec 13, 2011 by ANGELA KOCHERGA / KENS 5 Border Bureau
"Angels" spread a message of hope and peace on Mexico's mean streets
Angels have been spotted in the violent border city Juarez but they’re not part of any Christmas pageant. These angels are teenagers from an evangelical church who spread a message of peace and hope on Mexico's mean streets.
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Dec 10, 2011 by Angela Kocherga / KENS 5 Border Bureau
American jailed in Mexico speaks out about corruption
An American who spent nearly two years in a Mexican prison is speaking out about corruption, police brutality and torture.
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Nov 10, 2011 by Angela Kocherga / KENS 5 Border Bureau
Drug smugglers use kids as decoys to deflect suspicion
Smugglers are using children as part of a ploy to sneak drugs past Border Patrol checkpoints. Agents say they are finding more kids in vehicles loaded with drugs, and the drivers are usually the children's own mothers.
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Sep 23, 2011 by Angela Kocherga / KENS 5 Border Bureau
First phase of construction at Spaceport America nearly complete
The first spaceport dedicated to commercial space travel is taking shape in the high desert of southern New Mexico. Virgin Galactic plans to lauch tourists into space from the site.
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Aug 26, 2011 by ANGELA KOCHERGA
U.S. man fishing in Mexico says he escaped gunfire on Falcon Lake
The Sheriff of Zapata County reminds people to stay out of Mexican waters after a U.S. man reported he was fired on while fishing at Falcon Lake.
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Jul 12, 2011 by Angela Kocherga / KENS 5 Border Bureau
Children at particular risk for catching sickening parasite
Creepy crawlies are living in the water. The parasite is invisible to the human eye, but the impact is felt by millions of people worldwide. You can pick it up on unwashed fruit...or by swimming in lakes, streams and even chlorinated pools.
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Jul 7, 2011 by Angela Kocherga / KENS 5 Border Bureau and The Associated Press
Unsuspecting travelers used in Texas drug-smuggling scheme, says FBI
According to the FBI, cartel 'halcones', or hawks, would target unsuspecting motorists, copy their keys, then stow duffel bags of drugs in their trunks that they would retrieve once it crossed the border...if they crossed without getting arrested.
