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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Somber, composed — and vulnerable — Tiger Woods faced the world and said the ... Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenya native who once cared for his siblings, defied a deportation order ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Obama administration's top food stamp program official says Texas now has the worst-performing food-stamp program ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Manuel Andrew Macias Jr., 19, of Victoria on Tuesday with burglary of a habitation. He is accused of ... Read Story »
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SUNNYVALE, Texas (AP) — A deacon who told investigators he slugged it out with robbers to protect the offering of ... Read Story »
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CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) — The Board of Regents has approved a measure requiring applicants to University System of Maryland schools ... Read Story »
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WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A Fort Drum military policeman accused of stabbing to death two Army buddies at their apartment ... Read Story »
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Relatives of a Fort Drum soldier accused of stabbing his two Army buddies to death said ... Read Story »
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The wife of a Fort Drum soldier accused of killing his two Army buddies says her ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Families signing up their children for The Salvation Army's Angel Tree program in the Houston area will ... Read Story »
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It was one of those rare Fridays when I had the afternoon off. This was, of course, mostly because I ... Read Story »
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GOLIAD - Yvonne Flores recalls seeing the man who put her in jail at the Blue Quail Deli. Read Story »
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Santa will arrive in Victoria aboard the Kansas City Southern train for the first time on Friday. Read Story »
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Corpsman Higinio Christopher Casarez of Beeville has been in the military for 18 years and has served three tours in ... Read Story »
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Controversy over whether to build a new sewer plant in south Victoria continued Tuesday, with the proposed facility's fate still ... Read Story »
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Girls Read Story »
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MOULTON - Christine Gold scored 18 points and Taylor Dees added 10 on Tuesday to lead No. 12 Moulton to ... Read Story »
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ADVOCATE STAFF REPORT Read Story »
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Corrections and Clarifications Read Story »
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A Victoria woman remains in an Odessa hospital after a Saturday wreck. Read Story »
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Better bundle up and put another log on the fire because the weather is expected to get colder by week's ... Read Story »
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PORT LAVACA - Jeff Woods was murdered 10 years ago. Read Story »
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WOODSBORO - The city of Woodsboro will receive a $1.5 million grant to construct a community shelter, U.S. Rep. Rubén ... Read Story »
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ADVOCATE STAFF REPORTThe Victoria school board will hold a workshop to discuss the student dress code for 2010 at 4 ... Read Story »
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StarTek will close its Victoria doors by the end of January, the company announced Tuesday. Read Story »
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EDNA - A grand jury indicted James Donald Kirk, 45, of Edna, on a murder charge Tuesday. Kirk is accused ... Read Story »
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After nearly a year-long investigation, police are looking for people who know how Walter Harrison Arnold, Sr. died. Read Story »
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SOFTBALL Read Story »
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CHALLENGER LEAGUE OFFICER ELECTIONS: Will be on Dec. 13 at 2:00 p.m. At the Challenged Athletes Dream Complex 3103 N. ... Read Story »
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MEMORIAL SOFTBALL BOOSTER CLUB: Thursday, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m., MHS senior campus cafeteria #1. For information, call Mario Torres at ... Read Story »
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BASKETBALL Read Story »
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STRINGO BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU MARTIAL ARTS OPEN HOUSE: Dec. 5, 1-3 p.m., 2903 N. Azalea in Town & Country Shopping Center. ... Read Story »
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VISD prepares for dress-code vote Read Story »
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"There isn't much in Victoria. We need something big enough to hold a quinceañera or a wedding." Read Story »
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The Bon Aire Garden Club met at the home of Mary Frances Schaar on Oct. 21. Co-hostesses were Janett Scherer, ... Read Story »
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Want2Shot Firearms will be holding a Texas Concealed Handgun Class on Saturday at 8 a.m., at the Cuero Gun Club, ... Read Story »
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Holy Cross Lutheran Church, located near the intersection of alternate state Highway 77 and state Highway 111, in Yoakum, will ... Read Story »
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A coastal flood advisory issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until 5 a.m. Wednesday for Calhoun County. Read Story »
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VICTORIA COUNTY Read Story »
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Ranging Reporter JJ Velasquez was at IHOP Tuesday morning. He asked the question of the day: Read Story »
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Ranging Reporter J.R. Ortega was out at Japaleno's Cafe where people were heavily bundled up for the true winter feel. Read Story »
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Bobby Bowden is meeting at his home with school officials regarding his coaching future at Florida ... Read Story »
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Bobby Bowden is meeting at his home with school officials regarding his coaching future at Florida ... Read Story »
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The athletics department at the University of Kentucky has announced that it will give an extra ... Read Story »
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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The director of a Ukrainian museum claimed Tuesday that a portrait of a Venetian Doge in ... Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) — The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in a suburban coffee shop was shot and ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The couple that got into the White House state dinner for the visiting Indian prime minister without ... Read Story »
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WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — The neighbor believed to have called 911 after Tiger Woods' car crash last week is sending ... Read Story »
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A once high-flying South Florida attorney who lived lavishly and courted both politicians and celebrities ... Read Story »
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SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — The search for a 10-year-old San Angelo boy who was reported missing after taking out ... Read Story »
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By Walter Tunis Read Story »
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HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia Corp., the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it has filed suits against several leading ... Read Story »
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Barry Manilow says plenty of people still like to hear great love songs, so he's keeping ... Read Story »
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WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — The neighbor believed to have called 911 after Tiger Woods' car crash last week is sending ... Read Story »
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The collectors are back. Read Story »
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Two parents face charges after a delivery driver in Brownsville allegedly saw smoke and smelled marijuana ... Read Story »
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Barry Manilow says a good love song never goes out of style, so he's keeping things ... Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) — A London museum is opening a new 30 million pound ($49 million) wing displaying the art of ... Read Story »
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PHOTOS () — (HAS TRIM) Read Story »
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POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho State University official says plans to create a new master's degree program with classes ... Read Story »
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HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia Corp., the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it has filed suits against several liquid ... Read Story »
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ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — Comedian and actor Tim Allen will do his stand-up act for a Twin Cities ... Read Story »
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper will speak at Mississippi State University's 2009 fall commencement on Dec. 11. Read Story »
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo believes players are still listening to his message and staying ... Read Story »
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BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) — A search committee at Southwest Baptist University has recommended the appointment of William Brown as provost. Read Story »
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The New Jersey Nets play in a place often referred to as the Swamp, a nickname that has never been ... Read Story »
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Henry Armstrong's family has farmed the same patch of central Montana land for 100 years, hanging ... Read Story »
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A spokesman for the ousted Phi Delta Theta fraternity says members were not being forced ... Read Story »
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — As employment pressures and the lure of faraway opportunities split up agricultural families, many farms and ... Read Story »
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music items will be sold Thursday in New York by Christie's auction company. Read Story »
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LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — The debate over whether New Jersey should legalize gay marriage is attracting some new and perhaps ... Read Story »
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LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — The leaders in the local large Orthodox Jewish community go to great lengths to keep out ... Read Story »
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A new energy contract could save Victoria taxpayers $200,000 over two years. Read Story »
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After playing four years of varsity basketball at Faith Academy, Derek Staudenmeir knows the importance of role-playing. Read Story »
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BENAVIDES, DAVID, 88, of Austin: Funeral, 10 a.m., Scared Heart Catholic Church in Gonzales, with burial at St. James Catholic ... Read Story »
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WRITETHRU Read Story »