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TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — Five young women who testified last year that evangelist Tony Alamo took them as "wives" and ... Read Story »
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty for four of eight people charged in ... Read Story »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota will host the premier of the upcoming television special ... Read Story »
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada prosecutor has responded to O.J. Simpson's appeal by saying that the football legend was ... Read Story »
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MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for three boaters missing in the Gulf of Mexico ... Read Story »
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WRITETHRU () — Read Story »
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Kendra Anders Hopkins and Anthony Arron Wier, both of Victoria, were married July 18, 2009, at St. Mary's Catholic Church ... Read Story »
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Leaders after Sunday's final performance at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Read Story »
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin steps down Sunday giving few clues about her political future, which has ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry has returned from a Defense Department trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Administration officials defended President Barack Obama's broad health care proposals on Sunday and urged a skeptical public ... Read Story »
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FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing and bludgeoning six people in Tennessee and Alabama was targeting ... Read Story »
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FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing and bludgeoning six people in Tennessee and Alabama was targeting ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — CIT Group Inc. said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it might have to file for ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — CIT Group Inc. said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it might have to file for ... Read Story »
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Eileen Heyer and Emily Garza took net and gross honors respectively for the women at the 2009 City Golf Championships. Read Story »
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Thousands of mining claims dot 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, and Interior Secretary Ken ... Read Story »
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HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — The electronic monitor came off Michael Vick's ankle and made him a free man Monday. Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hailing the Apollo 11 astronauts as "three genuine American heroes," President Barack Obama said Monday that exploration ... Read Story »
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FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused in a rampage that killed six people first beat an acquaintance to death ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It's probably never a bad time to be rich. But the good times for America's wealthy could ... Read Story »
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TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — A woman whose sister was an alleged victim of evangelist Tony Alamo (uh-LAH'-moh) has misidentified the ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Frank McCourt, the beloved raconteur and former public school teacher who enjoyed post-retirement fame as the ... Read Story »
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FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a weekend rampage that left six people dead in two states began with a ... Read Story »
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SABINAL, Texas (AP) — Under the Obama administration's economic stimulus plan, needy communities were supposed to be first in line ... Read Story »
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Forty years ago tonight, another world opened up to we earthlings when an American pressed the first footprints into the ... Read Story »
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Poco Bueno has been drawing large crowds to Port O'Connor for over 40 years now. Read Story »
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HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Suspended NFL star Michael Vick's federal dogfighting sentence has ended, freeing him to lobby for a ... Read Story »
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GARY, Ind. (AP) — Michael Jackson fans and curious sightseers still are beating a path to his boyhood home more ... Read Story »
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MARSEILLES, France (AP) — Madonna has visited some of the eight workers who were injured in an accident in which ... Read Story »
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan and China plan to establish semiofficial tourism offices in each other's territories at the end ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Abdul's (ab-DOOL') new manager says she may not be returning to "American Idol." Read Story »
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HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — After 20 months in federal custody for running a dogfighting operation, Michael Vick is gaining the ... Read Story »
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan and China plan to set up semiofficial tourism offices in each other's territories as early ... Read Story »
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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — For this summer's family road trip, paying for gas and deciding on a destination might seem ... Read Story »
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FISHING Read Story »
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TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE HUNTERS EDUCATION CLASS: Hunter's education is mandatory in Texas if you were born on or after ... Read Story »
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TUESDAY SKATE NIGHT: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, $1. For information, call Raymond Garza Jr., at 361-578-9725, or Gary Moses at 361-573-2853. Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the opposition Republican party is accusing President Barack Obama of conducting "risky experimentation" with ... Read Story »
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Herb Koehler uses his 128 acres outside Cuero as a wildlife management area and family retreat. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — If NBC Universal's takeover of The Weather Channel wasn't already noticeable to that network's fans, it ... Read Story »
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n VICTORIA - A 45-year-old Victoria man by officers Friday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of less ... Read Story »
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PHOTOS () — Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Even with Javier Aguirre sitting in the stands, Mexico didn't have any problems beating Haiti. Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Umpires have used video replay at Rangers Ballpark for the first time Sunday night, and took ... Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — All-Star outfielder Nelson Cruz was scratched from the Texas Rangers' starting lineup Sunday night against Minnesota ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — On naked patches of land in western Canada and United States, scientists are planting trees that ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City minor league baseball team has pulled off an unusual pre-game warmup. Read Story »
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ray Shaw, a former Associated Press newsman and chairman of American City Business Journals, has died ... Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) — Somewhere along an industrial stretch of river pocked with rotting piers and towering salt piles north of ... Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz was scratched from the starting lineup of the series finale against Minnesota ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Firefighters continue battling a series of fires throughout the state, including two large blazes in West Texas. Read Story »
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The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Victoria County until 7 p.m. Sunday. Read Story »
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Blame it on the weather for lower than anticipated sales taxes collected by the city of ... Read Story »
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The state's top tourism official says the summer season in Arkansas is shaping up to ... Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Alvaro Saborio scored two goals and Costa Rica advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals for ... Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Second baseman Mark Grudzielanek signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, providing ... Read Story »
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BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Many of the nation's governors said Sunday they don't want Congress to force states to pick ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Timothy Geithner, architect of bank, auto and economic rescue plans, has another high-stakes job these days: traveling ... Read Story »
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TIBURON, Calif. (AP) — Visitors should be prepared to have their pictures taken as they enter and leave this picturesque ... Read Story »
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The state's top tourism official says the summer season in Arkansas is shaping up to ... Read Story »
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — A kayaker in the Poudre River has drowned after flipping and hitting his ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — On naked patches of land in western Canada and United States, scientists are planting trees that ... Read Story »
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BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. (AP) — Three crew members who used a lifeboat to flee their burning vessel off New Jersey's ... Read Story »
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A bowling magnate has stepped up to rescue Cincinnati's most famous alley, a cultural relic threatened by ... Read Story »
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STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — Sally Capehart learned first hand the dangers of attending a celebrity golf tournament. She was watching ... Read Story »
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ell, the Victoria school district made a decision on the dress code. However, it may not have been the decision ... Read Story »
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Last week, I was very pleased that hearings were held on the independence of the Federal Reserve system. My bill, ... Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rangers starter Kevin Millwood needed the extended rest after throwing an American League-high 130 innings before ... Read Story »
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A cannon that was once part of the Lincoln Museum's collection has found a home ... Read Story »
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — New teachers hunting for their first job are finding this is one of the toughest ... Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Sounders have announced that the U.S. Open Cup semifinal match with the Houston Dynamo is ... Read Story »
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Resigning Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she and her husband are packing their family's possessions at ... Read Story »
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of criminal convictions, including that of a man found guilty of a crash that killed three ... Read Story »
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India stood firm Sunday against Western demands to accept binding limits on carbon emissions even as ... Read Story »
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — As they ride out the economic recession, some American rodeos are bucking the hard times while ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin says NASA should set its sights on a bigger target in the ... Read Story »
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Thousands of electric customers in several central U.S. states could be on the hook for ... Read Story »
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OAK HARBOR, Ohio (AP) — Gulls shrieked overhead as Bob Hall lugged a pair of plastic 5-gallon gas cans down ... Read Story »
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A new law in New Hampshire will keep people who have lied about murders or helped ... Read Story »
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A national traveling exhibit on baseball's Negro Leagues is opening Friday in Milwaukee. Read Story »
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Performing artists, agents and presenters from across the Midwest will come together in St. Paul ... Read Story »
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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A new curator has been named for the Montana Museum of Art&Culture at the University of ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A flock of global entertainment notables and politicos, including France's first lady Carla Bruni, toasted Nelson ... Read Story »
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KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — The number 66 bears a dual significance to Jim Hinckley. It's not just the designation of ... Read Story »
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CRAGG, MERLEN LEE, 76, of Karnes City: Visitation, 9 a.m., rosary and funeral, 2 p.m., Rhodes Funeral Home, Karnes City, ... Read Story »
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Courtney Rhea Wallgren and Charles Phillips Schoenfeld, both of San Antonio, were married July 18, 2009, at Westin La Cantera ... Read Story »
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Lara Anne Kachlic and Kenneth Trevino were united in marriage June 6, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Philip the ... Read Story »
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Michelle D. Chacon and Robert E. Gulash, both of Troy, Ill. were married June 13, 2009, at St. Michael's Catholic ... Read Story »
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Lisa Michelle Buckler and Neil Andrew Cochran, both of San Antonio, were married July 18, 2009, at Our Lady of ... Read Story »
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Amanda Louise Brysch and Brock Landon Moody, both of Victoria, were married July 18, 2009, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church ... Read Story »
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Debbie and Billy White of Cuero and Robert Valenta of Victoria are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, ... Read Story »
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Elroyce and Nelwyn Metting of Victoria are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Metting of Dallas, to ... Read Story »
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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Inman of Grand Forks, ND and Mr. and Mrs. Bret Salsbery of Valrico, FL are pleased ... Read Story »
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lind of Cuero are proud to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Mandi ... Read Story »
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David and Lisa Keag of Houston and Karen Barton of Sea Drift are pleased to announce the engagement of their ... Read Story »
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Ron and Linda Denker of Victoria are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Dian Ella Denker of Victoria, ... Read Story »