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The news editor is Terry Spencer. The supervisor in Miami is David Fischer. If there are questions about stories, photos ... Read Story »
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This is a listing of building permits issued by the city of Victoria from July 16-22, for new commercial, commercial ... Read Story »
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JENNINGS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana woman was sentenced to 23-year in prison Wednesday for killing her mother and stuffing ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Police saya 3-year-old boy is dead after his mother's vehicle struck him. Read Story »
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EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — A Border Patrol agent who was slain in a rugged, remote area along the Mexican ... Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) — A man was charged Wednesday with aggravated first-degree murder, rape and other charges in a stabbing that ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The buzz for the first "Iron Man" film began at Comic-Con, director Jon Favreau said, so ... Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Raul Ibanez came out tied in their own game of ... Read Story »
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In the midst of the serious issues that America faces, border security and illegal immigration continue to waste too much ... Read Story »
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While the roadside sign was a nice gesture, the makeshift memorial along Fleming Prairie Road deserves a more fitting, permanent ... Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia fire officials say cooking sparked a weekend row house fire that killed a woman and a ... Read Story »
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Bryson Miles and Zach Briggs each provided two-RBI triples and the Victoria Generals took a 10-8 Texas Collegiate League win ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a tale of two economies, China and the United States. Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) — Protesters around the world called on Iran Saturday to end its clampdown on opposition activists, demanding the ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. said he wish he could don a Mexican wrestling mask and stroll the ... Read Story »
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Students entering their first year of high school don't have to go it alone. Read Story »
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A paper by an assistant professor at the University of Houston-Victoria designed to help businesses improve the processes they use ... Read Story »
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"Student success" will be the watchwords this fall guiding a new University of Houston-Victoria department designed to prepare for the ... Read Story »
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Seven people are in custody after Victoria police executed four unrelated search warrant raids late Friday night into early Saturday ... Read Story »
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n VICTORIA - A 38-year-old Victoria man by officers Saturday on suspicion of assault causing bodily injury and family violence. Read Story »
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A student exchange group is looking for a host family for a German student who will arrive in Victoria in ... Read Story »
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It's no secret that vehicle burglary is once again on the rise in our city. Whether it be through the ... Read Story »
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It was a final chance for local youngsters to show their stuff Saturday as the Crossroads Youth Football League held ... Read Story »
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RABAT, Morocco (AP) — From the western edge of the Muslim world, the King of Morocco has dared to tackle ... Read Story »
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A week before reporting to the Houston Texans training camp, Kris Brown walked around Memorial Stadium's synthetic field instructing area ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO - St. Joseph junior Kimi Carrier won gold on Friday at the Games of Texas in the 100-yard ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Gates is on a roll. Question is, how long will it last? Read Story »
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Sarah Palin gained fame — and to some infamy — since she embarked on a ... Read Story »
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Even by the standards of corruption-plagued New Jersey, the arrest of a young mayor on the ... Read Story »
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BALTIMORE (AP) — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is offering a glimpse of atmospheric debris from an object that plunged into ... 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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YMCA 14TH ANNUAL FRIEND OF YOUTH GOLF TOURNAMENT: 7:30 a.m. Aug. 14 at the Victoria Country Club. Fee is $125 ... Read Story »
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Nastia Liukin has never been so happy to feel nervous. Read Story »
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Billy Joel and Elton John have postponed a second upstate New York concert on their top-grossing ... Read Story »
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Billy Joel and Elton John have postponed a second upstate New York concert after Joel fell ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Gary Sheffield is headed to the disabled list with a strained right hamstring, adding to the rash ... Read Story »
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Jessica Lange is being recognized for her work with cameras — behind the lens, not in ... Read Story »
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals manager Trey Hillman has been ejected in the fourth inning of Kansas City's game ... Read Story »
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Editor's Note: All club and support group meeting notices run in the support groups and meeting notices calendar on Sundays. ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Off-duty police officers are patrolling streets, looking for people illegally watering their lawns and gardens. Residents are ... Read Story »
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Sunday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 99, and south winds at 11 to 14 miles per hour. Read Story »
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he has made up his mind on ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas' Longhorns football team will wear a specially designed uniform during the 2009 season finale ... Read Story »
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Support is pouring in for an airman from Texas who lost parts of both legs ... Read Story »
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A cruise ship arrived at the Port of Vancouver with a dead whale lodged in ... Read Story »
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Support is pouring in for an airman from Texas who is struggling to survive after ... Read Story »
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The public will get its first in-person glimpse of the aircraft that could launch tourists into space ... Read Story »
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — If Texas pitcher Vicente Padilla had been diagnosed with swine flu a few months ago, ... Read Story »
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The state claims BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. is trying to delay a lawsuit over Prudhoe Bay ... Read Story »
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BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Jordan Spieth and Amy Anderson were the best players in stroke play during the USGA boys' ... Read Story »
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OAKLAND, California (AP) — Oakland police say a man impersonating a police officer tried to pull over a real undercover ... Read Story »
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ceramics artist Heidi Sowa had her eyes set on Portland for years. The city was not ... Read Story »
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Owners of exotic animals in Connecticut have been given a day of amnesty to turn in ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. dijo que quisiera ponerse una máscara de lucha libre estilo mexicano para poder ... Read Story »
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pennsylvania welfare officials have ordered the closure of a day care center after four toddlers wandered 200 ... Read Story »
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Sarah Palin gained fame — and to some infamy — since she embarked on a ... Read Story »
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BARBERTON, Ohio (AP) — A developer has found new life for an old church in northeast Ohio by redesigning it ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have signed center Theo Ratliff. Read Story »
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SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — Investigators suspect murder-suicide in the shooting deaths of a suburban Houston mother and her 18-month-old ... Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) — Black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he will accept President Barack Obama's invitation to visit him ... Read Story »
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On your poll, I favor the dog scent. I think that it is fairly reliable. I think that you have ... Read Story »
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Puzzle fans, like effective policymakers, know that in order to be successful they have to think one, two, even three ... Read Story »
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GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) — This town is famous for having the world's largest hand-dug well and the world's largest pallasite ... Read Story »
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HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — A conversation with Bart and Judy Hultine leads to stories from across the globe. Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police have caught one of their own in an undercover sting and charged the veteran officer ... Read Story »
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The passenger plane that went missing in California was front page news in Kansas City ... Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) — An American Airlines flight bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico, has returned to Boston for an emergency ... Read Story »
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FLINT HILLS, Kan. (AP) — Kansas and Oklahoma are working together to promote the rural heartland to foreign media and ... Read Story »
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SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) — There was a time not long ago when claiming paternity of electric car maker Tesla ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After so many years in so many places, in bustling, swirling kitchens everywhere from Geneva, Switzerland, ... Read Story »
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Family andfriends have laid to rest the Wisconsin soldier who was shot at a party on ... Read Story »
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COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Millions of people were out of work; kids were going to bed hungry; families were displaced ... Read Story »
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by an inmate who said his civil ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An optional school property tax homestead exemption could be rescinded in some school districts as trustees ... Read Story »
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BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — The annual Bayreuth opera festival opened under new management on Saturday, with composer Richard Wagner's great-granddaughters ... Read Story »
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against the state brought by an inmate who ... Read Story »
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MIAMI (AP) — Nelly Furtado admits that writing her new, all-Spanish album, "Mi Plan," wasn't in her plans at all ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — "Titanic." ''Lord of the Rings." ''Aliens." ''King Kong." ''The Terminator." Read Story »
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BEIJING (AP) — La televisión estatal china lanzó el sábado un canal en árabe dirigido a los países de Medio ... Read Story »
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PORT LAVACA - A three-quarter inch by inch-and-a-half pastel-colored stamp has helped the 157-year-old Matagorda Island Lighthouse beam with light ... Read Story »
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When doing a review, there are many different ways to approach it. For me, I go the simple route. Read Story »
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Justin Kutzer walked around the xeriscaping project he began on Tuesday and decided he needed more rocks. Read Story »
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BLOOMINGTON - A 6-inch waterline break about 5 p.m. Friday has the community under a boil water notice. Read Story »
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A male inmate at the Victoria County Jail attempted suicide Friday evening. Read Story »
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Mid-Coast Family Services provides prevention and intervention services in the areas of family violence, homelessness and substance abuse in the ... Read Story »
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HONG KONG (AP) — As he prepares to make his first big-budget film, Chinese director Jia Zhangke vows to stay ... Read Story »
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TORONTO (AP) — It seems everyone in baseball, even commissioner Bud Selig, has an opinion about where Blue Jays ace ... Read Story »
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ASHCRAFT, WYATT, 84, of Bay City: Funeral, 10 a.m., Apostolic Pentecostal Church, with burial at Roselawn Cemetery in Van Vleck. ... Read Story »
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