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Associated Press Missouri Calendar for events Monday, Feb. 1. Read Story »
LONDON (AP) — Amy Winehouse pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting a theater manager at a family Christmas show. Read Story »
LONDON (AP) - Amy Winehouse is being treated for bruised ribs at a London clinic after falling at home. Read Story »
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia passed a series of tests on his ailing upper back, then received ... Read Story »
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2009 VICTORIA YMCA CORPORATE CUP: Sept. 17-26. For schedule information, call Rosalinda Ramirez at 361-575-0511 or Gary Moses at 361-573-2853. Read Story »
BOSTON (AP) — The parent company of The Boston Globe confirmed for the first time Thursday that it is looking ... Read Story »
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Bill Clinton recalled the profound impact of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing on the nation and ... Read Story »
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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Jerheme Urban will return to Victoria to host the second annual Jerheme Urban Camp for quarterbacks, ... Read Story »
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Faith Academy pitcher Tim Villarreal waited three years to get back to this point, and he was not going to ... Read Story »
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Helen Gibbs and Jerry Wilson claimed the 25th annual Senior Mixed City Tournament all-events title in competition at the Woodlawn ... Read Story »
THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Two years ago the University of Houston-Victoria didn't even have a softball team. Now it has one ... Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chicago White Sox right fielder Jermaine Dye left Saturday night's game against the Texas Rangers in ... Read Story »
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Read Story »
More than 400 Victoria area residents donated blood during the 12th Annual Tony Borowicz Memorial Blood Drive at the Victoria ... Read Story »
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n VICTORIA - A 24-year-old Victoria man by officers Saturday on suspicion of possessing less than two ounces of marijuana, ... Read Story »
Every organization should ask itself whether it complies with new privacy laws. If it isn't familiar with those laws, a ... Read Story »
Students will benefit from the University of Houston-Victoria's switch to the Federal Direct Student Loan Program in the fall. Read Story »
TUESDAY SKATE NIGHT: Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., $1. For information, call Raymond Garza Jr at 361-578-9725 or Gary Moses at 361-573-2853. Read Story »
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MONDAY NIGHT OPEN BOWLING LEAGUE: Monday, May 4, 7 p.m. team meetings at Woodlawn Bowling Center. Monday, May 11, 7 ... Read Story »
MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL BOOSTER CLUB: MHS Volleyball Booster Club meeting will be Thursday, May 14 at 6 p.m., at ... Read Story »
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Aretha Franklin, Brooke Shields, Eli Manning, Valerie Bertinelli and Kid Rock are among the stars who ... Read Story »
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The winner of the Kentucky Derby is owned by the son of a key figure in ... Read Story »
Your four guest columns on the Viewpoints page (Advocate, April 26) were both timely and most appreciated. I found the ... Read Story »
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The Victoria County Commissioners Court and the Victoria Independent School District should realize that two proposed overpasses on Zac Lentz ... Read Story »
The public meeting April 16, held at the First United Methodist Fellowship Hall, provided a wealth of information about your ... Read Story »
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ITOMAN, Japan (AP) — Under a blazing mid-afternoon sun, 1st Lt. Toshikazu Nakano squats in a muddy pit at the ... Read Story »
PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Southern California have lowered the number of people hurt in a tour bus crash, ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With its party struggling to define itself, a group of prominent Republicans launched a listening tour Saturday ... Read Story »
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bogus Twitter account set up five weeks ago in the name of Idaho Gov. C.L. ... Read Story »
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — Standup comic Robert Schimmel has been arrested on suspicion of beating his wife. Read Story »
HONOLULU (AP) — The fate of more than 100 employees at the storied Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki is uncertain as ... Read Story »
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Recalling the profound impact the Oklahoma City bombing had on the nation and himself, former President ... Read Story »
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Interior Department is sending more than $300 million in federal stimulus money to the Bureau ... Read Story »
CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri woman convicted of second-degree murder committed suicide at home before she could be ... Read Story »
A perennial postseason power quickly dismissed by a No. 6 seed. A seventh-seeded, .500 team forcing the defending champions to ... Read Story »
VIENNA (AP) — The gods were OK. The giants looked neat and the evil dwarf was scary. Read Story »
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mine That Bird dug up a miracle, stunning the field to win the Kentucky Derby with ... Read Story »
OTTAWA (AP) — Pigs on a Canadian farm have been infected with the new swine flu virus — apparently by ... Read Story »
MEXICO CITY (AP) — It was truly a lonely planet Saturday for street vendors and restaurateurs in Mexico City's favorite ... Read Story »
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Yao Ming stands as a big obstacle in the Lakers' way of returning to the ... Read Story »
PALMYRA, N.Y. (AP) — Two unemployed, hungry men stole a calf from a neighbor's barn, shot it with an arrow ... Read Story »
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says the U.S. government is doing the right things to help the economy ... Read Story »
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Hundreds of people supporting a U.S. journalist imprisoned in Iran have gathered for a vigil on ... Read Story »
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tours inside Hoover Dam have been temporarily suspended while repairs are made to the elevator that ... Read Story »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hot Club of New Orleans was on stage at Economy Hall tuning up before its set ... Read Story »
HOUSTON (AP) — While some of Mexico's swine flu fatalities were poor and had uncertain access to health care, the ... Read Story »
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Recalling the profound impact the Oklahoma City bombing had on the nation and himself, former President ... Read Story »
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An airman in Alaska has been sentenced to almost 10 years behind bars after being found ... Read Story »
DEL CITY, Okla. (AP) — Chris Stiles' 8-year-old son met his dad at the door of their Oklahoma City home ... Read Story »
A mother of three and a toddler on a family shopping trip are counted among the dead. Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — The father of an African girl Madonna hopes to adopt says he wants to take care ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — When a team of medical detectives from New York City's health department first arrived at a ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 245 in ... Read Story »
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — A limousine driver hired to take a group of high school students to the prom has ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — The signs in the front doors of St. Francis Preparatory School welcome back students as if ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is investigating Alex Rodriguez's statements about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, increasing the ... Read Story »
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Diane Sammer and her partner, Pam Dennis, were careful to sign papers giving Sammer power of ... Read Story »
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union would appear to be the big winner in the Chrysler bankruptcy saga, ... Read Story »
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ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say about one-third of the confirmed U.S. cases of swine flu are people who had ... Read Story »
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for a man sentenced to death for killing a New Hampshire police officer have begun ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Going solo has paid off for Hugh Jackman and his "X-Men" spinoff. Read Story »
VALENCIA, Pa. (AP) — Two sisters won the Pittsburgh-area boys doubles tennis championship. Read Story »
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Savannah College of Art and Design is planning a $30 million expansion of its Museum ... Read Story »
LONDRES (AP) — La cantante británica Amy Winehouse logró que un tribunal prohiba a los paparazzi perseguirla hasta los alrededores ... Read Story »
PUYALLUP, Washington (AP) — A small airplane dropping from the sky after its engine failed wound up on a cushioning ... Read Story »
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Galveston public school system is desegregated, ending a civil ... Read Story »
LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. (AP) — An Italian woman has died and her 4-year-old grandson is in critical condition after a hyberbaric ... Read Story »
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man with underlying heart conditions became the third person infected with swine flu to ... Read Story »
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — If the slow economy keeps people closer to home this summer, that's fine with New Jersey ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) - A 24-year-old New York man has been convicted in the torture and stabbing death of his ... Read Story »
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's only in vitro fertilization center is closing. Read Story »
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Mike Rounds has proclaimed May as Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month in South Dakota. Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday that the U.S. is taking "all necessary precautions" to be prepared if ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans say President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office can be summed up in three words: ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City stock trader has pleaded guilty to stealing $16 million he had ... Read Story »
BEIJING (AP) — China released a group of Canadian students from swine flu quarantine on Wednesday, while dozens more people ... Read Story »
BANGKOK (AP) — East Asian health officials agreed Friday on a strategy to prevent the spread of swine flu, while ... Read Story »
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — People in the Gastonia area will have a chance this weekend to learn about North Carolina ... Read Story »
DALLAS (AP) — Poking through antiques stores while traveling through the Texas Panhandle, Bill Waters stumbled across a tattered old ... Read Story »
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — There is no "Amtrak Chuck" or "Amtrak Louise" among upstate New York's congressional delegation, at least ... Read Story »
FONDA, N.Y. (AP) — Mayor Kimberly Flander is in mid-sentence when the train horn blares, followed by a rumble felt ... Read Story »
IRVING, Texas (AP) — They appeared the oddest of couples walking through the giant suburban outlet mall recently — the ... Read Story »
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Police say a woman arrested in Nebraska on suspicion of drunken driving hit fences, garages and ... Read Story »
BERLIN (AP) — Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne was meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday to discuss his bidfor ailing General ... Read Story »
BRINKLEY, CHARLES, 78, of Bay City: Funeral, 11 a.m., St. John Baptist Church in Van Vleck, with burial at St. ... Read Story »
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One moment Zane Williams wanted to kick the dirt and in an instant he felt like he could touch the ... Read Story »
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The University of Houston-Victoria celebrated a pair of championships on Saturday. Read Story »
The Children's House will hold its annual fundraiser, The Mayfair, on Thursday, May 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. There ... Read Story »
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When Rockport guide Charlie Newton backed his boat down the ramp at Cove Harbor, he didn't have to tell me ... Read Story »
Mike Hahn from Port Lavaca and two of his sons received trophies at the 12th annual charity pporting clay shoot ... Read Story »
A Victoria woman known by some for her gardening skills was recognized Saturday for her conservation efforts. Read Story »
Another Adams Tour event has come and gone in Victoria and for those who failed to take in any of ... Read Story »