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NEW YORK (AP) - Oprah Winfrey wants to give an undiscovered talent a chance to follow in her footsteps on ... Read Story »
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - A Texas A&M animal science professor serving in the military is getting meaty treats from ... Read Story »
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Pulitzer Prize winner and former Washington Post editor Glenn Frankel has been named director of the ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he's been talking closely to Gulf Coast fishermen and experts on BP's catastrophic ... Read Story »
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers used their two first-round draft picks on left-handed hitters from the prep ranks, ... Read Story »
CLEBURNE, Texas (AP) - Three people were killed and several others injured after a natural gas line in north Texas ... Read Story »
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted hard-throwing Texas high school pitcher Jameson Taillon (TAI'-ohn) with the No. 2 ... Read Story »
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - The fire from an explosion at a West Virginia natural gas well will continue to burn ... Read Story »
HOUSTON (AP) - An accused drunken driver has received a 30-year prison sentence for a hit-and-run that killed a 13-year-old ... Read Story »
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - George Strait sits atop Billboard's list of the top 25 country music artists of the past ... Read Story »
ATLANTA (AP) - The Coca-Cola Co. will pay $715 million to Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. for the rights to ... Read Story »
CLEBURNE, Texas (AP) - A large natural gas line in north Texas erupted Monday after utility workers accidentally hit the ... Read Story »
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) - Members of Congress vowed Monday to amend a 90-year-old law that limits the amount of money ... Read Story »
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Additional budget cuts proposed for state agencies have some college and universities freezing hiring, deferring equipment ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says his talks with Gulf fishermen and oil spill experts are not an academic ... Read Story »
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Seattle Mariners slumping second baseman Chone Figgins has been dropped to the bottom of the batting ... Read Story »
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) - Tony Romo has withdrawn from a U.S. Open sectional qualifier after it was delayed for ... Read Story »
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Seattle Mariners have placed designated hitter Mike Sweeney on the 15-day disabled list and recalled ... Read Story »
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Environmental and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich will be in southern Louisiana to speak to people who ... Read Story »
New Baylor president Ken Starr says he is "cautiously optimistic" and hopeful that the Big 12 will remain intact. Read Story »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP says the cost of the company's response to the oil spill in the Gulf of ... Read Story »
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former Washington Post editor and foreign correspondent Glenn Frankel has been named director of the journalism ... Read Story »
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - William Mahan bends over a bowl of raw shrimp and inhales deeply, using his left hand ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nobody led. Read Story »
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The IndyCar Series has acknowledged that a malfunctioning hose complicated efforts by Texas Motor Speedway's safety workers ... Read Story »
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - The Carlsbad City Council is expected to make its final decision Tuesday on a new police ... Read Story »
HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced the last of more than a dozen people indicted for their roles ... Read Story »
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The geyser of oil spewing from sea floor is tapering off day by day, but ... Read Story »
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers have selected high school third baseman Nick Castellanos of Florida 44th and Texas pitcher ... Read Story »
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis is expecting big things from sophomore University of Arkansas third baseman Zack Cox, who ... Read Story »
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's state-run oil company filed a lawsuit Tuesday against five companies, including the U.S. subsidiary of ... Read Story »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The cap on the blown-out well in the Gulf is capturing a half-million gallons a day, ... Read Story »
The Thomas family will hold a reunion from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday at Hopkins Park in Victoria. Read Story »
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Animal lovers filled the Victoria County Commissioners Court Monday, offering their opinions on issues affecting the stray animal population. Read Story »
Three of five people who were sent to a hospital Saturday because of a car crash at Ben Wilson and ... Read Story »
VICTORIA - David Ybabez, 54, of Victoria, by deputies on a warrant charging him with a felony violation of parole. Read Story »
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DeLeon Street will be reduced to one lane northbound between Juan Linn and Santa Rosa streets on Tuesday to install ... Read Story »
Levi Sloan Road will be closed to through traffic from Oliver Road to Parsons Road between 8 a.m. and 5 ... Read Story »
Church Street will be closed to through traffic from Main Street to Liberty Street from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ... Read Story »
The Victoria Bach Festival begins Tuesday and continues through Saturday. Longtime artistic director Craig Hella Johnson answers some questions about ... Read Story »
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A Victoria woman was sentenced to two years in state jail after she was found guilty of three counts of ... Read Story »
A federal judge on Monday sentenced the last remaining defendant linked to the nation's worst botched human smuggling attempt. Read Story »
After two teens were sentenced for vandalizing Holy Family Catholic Church, parishioners were still searching for answers. Read Story »
UHV SOCCER TRYOUTS: Men's and women's teams, Saturday, June 12, St. Joseph O'Connor Athletic Complex. Women from 10 a.m. to ... Read Story »
EDNA YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER REGISTSRATION: Final registration is Saturday June 12, 8 a.m. to noon, Don Prince Memorial Field. ... Read Story »
I noticed with great sadness that almost across the board all of our magnet schools declined in their TAKS test ... Read Story »
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This week Chinese officials brushed off U.S. Defense Secretary Gates on a proposed meeting to discuss looming military issues and ... Read Story »
Now that school's out, Ranging Reporter Erica Rodriguez was in Victoria Monday talking with locals about their plans. Here's what ... Read Story »
Church vandals sentenced to eight years in prison Read Story »
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BECKER, MAE J., 77, of Inez: Visitation, 6-8 p.m., Rosewood Funeral Chapels, Victoria, 361-573-4546. Read Story »
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Mekhi Huff knows what he's going to like best at the Cub Scout day camp. Read Story »
Crime: Credit card abuse. On April 17, a black man used the victim's credit card information at least four times ... Read Story »
Police are searching for the man who robbed the downtown First Victoria bank about 3:20 p.m. Monday. Read Story »