Stories for June 9, 2010
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It's Children's Theatre time again at the Port Lavaca Main Street Theatre. This year, the theater is doing "Jack and ... Read Story »
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DAVIS, Calif. (AP) - Nurses at University of California hospitals around the state are rallying to demand a new contract ... Read Story »
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - In a June 8 story about bodies of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan arriving at Dover ... Read Story »
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - State environmental officials on Wednesday ordered a contractor on a natural gas well that blew out ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Jon Phillips hit an inside-the-park home run to help wipe out a four-run deficit in Texarkana ... Read Story »
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KILLEEN, Texas (AP) - The Killeen City Council has approved plans for a Fort Hood Memorial to victims of the ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says the oil spill containment operation in the Gulf of Mexico is ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Texas lawyer who accused Judge Sharon Keller of refusing a last-minute appeal for a death ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Sterling Kiper pitched a complete game and drove in the go-ahead run to help Bushland hand ... Read Story »
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - In a grass-roots movement inspired by the 1980s Hands Across America chain, people in 30 ... Read Story »
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IN THE MURKY DEPTHS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - I jump off the boat into the thickest, reddest ... Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A sheriff in suburban New Orleans has asked federal authorities to investigate reports that illegal immigrants ... Read Story »
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - The Texas gas-drilling company that struck methane in an abandoned West Virginia coal mine and triggered ... Read Story »
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VENICE, La. (AP) - Professor Peter Lutz is listed in BP's 2009 response plan for a Gulf of Mexico oil ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) - A foundation that had planned to create a $400 million endowment to help the Alamo has disbanded ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - When Amanda Vaca's husband lost his job, the couple took stock of their finances and drew ... Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) - Shares in BP PLC are falling sharply at the start of trading in London after a huge ... Read Story »
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ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) - Jayson Pope had an inside-the-park home run and finished with five RBIs to lead Windthorst ... Read Story »
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Some advocates are calling for Florida legislators to allow tax appraisers to lower Gulf Coast property ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) - About 1,000 business leaders, celebrities and other friends helped Dallas billionaire Ross Perot, who failed in two ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Dustin Meadows' three-run triple sparked a six-run second inning to lead Rogers past White Oak 7-4 ... Read Story »
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ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) - Richard Montemayor had three hits and drove in two runs to lead Corpus Christi Calallen ... Read Story »
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DETROIT (AP) - A worker at a Ford Motor Co. pickup truck factory in Dearborn, Michigan, will run against United ... Read Story »
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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - A jury in Galveston has acquitted a man accused of hitting a woman with a cantaloupe-size ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen has written to BP demanding more specific information on how the company ... Read Story »
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DENVER (AP) - The Houston Astros are still surging, thanks to Roy Oswalt's continued mastery of the Colorado Rockies. Read Story »
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McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge has granted bond to a south Texas police chief arrested last week on ... Read Story »
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ISTANBUL (AP) - Arab nations burst into applause Thursday as Turkey's prime minister walked to the podium at a summit, ... Read Story »
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JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) - Aging Kentucky con man Edward W. Edwards received his second pair of life sentences in two ... Read Story »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - More than 12,000 nurses walked off the job Thursday for a one-day strike at 14 Minnesota hospitals, ... Read Story »
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The Memorial alumna takes full advantage of her speed and smarts on the base paths to lead Sun Belt's Louisiana-Lafayette ... Read Story »
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KILGORE - The Victoria Generals' scheduled Texas Collegiate League game against the East Texas Pump Jacks was rained out on ... Read Story »
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Black/White League Read Story »
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AUSTIN - Following are the Golden Crescent Wave Runners Track Club results from the Central Texas Elite Track Club AAU ... Read Story »
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The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Guadalupe River for Saturday morning and until further notice. Read Story »
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Diane Wilson stood alone on an unfamiliar Washington, D.C. street in a white police-issued outfit, her fingers still sticky, hair ... Read Story »
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Tammy Nobles, the William Wood Elementary School principal acquitted last week of assaulting a teacher, will go back to work ... Read Story »
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Editor's note: This is the second story in an ongoing series about Justin Rokohl, a Victoria Marine who resumes life ... Read Story »
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Ayanna Ellis jumped, both feet landing on the shovel head trying to pierce the sun-baked dirt. Read Story »
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The jury summons for jurors scheduled to appear Thursday at 8:30 a.m. has been cancelled, according to Robert Whitaker, Justice ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Louis Weston Mattheu Jr., 23, of Victoria, by deputies Wednesday on a warrant charging him with felony violation ... Read Story »
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A Victoria man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of manufacture/delivery of a ... Read Story »
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BLANCONIA - The annual Barber-Williams family reunion will be Sunday at the Blanconia Community Center, at the intersection of state ... Read Story »
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Hitting 35 years is a big accomplishment for any organization, and so to celebrate the Victoria Bach Festival hitting this ... Read Story »
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The Lemmons-Wilson 2010 Family Reunion will be held Saturday, July 10, in the Hallettsville City Park from 11 a.m. to ... Read Story »
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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 »
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CROSSROADS YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION: Flag (ages 5-6) , Pee-Wee (ages 6-7), Junior (ages 8-9), Senior (ages 10-12). Fee is ... Read Story »
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CUERO - Shelley South Pennell, executive director of the Cuero Development Corporation since March 2006, has resigned. Read Story »
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It's no mistake that Texas fares better than most states coming out of the recession, said Texas Commissioner of Agriculture ... Read Story »
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The Food Bank of the Golden Crescent is offering a summer family nutrition program. Read Story »
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I wanted to commend the Advocate for running Tina Dupuy's columns from the Fishbowl LA.com. I have read two of ... Read Story »
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We were happy to see the reopening of the Presidio La Bahia in Goliad on Tuesday. This historic structure is ... Read Story »
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By Kathryn Weber Read Story »
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Speak Out comments for June 9, 2010. Read Story »
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The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 3 p.m. for several counties near Victoria. Read Story »
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A: "Things are a lot better now than when I came back from Vietnam. All the community needs to be ... Read Story »
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KILGORE - The East Texas Pump Jacks scored on a passed ball with two outs in the bottom of the ... Read Story »
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Laureate Alpha Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held the final business meeting of the year recently in the home ... Read Story »
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The Victoria Symphony League met on May 26 for their final meeting of the year in Paula Robinson's home with ... Read Story »
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Four Victoria students have been named to the Dean's and Provost's Academic Honor Lists at Texas Lutheran University for the ... Read Story »
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Jose Reynaldo Chavez to Mary Ellen Martinez Read Story »
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Victoria Extension Education Association held its monthly meeting on June 5, at 3002 Bobolink St. Read Story »
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By Dr. Peter B. Riesz Read Story »
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ALBRECHT, EVELYN ROSE MATZKE, 65, of Port Lavaca: Memorial Mass, 11 a.m., Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church. Richardson-Colonial ... Read Story »
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Editor's Note: Announcements of births in Victoria County are published as a free public service based on information from local ... Read Story »
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The 23rd Annual Juried Youth Art Show was held recently, featuring art work from local public, private and home-schooled students ... Read Story »
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By Martha Jones Read Story »
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Descendants of Andreas and Friedrich Duderstadt will hold their biennial reunion beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 18, at ... Read Story »
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Victoria Dance team Read Story »
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By Laurie Garretson Read Story »
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