Stories for August 4, 2011
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GOLIAD - Goliad residents are concerned uranium mining will contaminate the county's drinking water, but company officials say not so. Read Story »
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From tiny infant tutus to baby's first heels and lullaby versions of Beach Boys songs, Corri Warner Urban spends most ... Read Story »
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A United Nations organization urged Australia on Friday not to expel 14 asylum-seeking children to Malaysia ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A defendant in a University of San Diego basketball bribery case has entered a guilty plea, ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A court document says a man charged with smashing glass doors and breaking into the New ... Read Story »
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PHOENIX (AP) — Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Thursday that federal officials who have been investigating racial profiling allegations against his ... Read Story »
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Alex Gordon who the Kansas City Royals drafted second overall in 2005 is finally ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA WEST CROSS COUNTRY PRACTICE:Monday, Aug. 8. 7 p.m., girls and boys. Athletes should bring running clothes and hydration as ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON - Bay City's Francisco Arellano got his professional boxing career off to a roaring start. Read Story »
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VICTORIA EAST FOOTBALL BOOSTER CLUB CHARTER BUS: The Victoria East Football Booster Club is selling tickets for a charter bus ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA EAST VOLLEYBALL BOOSTER CLUB MEETING: Friday August 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the East cafeteria for Parent Night. Call ... Read Story »
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MOULTON - On the edge of Lavaca County, mere feet from the Fayette County line, a surprising crop grows - ... Read Story »
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Crossroads residents remained fairly calm even after word of Thursday's Dow Jones slump. Read Story »
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Goliad County Sheriff's Department deputies are working to identify the body of a man who was found on a road ... Read Story »
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A judge stood by her decision to recommend the state close Outreach Word Academy a day after the charter school ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The electric grid operator for Texas has escaped having to resort to rotating residential power outages ... Read Story »
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SAN ANGELO (AP) - A Texas jury convicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs of child sexual assault on Thursday, in ... Read Story »
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills signed free agent wide receiver Buster Davis on Thursday. Read Story »
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Commands bellowed from the sky. Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Joshua Louis Morales, 29, of Victoria, by deputies Thursday on a warrant charging him with violation of probation ... Read Story »
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up deals with two important pieces of their roster Thursday, ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Longhorns reported to training camp Thursday ready to leave behind the smoldering wreckage of ... Read Story »
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Victoria County is expected to spend less on health care this year than in the past. Read Story »
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge Thursday threw out a lawsuit against Florida's insurance commissioner even though the official ... Read Story »
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John Cecil was nominated by Victoria Police Department to receive the Outstanding Citizen Crime Prevention Award. The award was presented ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The electric grid operator for Texas says there is a "high probability" of rotating residential outages ... Read Story »
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TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian Roman Catholic bishop betrayed little emotion during his sentencing hearing Thursday as a court was ... Read Story »
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ALLEN, JOE NATHAN, 58, of Victoria, died Friday, July 29, 2011. Barefield Funeral Home, Victoria, 361-575-6180. Read Story »
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BROWN, JOE D. JR., 60, of Shiner: Visitation, 6-8 p.m., Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home, Yoakum, 361-293-5656. Read Story »
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By Paul and Mary Meredith Read Story »
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By Meridith Byrd Read Story »
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As we all know, summers in our area are hot and dry. This year, in fact, may set some all-time ... Read Story »
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By Laurie Garretson The temperature keeps rising, and rain has become a memory of greener gardening days gone by. Read Story »
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By Kathryn Weber Read Story »
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech was locked down Thursday when three children attending a summer camp said they saw ... Read Story »
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MIAMI (AP) — U.S. government forecasters are updating their Atlantic hurricane season outlook, just as the peak period for hurricanes ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against three Houston-area girls over an alleged cyberbullying video ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin Energy has announced locations for more than 100 plug-in charging stations for electric vehicles. Read Story »
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EDITORS: Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman likely will miss the entire preseason for the second time in four ... Read Story »
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The chief legal officer for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center tells Allegheny County Council there's no ... Read Story »
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jackson police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old ... Read Story »
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A University of Georgia-operated network of automated weather stations remains up and running more than a ... Read Story »
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Two teenage cousins, one of them the son of a Paducah television news anchorman, have ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Brooke Shields is keeping her ghoulish makeup on a little while longer. Read Story »
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Thursday appointed commanders to posts left vacant by the resignation of the military's top ... Read Story »
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says an al-Qaida member on the kingdom's most-wanted list has turned himself in ... Read Story »
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Happy Feet has become a creature of the Internet age. Read Story »
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have named a new head coach for their NBA Development League affiliate ... Read Story »
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia State University has dropped a plan to use hotels to house up to 700 students ... Read Story »
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Decorah police chief is defending an investigation that ruled the death of a Luther ... Read Story »
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden will give a keynote speech at a national green energy conference in ... Read Story »
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Sunny and hot Thursday with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 108. South southwest wind between ... Read Story »
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Oscar Arrisola braces himself in the ring, awaiting the coming onslaught on his outstretched hands. Read Story »
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By Aprill Brandon Read Story »
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Eric Christopher Rohan to Vanessa Rae Bethke 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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