Stories for May 26, 2011
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By June 4, 1,956 area high school seniors will have joined the ranks of high school graduates, marking the milestone ... Read Story »
A Corpus Christi woman was stabbed in the neck about 9 p.m. Thursday night in the 1000 block of N. ... Read Story »
Before plunking down $6,000 or more for a professional range, it helps to understand your home's needs first. The kitchen ... Read Story »
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A co-defendant corroborated earlier testimony that a shooting victim's death was the result of a kill or be killed situation. Read Story »
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An unstoppable one-man show against Dallas five years ago, Dwyane Wade is bringing LeBron James and Chris Bosh to the ... Read Story »
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SEADRIFT - Methamphetamines are a problem in Seadrift, but the Seadrift police are hot on the trail, Seadrift Police Chief ... Read Story »
Victoria police have recovered eight laptops and some cash that were taken during a break-in at Patti Welder Magnet Middle ... Read Story »
Port Lavaca police have arrested three men they believe are involved with a series of burglaries in the area. Read Story »
VICTORIA - Darryl Deshae Mayberry, 37, of San Antonio, by deputies Thursday on a warrant charging him with felony contempt ... Read Story »
The Texas Department of Transportation is kicking off its 10th annual "Click It or Ticket" seat belt awareness campaign just ... Read Story »
FRANKLIN-LOTT, ALICIA ANN, 33, of Victoria, died Sunday, May 22, 2011. Barefield Funeral Home, Victoria, 361-575-6180. Read Story »
BUCHHORN, GLADYS, 90, of Cuero: Visitation, 5-7 p.m., Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343. Read Story »
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ERIE, Pa. (AP) — An emaciated 14-month-old girl apparently died of "nutritional neglect" before she was stuffed into a suitcase ... Read Story »
ATLANTA (AP) — Many of the states hammered by what's already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half ... Read Story »
Assignment Desks, Editors: Please add the following to the Texas Daybook for Friday, May 27. Contact numbers are not for ... Read Story »
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Michele Bachmann is making plans for a presidential campaign announcement next month in Waterloo, ... Read Story »
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Emotions ran high Thursday when efforts by Texas A&M University System regents to temper faculty ... Read Story »
IRVING, Texas (AP) — When the par putt dropped for Jeff Overton on the second hole early in the Byron ... Read Story »
FRIENDSWOOD, Texas (AP) — Three teachers and a sheriff's deputy were treated for minor injuries suffered in breaking up a ... Read Story »
DALLAS (AP) — The powerful thunderstorms that unleashed large hail and tornadoes on parts of North Texas this week caused ... Read Story »
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL hasn't wavered in this message to its locked-out players: Get out of the courts and ... Read Story »
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors have decided not to charge several Marquette University athletes accused of sexual assault because the school ... Read Story »
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday vetoed a requirement for voters to show photo identification at ... Read Story »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Buried under a tidal wave of electronic data, California parole agents next week will significantly change ... Read Story »
MARRERO, La. (AP) — A Colombian university head says he ate a few plant stems and drank urine to survive ... Read Story »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Salaries would be capped for the state's education superintendent and college leaders, under a proposal ... Read Story »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana House agreed Thursday to a nearly $25 billion budget for next year, breaking ... Read Story »
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Four students at California State University, Bakersfield, were beaten with paddles, canes and whips and shot ... Read Story »
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Price, quality and service are positioning tools to compete in the marketplace, and a vital component of the growth equation. ... Read Story »
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The fight over stripping collective bargaining rights from Wisconsin's public workers will move into the state ... Read Story »
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's protest movement is calling for a "second revolution" as it plans a huge rally Friday directed ... Read Story »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former NASDAQ manager pleaded guilty Thursday to stock fraud after admitting that he made more ... Read Story »
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's finance ministry said Thursday it has invited Germany's Deutsche Telekom to up its stake in ... Read Story »
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The National Park Service says two mountaineers have died in a fall on Alaska's Mount McKinley, ... Read Story »
SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. (AP) — The wind is still whistling through the massive unfinished steel hangar doors at Spaceport America. ... Read Story »
DEAUVILLE, France (AP) — France says Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi must leave power now and Britain calls him an appalling ... Read Story »
ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) — As flooding washes out roads and swamps more homes in Montana, regional rains are forcing releases ... Read Story »
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Former comrades and supporters of Ratko Mladic were shocked by the arrest of the Bosnian Serb ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg is warning state lawmakers that if they oppose legalizing gay marriage they may ... Read Story »
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Jacob Zuma will pass information to Libyan authorities about the possible location of the remains of ... Read Story »
DEAUVILLE, France (AP) — It is no simple thing to push the "reset" button on U.S.-Russian relations. Read Story »
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Pentagon legal official on Thursday upheld the eight-year sentence for a Canadian who ... Read Story »
BELGRADE, Serbia — Sixteen years after the bull-necked military commander went on the run, a pale and shrunken Ratko Mladic ... Read Story »
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge ordered the reputed boss of the Philadelphia mob and an alleged high-ranking associate held ... Read Story »
WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — The brother of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was sentenced Thursday to the maximum 2½ years ... Read Story »
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's government pushed a cease-fire proposal Thursday and said for the first time it was prepared ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN (AP) — Texas students in grades 3 through 12 scored higher on state-issued reading and math tests in 2011, ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One of the Texas House's most-senior lawmakers fought back angry tears while denouncing flyers using images ... Read Story »
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A bill forcing Texas companies to allow employees to keep guns in their locked cars is ... Read Story »
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Cameron Seitzer homered, Burch Smith came one out shy of a complete game and Oklahoma knocked ... Read Story »
CHICAGO (AP) — In 2000, David Coleman Headley called a phone number he saw on a recruiting poster in a ... Read Story »
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The massive BP oil spill might indirectly have contributed to the unusually high number of young ... Read Story »
PHOENIX (AP) — Experts say anti-psychotic drugs likely will be the primary treatment for the suspect in the Arizona shooting ... Read Story »
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature wrapped up key votes for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the United States to Europe and even to booming China, the global economy is showing signs ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House Republicans called for tax reform, an easing of government regulations and increased domestic energy production ... Read Story »
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Students who immigrated to the U.S. illegally as children could pay in-state tuition at Rhode Island's ... Read Story »
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — More than 1,000 Joplin residents have turned out at Missouri Southern State University to hear officials ... Read Story »
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Concerned about the threat of a catastrophic outbreak of a herpes virus among wild horse herds ... Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge in California has refused to dismiss human trafficking accusations in a lawsuit filed ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California acknowledges its football program committed NCAA violations while building a West Coast dynasty over ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City Opera workers has filed a federal complaint saying the financially ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over fervent but scattered objections, the Senate voted by a wide margin Thursday to extend the government's ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress would take away Amtrak's popular Northeast corridor train service and invite private investors to bid for ... Read Story »
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A bill allowing a private Native corporation to pick choice lands in the nation's largest national ... Read Story »
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin will embark this weekend on a campaign-style bus tour along the East Coast, sending ... Read Story »
The Victoria Advocate will be publishing student essays from Victoria College's "What's Your Story?" scholarship competition during the next few ... Read Story »
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Dry, windy and hot weather prevails, and that means water conservation measures are inevitable. Read Story »
Strong earnings and a plea to push Microsoft's CEO aside are driving stocks higher at the close. Read Story »
Despite a healthy increase in Virginia's population over the past decade, the percentage of residents across a wide swath of ... Read Story »
On July 11, 1995, more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were slaughtered by Bosnian Serb forces in Srebrenica, ... Read Story »
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UHV OPEN BASEBALL TRYOUTS: Sunday, June 5, Riverside Stadium. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and tryouts begin at 10 a.m. ... Read Story »
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MEMORIAL DAY 5K REMEMBRANCE RUN: May 28, 8 a.m. at City Park in Cuero. Entry fee is $20. Read Story »
The average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages fell to 4.60 percent this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Here's a historical ... Read Story »
University of Montana women's golf coach Joanne Steele has resigned to become the first head coach for the new women's ... Read Story »
Thunderstorms with winds as strong as 70 mph hit the Crossroads early Thursday morning causing damage and sprinkling hail in ... Read Story »
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week, the first increase in three weeks and a sign the ... Read Story »
Stocks fell in morning trading Thursday and bond yields hit a low for the year after disappointing reports about the ... Read Story »
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Oil prices are lower after new government reports provide fresh signs of slower economic growth. Read Story »
Stocks are opening lower a day after their first gain this week, following disappointing U.S. economic reports that showed a ... Read Story »
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Thursday. Mostly sunny with a high near 93. East ... Read Story »
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May 29 - Last evening while the local store room of Swift & Company in the Morris building on East ... Read Story »
The Bronte Club met on May 4 at the Victoria Women's Clubhouse with 43 members present. President Mrs. William Blanchard ... Read Story »
Laureate Alpha Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma met recently in the home of Jeanette Goggans with Loretta Johnson presiding. Mary ... Read Story »
"Splitting the Blanket: Divorce in America" was the program presented by Emily Groom at the Victoria County Genealogical Society meeting ... Read Story »
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A Cordele family received a harsh awakening Thursday morning as strong winds peeled off the roof to their mobile home. Read Story »
Smiles are infectious. No matter the size or shape, you have to return the smile. Read Story »
CUERO - A photograph of a drilling rig appeared on the overhead projector in the crowded Cuero Municipal Park Clubhouse. Read Story »
Aimee Fries has been dancing since the second grade, and the skills she's learned in Victoria will soon lead her ... Read Story »
For as competitive as Stephanie Kasper is on the softball field, she's surprisingly laid back in the classroom. Read Story »
Most every day, Lynsie Jordan drives by a 65-plus-acre pasture near the intersection of Vine and Main streets. Read Story »
BAY CITY - With much of the nation focused on historic floods and deadly tornadoes, Texas has been suffering through ... Read Story »
A collision that resulted in the spill of about 40 gallons of diesel fuel shut down eastbound and westbound traffic ... Read Story »
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — About the last person anyone expected to see atop the leaderboard at the Senior PGA Championship ... Read Story »
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature, acting with a swiftness not seen since Ronald Reagan was president, passed ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone went to Elaine's — and now they'll have nowhere to go. Read Story »
Bridgette Bise is almost certain she knows where she would have been Sunday evening when a massive EF5 tornado ripped ... Read Story »
Change is coming to the energy world and the next few years will be critical for the South Texas Electric ... Read Story »
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne may never learn what caused the illness that has sidelined him ... Read Story »
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Sheets rescued his father's iconic San Antonio mural depicting the Battle of the Alamo but ... Read Story »
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Former Baltimore Ravens kicker Matt Stover officially is walking away from the game. The 43-year-old ... Read Story »
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Rookie center Stefen Wisniewski is trying to learn the Oakland Raiders' offense without a playbook. Read Story »
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott signed a $69.1 billion state budget Thursday, but before doing that he vetoed ... Read Story »
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anibal Sanchez threw a five-hitter for another complete game in San Francisco, leading the Florida Marlins ... Read Story »
MEXICO CITY (AP) — British-born painter, writer and sculptor Leonora Carrington, considered one of the last of the original surrealists, ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — As the publishing industry wrapped up four days of digital talk at its annual national convention, ... Read Story »
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — After 16 years on the run, a frail and haggard Ratko Mladic was hauled before a ... Read Story »
The number of Ironman triathletes here in Victoria has just grown by six. Read Story »
With Memorial Day on Monday, we are reminded of the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform ... Read Story »
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