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If you can identify the women in these photos, or contribute information, please call Doris Obsta of the Victoria County ... Read Story »
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Curtis Haven Kincaid will celebrate his 90th birthday on Nov. 6 by having dinner with family. He and his children, ... Read Story »
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PORTLAND (AP) - Police began an investigation Wednesday into a Texas family law judge whose daughter posted a YouTube video ... Read Story »
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As construction continues on Caterpillar's new hydraulic excavator plant, about 60 employees already call Victoria home, said John R. Jones, ... Read Story »
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Pat Montgomery notices a boy throwing baseballs in a nearby cage and stops in mid-sentence. Read Story »
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Patrick McLaughlin has always been intrigued by fictional stories. Read Story »
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities plan to ban a book about sex published by a group of Muslim ... Read Story »
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Three educators with experience in Texas higher education were named this week as finalists for the position of provost and ... Read Story »
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POWERBALL Read Story »
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Brian Natkin didn't mince words when asked how Hank Gilley had gotten so big. Read Story »
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Ernestine Hill, who spent nearly 80 years of her life living for God and family, died Monday of a heart ... Read Story »
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Chef Johnny Carino cooks from the heart. Read Story »
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Erwin Avenue between Sam Houston Drive and Scarborough Street will be closed beginning Friday for about two months for utility ... Read Story »
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The two men hit in the auto-pedestrian accident on Mockingbird Lane on Tuesday night were identified as James Herrera, 22, ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Robin Lawson Sparks, 45, of Victoria, by deputies Tuesday on a warrant charging him with felony violation of ... Read Story »
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Blue Santa of Victoria is now accepting applications for the 2011 Holiday Season. Read Story »
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A woman was rescued from her white Dodge van after it left the highway and went into a creek under ... Read Story »
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Attorneys in the murder trial of Daulton Jakob Buffum waged a battle of words during the second day of testimony, ... Read Story »
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SHANGHAI (AP) — Lenovo Group, one of the world's leading personal computer manufacturers, reported Wednesday that its profit in the ... Read Story »
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A woman who killed her co-worker in an upscale suburban Washington yoga clothing shop was convicted ... Read Story »
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ANTON, HERBERT, 92, of Houston: Visitation 10 a.m. at Triska Funeral Home, Graveside Services at 3 p.m. at the Garden ... Read Story »
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ESCALONA III, MANUEL H., 69, of Victoria, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Services are pending Artero Memorial Chapels, 361-575-3212. Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Big changes are in store for nine poorly performing New Orleans public schools, according to the ... Read Story »
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The Advocate wants to correct promptly any error in fact or clarify any misleading information we publish. To report any ... Read Story »
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine court has convicted Colombian model Angie Sanclemente of trafficking cocaine from the South ... Read Story »
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Tim Tebow had no problem with Detroit Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch striking the prayerful pose known ... Read Story »
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Ernestine Hill, who spent nearly 80 years of her life living for God and family, died Monday of a heart ... Read Story »
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BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman said Wednesday that recent comments by rivals Herman Cain and Mitt ... Read Story »
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SCANDAL CHARGE: News Corp. saw its fiscal first-quarter net income drop 5 percent due to special charges from closing a ... Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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I would just like to know why North Navarro Street is being resurfaced when there are many other street that ... Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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Sometimes when something plagues the world, it takes a bunch of people to point it out. That results in people ... Read Story »
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's higher education agency says its first budget priority is recouping money that's been cut ... Read Story »
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Defense Department says soldiers have rescued 15 Honduran migrants who had been kidnapped and were ... Read Story »
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STAY HERE Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets' owners have reached a tentative settlement with a widow who said they ... Read Story »
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On a recent visit to Ramsey's with my date, I discovered the sweet side of their well-dressed menu. They have ... Read Story »
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TWest Side Story" has resonated with the audience for 50 years. The film won 10 Academy Awards. Read Story »
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Life offers a lot of unexplained things. Read Story »
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Beyond James Forman's tough exterior, he had a soft spot for animals. Read Story »
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Author PW Covington, a Cuero native, will read from and discuss his book, "Vet to Vet: An Examination of PTSD ... Read Story »
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ANTIQUES, ART & BEER Read Story »
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Humane Society of the United States filed a complaint Wednesday against Smithfield Foods, claiming the ... Read Story »
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Schedule for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll, Nov. 4-8. Read Story »
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Brittney Griner grew up quite a bit at the midpoint of her college career, and that should only help make ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve sketched a bleaker outlook Wednesday for the economy, which it thinks will grow much ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former "Survivor" winner Ethan Zohn's cancer has returned. Read Story »
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A woman was trapped in her white dodge van in the creek under U.S. Highway 59 S. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have settled with a woman whose back was broken when another fan ... Read Story »
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Video below text. Caution, this is a graphic video. Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday acknowledged that the pace of economic growth is likely to ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — There's a legitimate way to shrink those student loan payments. Read Story »
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire has upped the ante in a legal ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel on Wednesday unanimously approved harsher penalties against Iran, arguing that an economically weak Tehran ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A comparison of the Federal Reserve's statements from its Sept. 20-21 meeting and the two-day meeting that ... Read Story »
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's government announced Wednesday it would normalize trade with its giant rival and neighbor India, a sign ... Read Story »
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PARIS (AP) — A high school teacher won France's top literary prize Wednesday for his first novel, which deals with ... Read Story »
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia has revoked the federal standing for more than 40 Atlanta elementary and middle schools named in ... Read Story »
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BEND, Ore. (AP) — An injured Oregon eagle that was revived by a Bend veterinarian last summer with mouth-to-beak resuscitation ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Pipeline operator El Paso Corp. reported a big third-quarter loss Wednesday, mostly because of a loss related ... Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) — Part-nationalized Lloyds Banking Group PLC says that its chief executive is taking a temporary leave of absence ... Read Story »
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Partly sunny Wednesday with a high near 84. South southeast wind between 6 and 14 mph. Read Story »
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI says he is hoping for success at this week's G-20 summit on the ... Read Story »
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Pizza Hut, which closed all the local restaurants owned by its New Orleans franchisee in ... Read Story »
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Charges have been dropped against two Texas hunters in the investigation of a Kansas camp where ... Read Story »
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Pink Floyd co-founder and main lyricist Roger Waters is bringing "The Wall" to St. Paul ... Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Loyola University in New Orleans estimates it pumped close to $164 million into the economy during ... Read Story »
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A national conference is scheduled to be held in Louisville to help educators implement more rigorous ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — An emotionally laden debate over the future resting place of thousands of unidentified remains of Sept. ... Read Story »
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