Stories for November 17, 2011
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NEW YORK (AP) — Every small business owner should have this entry on their December calendars: Meet with my CPA. Read Story »
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Editor's Note: This is the second in a four-part series showing how a community is fighting back against autism. Read Story »
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BEIJING (AP) — China's space program on Friday called the recovery of an unmanned spacecraft that docked twice with an ... Read Story »
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The working relationship between Bruce Ure and Charmelle Garrett deteriorated rapidly in Ure's less than nine months as assistant city ... Read Story »
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ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — The San Diego Zoo says the dominant female elephant at the zoo's Safari Park has died ... Read Story »
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Terrance Woods hopes to make Alexander Brand's first fight in the United State a forgettable one. Read Story »
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If he had it to do over again, he would. Read Story »
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The University of Houston-Victoria announced Thursday that it will build an $11.3 million residence hall to open in the fall ... Read Story »
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A new apartment complex will soon offer Victoria residents one more potential place to call home. Read Story »
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A man was injured when he lost control of his motorcycle on Navarro Street near Murray Street on Thursday night. Read Story »
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Speaking out remains one of our most-cherished freedoms. Read Story »
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The proud structure at 210 E. Constitution St. has played home to a number of things through the years - ... Read Story »
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We all know them - the people who no matter the weather will be at their favorite team's events. They ... Read Story »
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Results of the Lotto Texas drawing Wednesday night: Read Story »
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On Saturday, the Victoria College Pirates tennis team won its division in the Homer Ford/University of Houston Tournament. Read Story »
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Mary Kliem surveyed the quilts, ornaments and sock monkeys on the shelves and racks at the Victoria Senior Citizens Center. Read Story »
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The St. Joseph High School Theatre Department will present "Shrunken Heads" on Friday and Saturday. Read Story »
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VICTORIA - A 33-year-old Victoria woman at knife point in 100 block of Medical Drive, Wednesday night, $70 were reported ... Read Story »
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Theatre Victoria will host open auditions at 10 a.m. Saturday. Read Story »
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BELL, CAROLYN IRENE, 70, of Hallettsville: Graveside service 11 a.m. at Restwood Memorial Park, 1038 West Plantation Drive, Lake Jackson. ... Read Story »
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Ten years back, Woodhouse Day Spa was a fledgling business just setting down roots at its first-ever location. Read Story »
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state's chief economist said Thursday that the state has taken in $12 million less than ... Read Story »
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The FBI must pay the legal fees of Muslim activist groups that sued the federal ... Read Story »
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RICHARDSON - Midwestern State's Hank Gilley and Texas A&M-Kingsville's Robert Armstrong were named to the All-Lone Star Conference football first ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for torturing his estranged girlfriend during ... Read Story »
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials have formally apologized for the disappearance of a guerrilla sympathizer and folk singer who ... Read Story »
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department expanded an investigatioin into Puerto Rican shipping Thursday, announcing a ... Read Story »
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The proud structure at 210 E. Constitution St. has played home to a number of things through the years - ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit fell 36 percent, confirming the challenges the clothing ... Read Story »
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Pizza is a vegetable now because of the extra tomato paste for school menus. It was voted on and passed ... Read Story »
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A city ordinance regulating recreational vehicles now has teeth in it. The original version of the rule passed in 1999 ... Read Story »
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The Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program is the culmination of a long struggle between various interests to balance the water ... Read Story »
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Ten years back, Woodhouse Day Spa was a fledgling business just setting down roots at its first-ever location. Read Story »
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A second inmate accused of killing a South Dakota prison guard during an escape attempt ... Read Story »
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — What's brewing with the 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Two men arrested in Romania in a drug probe aimed at cutting off potential terrorism funds ... Read Story »
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SPORTS EDITORS: Read Story »
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball will be making major changes in the next two years — adding two teams to the ... Read Story »
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Topiaries are one of the oldest living art forms. The act of sculpting or shaping a plant into a particular ... Read Story »
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By Laurie Garretson Having been born and raised in South Central Texas, I will freely admit that I have certainly ... Read Story »
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By Kathryn WeberThe holiday season often means sprucing up the house for company - with a mad dash to the ... Read Story »
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lost nearly 10,000 jobs over the last month, according to data the state Department of ... Read Story »
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Brownsville man and three accomplices have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Regis Philbin says fans have told him he makes them happy every morning. Read Story »
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If you can identify the woman in this photo, or contribute information, please call Doris Obsta of the Victoria County ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars have activated forward Steve Ott from injured reserve to replace forward Adam Burish, who ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Little by very little, the job market is getting better. Read Story »
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a natural gas explosion causing fires that destroyed three houses and a barn in ... Read Story »
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OSLO, Norway (AP) — The accused ringleader of a terror plot in Norway has rejected charges that he conspired with ... Read Story »
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Northeast Utilities says Jeff Butler resigning as president, CEO of Connecticut Light & Power Read Story »
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Speak out comments for Nov. 17. Read Story »
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VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) — The retirement of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname is looming, and the ... Read Story »
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Winnings from gamblers at Louisiana's state-licensed casinos in October 2011 with totals, attendance and average ... Read Story »
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The legal battle over the "Kentucky Bourbon Trail" has ended in a settlement. Read Story »
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The state Court of Appeals has upheld a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit by a professor ... Read Story »
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GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — GameStop Corp. reported a slight decline in third-quarter earnings Thursday as higher revenue was outstripped by ... Read Story »
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PARIS (AP) — France's nuclear safety regulator has given the country's nuclear power plants a clean bill of health but ... Read Story »
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ended an effort by environmental groups to halt a timber-cutting ... Read Story »
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's Teacher of the Year and top educators in more than 100 local school districts are ... Read Story »
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal public defender for a man accused of trying to open a passenger jet's door ... Read Story »
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Mostly sunny Thursday with a high near 66. Northeast wind 18 to 21 mph decreasing to between 9 and 12 ... Read Story »
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Settlements have been approved in the six remaining wrongful-death lawsuits filed by the families of miners ... Read Story »
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PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — A 16-year-old has been arrested after a bomb threat was made against Pineville High School. Read Story »
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Springfield has granted a building permit for the construction of a $150 million wood-burning power plant, ... Read Story »
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MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Northwest Missouri State University is receiving a $125,000 gift from the estate of a graduate and ... Read Story »
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new report says Missouri ranks 13th in the nation in the number of foreign ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Cattrall was on stage recently when her past loudly interrupted. Read Story »
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Winners of the Victoria Duplicate Bridge Club were: Read Story »
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Nov. 21 - Ed C. Lasater, president of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association, telephoned Irvin Kibbe, a well-known stockman of ... Read Story »
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Nicanor Alonzo De La Garza to Stephanie Ann Chavez 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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