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Rare whale found dead on Matagorda Beach; necropsy planned

CALHOUN COUNTY • comments • December 18, 2012

'The Nutcracker' enchants viewers (video)

LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT • comments • December 6, 2012

'The Nutcracker' to ring in holiday season

GET OUT • comments • December 4, 2012

Victoria Art League rings season with Christmas bazaar

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • December 3, 2012

Two independent films to be featured Saturday

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • November 30, 2012

Conspirare Concert ready to ring in Christmas spirit

LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT • comments • November 29, 2012

Man returns safely after disappearing along river (video)

LOCAL NEWS • comments • November 27, 2012

The Black Friday Redemption: A Get Out graphic novella

GET OUT • comments • November 21, 2012

Victoria Mall near full capacity going into holiday season

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • November 17, 2012

Gulf oil rig explosion a painful reminder of 2010 BP incident

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • November 16, 2012

American Idol contestant to perform at Mustang Bar

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • November 15, 2012

Country singer Larry Gatlin to come to Victoria

LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT • comments • November 15, 2012

Texas Country Reporter puts aim on VC atlatl exhibit

LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT • comments • November 14, 2012

One woman dead in FM 447 wreck

COPS & COURTS • comments • November 14, 2012

Fatal crash stuns, saddens Yorktown Western Days organizers

DEWITT COUNTY • comments • November 14, 2012

New sheriff ready to go to work in Matagorda County

MATAGORDA COUNTY • comments • November 8, 2012

Crossroads supports Romney

LOCAL NEWS • comments • November 6, 2012

Rena Scherer wins close race for Victoria County tax assessor

VICTORIA COUNTY • comments • November 6, 2012

FDA approves drug to help eyesight for diabetic patients

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • August 31, 2012

'Biggest Loser' contestant to visit Victoria

FAITH • comments • August 30, 2012

Victoria man, known for shocking protest signs, dies

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • August 30, 2012

Crossroads' Katrina evacuees relive horror through Isaac

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • August 28, 2012

Peaceful Paradise

DISCOVER • comments • August 26, 2012

As one clinic closes, another emerges for indigent care in Victoria

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • August 22, 2012

Workshop focuses on understanding poverty

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • August 17, 2012

Victoria grandmother worries grandson has West Nile

HEALTH • comments • August 17, 2012

Immunization changes leave parents scrambling

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • August 15, 2012

Weight-loss competitor nears 50-pound goal (Video)

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • August 14, 2012

Citizens hires consultant for advice about hospital's future; sale not likely

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • August 11, 2012

Port Lavaca polio sufferer reminds others of need for vaccinations

HEALTH • comments • August 9, 2012

Crossroads residents see benefits, pitfalls of health-care act

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • July 29, 2012

Victoria man finds success in life, love despite disability (video)

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • July 28, 2012

Former Victorian bicycling 192 miles for cancer

LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT • comments • July 27, 2012

Death of 14 illegal immigrants a bipartisan tragedy

GOLIAD COUNTY • comments • July 23, 2012

DPS trooper ranks Goliad wreck as deadliest in his 38-year career

GOLIAD COUNTY • comments • July 23, 2012

Edna Fire Department's could be axed because of budget woes

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • July 20, 2012

Native Victorian remembered as Hispanic community champion

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • July 17, 2012

Judge dismisses Citizens board members from cardiologists' lawsuit

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • July 13, 2012

Doctor talks of ways to stay safe during hot summer months

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • July 5, 2012

Hallettsville veteran accidentally reunites with brigade commander

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • July 1, 2012

Crossroads officials wait for impact of health care overhaul

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • June 28, 2012

Follow Reuben Ybarra's weight-loss journey; 13 pounds shed so far

HEALTH • comments • June 26, 2012

Behavioral health expert talks future of mental, primary health care

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • June 25, 2012

Victorian takes weight-loss challenge (video)

HEALTH • comments • June 23, 2012

West senior dies in head-on crash on U.S. 87

LOCAL NEWS • comments • June 19, 2012

Victoria firefighter, 22, dies in motorcycle wreck

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • June 19, 2012

Man arrested in Hallettsville after eluding officers

LAVACA COUNTY • comments • June 19, 2012

Health experts recommend boomers test for hepatitis C

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • June 8, 2012

Be aware of devastating bacteria before getting in water this summer

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • June 7, 2012

Man stung in Victoria County; Africanized bees suspected

LOCAL BUSINESS • comments • June 6, 2012

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