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Victoria resident Jared Tomanek had a front-row seat to the drama of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox that has the country talking.
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Kyle Howell wasn’t planning on having a church building when he started Authentic Church.
I’ve been reflecting quite a bit this week on the importance of listening and the healing that may come from someone …
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A baby and two adults were taken to Victoria hospitals after a single-vehicle crash late Friday morning on U.S.. 59, …
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TIVOLI — It was only a matter of weeks before Joe Villarreal, 65, would have moved into a brand new home.
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Traffic was detoured for almost 10 hours after a tanker truck carrying highly-flammable butane crashed just outside E…
The State Bar of Texas is monitoring a Victoria attorney to ensure he pays fees and penalties as per the terms of his…
The Victoria Police Department and Victoria Fire Department responded to two separate wrecks Thursday evening off U.S. 77.
A woman was injured in a train-vehicle wreck near Ganado on Thursday afternoon, according to the Texas Department of …
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A 28-year-old Victoria woman accused of throwing hot grease on her girlfriend remained in jail Thursday in lieu of a …
U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud will debate his Democratic challenger Eric Holguin in Victoria on Thursday at a debate hosted…
PORT LAVACA - Seadrift sixth-grader Justice Epley, 12, won big for the second year in a row at the Calhoun County Jun…
When you start a business, make sure there's room to compete and the market is not already saturated. If there are ni…
A baby and two adults were taken to Victoria hospitals after a single-vehicle crash late Friday morning on U.S.. 59, a state trooper said.
TIVOLI — It was only a matter of weeks before Joe Villarreal, 65, would have moved into a br…
Traffic was detoured for almost 10 hours after a tanker truck carrying highly-flammable buta…
The Victoria Police Department and Victoria Fire Department responded to two separate wrecks…
A 28-year-old Victoria woman accused of throwing hot grease on her girlfriend remained in ja…
Victoria resident Jared Tomanek had a front-row seat to the drama of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox that has the country talking.
Sophomore running back Alan Jimenez used to spend Thursday nights playing for the Victoria East junior varsity team.
Victoria West snapped a two-game skid with its home win over Corpus Christi Carroll.
St. Joseph will be looking to bounce back from last Friday’s 40-9 loss to Houston Second Baptist. The Flyers will tak…
ROUND ROCK – The UHV men and women’s soccer teams picked up a couple of key Red River Athletic Conference shutout win…
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I’ve been reflecting quite a bit this week on the importance of listening and the healing that may come from someone …
Don’t wait to purchase tickets to the Victoria Preservation Inc. “Chiseled in Stone” Cemetery Tour.
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A second Goodwill store is planned to open in Victoria in March.
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A field trip typically offered to school children is open to all Saturday as the result of increased fundraising by a local environmental group.
About half as many fledged whooping crane chicks as last year are making the 2,500-mile journey to Texas this winter.
The city of Victoria is ending all drought contingency restrictions as of Thursday. Water levels and flow rates on th…
The Lavaca Bay Foundation received a $2,500 grant from the Environmental Fund of Texas.
The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is inviting the public to meet some of the fish and other critters that live in …
Of the 55 projects the Victoria school district has with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Texas Division of Emergency Management, 28 projects have been reimbursed, school officials said.
The Victoria school district choir programs are kicking off the year with their first concert.
The Victoria school board will receive an update on the district’s recovery process at Thursday’s board meeting.
Whether it’s suicide, murder or sickness – it all hurts, said Larry Green, a chaplain with Hospice of South Texas.
Torres Elementary School kindergartner Gabriel Salas dabbed a brush into yellow paint as he readied his hand to mix i…
All the usual haunts in the Crossroads are planning to celebrate the spooky season with paranormal investigations, haunted houses, trick-or-treating, scary movies and more. Just keep reading; the Victoria Advocate has compiled a list of the coolest, creepiest and crawliest events around.
Don’t wait to purchase tickets to the Victoria Preservation Inc. “Chiseled in Stone” Cemetery Tour.
There’s no better time to audition for Theatre Victoria than now.
Jamie Lee Curtis last played Laurie Strode in 2002’s “Halloween Resurrection” directed by Rick Rosenthal, who returne…
