About 10:10 p.m. July 14, two teenagers were walking in a parking lot in the 3200 block of East Airline Road in Victoria when several people in a white SUV with dark tinted windows began shooting at them.
Man charged with intoxicated manslaughter
A narcotics investigation in Goliad led to two arrests Monday, authorities said.
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A Victoria man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after striking a utility pole in Victoria Saturday morning.
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When Jordan Torres, 22, and his girlfriend Ariana Reyes, 20, got a call their apartment building was on fire Saturday night, they ran for their car.
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Police responded to nine crashes in Victoria early Thursday, and an additional four vehicles slid off the road due to icy conditions.
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More than 1.2 million people in Texas who utilize about 725 public water systems were under boil water notices Thursday, including thousands of Crossroads residents.
Two DeWitt County homes burned down from weather-related causes this week, authorities said.
An electrical panel under a Victoria County home started smoking Wednesday after the power was turned on, authorities said.
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The winter storm in the Crossroads has brought with it busted pipes, frozen water pumps and low water pressure, resulting in many municipalities in the region issuing boil water notices.
Firefighters struggled to extinguish a Yorktown house fire because of low water pressure caused by inclement weather Tuesday, authorities said.
The Community Engagement Unit, formerly the Crime Prevention Unit, of the Victoria Police Department did not meet with Victoria faith leaders and their representatives in a Zoom meeting on Tuesday as planned because of inclement weather. The meeting was postponed until 10 a.m. March 2.
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Keeping roadways navigable can be a challenge in Texas, where freezing precipitation is far from the norm.
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Local officials urged residents to avoid travel Monday due to what they described as “extremely dangerous” road conditions.
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Native animals and humans alike are finding ways to keep warm as uncharacteristically cold weather sweeps through the Crossroads. But for non-natives, the challenge can be even more serious.
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Seven months after a boat crash that killed one and injured four in Port O’Connor, authorities have not provided much new information after an arrest was made in the case last week.
A dually pickup truck hauling a trailer overturned at the intersection of U.S. 77 and SH 111 in Lavaca County because of icy road conditions, authorities said Saturday night.
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Winter weather conditions on Friday contributed to a number of Crossroads crashes, including one that killed a pregnant woman.
Victoria Crime Stoppers is seeking information regarding Kieana Breaze Durham.
Goliad County sheriff’s officials arrested three people, recovered stolen property and found drug as well as drug paraphernalia after searching a home, according to a sheriff’s office Facebook post.
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A man arrested in regard to a July Port O’Connor boat crash that killed one and injured four will go before a grand jury in a matter of months, said Calhoun County’s district attorney.
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A Port Lavaca smoke shop owner arrested on drug charges retained legal counsel Thursday after cannabis products sold in the shop were seized by police.
Firefighters responded to a Victoria apartment complex Thursday after a unit’s breaker board started sparking, authorities said.
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After attempting to rope Betty Anderson into withdrawing thousands of dollars from her bank account, phone scammers kept calling her six, seven or even eight times a day.
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A man was arrested and charged Tuesday in connection with a July boat crash that killed one and injured four others near Port O’Connor, authorities said.
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A Port Lavaca smoke shop owner says the cannabis products she was selling were legal after police searched her business and arrested an employee Tuesday.
Two Victoria men were arrested by deputies Tuesday on drug-related and money laundering charges, according to jail records.
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A 19-year-old man accused of shooting at officers in Bloomington last week made his first appearance in federal court Tuesday.
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A Port Lavaca man and a Livingston man died after their vehicles crashed on a Calhoun County highway Monday evening.
Responders extinguished a fire in Victoria County before flames could reach three tanks of flammable gas in a pickup’s bed Tuesday.
A 72-year-old woman killed in a Victoria house fire last month has been identified through an autopsy.
In the early morning hours of Dec. 18, three people in a gray truck stole a Harbor Freight brand welding machine and an Echo brand grass trimmer from a home in the 1300 block of East Loma Vista Street. The welding machine had been in the bed of a truck and the trimmer in the garage.
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A one-vehicle rollover crash on SH 185 that killed a Victoria man was under investigation Saturday, authorities said.
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While Seadrift residents enjoyed a 60-degree day on Inauguration Day, Sgt. Mike Henry and eight other local law enforcement members weathered sub-freezing temperatures and rain in the nation’s capital.
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The 19-year-old man shot in Bloomington after firing on officers continues to recover in a San Antonio hospital, authorities said.
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An oil tanker caught on fire Friday morning, sending a large black plume of smoke into the sky near Shiner.
A 26-year-old Victoria man was held in jail Friday on charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest, according to jail records.
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A Bloomington shooting that resulted in the critical injury of a 19-year-old by officers after he had fired at them remained under investigation Thursday.
ATM cash drawer reported stolen from Victoria bank
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BLOOMINGTON — Law enforcement officers shot and critically injured a 19-year-old man who opened fire as the officers attempted to arrest him Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
Man arrested on warrants for drug activity
The man who attempted to register the stolen vehicle was identified in a tip to Victoria Crime Stoppers. The investigation into the burglary is continuing. Thank you to anyone who called in.
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A Victoria middle school teacher and coach was arrested on drug possession charges Monday, authorities said.
On Nov. 13, a man attempted to register a black 2014 Chevrolet Impala at the Victoria County Tax Office. He was not allowed to, and it was later discovered the vehicle he attempted to register had been stolen from a home in the 500 block of Rattan Drive. Police later recovered the vehicle af…
Victoria man arrested in gas station ramming
Man assaulted at residence
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A woman driving late Saturday night was followed by a man who rammed into her car shortly before she pulled into a store at Zac Lentz Parkway and U.S. 87, said Victoria Police Sgt. J. McDonald.
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PORT O’CONNOR — Thomas Followwill, 22, drowned in a boating accident more than two years ago, but his memory lives on in a 2-mile stretch of SH 185 near his favorite fishing spot.
Victoria police are looking into numerous vehicle burglaries reported in hotel parking lots early Saturday morning.
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Victoria Chamber of Commerce members received a status update from former Victoria County Sheriff T. Michael O’Connor on his first year as a U.S. marshal.
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Residents of a north Victoria neighborhood are breathing a sigh of relief after a dog’s owner was taken to court.
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