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Raymond Villanueva, 25, of Victoria, on a warrant charging him with burglary of habitation and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The organization offers classes three days a week for adults and after-school children's classes throughout the week.

Originally published November 7, 2009 at 10:06 p.m., updated November 8, 2009 at 12:25 a.m. VICTORIA VETERANS DAY PARADE When: The parade begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

A Port Lavaca man was violently assaulted and killed Thursday morning in his home, according to a Port Lavaca Police Department news release.

A man was found dead inside a home in the 500 block of South Trinity Street around 2 a.m. Thursday.

Originally published November 2, 2009 at 6:18 p.m., updated November 2, 2009 at 11:05 p.m. HOW DOES BOOT CAMP WORK? The boot camp is a court-ordered program for students who have been expelled from Calhoun County school district high school and middle schools.

Originally published October 29, 2009 at 5:03 p.m., updated October 29, 2009 at 11:55 p.m. HAVE A QUESTION FOR 'WATCHDOG?' To submit questions, e-mail watchdog@vicad.com, post them to the "Watchdog" blog or call Advocate Public Service Editor Gabe Semenza at 361-580-6519. No topic is off-limits. Is an area steelworkers union president a repeat ...

Originally published October 30, 2009 at 4:42 p.m., updated October 30, 2009 at 9:55 p.m. Served as Corpus Christi's city manager from 2003 to 2008 Served as Corpus Christi's deputy city manager from 1999 to 2003 Served as College Station's city manager from 1995 to 1999 Worked in city ... Served as Corpus Christi's city manager from 2003 to 2008 ...

The city of Port Lavaca said goodbye to a familiar face. The city's manager was full of emotion as he gets ready for new horizons.

The search continues for two Navy pilots on board a T-34 Trainer that disappeared Wednesday over the Gulf of Mexico.

Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a call from the Navy's Corpus Christi base tower at 4 p.m. reporting that an air traffic controller had lost communication with a T-34 about 3:20 p.m. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi has launched a helicopter and a jet to conduct an aerial search.

Anglers who got out early enjoyed fishable conditions while drifting over deep shell, but winds picked up as the day grew older and roughed up water conditions.

The San Antonio economy, while stunted by a prolonged recession, continues to outperform other Texas cities as it prepares for a growth spurt expected to begin next year, two reports released Thursday argue.

How does the president of the local steel workers union 4370 over at the Point Comfort Alcoa manufacturing plant get arrested for theft by check and still hold this top position? This latest arrest was Sept.

Polls Poll Results Poll: Who should be the Caller.com defensive player of the week for Week 7? Response Percent Votes Tim Hicks, Port Lavaca Calhoun 29% 123 Blaz Flores, Benavides 25% 105 Ricky Torres, Taft 21% 89 Carson Cave, Sinton 11% 47 Ben Bolt defense 9% 39 Dylan Klare, Refugio 1% 7 Josh Crisman, Rockport-Fulton 0% 4 total votes: 414 Vote in ...

The report stated Megan Jean Byrns, of Victoria, was riding her 2006 Suzuki motorcycle about 4:55 p.m. Sunday northbound on FM 447 with three others as they approached Lower Mission Valley Road.

Originally published October 14, 2009 at midnight, updated October 14, 2009 at 12:36 a.m. The Golden Crescent Area Agency on Aging is sponsoring a Senior Fraud Expo to educate and prevent seniors from being victimized by scam artists.

2. Noe, who left the Corpus Christi job in August 2008 after losing the majority of City Council's support, was a finalist for city manager in Wichita, Kan., last year.

Originally published October 15, 2009 at 9:54 p.m., updated October 15, 2009 at 11:10 p.m. Results of the champion and reserve champion auction will appear on Sunday, Oct.

Originally published October 12, 2009 at 4:57 p.m., updated October 12, 2009 at 5 p.m. I definitely do not believe that President Obama has done anything to deserve the Nobel Peace prize.