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School district accepts $1.18M settlement for high school
SAN DIEGO The San Diego Independent School District Board of Trustees accepted a $1.18 million settlement offer Wednesday from the firm that provided architectural services for the high school.
Sheriff's Dept. releases latest Top 10 Most Wanted criminals
The Jim Wells County sheriff's office has released its latest Top 10 Most Wanted list in the hopes of catching violent crime offenders.
Man dragging mobile home damages San Diego street
SAN DIEGO A San Diego man who was reportedly moving a mobile home with no tires through town received multiple tickets Thursday, after the mobile home tore up more than 1,500 feet of roadway.
Hundreds of Homeless Vets Receive Help, Care at...
Hundreds of homeless veterans gathered at San Diego High School's athletic field this weekend to get help from volunteers and community groups.
'Stand Down For Homeless Veterans' Begins Today
Hundreds of San Diego homeless veterans and their families will receive free shelter and social services Friday during the start of the "Stand Down for Homeless Veterans" event.
Community to aid homeless veterans
San Diego's annual Stand Down event to aid hundreds of homeless veterans, will be held July 11-13 at the San Diego High School athletic field.
Charges Announced In USS Cole Bombing
The Pentagon said Monday it is charging a Saudi Arabian with "organizing and directing" the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole -- and will seek the death penalty.
Group Pushes Memories of Old Spanish Trail
Corridor, before there were Interstate Highways, Farm to Market Roads, even before there was Route 66, there was the Old Spanish Trail.
The scene is reminiscent of neighborhoods in the wake of a hurricane. Some doors at the 80-unit Hidden Village Apartments just off Aquarena Springs Drive are marked with big Xs and the building shows other ...
San Diego hotel group buys Radisson Fort Worth South
Chhatrala Hotel Group in San Diego has bought the Radisson Fort Worth South at Interstate 35W and Altamesa Boulevard, its first acquisition in Texas.
UNT's community involvement earns presidential recognition.
UNT is listed on the second annual President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
The Alice Junior Volunteer Program at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Alice will begin June 9. Orientation will be announced.
Would-be bank robber held in Victoria
A suspect in an Alice bank robbery that ended in a shootout with an Alice police officer in April has been transported to Victoria, where he is awaiting trial on federal charges, officials said this week.
San Diego man injured after struck by train
A vehicle was struck by a train at a railroad crossing in San Diego Thursday morning, sending the driver of the car to a Corpus Christi hospital.
16th Annual Freedom Run Held In South Texas
Men and women ran across South Texas on Sunday to pay tribute to our country's servicemembers.
Ranging Reporter update: Texans discuss whether Sen. Hillary Clinton...
“Stay in. She's more experienced. She's been in the White House before, too. She used to tell the president what to do. My wife tells me what to do.”
Ranging reporter Tara Bozick set up her laptop at Skillet's restaurant at Port Lavaca Highway and U.S. Highway 59 this morning. via Victoria Advocate
IRVINE--- Edwards Lifesciences Celebrates One Million Heart Valve Patients and More at AATS 2008
“We will continue this valuable collaboration with surgeons to help shape the emerging minimally-invasive surgery practice and develop transformational therapies for patients. The new Edwards products featured at AATS will also support this goal.”
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation , the world leader in the science of heart valves, announced that the company will celebrate a number of cardiac surgery milestones and product debuts at the 88th annual meeting ... via Freshnews
High School Student Diagnosed With TB
A high school student in San Diego was diagnosed with tuberculosis, prompting county health officials Wednesday to notify classmates, faculty and staff who may have been exposed. via KGTV
The Frank Buck Zoo in Gainesville, Texas, doesn't have a lot in common with its larger-than-life namesake. via The Austin Chronicle