VICTORIA, Texas - Victoria County Judge Ben Zeller issued a Declaration of Local Disaster on June 21, 2022, due to the county's severe drought and fire conditions. Judge Zeller stated in a press release that with the recent grass fires…
VICTORIA, Texas - The Victoria Police Department hosted training in building clearing and active shooter scenarios this week in Victoria. Victoria Police Chief Robert Arredondo says he was proud to provide necessary training to local officers and officers from…
Rick McBrayer, emergency management coordinator for the Office of Emergency Management, released the following statement For the Victoria City/County Office of Emergency Management, disaster preparation never stops. Throughout the year, we train our partner agencies to respond to a host…
PORT LAVACA, Texas - The ground was officially broke for a new skate park facility at Wilson Park today. From left to right: Interim city manager Jody Weaver, City Parks Supervisor Joe Rodriguez, Public Works Department…
RUNGE, Texas - Runge I.S.D. released the following message today: Yellow Jacket Nation, In keeping with my practice of transparency, I want to make you aware of a situation that happened in our District this morning. At approximately 6:45 a.m.,…
CENTERVILLE, Texas - UPDATE 11:05 p.m.: Authorities say escaped inmate Gonzalo Lopez was shot and killed after a foot chase near Jourdanton. Jourdanton Police Department sent out a Facebook post saying to avoid Highway 16 and Cypress in Jourdanton due…
CONROE, Texas - A Amber Alert was issued by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office for a three-month-old child from Spring, Texas. According to a press release by Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the…
TULSA, Oklahoma - At least four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting on a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said in a news conference Wednesday evening. The gunman is also dead, police said. Authorities believe the shooter's gunshot wound was…
AUSTIN, Texas - Governor Greg Abbott announces a state of a disaster on May 31, 2022, for the city of Uvalde following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead. “The community of…
Kate Garcia released the following information. In the few years since the City assumed management of the Main Street Program, downtown has been busy with new businesses, new event programming and new development. We’re entering a new phase of growth…
A word from superintendent Quintin Shepherd of the Victoria I.S.D. Graduation rates are something all schools across the nation focus on, especially at this point in the year. For a high school administrative team, there is always a last-minute push…
Dayna Williams-Capone shared the following message: Are you a Victoria Public Library patron? If so, how can we improve our services? If not, how can we change that? The scope of services offered by public libraries has changed greatly over…
VICTORIA COUNTY, Texas – Early voting in Victoria for the May 24 joint primary election started Monday in Victoria. Monday was the first day for early voting for the May 24 joint primary runoff election. Early Voting in Person: 235…
VANDERBILT, Texas - The Industrial ISD's high school journalism team had success at the UIL state championships by winning the 3A championship in Austin. Cobras team members included junior Kate Peters, who won the state championship in News Writing. The…
(CNN) --Alabama corrections officer Vicky White has died due to her injuries, Sheriff Dave Wedding of Vanderburgh County told CNN. She was hospitalized earlier on Monday with "very serious" self-inflicted gunshot wounds after being taken into custody following a chase…
Judge denies bond reduction A district judge denied a bond reduction request for Blake Michael Downs.District Court Judge Jack W. Marr issued his ruling on Thursday, which was filed Friday with the Calhoun County District Clerk’s Office.Downs has already posted…
VICTORIA COUNTY, Texas – Early voting in Victoria for the May 7 election continued Tuesday in Victoria. Tuesday was also the last day for early voting for the May 7 election. Early Voting in Person: 489 voted 1,772 total 3.2%…
VICTORIA COUNTY, Texas – Early voting in Victoria for the May 7 election continued Tuesday in Victoria. Early Voting in Person: 276 voted 1,013 total 1.8% of registered voters Early Voting by Mail: 2 were mailed out today 2,282 mailed…
VICTORIA COUNTY, Texas – Early voting in Victoria for the May 7 election continued Tuesday in Victoria. Early Voting in Person: 274 voted 737 total 0.8% of registered voters Early Voting by Mail: 0 were mailed out today 2281 mailed…
VICTORIA, Texas - The Victoria ISD Board of Trustees has approved the hiring of Michelle Sturm as the new principal of Dudley Elementary. Sturm has more than two decades…
Electrical issues spark fires, outages Good Friday began as black Friday with the loss of electrical power for many in the county and region. Widespread outages caused by electrical pole fires hit the area on April 15, resulting in 14…
HALLETTSVILLE, Texas - The 51st annual celebration of Fiddlers Frolics is returning to Hallettsville. A three-day weekend-long event starting this Friday, April 22 at 5 p.m. begins with crawfish, gumbo and BBQ. Afterward, it's a weekend filled with Fiddle contests…
Shooting leaves one dead, one arrested A shooting in Calhoun County Saturday morning left one man dead and another behind bars. Bond has been set at $850,000 for Blake Michael Downs, 23, in connection with the shooting death of Coewin…
VICTORIA, Texas - At around 10:32 a.m. a fight broke out at the Victoria East High School cafeteria involving multiple students. Several…
