Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo cancelled due to Coronavirus
HOUSTON- City officials held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to address the shutdown of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and how the county is responding to a new case of COVID-19 in Montgomery County. Houston Mayor, Sylvester Turner took…
VC Fine Arts Gallery to exhibit paintings by Joe Pena
VICTORIA, Texas- Victoria College’s Fine Arts Gallery will exhibit the paintings of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Art Professor Joe Pena from March 26 to April 9. An opening reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, March…
Community Crossroads: Melbourn Motl performs dance from "Cinderella"
VICTORIA, Texas - Melbourn Motl performs dance from "Cinderella, in this episode of Community Crossroads. To learn more about the Victoria Ballet Theatre go here. You can…
BREAKING: SXSW cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns
AUSTIN- The mayor of Austin, Steve Adler, has declared a city-wide medical emergency, and has therefore cancelled the world-renowned music, film and technology festival, SXSW for 2020. "I've gone ahead and declared a local disaster in the city, and associated…
Netflix cancels SXSW screenings, events amid virus concerns
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Netflix is canceling its South by Southwest screenings and events amid concerns about the outbreak of the new coronavirus. A company spokesperson says Wednesday that the streamer is pulling out of the annual Austin-based festival, which…
Bluebonnet Youth Ranch cancels Spring Fling for 2020
VICTORIA, Texas- The annual Bluebonnet Youth Ranch Spring Fling has been cancelled for 2020. Micah Roth, Bluebonnet Youth Ranch Development Director, announced Wednesday that the Board of Directors "have decided to go into a different direction for the Spring Fling…
A local reaction to the delayed voting results
On Super Tuesday the County of Victoria didn't receive early election results until three hours after the polls closed and getting the election results were a big concern…
High-profile companies pull out of SXSW amid virus outbreak
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A rising number of high-profile companies and speakers have withdrawn from the South by Southwest music and arts festival amid mounting concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus. Social media behemoth Facebook, tech news outlet…
Amazon Prime Video will stream 21 Yankees games this season
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Amazon Prime Video will stream 21 Yankees games to members in New York's broadcast market this season at no additional cost.
Spike Lee: I'm done watching Knicks at MSG this season
NEW YORK (AP) — Spike Lee still has his courtside seat, though the New York Knicks had to tell their superfan to find another way to get there.
In 'Hillary,' Clinton candidly surveys her ups and downs
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Since losing the 2016 election to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has released a memoir about that defeat, launched a political action committee and penned another book about “gutsy women” with her daughter, Chelsea. But Clinton’s most prominent return to the public eye has come in the form of a new candid four-hour documentary series.
Publisher pushes back release date for John Bolton's book
NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of John Bolton’s highly anticipated memoir has pushed back the release date from March 17 to mid-May.
Sean Spicer joining cable TV talk show fray on NewsMax
NEW YORK (AP) — While Sean Spicer says he expects his old boss, President Donald Trump, to be re-elected, he doesn't view his new television talk show as a vehicle for helping accomplish that end.
Chris Matthews retires from MSNBC, cites comments to women
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews abruptly retired from his “Hardball” show on Monday, apologizing for making inappropriate comments about women and following a brutal week where he also took heat from supporters of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
'Inside the Actors Studio' host James Lipton dies at 93
LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Lipton, an actor-turned-drama-school-dean who got hundreds of Hollywood luminaries to open up about their life and art and became an unlikely celebrity himself as the longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” died Monday.
