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Vandalism costs everyone. When a business is vandalized, it can mean higher costs for everybody as the business has to raise prices to pay for the damage. It can mean higher insurance rates and lower property values. Needless to say, what might seem like fun at the moment, has a residual effect that we all pay for in the long run, which brings us to this week's Victoria Crime Stoppers Crime of the

Ah yes, September. The month that signifies the end of summer, on the calendar, anyway. We all know that the weather here in Texas won't start cooling off for another two months. September also means football is back. It also means a whole bunch of new laws go into effect across the state...

School is back in session and that means high school football is ready to kick off. Victoria Independent School District has announced the start of season ticket sales for both the Pirates of Victoria East and the Warriors of Victoria West...

If you've noticed a little smokiness in the air the last day or two, it's because of a controlled burn at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Victoria County Fire Marshall Richard Castillo said the burn is some 1,700 acres, and it's designed to restore coastal habitat by reducing invasive woody species...

While the rest of the world was celebrating and/or recovering from the Woodstock Music Festival, there was a mystery brewing here in Victoria-the mystery of the floating suitcases. If you ever read the Victoria Advocate, you can run across some strange stories from time to time, and in yesterday's paper in the 'Years Ago' section, there was a story about the incident...

You don't need me to remind you how it was last week across Texas. Pretty much the entire state was under the threat of rolling blackouts due to high power demand. That is, except Victoria. According to a report published in Bloomberg, the fact that we have some big companies like Formosa and Caterpillar in the area that can generate their own power can mean they can actually produce more power fo

For anyone who has family or friends who suffer from ADD/ADHD you know the struggle that they inflicted person has to deal with on a daily basis. Studies show that 4.4% of adults have ADHD, and almost half of them are classified as severe...

Want to learn some new skills, a new hobby or just have some fun learning something you don't know? Victoria College has something for you, it's the Academy of Lifelong Learning and you can find out all about it during their upcoming Open House scheduled for Aug...

If you noticed this morning that the school zone flashing lights were on this morning warning you to slow down, then you know VISD schools are back in session. That means paying more attention while driving, slowing down in school zones, and staying off those cell phones...

All summer long we've been giving away prizes from Houston Astros baseball tickets to waterpark and concert tickets and, we've got another winner! Susan Woodson was our latest winner, and she'll be enjoying a family 4-pack of tickets to Schlitterbahn Waterpark to cool off, along with passes for racing action at Texana Raceway...

The Victoria Generals were this close to advancing to the Texas Collegiate League Championship game yesterday, falling to the Texarkana Twins 4-3 in the 9th inning. The Generals were down 4-2 in the 9th after a late-innings rally. They had runners on first and third with 2 outs with Jonathan Tapia at the plate...

Crime Stoppers is such a great program for communities to help make them safer by allowing people to report information anonymously that may help solve a crime. Reporting that information may even get you a cash reward. This week, Victoria Crime Stoppers is asking for help solving the armed robbery of a game room...