To get a feel for the dirt track, Ronnie Sturges walked along the Victoria Community Center arena hours before it would be full of noise and energetic fans. Sturges, 27, is a monster truck driver in the "Outlaw Monster Truck Spectacular" show. more >>
Investigations are still under way regarding a New Year's Day shooting on the 3000 block of Wildwood Street. The Victoria Police Department answered a "shots fired" call at about noon Thursday, Lt. Mike Hernandez said. Upon arriving at the scene, police found an adult male who had been shot in the leg. more >>
A woman who lost her home in a fire Sunday will move into a new house next month, thanks to a donation from a stranger. Lucy Cisneros, 65, was left homeless after a fire in her Telferner home Sunday. Trent Peterek read about Cisneros' loss and donated a house to her Tuesday. more >>
TELFERNER - A fire left a 65-year-old woman homeless Sunday and destroyed the Christmas gifts she struggled to buy for her grandchildren. "I have nothing. No clothes. No furniture. Nothing," Lucy Cisneros said Monday. more >>
MATAGORDA - The 61-year-old nature lover watched pelicans dive into the Colorado River from her campsite. Dot Parkos, a retiree from Corpus Christi, came to the Matagorda Bay Nature Park to check out birds she's never seen in their natural habitat. She took a class on bird watching from the park's nature center to amp up her skills for her weeklong stay. more >>
