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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 inv…

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 Caterpi…

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&apos…

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...

When I was visiting Utah, I visited a craft brewery restaurant and was impressed with their beers, but I was disappointed that I couldn't buy a case or two to take home with me. They have very stringent laws about selling beer in that state...

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...

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…

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 …

It was game 2 of the first round of the Texas Collegiate League playoffs yesterday, and the Victoria Generals took another step towards the title by beating the Texarkana Twins 9-1.
The Generals were scoreless until the 5th inning when the bats came alive...

The outpouring of support for the City of El Paso in the wake of the recent Walmart shootings continues with the Houston Texans announcing a $100,000 donation.
Team officials are adding to contributions by the Dallas Cowboys and others that were announced earlier this week...

If you drive around the city of Victoria pretty much any day of the week, you'll see panhandlers on numerous street corners soliciting donations. Some of these people are homeless for whatever reason, and some may be finding places to camp when their day is done...

The mass shooting at an El Paso Wal Mart that killed 22 and injured about 2 dozen others has shaken people across the nation, and especially here in Texas. The Dallas Cowboys are donating money to a fund set up to aid those victims.
The team made the announcement yesterday that they would be donating…