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VICTORIA, Texas – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani have announced that two Sinton residents have been sentenced for their involvement in narcotics trafficking on local streets. With this sentencing, almost a dozen criminals have been brought to justice.

The arrest records made available through The Port Lavaca Wave newspaper are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Local law enforcement made 18 arrests...

VICTORIA, Texas - Another fire happened at around 3:20 p.m. today, this one happening in the 200 block of West Second Street near South Bridge street. Again, there's no word on whether anyone was hurt.

There are stretches of highways around Victoria with miles of traffic cones. Most of us seldom give them a second thought. If you're like me and commute multiple hours a week to work, you have time to ponder things others would never think of. Take, for example, ordinary traffic cones.

The Victoria Police Department added three new officers who graduated from Victoria College Police Academy. They will undergo a 20-week field training program before patrolling independently.

VICTORIA, Texas - Around 12:30 p.m., firefighters assisted in putting out a fire at a laundry center at 1702 North Ben Wilson Street. There is no word on the extent of the fire's damage or if anyone was hurt.

VICTORIA, Texas - The City of Victoria will host a job fair June 28. The job fair runs 7:30-10 a.m. and 2-4:30 p.m. at the Victoria Community Center.

There is a hidden danger in Texas lakes and rivers. We're not talking alligators, snapping turtles, or water moccasins this time. Blue-green algae, known as cyanobacteria, spreads in Texas lakes and rivers. It was detected earlier this year. In March, there were traces of blue-green algae around Red Bud Isle on lady bird lake and Jessica Hollis Park on Lake Austin.

VICTORIA, Texas - Fourteen Law Enforcement Academy cadets who graduated from Victoria College’s 102nd Basic Peace Officer Certification class were honored at a graduation ceremony on May 25 at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex. Jadah Ruiz was named class valedictorian, and Jessica Bellan received the John Baylor Award for...

A pilot program in Victoria seems to be very successful early in the summer. The Texas Department of Agriculture chose the VISD for this project, which involves family's going to the schools to pick up meals for the students. Last week Aloe Elementary gave out 300 meals that were grabbed rather quickly. So now school members say that 600 meals or more are being distributed weekly. If this keeps up then the pilot program should be extended into July.

More than sixty people came out for the Victoria City Council meeting this evening.  

VICTORIA, Texas - Every year, there's a new hurricane tracking guide that's in both English and Spanish. Inside the guide is important phone numbers and definitions, as well as information where you can track hurricanes alongside 25 News Now. It also has the 2023 tropical cyclone names.

VICTORIA, Texas — The Victoria Office of Emergency Management, in collaboration with Victoria ISD, Victoria ISD Communications, Victoria County Sheriff’s Office, Victoria Police Department, Victoria Fire Department, and City of Victoria Communications and Public Affairs, will host a training exercise on Wednesday, June 7. The exercise aims to evaluate the ability of these local agencies to respond to a public safety emergency at a VISD campus.

PORT LAVACA, Texas - Memorial Medical Center remained operational during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Tropical Storm Beta in 2020. "We were hit. We were without electricity for a week, a little over a week I think," said Chief Nursing Officer Erin Clevenger. "And at that time, we were on an old generator that could only power critical equipment."

The Ethel Lee Tracy Park splash pad in Victoria, Texas is closed for maintenance due to a problem with the recirculation system. Parks & Recreation is working with the manufacturer to determine the cause of the problem and find a solution.

South Texas Veterans Health Care System will host a groundbreaking ceremony at the new site of the Victoria Outpatient Clinic on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at 311 Spring Green Blvd., Victoria, Texas 77904. This new site is located at the East corner of Nursery Drive and Springwood Drive of the Springwood Medical Park.

The weather has really heated up this week. More and more Victoria residents are cooling off in area pools. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, swimming is the fifth-most popular activity in the country. The US has 10.9 million residential pools and 309,000 public swimming pools. There are...

VICTORIA, Texas - A two vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Blythe and Glascow Tuesday evening. A 77-year-old woman and a passenger were driving west bound on Glascow in a white 2006 Dodge Caravan while a 42-year-old man and a passenger were traveling east in a truck. They were both driving towards each other when the woman failed to drive in a single lane crossing left over the center line. She ended up side swiping the truck.

Fourteen students graduated from Victoria College’s Physical Therapist Assistant Program at the end of the Spring 2023 semester. The graduates were Ramiro Rodarte of Brownsville; Ana Sofia Salazar of Edinburg; Meagan Williams of Edna; Daniella Santos of Kingsville; Jesus Vasquez of Nixon; Colten Hesseltine of Refugio; Joseph Rico Rodriguez of San Antonio; and Morgan Campos, Eliana Diaz, Amber Garza, Melanie Salinas, Sarael Valdez of Victoria.

The Comanche Fishing Club had a freshwater bass tournament on April 22 at Coleto Creek in Victoria. This year, the St. Joseph High School Bass Club, led by Mr. Santiago Marroquin, competed with Shiner, so the event was renamed the Comanche Flyer Tournament. Thanks to the boat captains that volunteered...