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Posted 03/13/2010 9:52 PM by Mitch Bryan

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CORPSU CHRISTI - Though police have their hands full dealing with drinking and partying, they're also on the lookout for Spring Breaker's furry friends.

According to police, the stretch of beach between Access Road 3 and Zahn Road is off limits to your dog, leash or not.

Ronda Zimmeran a local Spring Breaker said, "Of course we got to get him to the beach. He's a good one, he's friendly to everyone."

While we were out at the beach, we found several spring breakers out enjo… Click to Read More

Posted 03/13/2010 6:11 PM by Parrish Alleman

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CORPUS CHRISTI -- A man in town for Spring Break was attacked by a group of men last night.

Police say the man was from Houston and was walking back to his hotel from a bar, when a group of four men asked him for directions and then jumped him before running off.

Police say the attack was called in as a stabbing but they couldn't find any stab wounds on his body. He was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.

Posted 03/13/2010 7:52 PM by Parrish Alleman

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CORPUS CHRISTI -- Police say a driver was texting and not paying attention, when he drifted off the road and ran into a fire hydrant last night.

It happened on Everhart and SPID. Police had to shut down one lane on the access road for two and a half hours until they could shut off the water. The driver wasn't injured and there was minimal damage to his vehicle. But police say he will be cited for failure to control his vehicle.

Posted 03/13/2010 6:13 PM by Parrish Alleman

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CORPUS CHRISTI -- A driver was arrested last night after running into the back of another vehicle, sending the victim to the hospital.

Police say a 22 year old driver in a white truck was speeding on 286 North near the 358 exit, when he slammed into another white truck and then rolled over. The driver of the other vehicle was an off duty CCISD guard and he was taken to the hospital to be treated for severe back pain

The driver at fault was given a sobriety test before being ar… Click to Read More

Posted 03/13/2010 6:14 PM by Rashi Vats

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CORPUS CHRISTI - A car smashed into an apartment off of Treyway lane around 2 a.m. Saturday.

"Apparently the driver has been drinking. At the beginning he tried to say he wasn't driving even though he did admit he was alone in the so it kind of confused us for a little bit as far as what was going on," said Lt. Nicholas Kless with the Corpus Christi Police Department.

Investigators determined that he was the driver of the car but whether or not he was intoxicated is still under in… Click to Read More

Posted 03/13/2010 6:15 PM by Rashi Vats

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DRISCOLL - Driscoll police found over 15 pounds of marijuana in a car during a simple traffic stop.

Driscoll police say that they seized somewhere between 15 to 20 pounds of marijuana after conducting a traffic stop off of Highway 77 and County Road 665.

Police pulled over a 1999 Chevy Camaro at a nearby Stripes off of the highway around 10:00 a.m. Saturday.

The driver was taken into custody on felony possession charges and his car was impounded.

Posted 03/13/2010 2:14 PM by Dave Fraser

CORPUS CHRISTI- High pressure has dug in, that means clear skies and warm temperatures both Saturday and Sunday. As a matter of fact, this will be one of the best Spring Break weekends I've ever seen in South Texas.

Highs on Saturday will be in the upper 70's with a moderate breeze from the SE. More of the same expected for Sunday except there will be a few high clouds moving in early in the afternoon. Highs on Sunday under mostly sunny skies will be near 80 degrees!

Monday expect… Click to Read More

Posted 03/12/2010 9:24 PM by Spencer Lubitz

CORPUS CHRISTI - The concert is one of the mostly highly anticipated musical events of the year.

Over 8,000 tickets to crossover country star Taylor Swift's performance at the American Bank Center sold out in an instant.

Her star power was quite evident by the heavy traffic Friday night, and the long lines downtown, and possibly for good reason as this year in music has definitely belonged to Taylor Swift.

The country superstar just picked up four Grammy's at this year… Click to Read More

Posted 03/12/2010 7:58 PM by Mitch Bryan

CORPUS CHRISTI - What started as a small dispute over some drug money has finally erupted into violence, landing one teen in jail and the other in the hospital.

When Charles Wheeler first spoke with us back in January, his home had been turned into a war zone as his property became a casualty of an on going money dispute between his son and another teen.

"This is just the beginning," said Wheeler.

But Friday morning, that feud would finally result in bloodshed, when Wheele… Click to Read More

Posted 03/12/2010 6:10 PM by Chief Meteorologist Dale Nelson

High pressure will settle over the area tonight then move slowly eastward over the weekend. Moisture will slowly increase on Sunday along with wind off the water so Saturday will be the best day of the weekend but Sunday will still be very nice all things considered. A storm system will approach from the northwest on Monday and Tuesday resulting in a significant deterioration in our wonderful weekend weather but little if any rain is expected next week.

Saturday... a chilly start then sun… Click to Read More

Posted 03/12/2010 5:56 PM by Rashi Vats

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CORPUS CHRISTI - One lawsuit has caused the city to stop demolition after a Travis County judge granted a restraining order asking for the delay.

The city received word of a temporary restraining order that was granted late Friday afternoon. The order will halt the demolition of the Memorial Coliseum.

"This is something that we are going to have to continue to watch. It is just another delay with the saga of the coliseum," said Kevin Kieschnick, one of the city councilmen.

Posted 03/12/2010 5:59 PM by Parrish Alleman

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CORPUS CHRISTI -- The busiest weekend for Spring Break here in the Coastal Bend kicked off Friday.

Six News was out at JP Luby Surf Park as Spring Breakers crowded in to enjoy the beautiful weather, and the traffic showed no signs of slowing down. Police say at the rate the crowds are growing, they are going to have their hands full trying to keep everyone out at the beach safe and out of trouble.

Police have already made a few arrests for drugs and weapons. They've also hande… Click to Read More

Posted 03/12/2010 6:03 PM by Melissa Schroeder

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NUECES COUNTY -- The Nueces County Sheriff's Department continues to investigate the murder of an elderly man, who was found in the Clarkwood area.

Rafael Gonzales' body was found in December, but there still have been no arrests in this case.

Investigators say Gonzales was beaten to death and then dumped off an overpass out on Clarkwood at Old Brownsville Road.

The victim's truck, which had been stolen, was later found at a south side apartment complex.

Detect… Click to Read More

Posted 03/12/2010 6:05 PM by Melissa Schroeder

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CORPUS CHRISTI -- Investigators say more than one person was responsible for the death of an elderly Corpus Christi man.

78-year-old Miguel Bayardo was found robbed and beaten at a car wash last November and he died in a hospital two weeks later.

Bayardo's daughter hopes there will be a break in the case soon.

The past couple of months have been hard for Diana Gomez.

In November, her father, Miguel Bayardo, was murdered.

In February her mother died from… Click to Read More

Posted 03/12/2010 6:09 PM by Bianca Castro

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CORPUS CHRISTI- Former candidates for Justice of the Peace precinct one, place one, are standing behind their former opponent in the runoff election.

Candidate Joe Benavides will be in a run off election against fellow democrat Bea Molina.

Today, Ray Madrigal, Nick Adame and Larry Young announced their endorsement for Benavides. Early voting for the primary runoffs begins April 5th.

The run off elections will be held on Tuesday, April 13th.