Posted 7:17 PM 5/16/2012
CORPUS CHRISTI - Local officials are working on a Fallen Heroes Memorial to be built at the Nueces County courthouse. About a year ago the plan was drawn up to turn the Leopard side of building into a reflective memorial.
Officials weren't sure how to pay for the $200,000 project without (More) • Video (1)
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Posted 7:02 PM 5/16/2012
CORPUS CHRISTI - A father and his daughter are now jailed on murder charges for allegedly shooting Jesus Quintanilla III multiple times inside an apartment on Hancock Street on Sunday.
On the day of the murder, police interviewed Dennis Longbine and Chasity Longbine. A neighbor at the (More)
Posted 5:50 PM 5/16/2012 by Rachel Cole - rcole@kristv.com
CORPUS CHRISTI -- A civil lawsuit filed against the Ford Motor Company by a local family has been delayed. Attorneys for Helen Guzman, who is suing Ford, have accused the auto manufacturer of withholding evidence.
It's been over a year since a crash left 57-year-old Guzman with serious (More) • Video (1)
Posted 5:34 PM 5/16/2012 by Mia Gordon - mgordon@kristv.com
CORPUS CHRISTI - Hurricane season is right around the corner. If a storm should hit Corpus Christi, citizens can count on emergency response teams to be ready.
Members of the U.S. Air Force, Texas Air National Guard and local emergency evacuation teams were at Corpus Christi International (More) • Video (1)
Posted 5:16 PM 5/16/2012 by Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship and a refueling tanker collided in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, but there were no injuries and no fuel spills, the 3rd Fleet said. The collision between the assault ship USS Essex and the oiler USNS Yukon occurred at midmorning (More)
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Posted 4:47 PM 5/16/2012 by Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York. Kerry Lawrence says Mary Kennedy died on Wednesday. He says he doesn't know the cause of her death. Police confirm a body was found on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property (More)
Posted 4:38 PM 5/16/2012 by Lindsay Curtis - lcurtis@kristv.com
CORPUS CHRISTI - The severe weather is gone but the clean up continues in some areas. The city's solid waste department is calling in extra help to pick up all those damaged trees and branches, a project that's going to mean extra costs.
Take a drive down just about any street in Calallen (More) • Videos (2)
Posted 4:23 PM 5/16/2012
CORPUS CHRISTI - The Nueces County Medical Examiner has listed 'blunt force and sharp trauma' as the cause of death for Frank "Will" Wearden of Kleberg County.
On Monday, authorities arrested 20-year-old Michael Lerma on a charge of capital murder. It's believed robbery was the motive for (More) • Video (1)
Posted 4:15 PM 5/16/2012 by Chief Meteorologist Dale Nelson
CORPUS CHRISTI- It was a beautiful day in South Texas with a morning low of 64 and in the mid 80's with light winds and sunshine this afternoon. Our gorgeous weather is expected to continue. Here are the details.
The upper level low that brought unstable air and scattered thunderstorms to (More)
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Posted 3:59 PM 5/16/2012
CORPUS CHRISTI - Ariana Brajas of Mathis says a last minute decision to apply for the Bill Gates Millenium Scholarship is something she'll never regret.
She submitted her application for the $250,000 scholarship thirty minutes before the deadline. Only 1,000 students nationwide receive the (More) • Video (1)
Posted 3:38 PM 5/16/2012
CORPUS CHRISTI - Tomorrow the city's advisory board committee is expected to discuss a proposal that could affect pet owners. We're told Animal Control is working on an ordinance that would require pet owners to get a breeder's permit if their pet gets pregnant.
Officials still have to figure out a potential permit fee and the penalty for violating any ordinance. Animal Control officials believe the ordinance would prevent growth in the stray animal population.
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Posted 3:03 PM 5/16/2012
MATHIS - A Mathis High School senior is getting ready to graduate next week, but he's already earned an Associates of Science from Coastal Bend College in Beeville.
Raphael Martinez tells us, "I do keep a social life and I have a bunch of extracurricular activities." Martinez is a high (More) • Video (1)