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Traffic Alert: Everhart Road Project enters Phase 1C
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Work on the Everhart Road Project will extend its worksite starting on Thursday. The 1C phase will be done concurrently with Phase 1B and Phase 2. Work will extend the current work from Burney Drive to the intersection at McArdle Road. The southbound lanes will...
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Volleyball Team Earns 7th Straight AVCA Team Academic Award
LEXINGTON, Kentucky – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi volleyball team was highlighted for its academic success on the national scale for the seventh consecutive year, earning the 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of at least a 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. Additionally, the Islanders were selected to the AVCA Team Honor Roll, which represents the top 20 percent of GPAs among Division I programs. They tallied a 3.78 cumulative GPA in 2023-24 to earn the distinguishment and be one of the…
Annual back-to-school health and safety fair to be held July 20
This Saturday, free school supplies as well as immunizations and sports physicals will be available at the Corpus Christi Police Department's 13th annual back-to-school health and safety fair, Operation Safe Return. Coordinated between CCPD, HEB, Driscoll Health Plan and KIII News, the annual event, themed "Back to Basics" this year, is designed to...
Cooler Temperatures Are On Their Way To Texas, For a Short Time
No, it's not time to break out the jackets and extra blankets, but a rare summer cold (or maybe cool) front is sweeping across Texas and that means cooler temperatures the rest of the week and even cooler temperatures this weekend. So what does that mean for different areas of...
Why Texas’ mass power outages continue to happen
It’s become a familiar cycle: A powerful storm sweeps through a swath of Texas and takes the electric system down in its grip. Trees might bend and topple, crashing down onto a power pole. Sometimes the weight of ice pulls branches onto electric lines. Other times wind makes a wire spark, and that ember ignites a destructive blaze.
Texas Is The Number One Worst State In Nation For Pests
There are many animals in the state of Texas. With so much surface area covered by the state, you're bound to see one animal you've never seen before. I mean, some of us have seen a fox run past us in Texas right?. Not all animals are friendly to humans...
Community engagement vehicle to bring CCPD closer to community
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — You might be seeing a new mobile workstation from the Corpus Christi Police Department around town. That's because the department unveiled their new community engagement vehicle on Wednesday morning, saying the can will be a crucial feature at various community-wide events like Buc Days, Beach to Bay, 4th of July celebrations, Neighborhood Night Out, and many others.
Wow, Here’s 5 of the Biggest Drug Busts in Texas History
Texas has seen its share of drug busts, and some of them are so huge, they almost sound like something straight out of a Hollywood movie. Operations like these not only show the sheer scale of drug trafficking but also highlight the tireless efforts of law enforcement to keep dangerous substances off the streets.
At Least 90 Texas School Districts Have Moved to a 4-Day-Week
As we close in on another school year, the topic of 4-day school weeks start to trending again. More school districts in Texas moving to four-day-school weeks. KXAN, reports that at least 90 school districts across Texas have now switched to four-day school weeks. This is the state of Texas' effort to prevent teacher turnover!
Popular Tex-Mex Restaurant Chain Bought By Huge Company
A Huge Restaurant Group Just Added Tex-Mex To Their Menu After Acquiring A Texas Based Chain. While we've been reporting that several restaurant chains including Red Lobster have been going under, others have managed to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic world. The company that actually once owned Red Lobster...
Surprising Trends: Three Texas Cities Experience Largest Rent Drops in America
WFCN – Our research has shown that three Texas communities have among of the country’s steepest rent drops, in stark contrast to the nationwide trend of skyrocketing rent rates. Any and all information is at our fingertips. These cities in Texas have the three largest rent price drops...
Check! One of America’s Most Expensive High Schools Is in Texas – Fee And All Look Here!
WFCN – If their children live in Texas, every parent’s dream is to give them the best education possible. Additionally, there are affluent families that opt to send their children to private schools. Tuition at one Texas high school might put parents in the same financial situation that...
Southeast Texas shrimpers say Hurricane Beryl has created a slow start to the season
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Shrimping season is beginning, but many local shrimpers are being forced to stay onshore. Southeast Texas shrimpers have voiced their frustrations with the influx of cheaper imported shrimp in the past, but local shrimpers say that isn't the only culprit in the slow start to the season.
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