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A Victoria police officer accused of using excessive force during a Dec. 11 traffic stop was fired Monday, Jan 5. Nathanial Robinson was placed on administrative leave while an internal and criminal investigation took place after the 23-year-old officer tased a 76-year old Victoria man twice. Victoria Police Chief J.J. Craig said it was determined that Robinson violated three departmental policies; conduct and performance, use of force and arrest without a warrant. The announcement of Robinson’s termination was announced late Monday in a news release. A criminal investigation by the Texas Rangers into the officers conduct during the traffic stop...

In a skit titled "Halloween Party", Senator Obama wore an Obama Mask himself. The November 2007 skit was a parody of "Senator Barack Obama stops by the Clintons for a Trick or Treat". <

BOW - WOW WOW! What is it with Obama that he has to supplicate himself to the rest of the world, expect homage of others, yet he sneers at the American people? Arrogance, ignorance, or just a driven agenda? All that and more, I believe. Judge for yourselves.

Rare Artwork by Mount Rushmore Creator For years, it sat as a paperweight in the home of Jeane Funkhouser. In fact, her daughter, Charlene Mitchell, remembers having to dust under it the entire time she was growing up. It turns out she was dusting under what may be worth millions of dollars. For several decades, the Victoria family has been in possession of an extremely rare Steuben Glass George Washington head created by artist Gutzon Borglum, the man behind the Mount Rushmore sculpture. Funkhouser, also an artist, was given the model as a gift from Borglum's son, Lincoln Borglum, in...

"The King" has been gone for more than 30 years, but that hasn't stopped fans from gathering to celebrate his birthday each year - often times by chowing down on one of the "Hound Dog" crooner's favorite foods: peanut butter".

Max Keene seemed to have lost everything to Hurricane Katrina, but he got a piece of his life back early Halloween morning. Keene's wife, Vera Smith, was killed by a hit and run driver in the chaos following the storm, and her body went unburied for days - until he and his neighbors took it upon themselves to construct a tomb for her right on the New Orleans sidewalk. Images of Smith's makeshift grave and unforgettable epitaph, "Here lies Vera. God help us", appeared in newspapers and television broadcasts all over the world and became one of the symbols of...

Today: March 23, 2005 at 18:33:36 PST 14 Feared Dead in Texas Refinery Blast By PAM EASTON ASSOCIATED PRESS TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) - An explosion rocked a BP oil refinery Wednesday, injuring more than 100 people and sending flames and black smoke billowing into the sky in a blast so thunderous it could be felt for miles. At least 14 people were feared dead. Workers were searching through rubble for survivors or bodies Wednesday night. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.