Corpus Christi News

Corpus Christi City Council is expected to vote on a plan to implement the street user fee next Tuesday.

At one time, the old Braslau's building on Leopard Street was one of the crown jewels of shopping here in Corpus Christi; but on Tuesday, the process of tearing it down began.

NOAA has released its seasonal forecast for the Gulf of Mexico dead zone - the area of low-oxygen waters off the Louisiana and Texas coasts where marine life has difficulty surviving.

The car was traveling west bound in the 5300 block of Saratoga Boulevard before 11 p.m. when it veered off the road, drove onto the sidewalk and hit the pole, Garcia said.

Caller-Times reporter Jessica Savage will have updates from the meeting that is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. - We'll have live events as they happen.

CELEBRATIONS: Corpus Christi Juneteenth Coalition Ten Days of Celebration of the Spirit of Emancipation continues with the following events: Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Health Fair, Solomon Coles High School.

Walter Richardson's service to his country made him the perfect candidate to address Monday's Defenders and Protectors luncheon.

Corpus Christi Mayor Nelda Martinez and Nueces County Judge Loyd Neal will unveil a new emergency alert system Monday The officials will be joined by area industry partners at 11:30 a.m. at City Hall to demonstrate the system, which is replacing Nixle.

Yorktown Boulevard, from Cimarron Boulevard to Rodd Field Road, will be widened from two lanes to a four-lane road with a median.

A criminal complaint just filed in Corpus Christi, Texas alleges that the guards at a local jail ran a horrific "rape camp" where they forced female inmates to participate unwillingly in graphic sex acts over the course of three years.

The Corpus Christi restaurant at 5825 Padre Island Drive has been restyled with a New England coastal appeal, according to a news release.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Ray High School Class of 1958 memorial scholarships were presented May 14 to three graduating seniors, Jeron Hoelscher , Teanna Lewis and Markham Sigler by scholarship facilitator Patricia Stewart.

The Coastal Bend Bays Foundation hosts M&G Resins Project in Corpus Christi in a free public forum at 5:30 p.m. at Del Mar College Center for Economic Development, 3209 S. Staples.

JENNIFER RECIO/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Tuskegee Airman Chief Master Sgt. Walter Richardson addresses the audience during his keynote speech during the Solomon M. Coles Award Banquet on Sunday at the Holiday Inn Emerald Beach.

Gov. Rick Perry has reappointed local architect Chuck Anastos to serve on the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners through 2019.

Police responded to the crash in the 5700 block of Leopard about 2:30 a.m. Sunday and discovered two men trapped in a 2002 blue Chevy Trailblazer.

Micah DeBenedetto/Special to the Caller-Times Campbell says she has a fashion addiction for jackets and blazers, like this rust colored corduroy blazer she found at the Good Shepherd's Corner.

The Corpus Christi Municipal Band performs at 8:30 p.m. at the GalvA n House, Heritage Park.

The average price El Pasoans are paying for a gallon of unleaded regular fell 2 cents in the past week to $3.37 a gallon, according to AAA's Weekend Gas Watch.

JENNIFER RECIO/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Dr. Robert Furgason along with Karen Wesson and Karen Selim recognize a student, Miss Carver on being selected as a scholarship recipient through the Coastal Bend Community Foundation.