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She is accused of driving her vehicle while she was intoxicated, according to her May 7 indictment, and striking Johnny Joe Ramos, 28.

When the polls open at 7 a.m., voters will decide which candidates survive to the November general election in a host of local, state and federal races affecting South Texas and Nueces County.

Cost: $3. Covered dishes and sandwiches are welcome. Information: 986-0531. SWIM LESSONS: The Dugan Wellness Center at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will offer private, semiprivate, and group swim lessons for the campus community and Corpus Christi residents beginning Tuesday.

As you probably have already heard by now, Paul Williams' career as a fighter is very likely over.

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times File Teena Houston, a supervisor for code enforcement, documents homes on Waco Street on the Northside earlier this month during a survey of the neighborhood.

A crowd gathered today at Sherrill Park, along the downtown Corpus Christi bayfront, to pay tribute to the men and women who died fighting for our country and those who are missing in action.

It's a relatively unknown field of hopefuls trying to unseat incumbent Republican Blake Farenthold in the newly configured U.S. House District 27, an area that stretches from Bastrop County south to Nueces County.

Andy Purvis of Corpus Christi has written a new book "Remembered Greatness" available through Barnes & Noble Booksellers and on other websites.

STEVEN ALFORD/CALLER-TIMES Corpus Christi police officers eye motorists Thursday as they search for those not wearing a seat belt.

Contributed photo Purple Heart award recipient Albert Perez honors his fellow soldiers Wednesday by installing Purple Heart Trail highway signs in Live Oak County.

With $5,000 on the line and a spot in the year-end Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions presented by AMSOIL on the line, the first Summit Racing Sportsman Spectacular presented by AMSOIL of the year brought out the best of the best in south Texas and produced some great racing.

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Voters cast their ballots Tuesday at an early voting location at the Nueces County Courthouse.

Financial services firm Edward Jones was named the Advisory Solutions Firm of the Year by the Money Management Institute as the firm that most exemplified overall excellence and contributed to the long term success and sustainability of the wealth management industry, according to Tala Meyer, an Edward Jones financial adviser in Corpus Christi.

I so would like to split the difference with that special committee of educated, street construction-savvy volunteers who, after 13 months of study, recommended that the city spend $55 million a year for 22 years to get the job done.

Marshall Wright/Contributed photo Corpus Christi natives John Bates and Brandon Martinez, owners of the Noble Pig in Austin will be featured on the Food Network and Travel Channel for their unique sandwich creations.

Jason Collins photo Team Hair Dynamix will be at the McDonald's on Sunday raising money for the Ronald McDonald House.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO To celebrate the inaugural Civilian Appreciation Month by Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi, newest and longest serving civil service and contractor employees Juanatara McVay , Sandra B. Hlavinka, John O. Vasquez and Leslie Pena, cut a cake.

When aviation missionary Gaston Ntambo receives a call for an emergency medical flight in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he must first get permission to fly to neighboring Zambia to obtain fuel.

TIMES FILE The RTA's Harbor Ferry topped its ridership record in 2011, prompting the agency to consider expanding ferry service.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Former Zumba instructor Cristina Rodriguez leads a flash mob at La Palmera mall in December 2010, a month before she stopped teaching because she developed a pain in her hip.