Kleberg County News

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The accident occurred about 3 p.m. on Farm-to-Market Road 2295 and County Road 440.

Vets and horse owners in New Jersey have been asked to keep a lookout for the tick-borne disease equine piroplasmosis, after testing revealed two horses brought into the state have the infection.

Authorities have revealed that 288 horses at a Texas property have tested positive for the disease, equine piroplasmosis.

Kingsville Police raided a home near the university and shut down what was said to be a street-level drug operation.

Why would Texas rely on the lottery to fund a gap in veterans' services? Same reason it backed the lottery in the first place.

Texas officials have yet to determine whether ticks have played a role in the spread of equine piroplasmosis to more than 100 horses.

All horses entering Kentucky from Texas must now be tested for equine piroplasmosis.

Cold front roars into downtown Corpus Christi on Monday. COASTAL BEND - The National Weather Service recorded a wind gust of 81 miles per hour between 12:34 and 12:40 p.m. at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi on Monday as a cold front blew into the area.

The number of horses testing positive for the tick-borne disease, equine piroplasmosis, has climbed to 101 in Texas.

Kleberg County investigators have turned over a case against a teenager who escaped from police custody last week over to the DA's Office and he'll now face criminal charges.

Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says a tick-borne disease has shown up in Texas and that horse owners in Louisiana should be on the alert.

An inmate who escaped from custody Monday in Kingsville, while cuffed and shackled, was captured Tuesday.

PoliceNewsLink.Com Oct 19, 2009 04:50 PM CDT KINGSVILLE - Police are searching for a man who escaped from the Kleberg County Courthouse Monday morning.

A ranch in Kleberg County, Texas, is under quarantine after a 7-year-old Quarter Horse mare became ill and tested positive for equine piroplasmosis earlier this month.

Details on the capture weren't available from the Kleberg County Sheriff's Department.

Rafael Ortega, 18, was supposed to be in Kleberg County District Court at 8:30 a.m. for a pre-trial hearing related to an aggravated robbery charge.

Civil Air Patrol Cadets and CAP Officers from South Texas gathered at Kleberg County Airport to commence the 2009 FALL Cadet Orientation Flights on 16 October 2009.

A Kleberg county commissioner has been indicted for using county employees and equipment for his personal use.

Lomas, 72, was indicted for abuse of official capacity last week following an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office.