Victoria News

The Victoria Parks and Recreation Department is urging Victorians to #DiscoverParksVictoria throughout the month of July in celebration of the National Parks and Recreation Month.
That means residents can join the fun all through the month by celebrating the 4th of July with music and fireworks, play…

Disneyland just got way more crowded.

50 years ago, The Who released their iconic rock opera 'Tommy'. This monumental album influenced numerous artists and albums and changed the face of rock. We will celebrate that album and a new album by Roger Daltrey 'The Who's Tommy Orchestral' this weekend...

Another weekend come, and another weekend coming to an end...don't you just hate Mondays? Just because the weekend is almost over, doesn't mean that you still can't have fun. There is so much to do and enjoy. For example, some At Home Bartendering wouldn't be such a bad idea (unl…

How prepared are you for the summer heat? Need to cool off with some refreshing beverages that are as fun to enjoy as they are easy to make? Then dust off those ol' At Home Bartender skills and lets get Mixing!
Bermuda Rum Swizzle (original source)
Ingredients:
4 oz Gosling’s Black Seal Rum
4 oz Gosling…

It’s Fugitive Friday and Victoria Crime Stoppers is looking for information regarding the location of Margie Estrada.
As of 06/21/2019, Estrada has an outstanding warrant for Violation of Probation.  Her original charge was Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance PG 1...

If you've ever thought about a career on the open road as a commercial truck driver, Victoria College is offering a course to teach you all about it beginning next month.
The VC Gonzales Center will offer a 12-week Commercial Truck Driving Course beginning July 26...

It's been two years since Hurricane Harvey devastated many communities in South Texas and now, the city of Victoria wants to know what you think about how to spend money to improve area drainage.
Victoria City Councilors are asking for ideas for a grant application to use state and federal funds to i…

I've heard of a smash and grab, but this is ridiculous. It seems someone thought driving a truck through the front of a convenience store was a good way to rob it. As it turns out, the attempt failed and the suspect ran away empty handed...

On Sunday, Ben Keating and his Keating Motorsports racing team were celebrating a GTE-Am class win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race but yesterday, that win was taken away over a rules infraction.
The team now has an official second-place finish due to minimum fueling time and capacity violation...

Ben Keating is probably best known for his 'booming Port Lavaca' ads for his car dealerships in Port Lavaca and Victoria, but he's also a racer in his spare time and his Keating Motorsports team brought home another victory over the weekend...

All summer long we're giving you chances to win all kinds of summertime fun prizes including passes to Schlitterbahn, Hurricane Alley and Splashway Waterparks, Texana Raceway, tickets to see the Houston Astros, and tickets to see Heart with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts...