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The two 18-year-olds, a man and a woman, told police they were sitting about 10:50 a.m. Tuesday in the park, located in the 4600 block of Marie Street in Central Corpus Christi, when a man approached them.

Longtime San Patricio County Commissioner Jim Price has been arrested on suspicion of felony theft.

Several lanes of northbound State Highway 181 along the Harbor Bridge reopened after a rollover wreck.

An attorney for Republican presidential contender Donald Trump apologized Tuesday for making the incorrect assertion that "by the very definition, you can't rape your spouse."

Starting the new school year can be exciting. But for many kids, it's an uncertain, anxious time.

In California, they're counting on it to end an historic drought; in Peru, they've already declared a pre-emptive emergency to prepare for devastating flooding. It's both an economic stimulus and a recession-maker. And it's likely to increase the price of coffee, chocolate and sugar.

Johnnie Bates, of Rockport-Fulton Middle School, and Abigail Olmstead, of Flour Bluff Junior High School, said they are inspired to speak up against violence after being named national ambassadors for the National Campaign to Stop Violence.

Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend's Emerging Leaders Initiative provided a $50,000 grant to Citizens for Educational Excellence and the Hammons Educational Leadership Program to create partnerships among workforce, industry and educators.

Through a live feed, Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont, will deliver a message to local supporters of his presidential campaign, a news release states.

A renewed contract with a telecommunications company may include 500 corrections-grade handheld tablets for Nueces County inmates, Sheriff Jim Kaelin said.