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  Ms. Jackson Finds a Snake on Her Toilet

  

  Posted 1:01 PM 5/22/2013 by Rachel Cole - rcole@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI -- Ms. Jackson spent the last three days playing hide and seek with a snake she spotted in her kitchen and later found on her toilet.

  Eddie Jackson says she's been wide awake for 72 hours wondering where inside here home a snake slithered off to.

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  Thief Takes Van from Walmart Service Center Lot

  

  Posted 11:51 AM 5/22/2013 by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - A man is wanted for taking a man's minivan from the service line for the Walmart in Parkdale Plaza this past Saturday morning.

  According to police, the 66-year-old owner of the van left the keys in the ignition as he waited for an oil change.

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  Wanted Man Jumps Off Harbor Bridge While Fleeing Trooper

  

  Posted 11:12 AM 5/22/2013

  CORPUS CHRISTI - A man wanted on multiple warrants from Jim Wells County ran from a DPS trooper and jumped off the Harbor Bridge this morning.

  Police say Jeremy Trijo, 29, of North Beach area was pulled over by a troopers for speeding. He ran off with bare feet, jumped from a lower part of (More)

  
  

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  Armed Man Steals Cash from Check 'n Go

  

  Posted 10:49 AM 5/22/2013 by Monica Chavarria monica.chavarria@kztv10.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - A knife wielding robber is on the loose and police could use your help to catch him.

  The robbery happened Friday at the Check 'n Go in the 13000 block of Leopard St.

  An employee told officers the man walked into the store then took money from the register and ran (More) • Photos (3)

  
  

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  Tanker Truck Causes Traffic Nightmare on Tuesday

  

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  Posted 10:38 AM 5/22/2013 by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - Interstate 37 reopened last night around 9 pm after an overturned propane truck caused a big headache for many drivers trying to get downtown or to and from Portland.

  Right before 2 p.m. Tuesday, the truck carrying a full load of propane came off the harbor bridge, tried (More) • Videos (2) • Photos (2)

  
  

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  Blood Bank's "High School Hero' Awards Luncheon Today

  Posted 7:49 AM 5/22/2013 by Ashley Byers -- abyers@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI -- The Coastal Bend Blood Bank will hold its annual "High School Hero" awards luncheon later today.

  The annual, year-long competition amoung the 48 area high schools is over, and it's time to see which campus had the most generations.

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  Designer Drug Molly Arrives In Corpus Christi

  

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  Posted 10:06 PM 5/21/2013 by Mike Manzoni -- mmanzoni@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI -- If you hear someone mention the name Molly, they're probably not talking about the girl next door. Chances are they're talking about a little white pill.

  "It's a very dangerous, very poisonous mix," said Capt. David Cook of the Corpus Christi Police Department. "It's (More) • Videos (2)

  
  

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  Dead Dog Found in front of West Side Restaurant

  

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  Posted 6:42 PM 5/21/2013

  CORPUS CHRISTI - A smelly rotting animal didn't exactly help the pleasant eating environment a Westside restaurant was trying to create. Making matters worse they weren't getting any help cleaning it up from the city department they thought was responsible for it.

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  Special Report: Unpaid Utility Bill Concerns

  

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  Posted 6:35 PM 5/21/2013 by Caroline Flores - cflores@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - Corpus Christi city leaders say when the new street maintenance fee is finalized, the fee will be added to the bills of utility customers.

  An audit done of utility billing and collections in February showed millions of dollars in utility bills were never collected. In fact (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Aransas Pass Mother Learns Son Amongst the Rescuers in Moore,OK

  

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  Posted 6:20 PM 5/21/2013 by Jessica Holley - jholley@kristv.com

  ARANSAS PASS - For hours, a local mother didn't know whether her son, who lives in Oklahoma, was dead or alive. It turns out, while his mother was busy worrying he was busy helping.

  It's a mother's worst night mare, seeing video of a mile long twister ripping through the Oklahoma city (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  I-37 Remains Closed for Tanker Truck Crash Cleanup

  

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  Posted 5:43 PM 5/21/2013

  CORPUS CHRISTI - Traffic is still being diverted away from I-37 at the Tancahua overpass due to an overturned propane tanker. The truck crashed just after making the curve from Highway 181 to I-37. Fortunately there was no leak of the tanker's contents.

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  Premont School District Saved From Closure

  

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  Posted 5:35 PM 5/21/2013 by Morgan Frances - MFrances@kristv.com

  KINGSVILLE - A year ago, former Premont ISD Superintendent Ernest Singleton, thought his school district was doomed to close; today, however, things have changed dramatically. Premont ISD teachers gasped as Michael Williams, Commissioner Texas Education Agency, announced that none of the Premont (More) • Video (1)