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Posted 32 minutes 19 seconds ago by Andy Liscano :

ARANSAS PASS - It was around 3 o'clock Saturday morning when shots rang out in Aransas Pass.  At least ten bullets hit the front of a house on Honor Drive, shattering the windows and the morning peace and quiet.  

     Greg Unverzagt is a Navy Petty Officer and lives with his family in the home where the shooting occurred.  But he wasn't home Saturday morning.  His family was.  He declined our request for an on-camera in… Click to Read More

Posted 1 hour 7 minutes 51 seconds ago by Jennifer Lira :

CORPUS CHRISTI - The following scores and information are taken from health inspection reports provided by the Corpus Christi - Nueces County health department for January 27-February 3, 2010.

Top Score

Marco's Place
3206 Ayers
Score: 94

A-List

Saigon Asian mMrket
5625 Saratoga
Score: 93
Violations:
Expired noodles, cheese

B-List

Craw… Click to Read More

Posted 1 hour 49 minutes 38 seconds ago by Jennifer Lira :

PORT ARANSAS - Dead fish and other debris wash up on the beach everyday, but dead whales.. not so much.  That is, until Monday morning, when a whale carcass was found near marker 30 on Mustang Island Beach near Port Aransas.

It was found around 7:30 in the morning and attracted a large crowd of curious onlookers.  "I''ve never seen a beached whale before, so it's kind of interesting,"said Jackie Shlichting who was visiting from San Marcos.

Some people… Click to Read More

Posted 8 hours 1 minute 3 seconds ago by Toni Miles :

CORPUS CHRISTI -- Residents in a  Calallen neighborhood are on edge after a woman narrowly escaped being raped there this weekend. A man who knocked on her door appeared to be a missionary because of the way she was dressed.  

The streets of Calallen are typically safe and quiet, but it was a totally different scene Sunday evening on Oglethorpe Drive when a woman opened her door to a stranger.  

"She said he knocked on the door and said he ne… Click to Read More

Posted 11 hours 57 minutes 48 seconds ago by Elizabeth Noyola :

CORPUS CHRISTI - A few adults had to be evacuated from their home after a small fire broke out early Monday morning.

It happened just after 3:00 a.m. on the 300 blk. of Chenoweth.

The fire started underneath the house after some electrical wires under the kitchen floor shorted out.

It only took fire fighters ten minutes to get the fire under control.

Only a ten by ten foot area was damaged.

The three adults in the home were safely e… Click to Read More

Posted 21 hours 2 minutes 1 second ago by Anthony Garcia :

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Seven people were sent to the hospital Sunday night, after a car and a truck wrecked into each other.

The accident happened at the intersection of Clarkwood and the Highway 44 Westbound access road. Police say the driver of the car may have ran the stop sign causing the accident.

Rescue crews had to cut a door of the truck off to rescue two people trapped inside.

In all there were three people in the car, and four in the truck and they all had to b… Click to Read More

Posted 21 hours 35 minutes 25 seconds ago by Anthony Garcia :

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - In the city's latest home invasion, a man reportedly dressed as a Mormon Missionary attacked a woman after he knocked on her door. It happened around 6pm Sunday night in the 13100 Block of Oglethrope.

Police say the woman was home alone when the man knocked on the door and tried to force himself onto her when she answered.

"She said he knocked on the door and said he needed to use the bathroom, and once he was in the house he tried to force himself on her,… Click to Read More

Posted 22 hours 30 minutes 58 seconds ago by Kristin Dean :

The Solemn Inauguration of the new Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan De Los Lagos was held on Sunday.  The event happened at Saratoga and CR 37, the former location of My Father's House, which was founded by late local attorney Alberto Huerta. 

Also, hundreds participated in a car procession leading up to the event.  The shrine will serve as place that local folks can come to pay honor.

"This will bring people to her, it will be a place of pilgrimage." said Ir… Click to Read More

Posted 1 day 22 hours 6 minutes ago by Kristin Dean :

Mission 911 hosted a chili cook-off today that went to benefit the upcoming Walk to Siloam.

The cook-off had about 20 participants and was free to the public.  This was the group's big fundraiser and donations were solicited.  But, the city's homeless population as well as the the entire city were invited out to enjoy a bowl of chili.  The winner's were decided by a panel of celebrity judges that included Action 10 Anchor Toni Miles.

"What a great way to spend a… Click to Read More

Posted 1 day 22 hours 12 minutes ago by Kristin Dean :

Juvenile offenders from around the city had a chance to give back to the community on Saturday with the "Make Amends" program.  The program was designed by the Nueces County Juvenile Deparment and allows juveniles to pay restitution through community work.

When the crime involves property damage or personal injury, the juvenile must pay a monetary restitution to the victim or pay through community service.

Today, the youths were landscaping, cleaning up parks, and bu… Click to Read More

Posted 1 day 22 hours 17 minutes ago by Anthony Garcia :

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - A driver asleep at the wheel slammed into a building Saturday.

It happened near the intersection of Staples and Elizabeth. Police say the driver was going East on Staples, when he became drowsy and swerved into oncoming traffic. That's when police say he sideswiped a white truck, and then slammed into the side of a medical supply store.

No one was hurt.

Posted 1 day 22 hours 29 minutes ago by Anthony Garcia :

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - It was January 29th when the Rodriguez' family home went up in flames, destroying everything and leaving the family of four homeless.

Fire investigators say a candle may have started the fire. Apparently the family had been using candles for light because their electricity was shut off.

Saturday a benefit barbecue was held to help get the family back on their feet.

"I'm amazed how the public is coming out and helping out with donations, and items t… Click to Read More

Posted 3 days 1 hour 28 minutes ago by Jennifer Lira :

CORPUS CHRISTI - About a hundred Corpus Christi police, ATF, SWAT, ICE, and CCISD officers hit the streets Friday morning to serve search warrants during an operation dubbed "enough is enough". The sweep netted marijuana, crack cocaine, 8 handguns, 13 rifles, $4,000 in cash, 15 cell phones, and 7 computers.

Around 7am, the officers simultaneously served search warrants at eleven local homes, looking for evidence to be used in putting together a case against people they … Click to Read More

Posted 3 days 3 hours 18 minutes ago by Anthony Garcia :

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Men's Health Magazine has released it's top 100 list of the "Drunkest Cities in America," and Corpus Christi has made the top 50.

According to the magazine's website, the "Sparkling City by the Sea" is the 45th drunkest city in America.

Men's Health took into account things like death rates due to alcoholic liver disease, as well as drunk-driving arrests and deadly accidents involving drunk drivers.

Lubbock, San Antonio, and Austin made the top ten… Click to Read More

Posted 3 days 3 hours 23 minutes ago by Anthony Garcia :

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - It's a Troubleshooter report that some call the case of a real life "Cookie Monster," and tonight we have an update.

The Stingerette Twirlers sold hundreds of boxes of cookies to pay their way to a competition, but 39-year old James Campbell, from the company "South Texas Fundraising Solutions, Inc" has still not delivered the cookies the girls payed for back in October of 2009.

Action 10 has learned the Twirlers now have cookies thanks to another com… Click to Read More

Posted 3 days 3 hours 52 minutes ago by Anthony Garcia :

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - With the price of gas constantly on the rise, you want to know that you're getting all the gas you pay for. That's why on Thursday Action 10 News questioned gas stations that failed state inspections. That's also why today we are showing you what the state does to keep you from being cheated at the pump.

Texas Fuel Pump Inspector Juan Zarate can give the seal of approval to a gas pump, but first it needs to pass all the tests.

Zarate checks that the prices… Click to Read More

Posted 3 days 8 hours 46 minutes ago by Toni Miles :

PETRONILA--Sheriff's investigators have not yet made an arrest in last month's grisly murder of 45-year-old Gloria Martinez, but they are following some leads.

Martinez's body was found out near Petronila on January 25. Her family tells Action 10 the last time they saw her she was out looking for drugs. 

Posted 3 days 8 hours 51 minutes ago by Toni Miles :

CORPUS CHRISTI--Police are still following leads in the case of a missing man who was found hospitalized and later died but no arrests have been made yet. 

Seventy-eight-year-old Miguel Garcia Bayardo was found lying on the ground at a Corpus Christi gas station back in November. 

His family had reported him missing, but later found out he was in the hospital with serious injuries. He died there after a heart attack. Police are hoping to make an arrest soon… Click to Read More

Posted 4 days 2 hours 42 minutes ago by Andy Liscano :

TAFT, Texas - The battle between the El Defenzor newspaper and the city of Taft may not be over yet. 

Homero Villarreal, the paper's founder, claims his First Amendment rights are being violated by a new ordinance just passed by the Taft City Council.  Ordinance 836 states 'no handbills or flyers shall be thrown into the yards of any property located within the corporate city of Taft, Texas. 

Villarreal further says that his stories about Taft Mayor Bobby Vega a… Click to Read More