This year is Monique Presas’ first Thanksgiving without her best friend. Her daughter, Whitney Weddel, was killed by a wrong way driver in early February. SAN ANTONIO — It’s a dangerous combination: a rise in holiday travel and drunk driving. According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), one in four traffic deaths across Texas … Read more
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Many of you probably caught the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this Turkey Day. And while you did, you likely caught a little piece of South Texas, too — namely, the West Oso High School Dazzlers! Five dazzlers traveled all the way to New York City for the parade– just over 1800 … Read more
This Black Friday, a new phrase is shining a light on the darker side of holiday shopping — “Black Fraud Day.” Here’s what shoppers need to know. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As holiday shopping heats up, so does the danger of scams — so much so, that Black Friday now has a new nickname, “Black … Read more
Recently diagnosed with cancer, Wanda Dench said she will miss Thanksgiving with Jamal Hinton this year. PHOENIX — Nine years after a mistaken text led to a Thanksgiving tradition, Wanda Dench will have to miss Thanksgiving with Jamal Hinton. Dench sent a text to her family in 2016, or at least she thought she did. … Read more
She had last been seen on Monday in Castroville. CASTROVILLE, Texas — UPDATE 11/26 The missing woman has been found. —————————– A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 70-year-old woman with cognitive impairment last seen in Castroville. Bettye Noack is 4’11” tall, weighs about 175 pounds and has brown eyes and white hair. … Read more
The Mount Pleasant High School cheerleaders had the chance to be a part of history after being invited to this year’s parade. MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas — Many Americans kick off their Thanksgiving celebrations with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a tradition that goes back nearly 100 years. The Mount Pleasant High School cheerleaders had the … Read more
Videos showed a child watching TV, and Catherine Guziejka came from behind and kicked them swiftly in the back with her right foot, the affidavit said. TYLER, Texas — An East Texas daycare worker is facing six charges for accusations of kicking and pushing several young children. Catherine Guziejka, 44, was booked into the Smith … Read more