Another one bites the dust: Corpus Christi’s desal plant may join city’s growing graveyard...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For decades, Corpus Christi has dreamed big and missed big. SeaWorld wanted in. A Landry’s boardwalk was proposed. Voters rejected a waterfront park called Destination Bayfront. A convention hotel deal collapsed. And Schlitterbahn? It opened… then shut down. Now, another headline-grabbing...
One of the shooting victims of Saturday’s house party released from hospital
Jaden Lopez was one of two teens shot at the house party on the 7800 block of Beauvais. According to his mother, the party was hosted for the Veterans Memorial HS cheer squad and their close friends.
OISD ag science teachers, FFA advisors attend conference
Onalaska ISD Agriculture Science teachers and FFA advisors Adam Graham, Jessica Graham, Jessica Mayhew and Jancie Ivey recently attended the 64th annual Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas (ATAT) Professional Development Conference in Corpus Christi. The ATAT conference ensures an engaging and productive week...
Corpus Christi residents face water rate hike even if desalination is canceled
Corpus Christi residents will pay higher water rates regardless of whether the city's controversial $1.189 billion Inner Harbor desalination project moves forward.
Man believed to have set himself on fire at Stripes gas station has died
Perez said the Fire Department will release more information about his death and last week's incident later today.
One person injured in crash involving vehicle and bicycle on Airline Road
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Paramedics took a man to the hospital Monday morning after a crash in front of Candlewood Apartments. Police are at the scene of 2000 Airline Road. This is breaking news. Stay with 3NEWS for the latest updates. More from 3NEWS on KIIITV.com:. Widely scattered rain...
Years after South Texas murder conviction, family of David Strickland says he is innocent
A federal judge’s decision on whether to consider new evidence in a case that resulted in the capital murder conviction of a Portland man almost a decade ago could determine whether he was wrongfully imprisoned. In 2016, a San Patricio County judge sentenced David Strickland, 38, to life in prison without parole for...
Gas prices fall 15.7 cents per gallon in Corpus Christi from last week
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Gas prices in Corpus Christi have fallen 15.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.55 per gallon, according to gasbuddy.com. Gasbuddy reports gas prices are 2.5 cents per gallon higher than last month and stand 33.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average diesel...
Texas cotton is struggling to keep up with economic pressures, but new funding might...
In Odem, Texas, outside Corpus Christi, Jon Whatley and his crew are gearing up to start harvesting corn. In a few weeks, it’ll be cotton. Whatley owns J&K Whatley Farms, and his cotton fields are about 80% done blooming. In the last stages of its life, a cotton flower turns shades of white, pink and red.
Rockport Center for the Arts to close summer with new exhibitions
Two new exhibitions will mark the end of summer at the Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA), highlighting diverse artistic mediums and cultural perspectives. “A Field Guide” by Jessica Ninci and “Nepantla: In-Between” by Moira Garcia will be on view from late August through early October.
