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A fight over a bicycle ended when one man hit another with a hammer.

The Salvation Army of the Coastal Bend announced Thursday a $500,000 contribution by the John G and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation for the planned Center of Hope facility.

An elevator that carries Nueces County Jail inmates to and from court was fixed Wednesday, after being down periodically for months.

The Padre Island National Seashore has scheduled the 12th public Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatching release for 6:45 a.m. Friday in front of the Malaquite Beach Visitor Center at Padre Island National Seashore.

Alice police are searching for a 7-year-old boy who was last seen in Alice and is believed to have been taken from the area.

A 58-year-old man accused of shooting his younger brother in the chest remained in jail Thursday.

A 55-year-old man was shot by his older brother late Monday.

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A man smashed his neighbor's windshield and threatened to kill him.

A woman who jumped inside a car at a stop sign and attempted to steal it from the driver was arrested, according to a police news release.