Woman found dead in parked truck
By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com
      The Wharton County Sheriff's Department is starting the new year by investigating the unattended death of a Corpus Christi woman found in a parked pickup following a New Year's Eve party. The victim is identified as 46-year-old Alice Sandra Todd. She had been drinking while attending a party at a...
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Police Blotter
      City Arrests Alcohol, drugs Jesus Manuel Martinez, 18, of 211 Higbee was arrested at 9:35 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28 on a charge of possession of 2 ounces or less of marijuana and warrants for failure to appear, theft and public intoxication. He was transferred to Wharton County Jail the next day an...
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Fireworks-related fires a plague over New Years
By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com
      New Year's Eve celebrations had El Campo volunteer firefighters scrambling when sky rockets in flight returned to earth with fiery results. No injuries or major damage were reported despite four separate grass fires dispatched between 8:40 p.m. New Year's Eve and 3 a.m. New Year's Day.
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