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Friends mourn 4 U.S. yachters killed by pirates

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:23 p.m.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — An adventurous quartet of yacht enthusiasts from California and Washington state were living their dreams, friends say, retiring and sailing around the world ... The four were killed by Somali pirates Monday ... Monsignor Lloyd Torgerson recalled yacht owners Jean and Scott Adam during morning Mass at St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica. Torgerson says the parish is heartbroken at the deaths of the couple, who had been delivering Bibles to remote areas ...

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Thousands protest proposed immigration bills

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:14 p.m.

Thousands gathered in Austin Tuesday to protest immigration bills that are scheduled to go before state lawmakers. They call them anti-immigration, and they want the bills thrown out ... A number of sheriffs and police chiefs from across Texas have joined the fight ...   ... The group met at Waterloo Park in downtown Austin and marched together to the south steps of the Texas Capitol for an afternoon rally. Chants of “Si se puede!” filled the park as the crowd grew. They are hopeful

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More than 1,000 attend slain agent's funeral

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:05 p.m.

BROWNSVILLE — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told more than a 1,000 mourners at the funeral of slain federal Agent Jaime Zapata that the United States would neither flinch nor relent in seeing that the gunmen who ambushed him on a Mexican highway are brought to justice ... Zapata, 32, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent, died Feb. 15 in an attack allegedly by Zeta drug gang members ... Napolitano was one of three top members of the Obama administration

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Miss San Antonio to judge: Let me keep my crown

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:58 p.m.

SAN ANTONIO -- Miss San Antonio takes her case to a district judge today, asking to keep her crown ... With perfect poise, Domonique Ramirez entered the courtroom to take the witness stand ... Pageant organizers claim she was chronically late for appearances, was overweight at times and wasn't upholding their standards ... She was 7 minutes early to her court appearance. Ramirez is in court asking for a temporary injunction that would bar the pageant from giving her title to the "runner-up."

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The San Antonio Spurs were outstanding in the first half of the year

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:45 p.m.

The Spurs rolled into the All-Star break with a 46-10 record which was the best in the NBA ... They are six games ahead of the Mavericks in the Southwest Division and the Mavericks have the second best record in the Western Conference ... The Spurs will look to continue to limit the minutes that [ ... ] ...

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The Houston Astros re-sign Alberto Arias

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:33 p.m.

The Astros have re-signed 27-year old righty reliever Alberto Arias to a 1-year deal ... Arias missed all of last season due to surgery on his right shoulder ... Arias pitched in 42 games (0 starts) for the Astros back in 2009 and he was 2-1 with a 3.35 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP ... [ ... ] ...

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Stranded boaters rescued from Calaveras Lake

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:11 p.m.

According to Sparks, someone who had been contacted by the family called 9-1-1 around 11:15 p.m. Monday to report that a watercraft on the lake was having difficulties.Fire crews in two rescue boats located the family and towed the boat to safety, Sparks said ...

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Grrrrr! Drivers groan at Texas gas pumps

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:09 p.m.

At South Austin’s Ben White Florist, owners are trying to keep costs down, but with gas at 50 cents a gallon more than it was at this time a year ago, costs keep adding up ... The business averages about 5,000 miles a month in deliveries. This month, they will be spending hundreds of dollars more just on gas ... “You cannot just blow it off,” said owner Michael Martinez.  “It kind of eats away at you when you think about it.” ... In the meantime, consumers are groaning all the way to

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Spurs To Host Silver & Black Give Back Weekend For Community Initiatives

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:05 p.m.
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Silver & Black Give Back, formerly Spurs Foundation, will be raising awareness and funds for its community initiatives during the first-ever Silver & Black Give Back Weekend, Friday, Feb. 25 through Sunday, Feb. 27 ...

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Man dies from injuries sustained in January crash

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:05 p.m.

Jesus Villarreal, 60, died at Odyssey Hospice around 3:40 p.m. Monday, according to the Bexar County medical examiner's office.San Antonio police said Villarreal walked into oncoming traffic around 7 p.m. Jan. 28 on West Commerce and North Calaveras streets ...

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