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El Campo ISD requests parents to consider placing children into preschool or risk academic failure in the future.

Ruben Alpizar never met the American collector who fell in love with his painting of a plummeting Icarus against a starry background, hanging on the wall of a Spanish colonial-era fortress across the bay from Havana. Nor did he get a name or a hometown, or even learn whether the buyer was a man or a woman.

A local youth group dedicated to learning the ins and outs of police work is earning top awards and they’re looking for more members.

The Ricebirds had two options before going into Friday night’s baseball showdown against District 23-4A champion Lamar (12-2) – win and secure second place outright, or lose and worry about several play-in scenarios with Brazosport, Foster and Angleton, who are all tied with a 7-7 record. El Campo proved it didn’t want any form of play-in games after a 9-6 home win against the Mustangs.

A proposed ban on smoking will go back before El Campo City Council Tuesday.

In Philadelphia, one of the most popular things to do in town over the last several of years has been to grab a friend or a family member and head down to Citizens Bank Park and enjoy a Philadelphia Phillies game. While the team has been enjoying a level of success unprecedented in its history, the other thing to do besides watching the game is to stuff your face with all of the delicious items ...

El Campo High School announced it will have 22 honor graduates for the 2012 school year. These seniors placed in the top 10 percent of 215 students.

According to the Capital Area Planning Organization, or CAMPO, the average Austin household could save $3,000 a year in fuel costs if their car was electric instead of gasoline powered. So why isn't everyone rushing out to buy electric cars? KEYE TVâs Fred Cantu has the story. ...

I'll Have Another has horse racing fans on the edge of their seat with nail-biting Triple Crown anticipation. Like other Derby-Preakness winners, the world waits to see if this horse is a winner or simply another Triple Crown "near miss." Although they are no longer running races, the legacies of these Thoroughbreds have multiple points of fascination.

SHEFFIELD LAKE — Police are investigating an 85-year-old man for allegedly raping his 23-year-old housekeeper at gunpoint when she came to his apartment for a weekly cleaning. Police Capt. Tony Campo said police were notified May 11 by the boyfriend of the Lorain woman, who said she was sexual assaulted in the elderly man’s home earlier that day. Investigators obtained a search warrant for the ...