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Groves hospital locks doors
Locked doors, an empty parking lot and unanswered phone lines say what officials at Renaissance Hospital Groves have not — that the facility is, at least temporarily, not taking patients.
On Monday, the 49-bed general and medical facility at 5500 39th St., in Groves was closed.

April 30, 2013 1 Photo
George Jones, country superstar, has died at 81
George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” has died. He was 81.
Jones died Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, according to his publicist Kirt Webster. He had been hospitalized with fever and irregular blood pressure, forcing him to postpone two shows.

April 26, 2013 1 Photo
Mayoral candidates speak at forum
• “I love my city, and when you love something, you want to see it grow,” Mayor Deloris "Bobbie" Prince.

• “At this time, I feel the city of Port Arthur just needs a change,” Candidate Harold Underwood.

• “I know that I can do this job because I really care for the people,” Candidate Lowra Reado-Harrison.

April 23, 2013 1 Photo
Boston bomb suspect captured, brother killed
“We got him,” Boston Mayor Tom Menino tweeted. A cheer erupted from a crowd gathered near the scene. “CAPTURED!!!” police added later. “The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody.”

April 19, 2013 6 Photos
1 of 2 Mass. bomb suspects dead; suburbs shut down
The two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed an MIT police officer and hurled explosives at police in a car chase and gun battle overnight that left one of them dead and his brother on the loose, authorities said Friday as thousands of officers swarmed the streets in a manhunt that all but paralyzed the Boston area.

April 19, 2013 1 Photo
Police: 5 to 15 people killed in Texas explosion
Rescue workers searched rubble early Thursday for survivors of a fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others. The blast left the factory a smoldering ruin and leveled homes and businesses for blocks in every direction.

April 18, 2013 1 Photo
Several injured in Texas plant explosion
April 17, 2013
Runners honor Boston victims with memorial miles
April 16, 2013 1 Photo
Death toll rises to 3; Feds seek suspects, motive
The bombs that blew up seconds apart at the finish line of one of the world’s most storied races left the streets spattered with blood and glass, three dead, including an 8-year-old boy, more than 140 wounded and gaping questions of who chose to attack at the Boston Marathon and why.

April 16, 2013 1 Photo
2 explosions at Boston marathon finish line
The Boston Marathon explosions and their aftermath were captured in chilling images that ran as relentless tape loops of terror online and on TV networks Monday, a sickeningly familiar routine in an age of violence designed for maximum impact.

April 15, 2013 1 Photo
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