Madeline Salinas

Corpus Christi

Multi-Skilled Journalist at KIII-TV (Corpus Christi, TX)

@kiii3news reporter👩🏽‍💻 | Texas Ex🤘🏼 l writing, filming and reporting for the Coastal Bend 🌊

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Corpus Christi Hooks celebrate 20th season with new logo, giveaways as Opening Night kicks off Tuesday

2 weeks ago | kiiitv.com | Madeline Salinas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Hooks are kicking off their 20th season of baseball in the Coastal Bend! Tuesday's game against the San Antonio Missions marks the team’s Opening Night at Whataburger Field. Hooks broadcaster Michael Coffin and General Manager Brady Ballard joined First Edition on Tuesday morning to talk about all the work that goes into preparing for a new season - and to share more about the exciting giveaways planned throughout the week.
Funding agreement needed to move forward with Holly Road Train Trestle project comes through

2 weeks ago | kiiitv.com | Madeline Salinas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A $13 million grant from the TxDOT awarded in October 2023 changed the course of a long-awaited trail project in Flour Bluff. The funding will cover most of the cost to build a hike-and-bike trail connecting Flour Bluff to the Oso Bay Wetlands — a project more than 30 years in the making. Known as the Holly Road Train Trestle to Tourism Trail, the project aims to turn a former train route into a scenic path for pedestrians and cyclists.
Start practicing your grito because the Mariachi Festival en la Isla is headed back to A&M-CC

2 weeks ago | kiiitv.com | Madeline Salinas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The sound of trumpets and violins is making its way to A&M-Corpus Christi! TAMU-CC’s Festival de Mariachi en la Isla is celebrating five years of music, heritage, and heart on campus. Rai Morales, Andrea Montalvo-Hamid, and members of Mariachi de la Isla joined First Edition on Friday morning to give viewers a sneak peek at the mariachi music they could experience before the festival ends April 6.
3rd Annual TARS Awareness Texas 5K to highlight challenges and hope for those with the rare condition

3 weeks ago | kiiitv.com | Madeline Salinas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Local non-profit, TARS Awareness Texas, is asking you to join them at their 3rd annual 5K run and 2-mile walk. The event is happening from 6-8 p.m Saturday, April 11. You can register for the event here. TARS, or Thrombocytopenia-Absent Radius Syndrome, is a rare genetic disorder that mainly affects the bones and blood. People with the condition are born without the radius bone in their forearms, which can cause their arms to be shorter than usual.
'Blue dragon' sea slugs wash up on Coastal Bend beaches | kiiitv.com

Mar 19, 2024 | kiiitv.com | Madeline Salinas

According to local experts they are showing up due to the strong southeast winds that the Coastal Bend gets during the spring.
Moody High School teacher's hygiene drawer project inspires teachers worldwide

Mar 11, 2024 | abc10.com | Madeline Salinas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Some of you might have come across moody high school teacher Brigette Ramirez on Tik Tok. She posts everything from her daily life as a teacher to showing off her calligraphy skills as she reviews and rates the best writing utensils.
Upgrades are coming to the Aransas Pass boardwalk

Feb 25, 2024 | kiiitv.com | Madeline Salinas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The City of Aransas Pass is planning the 'Boardwalk Enhancement Project', which will repair weathered pylons, structural framing and repair its damaged pavilion. City Manager, Gary Edwards said the project is something that will improve the safety and durability of the boardwalk. "This boardwalk has been here for years - at least 30 or 40 years,” Edwards said.
Corpus Christi Heart Ball honors local survivor

Feb 24, 2024 | kiiitv.com | Madeline Salinas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Heart Ball is happening tonight and one local man is being honored as this year's featured survivor. A little over 10 years ago, Bill Lathrop JR. experienced a heart attack. While that set him back for some time, he shares that the challenges that heart attack brought him were no match for his doctors and his love for running. Lathrop had been running for some time before he decided to try a runner's ultimate challenge.
Thursday's AT&T outage affects local restaurants

Feb 22, 2024 | kiiitv.com | Madeline Salinas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Thousands across the country experienced a cell phone service outage with provider AT&T Thursday. The federal government is looking into whether a cyber attack is to blame for the nationwide outage or if it was simply some sort of technical malfunction. AT&T is the nation's largest wireless provider with more than 240 million subscribers. The outage was first reported around 2:30 Thursday morning.
Republican candidates speak to 3NEWS ahead of DA primary race

Feb 18, 2024 | kiiitv.com | Madeline Salinas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The three candidates running for the Republican nomination for District Attorney are James Sales, current DA Jimmy Granberry, and Kristi Britt. All three spoke with 3NEWS about why they believe they deserve the DA seat. Each candidate has experience in the Nueces County DA’s office but only one can be chosen to run against Democratic nominee Terry Shamsie in November.