Local News (2024)

The Texas Department of Transportation will close a lane of the bridge to allow workers to complete routine inspections on the bridge, which was damaged May 15 by a fuel barge.

College of the Mainland this week hosted a free camp that provided 27 high school students with a hands-on introduction to nursing through a variety of activities and educational sessions.

Six months after being informed about potential embezzlement from a nonprofit associated with Galveston Beach Patrol, police can't say when the probe will end.

The city had planned the Golf Tournament as an event commemorating Juneteenth but rescheduled it to July 9.

Discover Kemah Fest offers events such as live bands performing on the boardwalk every Friday evening in June.

The Galveston Park Board of Trustees, which manages some aspects of island tourism like marketing and beach maintenance, is composed of nine members selected by the city council through an application and interview process.

Susan Farb Morris, 68, of Houston, died at an island hospital Friday afternoon after a fall from the balcony of her beach house on Kahala Drive in the West End, according to the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Tides Wednesday in the Galveston Bay were more than 4 feet above main low sea level, causing street flooding on the island's West End and in Jamaica Beach.

The ferries were closed from about 10 a.m. to about 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

Dickinson ISD received $497,000 for 35 teachers, Texas City ISD received $655,269 for 64 teachers and Galveston ISD received $1,841,296 for 100 teachers.

Over 40 years, Bernard and Shirley Kinsey collected more than 700 primary source documents dating back to 1595, as well as numerous books and paintings.

More pets run away during Fourth of July festivities than any other day, officials said.

Storm-surge driven tides Tuesday night caused street flooding in downtown Galveston, parts of the island’s West End, Jamaica Beach and coastal mainland cities such as Bacliff and San Leon, officials said.

Wet weather didn’t dampen the celebration of freedom Wednesday during the 45th annual Al Edwards Juneteenth Celebration at the 1859 Ashton Villa in Galveston. People filled the ballroom of the historic home to hear the reading of General Order No. 3, which on June 19, 1865, announced all ens…

And while an island hospital released Young Monday into police custody, officials at the Resource & Crisis Center have released little information about how the woman was able to bypass security with a weapon two weeks ago.

More pets run away during Fourth of July festivities than any other day, officials said.

Officer began investigating the death about 1 p.m. Wednesday and suspect it to be drug related.

The dangerous conditions were created by Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the year, passing through the Gulf and pushing a storm surge toward Galveston, officials said.

The bill is named for John Barnes, a campus police officer wounded in 2018 during a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School.

The holiday hasn't always had support from Galveston government leaders.